lead Refractive Index

Optical constants (n, k) of lead, covering 0.45 – 2.20 μm wavelength range.

Range 0.450 – 2.200 μm
Data Points 56

Optical Constants at Key Wavelengths

632.8 nm (He-Ne)
n = 1.9500
k = 3.4800
589.3 nm (Na-D)
n = 1.9100
k = 3.4400
532 nm
n = 1.7800
k = 3.3600
1550 nm (Telecom)
n = 1.6900
k = 8.5800

n, k Dispersion Curves

Data Table (Sampled)

Wavelength (μm)nk
0.45001.440003.18000
0.46001.540003.20000
0.47001.580003.23000
0.48001.620003.25000
0.49001.680003.28000
0.50001.700003.30000
0.51001.740003.31000
0.52001.750003.34000
0.53001.780003.36000
0.54001.810003.37000
0.55001.830003.40000
0.56001.870003.41000
0.57001.870003.43000
0.58001.900003.43000
0.59001.910003.44000
0.60001.910003.45000
0.61001.940003.46000
0.62001.940003.47000
0.63001.950003.48000
0.64001.940003.49000
0.65001.910003.51000
0.66001.890003.51000
0.68001.850003.53000
0.70001.780003.57000
0.72001.710003.64000
0.74001.630003.73000
0.75001.600003.78000
0.76001.570003.84000
0.78001.520003.96000
0.80001.500004.09000
0.82001.470004.18000
0.85001.440004.35000
0.88001.410004.56000
0.90001.400004.68000
0.92001.380004.80000
0.95001.380004.99000
0.98001.380005.16000
1.00001.380005.32000
1.05001.380005.62000
1.10001.400005.98000
1.15001.410006.31000
1.20001.440006.59000
1.25001.480006.93000
1.30001.500007.23000
1.35001.520007.48000
1.40001.580007.74000
1.45001.600008.01000
1.50001.640008.30000
1.55001.690008.58000
1.60001.770008.90000
1.70001.890009.47000
1.80002.0500010.10000
1.90002.1800010.70000
2.00002.3200011.20000
2.10002.4700011.70000
2.20002.6300012.20000

Sampled data (56 points total). Click "Download Full CSV" for complete data.

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