Optical constants of Bombyx mori (silkworm) silk
Bucciarelli et al. 2018: Photocrosslinkable sericin film, uncrosslinked; n 0.4–1.5 µm
Wavelength:
µm
(0.4–1.5)
Complex refractive index (n+ik)
n
k
LogX
LogY
eV
Derived optical constants
Dispersion formula
$$n=1.525+6.5\text{×}10^{-3}λ^{-2}+2\text{×}10^{-4}λ^{-4}$$Comments
Photocrosslinkable sericin film. Formed using formic acid. Uncrosslinked.
References
A. Bucciarelli, V. Mulloni, D.Maniglio, R. K. Pal, V. K. Yadavalli, A. Motta, A. Quarant. A comparative study of the refractive index of silk protein thin films towards biomaterial based optical devices, Opt. Mater. 78, 407-414 (2018)