DNA Refractive Index

Optical constants (n, k) of DNA, covering 0.02 – 0.62 μm wavelength range.

Range 0.015 – 0.620 μm
Data Points 68

Optical Constants at Key Wavelengths

632.8 nm (He-Ne)
n = 1.5800
k = 0.0520

n, k Dispersion Curves

Data Table (Sampled)

Wavelength (μm)nk
0.01510.960000.01000
0.01650.960000.01400
0.01770.950000.01800
0.01910.950000.02800
0.02070.940000.02900
0.02250.930000.03800
0.02480.920000.04900
0.02760.900000.06500
0.03100.890000.08700
0.03540.870000.12000
0.04130.840000.18000
0.04430.840000.22000
0.04770.830000.26000
0.05170.830000.32000
0.05640.840000.38000
0.06200.870000.46000
0.06530.880000.52000
0.06890.910000.58000
0.07080.940000.61000
0.07290.970000.64000
0.07511.000000.67000
0.07751.040000.70000
0.08001.090000.73000
0.08271.140000.75000
0.08551.200000.76000
0.08861.260000.77000
0.09181.330000.76000
0.09541.400000.75000
0.09921.460000.73000
0.10331.530000.69000
0.10781.590000.64000
0.11271.630000.59000
0.11811.660000.53000
0.12401.670000.48000
0.12651.680000.45000
0.12921.680000.43000
0.13191.690000.41000
0.13481.690000.39000
0.13781.690000.37000
0.14091.690000.35000
0.14421.690000.33000
0.14761.690000.31000
0.15121.680000.29000
0.15501.680000.28000
0.15901.670000.26000
0.16311.660000.25000
0.16751.640000.24000
0.17221.630000.23000
0.17711.620000.24000
0.18231.600000.25000
0.18791.620000.27000
0.19371.650000.27000
0.20001.680000.26000
0.20661.700000.24000
0.21381.720000.20000
0.22141.720000.14000
0.22961.670000.10000
0.23841.620000.12000
0.24801.600000.17000
0.25831.640000.22000
0.26951.720000.21000
0.28181.780000.15000
0.29521.770000.05200
0.31001.710000.05200
0.35421.640000.05200
0.41331.610000.05200
0.49591.590000.05200
0.61991.580000.05200

Sampled data (68 points total). Click "Download Full CSV" for complete data.

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