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Optical constants of CRYSTALS
Sapphire (Al2O3)

Wavelength: µm
 (0.2 – 5)  
 

Complex refractive index (n+ik)[ i ]


n   k   LogX   LogY   eV

Derived optical constants

Dispersion formula [ i ]

$$n^2-1=\frac{1.4313493λ^2}{λ^2-0.0726631^2}+\frac{0.65054713λ^2}{λ^2-0.1193242^2}+\frac{5.3414021λ^2}{λ^2-18.028251^2}$$

Conditions & Spec sheet

n_absolute: false
wavelength_vacuum: false
temperature: 20 °C
direction: o

Comments

Synthetic sapphire, Ordinary ray (o), 20 °C

References

1) I. H. Malitson and M. J. Dodge. Refractive Index and Birefringence of Synthetic Sapphire, J. Opt. Soc. Am. 62, 1405 (1972)
2) M. J. Dodge, "Refractive Index" in Handbook of Laser Science and Technology, Volume IV, Optical Materials: Part 2, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1986, p. 30
* Ref. 1 is a talk abstract in a conference program; Ref. 2 provides a dispersion formula

Data

[Expressions for n]   [CSV - comma separated]   [TXT - tab separated]   [Full database record]

INFO

Aluminium sesquioxide, Al2O3

Other names

  • Alumina
  • Aluminium oxide
  • Aloxite
  • Aluminium oxide (α)
  • Aluminium(III) oxide
  • Dialuminium trioxide

Mineral

  • Corundum

Gemstones

  • Sapphire
  • Ruby

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Crystals

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