PbF2 Refractive Index

Optical constants (n, k) of PbF2, covering 0.30 – 2.19 μm wavelength range.

Range 0.300 – 2.189 μm
Data Points 55

Optical Constants at Key Wavelengths

632.8 nm (He-Ne)
n = 1.7618
k = 0.0000
589.3 nm (Na-D)
n = 1.7673
k = 0.0000
532 nm
n = 1.7739
k = 0.0000

n, k Dispersion Curves

Data Table (Sampled)

Wavelength (μm)nk
0.30001.936650.00000
0.31121.907620.00000
0.32291.887000.00000
0.33501.870490.00000
0.34761.856600.00000
0.36061.844620.00000
0.37411.834130.00000
0.38821.824850.00000
0.40271.816590.00000
0.41781.809190.00000
0.43351.802540.00000
0.44971.796540.00000
0.46661.791100.00000
0.48411.786170.00000
0.50221.781680.00000
0.52111.777590.00000
0.54061.773850.00000
0.56091.770430.00000
0.58191.767300.00000
0.60371.764430.00000
0.62631.761790.00000
0.64981.759360.00000
0.67421.757130.00000
0.69951.755070.00000
0.72571.753160.00000
0.75291.751400.00000
0.78111.749780.00000
0.81041.748270.00000
0.84081.746880.00000
0.87231.745580.00000
0.90501.744370.00000
0.93891.743250.00000
0.97411.742210.00000
1.01071.741230.00000
1.04851.740310.00000
1.08791.739460.00000
1.12861.738650.00000
1.17101.737900.00000
1.21491.737180.00000
1.26041.736510.00000
1.30771.735860.00000
1.35671.735250.00000
1.40751.734670.00000
1.46031.734100.00000
1.51511.733560.00000
1.57191.733040.00000
1.63081.732530.00000
1.69191.732030.00000
1.75541.731540.00000
1.82121.731050.00000
1.88941.730570.00000
1.96031.730090.00000
2.03381.729610.00000
2.11001.729120.00000
2.18911.728620.00000

Sampled data (55 points total). Click "Download Full CSV" for complete data.

References

I. H. Malitson and M. J. Dodge. Refraction and dispersion of lead fluoride, J. Opt. Soc. Am. 59, 500A (1969) (as cited in Handbook of Optics, 2nd edition, Vol. 2. McGraw-Hill 1994)

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