Abstract

Semiorganic materials have recently become the subject of extensive research because of their potential for applications for nonlinear optical devices. Among the recently descovered materials are allyl thiourea cadmium chloride, thiosemicarbazide cadmium chloride, and zinc tris thiourea sulfate. Knowledge of the linear optical properties of these materials, such as the refractive index and dielectric constant, is necessary to determine their relative merit for optical applications such as frequency conversion and electro-optic devices. We report measurements of the spectral dependence of the refractive indices and temperature and frequency dependence of the dielectric constant for deuterated zinc tris thiourea sulfate (d-ZTS).

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