C Refractive Index

Optical constants (n, k) of C, covering 0.00 – 1.24 μm wavelength range.

Range 0.000 – 1.240 μm
Data Points 87

Optical Constants at Key Wavelengths

632.8 nm (He-Ne)
n = 1.8790
k = 0.7390

n, k Dispersion Curves

Data Table (Sampled)

Wavelength (μm)nk
0.00001.000000.00000
0.00011.000000.00000
0.00021.000000.00000
0.00041.000000.00000
0.00081.000000.00001
0.00150.999000.00010
0.00250.999000.00057
0.00350.998000.00213
0.00380.998000.00277
0.00400.999000.00497
0.00431.001000.00079
0.00500.998000.00027
0.00690.994000.00085
0.00890.989000.00193
0.01030.985000.00282
0.01240.978000.00519
0.01380.973000.00725
0.01550.966000.01020
0.01770.955000.01500
0.02070.940000.02700
0.02480.922000.04500
0.02820.911000.06300
0.03100.893000.07300
0.03440.879000.10200
0.03870.857000.11800
0.04430.816000.16600
0.05170.772000.25500
0.06200.707000.45100
0.07750.908000.90300
0.08271.099000.95500
0.08861.284000.95600
0.09541.463000.89400
0.10331.608000.78600
0.11271.723000.66900
0.12401.811000.44900
0.13781.736000.22300
0.15501.531000.08690
0.17711.280000.15800
0.20661.158000.41500
0.24801.344000.75400
0.31001.638000.72300
0.41331.752000.67800
0.61991.879000.73900
1.24002.204001.04000

Sampled data (87 points total). Click "Download Full CSV" for complete data.

References

1) H.-J. Hagemann, W. Gudat, C. Kunz. Optical constants from the far infrared to the x-ray region: Mg, Al, Cu, Ag, Au, Bi, C, and Al2O3. J. Opt. Soc. Am. 65, 742-744 (1975)
2) H.-J. Hagemann, W. Gudat, and C. Kunz. DESY report SR-74/7 (1974)

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