Refractive index of Ag (Silver)

Optical constants of Ag (Silver)
Ciesielski et al. 2017: Ag/Ge/SiO2; n,k 0.191–20.9 µm

Wavelength: µm

(0.19077–20.912)

Complex refractive index (n+ik)[ i ]

Derived optical constants

Conditions & Spec sheet

n_is_absolute: true
wavelength_is_vacuum: true
film_thickness: 20e-9
substrate: Ge/SiO2

Comments

20 nm-thick silver film deposited on SiO₂ substrate with 2 nm-thick Ge wetting interlayer

References

A. Ciesielski, L. Skowronski, M. Trzinski, T. Szoplik. Controlling the optical parameters of self-assembled silver films with wetting layers and annealing, Appl. Surf. Sci. 421B, 349-356 (2017) (Numerical data kindly provided by Arkadiusz Ciesielski)

Data

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Optical transmission calculator

Wavelength: µm
Thickness:
Calculation method:

Transmittance[ i ]

T =

LogX LogY eV

Reflection calculator

Wavelength: µm
Angle of incidence (0~90°):
Direction: in out

Reflectance[ i ]

P-polarized

R_P =

S-polarized

R_S =

Non-polarized (Rp+Rs)/2

R =

R_P R_S R LogY

Reflection phase[ i ]

ɸ_P = °
ɸ_S = °

Brewster's angle[ i ]

θ_B = °

Critical angle[ i ] [ i ]

θ_C = °

INFO

Silver, Ag

Silver is often used as a coating material for broadband mirrors for visible and infrared spectral regions.

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Optical constants of Ag (Silver)
Ciesielski et al. 2017: Ag/Ge/SiO2; n,k 0.191–20.9 µm

Complex refractive index (n+ik)[ i ]

Refractive index[ i ]

Extinction coefficient[ i ]

Derived optical constants

Relative permittivity (dielectric constants)[ i ] [ i ]

Absorption coefficient[ i ] [ i ]

Abbe number[ i ]

Chromatic dispersion[ i ]

Group index[ i ] [ i ]

Group velocity dispersion[ i ] [ i ] [ i ]

Conditions & Spec sheet

Comments

References

Data

Optical transmission calculator

Transmittance[ i ]

Reflection calculator

Reflectance[ i ]

P-polarized

S-polarized

Non-polarized (Rp+Rs)/2

Reflection phase[ i ]

Brewster's angle[ i ]

Critical angle[ i ] [ i ]

INFO

Silver, Ag

External links

Optical constants of Ag (Silver)Ciesielski et al. 2017: Ag/Ge/SiO2; n,k 0.191–20.9 µm

Complex refractive index (n+ik)[ i ]

Refractive index[ i ]

Extinction coefficient[ i ]

Derived optical constants

Relative permittivity (dielectric constants)[ i ] [ i ]

Absorption coefficient[ i ] [ i ]

Abbe number[ i ]

Chromatic dispersion[ i ]

Group index[ i ] [ i ]

Group velocity dispersion[ i ] [ i ] [ i ]

Conditions & Spec sheet

Comments

References

Data

Optical transmission calculator

Transmittance[ i ]

Reflection calculator

Reflectance[ i ]

P-polarized

S-polarized

Non-polarized (Rp+Rs)/2

Reflection phase[ i ]

Brewster's angle[ i ]

Critical angle[ i ] [ i ]

INFO

Silver, Ag

External links

Optical constants of Ag (Silver)
Ciesielski et al. 2017: Ag/Ge/SiO2; n,k 0.191–20.9 µm