AgInTe2 thin films were deposited onto glass substrates by pulsed laser abl
ation. Their structure, composition, and transmission and reflection spectr
a in the range 0.5 to 2.5 mum were studied. The absorption coefficient, ene
rgies of band-to-band transitions, and parameters of crystal-field and spin
-orbit splittings were determined. The results obtained for the AgInTe2 fil
ms are in good agreement with the data for bulk crystals.