International audienceChalcogenide glasses from Ge-Sb-Se ternary system with different antimony content were fabricated and basic physico-chemical properties (chemical composition, thermal characteristics, density) were evaluated considering the glassy network connectivity. Optical properties of the glasses were heavily studied employing transmission spectroscopy, prism coupling technique, and particularly spectroscopic ellipsometry covering broad spectral range (0.3-20 μm). Refractive indices data show very good agreement between ellipsometry and prism coupling techniques in near-infrared range. Moreover, the reliability of infrared spectroscopic ellipsometry was demonstrated for precise determination of refractive index of chalcogenide glasses in near- as well as middle-infrared spectral regions
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