CdS (o) Refractive Index

Optical constants (n, k) of CdS (o), covering 0.51 – 1.40 μm wavelength range.

Range 0.510 – 1.400 μm
Data Points 101

Optical Constants at Key Wavelengths

632.8 nm (He-Ne)
n = 2.4771
k = 0.0000
589.3 nm (Na-D)
n = 2.5286
k = 0.0000
532 nm
n = 2.6894
k = 0.0000

n, k Dispersion Curves

Data Table (Sampled)

Wavelength (μm)nk
0.51002.825660.00000
0.52782.689410.00000
0.54562.620420.00000
0.56342.575390.00000
0.58122.542280.00000
0.59902.516270.00000
0.61682.494980.00000
0.63462.477080.00000
0.65242.461730.00000
0.67022.448380.00000
0.68802.436640.00000
0.70582.426210.00000
0.72362.416890.00000
0.74142.408500.00000
0.75922.400900.00000
0.77702.394000.00000
0.79482.387700.00000
0.81262.381930.00000
0.83042.376620.00000
0.84822.371720.00000
0.86602.367200.00000
0.88382.363010.00000
0.90162.359110.00000
0.91942.355480.00000
0.93722.352090.00000
0.95502.348930.00000
0.97282.345960.00000
0.99062.343180.00000
1.00842.340570.00000
1.02622.338110.00000
1.04402.335800.00000
1.06182.333610.00000
1.07962.331550.00000
1.09742.329600.00000
1.11522.327750.00000
1.13302.326000.00000
1.15082.324340.00000
1.16862.322760.00000
1.18642.321250.00000
1.20422.319830.00000
1.22202.318460.00000
1.23982.317170.00000
1.25762.315930.00000
1.27542.314750.00000
1.29322.313620.00000
1.31102.312540.00000
1.32882.311500.00000
1.34662.310510.00000
1.36442.309570.00000
1.38222.308660.00000
1.40002.307780.00000

Sampled data (101 points total). Click "Download Full CSV" for complete data.

Notes

Ordinary ray (o). 25 °C.

References

1) T. M. Bieniewski and S. J. Czyzak. Refractive indexes of single hexagonal ZnS and CdS crystals. J. Opt. Soc. Am. 53, 496-497 (1963)
2) M. Sanchez Gomez, J. M. Guerra, and F. Vilches. Weighted nonlinear regression analysis of a Sellmeier expansion: comparison of several nonlinear fits of CdS dispersion. Appl. Opt. 24, 1147-1150 (1985)
* Ref. 2 provides a dispersion formula based on data from ref. 1

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