The optical response of high-ire superconductors (HTSC) in mid- and ne
ar-IR region has been investigated by spectroscopic ellipsometry in or
der to reveal the free carrier contribution. The experimental data hav
e been analyzed in pseudodielectric function (PDF) approximation. A re
lationship between atomic microstructure and free carrier system has b
een studied in two groups of HTSC, Bi-based (2212)- type and Tb-doped
(123)-type single crystals.