Optical constants of 5CB (4-pentyl-4'-cyanobiphenyl)
Wu et al. 1993: n(o) 0.4–0.8 µm; 32.6 °C
Wavelength:
µm
(0.4–0.8)
Complex refractive index (n+ik)
n
k
LogX
LogY
eV
Derived optical constants
Dispersion formula
$$n-1=0.4257+\frac{1.4135}{22.6757-λ^{-2}}+\frac{0.5272}{12.5748-λ^{-2}}$$Conditions
temperature: 305.75
Comments
32.6 °C. Ordinary ray (o).
References
S. T. Wu, C. Wu, W. Warenghem, M. Ismaili. Refractive index dispersions of liquid crystals. Opt. Eng. 32, 1775-1780 (1993)
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Additional information
About Liquid crystals
Liquid crystal (LC) is a state of matter that have properties between those of a conventional liquid and those of a solid crystal.
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