Rb Refractive Index

Optical constants (n, k) of Rb, covering 0.31 – 2.18 μm wavelength range.

Range 0.313 – 2.175 μm
Data Points 23

Optical Constants at Key Wavelengths

589.3 nm (Na-D)
n = 0.1015
k = 1.3796
532 nm
n = 0.0999
k = 1.2058
1550 nm (Telecom)
n = 0.0967
k = 4.2296

n, k Dispersion Curves

Data Table (Sampled)

Wavelength (μm)nk
0.31250.545800.11359
0.33410.459460.13821
0.36500.257000.24708
0.38700.157070.42973
0.40460.130410.53292
0.42000.113010.65481
0.44000.101090.79134
0.47000.097760.90529
0.50500.096801.05374
0.54590.099931.20581
0.59980.101481.37960
0.66200.108941.58804
0.75010.108861.87399
0.85980.101182.25837
1.00960.089962.65671
1.17520.089723.14294
1.34470.091213.66719
1.53070.096704.22958
1.68920.109024.70552
1.83950.122155.18217
1.98060.133225.58102
2.11940.154916.01947
2.17520.161476.17463

Sampled data (23 points total). Click "Download Full CSV" for complete data.

References

N. V. Smith. Optical constants of rubidium and cesium from 0.5 to 4.0 eV. Phs. Rev. B 2, 2840-2848 (1970)

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