ice Refractive Index

Optical constants (n, k) of ice, covering 0.04 – 2.19 μm wavelength range.

Range 0.044 – 2.190 μm
Data Points 243

Optical Constants at Key Wavelengths

632.8 nm (He-Ne)
n = 1.3085
k = 0.0000
589.3 nm (Na-D)
n = 1.3097
k = 0.0000
532 nm
n = 1.3117
k = 0.0000
1550 nm (Telecom)
n = 1.2909
k = 0.0005

n, k Dispersion Curves

Data Table (Sampled)

Wavelength (μm)nk
0.04430.822800.16400
0.04960.834700.24000
0.05640.851900.31900
0.06530.940000.46400
0.07511.144900.53100
0.09181.409100.38000
0.11001.388600.24400
0.12721.399900.19500
0.13621.287100.24300
0.14251.413000.40100
0.14761.591500.33200
0.15401.634500.17200
0.16301.548200.00847
0.17501.454300.00003
0.18701.416700.00000
0.19901.394300.00000
0.35001.324900.00000
0.44001.316300.00000
0.50001.313000.00000
0.56001.310600.00000
0.62001.308800.00000
0.68001.307300.00000
0.74001.306000.00000
0.80001.304900.00000
0.86001.303900.00000
0.92001.302800.00000
0.98001.301900.00000
1.04001.300900.00000
1.10001.299800.00000
1.16001.298800.00000
1.22001.297700.00001
1.28001.296500.00001
1.34001.295300.00001
1.40001.293900.00002
1.46001.292400.00029
1.52701.291200.00049
1.68001.287000.00020
1.84001.281100.00013
1.90501.278000.00041
2.02001.273600.00157
2.15001.266300.00040
2.19001.263300.00027

Sampled data (243 points total). Click "Download Full CSV" for complete data.

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