silver Refractive Index

Optical constants (n, k) of silver, covering 0.25 – 2.20 μm wavelength range.

Range 0.248 – 2.198 μm
Data Points 112

Optical Constants at Key Wavelengths

632.8 nm (He-Ne)
n = 0.1574
k = 3.8357
589.3 nm (Na-D)
n = 0.1503
k = 3.4825
532 nm
n = 0.1431
k = 3.0656
1550 nm (Telecom)
n = 0.4068
k = 10.0020

n, k Dispersion Curves

Data Table (Sampled)

Wavelength (μm)nk
0.24800.848631.19200
0.25790.796991.28440
0.26820.875361.52460
0.27901.235101.61250
0.29021.542401.30280
0.30181.459400.83581
0.31391.036100.56621
0.32650.522130.67421
0.33960.279601.01420
0.35320.201721.28600
0.36740.167411.50590
0.38210.150211.69790
0.39750.141411.87360
0.41340.137162.03940
0.43000.135502.19950
0.44720.135372.35640
0.46520.136212.51220
0.48380.137672.66820
0.50320.139582.82540
0.52340.141842.98480
0.54440.144403.14710
0.56620.147233.31280
0.58890.150343.48250
0.61250.153733.65670
0.63710.157423.83570
0.66260.161434.02000
0.68920.165794.21000
0.71680.170514.40610
0.74560.175654.60850
0.77550.181234.81780
0.80660.187295.03430
0.83890.193875.25830
0.87260.201025.49020
0.90760.208785.73040
0.94390.217215.97930
0.98180.226366.23730
1.02120.236286.50480
1.06210.247056.78230
1.10470.258727.07000
1.14900.271387.36860
1.19510.285117.67850
1.24300.299988.00010
1.29290.316098.33390
1.34470.333558.68050
1.39860.352459.04030
1.45470.372929.41400
1.51300.395099.80210
1.57370.4190810.20500
1.63680.4450410.62400
1.70250.4731411.05900
1.77070.5035511.51000
1.84170.5364411.97900
1.91560.5720312.46700
1.99240.6105312.97300
2.07230.6521613.49900
2.15540.6971914.04600
2.19820.7210614.32700

Sampled data (112 points total). Click "Download Full CSV" for complete data.

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