Co Refractive Index

Optical constants (n, k) of Co, covering 0.19 – 1.94 μm wavelength range.

Range 0.188 – 1.937 μm
Data Points 49

Optical Constants at Key Wavelengths

632.8 nm (He-Ne)
n = 2.1900
k = 4.1100
589.3 nm (Na-D)
n = 2.1300
k = 3.9600
532 nm
n = 1.9700
k = 3.6800

n, k Dispersion Curves

Data Table (Sampled)

Wavelength (μm)nk
0.18801.160001.59000
0.19201.210001.63000
0.19501.260001.67000
0.19901.290001.71000
0.20301.320001.75000
0.20701.360001.78000
0.21201.380001.82000
0.21601.410001.84000
0.22101.430001.85000
0.22601.450001.86000
0.23101.470001.87000
0.23701.470001.89000
0.24301.460001.91000
0.24901.450001.93000
0.25501.450001.97000
0.26201.440002.01000
0.26901.440002.04000
0.27601.440002.09000
0.28401.440002.14000
0.29201.440002.19000
0.30101.440002.25000
0.31101.440002.31000
0.32001.450002.37000
0.33201.460002.44000
0.34201.480002.52000
0.35401.490002.61000
0.36801.500002.71000
0.38101.530002.82000
0.39701.570002.93000
0.41301.610003.05000
0.43101.670003.17000
0.45101.740003.28000
0.47101.810003.41000
0.49601.880003.55000
0.52101.970003.68000
0.54902.050003.82000
0.58202.130003.96000
0.61702.190004.11000
0.65902.250004.27000
0.70402.310004.45000
0.75602.400004.64000
0.82102.530004.88000
0.89202.650005.16000
0.98402.780005.50000
1.08802.940005.88000
1.21603.170006.31000
1.39303.420006.77000
1.61003.610007.26000
1.93703.870007.79000

Sampled data (49 points total). Click "Download Full CSV" for complete data.

Notes

Room temperature

References

P. B. Johnson and R. W. Christy. Optical constants of transition metals: Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, and Pd. Phys. Rev. B 9, 5056-5070 (1974)

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