Be Refractive Index

Optical constants (n, k) of Be, covering 0.25 – 2.16 μm wavelength range.

Range 0.248 – 2.159 μm
Data Points 79

Optical Constants at Key Wavelengths

632.8 nm (He-Ne)
n = 3.4054
k = 3.1858
589.3 nm (Na-D)
n = 3.3597
k = 3.1508
532 nm
n = 3.2937
k = 3.1312
1550 nm (Telecom)
n = 2.7555
k = 5.5777

n, k Dispersion Curves

Data Table (Sampled)

Wavelength (μm)nk
0.24801.644402.97020
0.25491.727803.00240
0.26211.811203.03080
0.26951.894203.05540
0.27711.976303.07660
0.28492.057303.09440
0.29292.136803.10910
0.30112.214703.12100
0.30962.290703.13020
0.31832.364603.13720
0.32732.436203.14200
0.33652.505503.14500
0.34592.572303.14640
0.35572.636603.14660
0.36572.698303.14560
0.37602.757403.14390
0.38652.813903.14150
0.39742.867803.13880
0.40862.919003.13580
0.42012.967703.13280
0.43193.013803.13000
0.44413.057403.12750
0.45663.098403.12550
0.46943.137003.12410
0.48263.173103.12350
0.49623.206803.12380
0.51013.238103.12500
0.52453.267003.12750
0.53933.293703.13120
0.55443.318003.13620
0.57003.340003.14270
0.58613.359703.15080
0.60263.377203.16060
0.61953.392403.17230
0.63693.405403.18580
0.65493.416103.20130
0.67333.424603.21910
0.69223.430803.23900
0.71173.434803.26140
0.73173.436603.28630
0.75233.436003.31390
0.77353.433203.34430
0.79523.428203.37770
0.81763.420903.41420
0.84063.411303.45400
0.86433.399403.49730
0.88863.385303.54420
0.91363.369003.59510
0.93933.350503.64990
0.96573.329803.70910
0.99293.307003.77280
1.02083.282203.84120
1.04953.255403.91450
1.07913.226803.99310
1.10943.196404.07700
1.14063.164404.16660
1.17273.130904.26200
1.20573.096104.36350
1.23963.060204.47120
1.27453.023304.58540
1.31042.985604.70620
1.34722.947404.83380
1.38512.908904.96830
1.42412.870205.10990
1.46422.831605.25860
1.50542.793305.41450
1.54772.755505.57770
1.59132.718305.74820
1.63602.682005.92620
1.68212.646606.11160
1.72942.612506.30450
1.77802.579606.50490
1.82812.548106.71280
1.87952.518006.92830
1.93242.489607.15150
1.98672.462907.38230
2.04262.437907.62080
2.10012.414707.86710
2.15922.393408.12130

Sampled data (79 points total). Click "Download Full CSV" for complete data.

Notes

Fit of experimental data from several sources to Brendel-Bormann (BB) model

References

A. D. Rakić, A. B. Djurišic, J. M. Elazar, M. L. Majewski. Optical properties of metallic films for vertical-cavity optoelectronic devices. Appl. Opt. 37, 5271-5283 (1998)
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