Refractive index of (C2H4O)n (Polyvinyl alcohol, PVA)

Optical constants of (C₂H₄O)_n (Polyvinyl alcohol, PVA)
Schnepf et al. 2017: n 0.3–1.5 µm

Wavelength: µm

(0.3–1.5)

Complex refractive index (n+ik)[ i ]

Derived optical constants

Dispersion formula [ i ]

$$n=1.460+0.00665λ^{-2}$$

Conditions & Spec sheet

substrate: Si

Comments

Isotropic PVA (polyvinyl alcohol) thin film on silicon substrate.
k = 0.0050±0.0004

References

M. J. Schnepf, M. Mayer, C. Kuttner, M. Tebbe, D. Wolf, M. Dulle, T. Altantzis, P. Formanek, S. Förster, S. Bals, T. A. F. König, A. Fery. Nanorattles with tailored electric field enhancement, Nanoscale 9, 9376-9385 (2017) - see Supplementary materials

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 = °

INFO

Polyvinyl alcohol, (C₂H₄O)_n (PVA)

Other names

Poly(vinyl alcohol)
PVOH
PVAl

Trademarks

Kuraray Poval
Mowiol
Celvol
Polyviol
Elvanol

External links

Polyvinyl alcohol - Wikipedia

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Optical constants of (C₂H₄O)_n (Polyvinyl alcohol, PVA)
Schnepf et al. 2017: n 0.3–1.5 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 ]

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

Polyvinyl alcohol, (C₂H₄O)_n (PVA)

Other names

Trademarks

External links

Optical constants of (C2H4O)n (Polyvinyl alcohol, PVA)Schnepf et al. 2017: n 0.3–1.5 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 ]

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

Polyvinyl alcohol, (C2H4O)n (PVA)

Other names

Trademarks

External links

Optical constants of (C₂H₄O)_n (Polyvinyl alcohol, PVA)
Schnepf et al. 2017: n 0.3–1.5 µm

Polyvinyl alcohol, (C₂H₄O)_n (PVA)