Simple correlations bctwcm the cncrgy gap, optical electronegativity and thc rcfractive index arc givcn for some ternary chalcopyrite scmiconductors. Rcfractive indices and electronic polarizabilities arc cvaliiat,ctl. Rrsults arc iri good agrcemcrit (&5.3%) with the expsrirrierital values, better than those of thc vahics (*19.5-28%) iisirig h o d chargc: rriodcl arid plasma frcquency formalism.