Ir Refractive Index

Optical constants (n, k) of Ir, covering 0.20 – 2.19 μm wavelength range.

Range 0.200 – 2.191 μm
Data Points 202

Optical Constants at Key Wavelengths

632.8 nm (He-Ne)
n = 2.9420
k = 5.5160
589.3 nm (Na-D)
n = 2.7440
k = 5.2910
532 nm
n = 2.5090
k = 5.0170
1550 nm (Telecom)
n = 3.9270
k = 9.9200

n, k Dispersion Curves

Data Table (Sampled)

Wavelength (μm)nk
0.20000.927001.90900
0.24951.076002.87800
0.29901.758003.33200
0.34861.753003.51000
0.39811.933003.99600
0.44762.111004.35800
0.49712.315004.74800
0.54672.558005.07700
0.59622.787005.33900
0.64572.977005.55700
0.69523.119005.75400
0.74483.219005.95300
0.79433.289006.16400
0.84383.341006.39400
0.89333.387006.64200
0.94293.434006.90200
0.99243.486007.16900
1.04193.543007.43700
1.09143.605007.70200
1.14103.669007.96100
1.19053.731008.21300
1.24003.788008.45700
1.28953.838008.69400
1.33913.878008.92700
1.38863.907009.15900
1.43813.925009.39200
1.48763.932009.62900
1.53723.929009.87100
1.58673.9180010.12100
1.63623.9020010.38000
1.68573.8810010.64900
1.73533.8580010.92700
1.78483.8340011.21400
1.83433.8110011.51100
1.88383.7900011.81600
1.93343.7720012.12900
1.98293.7580012.44900
2.03243.7490012.77400
2.08193.7440013.10400
2.13153.7450013.43900
2.18103.7510013.77700
2.19093.7530013.84500

Sampled data (202 points total). Click "Download Full CSV" for complete data.

Notes

Iridium coating deposited by atomic layer deposition (ALD).

References

P. Schmitt, N. Felde, T. Doehring, M. Stollenwerk, I. Uschmann, K. Hanemann, M. Siegler, G. Klemm, N. Gratzke, A. Tuennermann, S. Schwinde, S. Schroeder, A. Szeghalmi. Optical, structural, and functional properties of highly reflective and stable iridium mirror coatings for infrared applications. Opt. Mater. Express 12, 545-559 (2022) (See supplementary materials. High-resolution data kindly provided by Paul Schmitt.)

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