B Refractive Index

Optical constants (n, k) of B, covering 0.00 – 0.18 μm wavelength range.

Range 0.001 – 0.181 μm
Data Points 1699

Optical Constants at Key Wavelengths

n, k Dispersion Curves

Data Table (Sampled)

Wavelength (μm)nk
0.00140.999480.00005
0.00150.999420.00006
0.00150.999350.00008
0.00160.999280.00010
0.00170.999200.00012
0.00180.999120.00014
0.00190.999020.00016
0.00200.998930.00019
0.00210.998860.00022
0.00210.998810.00024
0.00220.998770.00026
0.00220.998730.00027
0.00240.998580.00027
0.00260.998270.00038
0.00280.997980.00048
0.00320.997340.00077
0.00360.996640.00122
0.00400.995950.00180
0.00450.995190.00254
0.00500.994750.00377
0.00580.993550.00573
0.00661.003970.00032
0.00710.997570.00030
0.00750.995420.00035
0.00790.993770.00042
0.00840.992290.00049
0.00880.990850.00057
0.00980.987500.00084
0.01080.983700.00119
0.01190.979670.00163
0.01290.975290.00222
0.01400.970680.00291
0.01590.961580.00420
0.01800.949620.00591
0.02110.927710.01005
0.02530.893640.01933
0.02950.852360.03253
0.03370.799880.05416
0.03790.740320.08916
0.04210.677780.13876
0.07430.581480.90345
0.18102.346551.51541

Sampled data (1699 points total). Click "Download Full CSV" for complete data.

Notes

Density: 2.10 g/cm3. Film deposited at room temperature.

References

M. Fernández-Perea, J. I. Larruquert, J. A. Aznárez, J. A. Méndez, M. Vidal-Dasilva, E. Gullikson, A. Aquila, R. Soufli, J. L. G. Fierro. Optical constants of electron-beam evaporated boron films in the 6.8-900eV photon energy range. J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 24, 3800-3807 (2007) (Numerical data kindly provided by Juan Larruquert)

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