PbSe Refractive Index

Optical constants (n, k) of PbSe, covering 0.23 – 1.08 μm wavelength range.

Range 0.230 – 1.078 μm
Data Points 500

Optical Constants at Key Wavelengths

632.8 nm (He-Ne)
n = 4.8653
k = 1.9314
589.3 nm (Na-D)
n = 4.9768
k = 2.1481
532 nm
n = 5.0159
k = 2.7631

n, k Dispersion Curves

Data Table (Sampled)

Wavelength (μm)nk
0.22960.898782.01020
0.23400.922472.05870
0.23860.947882.10870
0.24340.975132.16000
0.24841.004402.21260
0.25361.035602.26650
0.25901.069002.32140
0.26471.104302.37710
0.27061.141002.43330
0.27671.178002.48950
0.28321.213302.54600
0.29001.243202.60480
0.29711.264102.67260
0.30451.278802.76130
0.31241.301202.87850
0.32061.345803.01940
0.32931.418903.17450
0.33851.521703.33710
0.34821.655603.50280
0.35851.823103.66810
0.36952.028203.82800
0.38112.275303.97510
0.39342.568404.09820
0.40662.908004.18140
0.42073.288304.20510
0.43583.692704.14900
0.45214.092103.99970
0.46964.449903.75910
0.48854.732203.44870
0.50904.920703.10410
0.53125.015902.76310
0.55565.032902.45560
0.58224.992902.20160
0.61164.919502.01420
0.64414.840501.90360
0.68024.798301.87330
0.72064.856101.89270
0.76615.045301.85340
0.81775.255601.64710
0.87685.338901.34220
0.94515.300801.06740
1.02505.211700.86178
1.07815.154600.76946

Sampled data (500 points total). Click "Download Full CSV" for complete data.

Notes

Fit of author's experimental data to a simplified model of the interband transitions (MDF). Room Temperature.

References

N. Suzuki, K. Sawai, S. Adachi. Optical properties of PbSe. J. Appl. Phys. 77, 1249-1255 (1995)
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