Optical constants of C2H5OH (Ethanol)
Kedenburg et al. 2012: n 0.5–1.6 µm, k 0.5–1.75 µm
Wavelength:
µm
(0.5–1.75)
Complex refractive index (n+ik)
n
k
LogX
LogY
eV
Derived optical constants
Dispersion formula
$$n^2-1=\frac{0.83189λ^2}{λ^2-0.00930}+\frac{-0.15582λ^2}{λ^2+49.45200}$$Comments
20 °C.
References
S. Kedenburg, M. Vieweg, T. Gissibl, and H. Giessen. Linear refractive index and absorption measurements of nonlinear optical liquids in the visible and near-infrared spectral region, Opt. Mat. Express 2, 1588-1611 (2012)
Data
INFO
Ethanol, C2H6O
Chemical formula
C2H5OHOther names
- Ethyl alcohol
- Grain alcohol
- Pure alcohol
- Hydroxyethane
- Drinking alcohol
- Ethyl hydrate