Optical constants of (C3H4O2)n (Polylactic acid, PLA)
Bodurov et al. 2016: PDLA; n 0.405–0.635 µm
Wavelength:
µm
(0.405–0.635)
Complex refractive index (n+ik)
n
k
LogX
LogY
eV
Derived optical constants
Dispersion formula
$$n^2-1=\frac{0.9809λ^2}{λ^2-0.2123719^2}$$Conditions & Spec sheet
n_is_absolute: false wavelength_is_vacuum: false temperature: 24 °C film_thickness: 45e-6 substrate: glass
Comments
PDLA. 45-μm film on glass substrate. 24 °C.
References
I. Bodurov, I. Vlaeva, A. Viraneva, T. Yovcheva, S. Sainov. Modified design of a laser refractometer, Nanoscience & Nanotechnology 16, 31-33 (2016)
Data
INFO
Polylactic acid, (C3H4O2)n
Other names
- Poly(lactic acid)
- Polylactide
- PLA
Variations
- PLA: Polylactide
- PDLA: Poly-D-lactide
- PLLA: Poly-L-lactide
- PDLLA: Poly-DL-lactide