SiO2 (o) Refractive Index

Optical constants (n, k) of SiO2 (o), covering 0.18 – 2.18 μm wavelength range.

Range 0.180 – 2.182 μm
Data Points 72

Optical Constants at Key Wavelengths

632.8 nm (He-Ne)
n = 1.5427
k = 0.0000
589.3 nm (Na-D)
n = 1.5437
k = 0.0000
532 nm
n = 1.5476
k = 0.0000
1550 nm (Telecom)
n = 1.5276
k = 0.0000

n, k Dispersion Curves

Data Table (Sampled)

Wavelength (μm)nk
0.18001.688440.00000
0.20821.637970.00000
0.23641.609930.00000
0.26461.592350.00000
0.29281.580450.00000
0.32101.571960.00000
0.34921.565660.00000
0.37741.560830.00000
0.40561.557030.00000
0.43381.553980.00000
0.46201.551480.00000
0.49021.549400.00000
0.51841.547640.00000
0.54661.546140.00000
0.57481.544840.00000
0.60301.543700.00000
0.63121.542700.00000
0.65941.541800.00000
0.68761.540990.00000
0.71581.540250.00000
0.74401.539580.00000
0.77221.538960.00000
0.80041.538380.00000
0.82861.537840.00000
0.85681.537320.00000
0.88501.536840.00000
0.91321.536370.00000
0.94141.535930.00000
0.96961.535500.00000
0.99781.535090.00000
1.02601.534680.00000
1.05421.534290.00000
1.08241.533900.00000
1.11061.533520.00000
1.13881.533140.00000
1.16701.532770.00000
1.19521.532400.00000
1.22341.532030.00000
1.25161.531670.00000
1.27981.531300.00000
1.30801.530940.00000
1.33621.530570.00000
1.36441.530200.00000
1.39261.529830.00000
1.42081.529460.00000
1.44901.529090.00000
1.47721.528710.00000
1.50541.528340.00000
1.53361.527950.00000
1.56181.527570.00000
1.59001.527180.00000
1.61821.526780.00000
1.64641.526380.00000
1.67461.525980.00000
1.70281.525570.00000
1.73101.525160.00000
1.75921.524740.00000
1.78741.524320.00000
1.81561.523890.00000
1.84381.523460.00000
1.87201.523020.00000
1.90021.522580.00000
1.92841.522120.00000
1.95661.521670.00000
1.98481.521200.00000
2.01301.520730.00000
2.04121.520260.00000
2.06941.519780.00000
2.09761.519290.00000
2.12581.518790.00000
2.15401.518290.00000
2.18221.517780.00000

Sampled data (72 points total). Click "Download Full CSV" for complete data.

Notes

18 °C

References

1) T. Radhakrishnan. Further studies on the temperature variation of the refractive index of crystals. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 31, 22-34 (1951)
2) T. Radhakrishnan. The dispersion, briefringence and optical activity of quartz. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 25, 260-265 (1947)

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