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Optical constants of Eukitt
Nyakuchena et al. 2023: n 1.10–1.65 µm

Wavelength: µm
 (1.1–1.65)  
 

Complex refractive index (n+ik)[ i ]


n   k   LogX   LogY   eV

Derived optical constants

Dispersion formula [ i ]

$$n=1.4736+1.4887\text{×}10^{-4}λ^{2}+0.0068λ^{-2}$$

Conditions & Spec sheet

temperature: 23 °C

Comments

23 °C

References

M. Nyakuchena, C. Juntunen, P. Shea, Y. Sung. Refractive index dispersion measurement in the short-wave infrared range using synthetic phase microscopy, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 25, 23141-23149 (2023)

Data

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