Refractive index of C3H5(OH)3 (Glycerol)

Optical constants of C₃H₅(OH)₃ (Glycerol)
Gupta et al. 2022: n 0.40–0.71 µm

Wavelength: µm

(0.4–0.71)

Complex refractive index (n+ik)[ i ]

Derived optical constants

Dispersion formula [ i ]

$$n=1.46004+3.94934611\text{×}10^{-3}λ^{-2}-1.77343\text{×}10^{-5}λ^{-4}$$

Comments

Room temperature.

References

V. Gupta, O. Aftenieva, P. T. Probst, S. Sarkar, A. M. Steiner, N. Vogel, A. Fery, T. A. F. König. Advanced colloidal sensors enabled by an out-of-plane lattice resonance, Adv. Photonics Res. 2022, 2200152 (see supporting information)

Data

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

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 = °

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Glycerol, C₃H₈O₃

Chemical formula

C₃H₅(OH)₃

Other names

Glycerin
Glycerine
Propane-1,2,3-triol
1,2,3-Propanetriol
1,2,3-Trihydroxypropane
Glyceritol
Glycyl alcohol

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Optical constants of C₃H₅(OH)₃ (Glycerol)
Gupta et al. 2022: n 0.40–0.71 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 ]

Dispersion formula [ i ]

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

Glycerol, C₃H₈O₃

Chemical formula

Other names

External links

Optical constants of C3H5(OH)3 (Glycerol)Gupta et al. 2022: n 0.40–0.71 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 ]

Dispersion formula [ i ]

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

Glycerol, C3H8O3

Chemical formula

Other names

External links

Optical constants of C₃H₅(OH)₃ (Glycerol)
Gupta et al. 2022: n 0.40–0.71 µm

Glycerol, C₃H₈O₃