TeO2 (Tellurium Oxide)
Crystal symmetry: 422
Density: 6.02 g/cm3
Optical spectral range: 0.35 - 5 m
Elastic constants cij (1011 dyn/cm2 or 1010 Pa):
5.59 5.13 2.17 0 0 0
5.13 5.59 2.17 0 0 0
2.17 2.17 10.56 0 0 0
0 0 0 2.67 0 0
0 0 0 0 2.67 0
0 0 0 0 0 6.62
Photoelastic constants pij:
0.0074 0.187 0.34 0 0 0
0.187 0.0074 0.34 0 0 0
0.0905 0.0905 0.24 0 0 0
0 0 0 -0.17 0 0
0 0 0 0 -0.17 0
0 0 0 0 0 -0.0463
Sound velocity:
Direction Polarization v (105 cm/s)
[100] [100], L 3.051
[100] [010], S 3.317
[100] [001], S 2.1
[001] [001], L 4.202
[001] arb, S 2.104
[110] [110], L 4.663
[110] [1-10], S 0.616
[110] [001], S 2.1
[101] [-101], S 2.101
Refraction indices:
m) nx ny nz
0.4047 2.4315 2.4315 2.6167
0.4358 2.3834 2.3834 2.5583
0.4678 2.3478 2.3478 2.5164
0.48 2.3366 2.3366 2.5036
0.5086 2.315 2.315 2.4779
0.5461 2.2931 2.2931 2.452
0.5893 2.2738 2.2738 2.4295
0.6328 2.2597 2.2597 2.4119
0.6438 2.2562 2.2562 2.4086
0.69 2.245 2.245 2.3955
0.8 2.226 2.226 2.373
1 2.208 2.208 2.352