HgS (e) Refractive Index

Optical constants (n, k) of HgS (e), covering 0.62 – 2.18 μm wavelength range.

Range 0.620 – 2.177 μm
Data Points 16

Optical Constants at Key Wavelengths

632.8 nm (He-Ne)
n = 3.2522
k = 0.0000
1550 nm (Telecom)
n = 2.9366
k = 0.0000

n, k Dispersion Curves

Data Table (Sampled)

Wavelength (μm)nk
0.62003.252150.00000
0.72383.130890.00000
0.82763.064520.00000
0.93143.023500.00000
1.03522.996110.00000
1.13902.976780.00000
1.24282.962570.00000
1.34662.951770.00000
1.45042.943350.00000
1.55422.936640.00000
1.65802.931190.00000
1.76182.926690.00000
1.86562.922920.00000
1.96942.919730.00000
2.07322.916990.00000
2.17702.914610.00000

Sampled data (16 points total). Click "Download Full CSV" for complete data.

Notes

Extraordinary ray (e).

References

1) W. L. Bond, G. D. Boyd and H. L. Carter Jr.. Refractive indices of HgS (Cinnabar) between 0.62 and 11 μ. J. Appl. Phys., 38, 4090-4091 (1967)
2) G. C. Bhar. Refractive index interpolation in phase-matching. Appl. Opt. 15, 305-307 (1976)
* Ref. 2 provides a dispersion formula based on data from Ref. 1

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