stainless steel Refractive Index

Optical constants (n, k) of stainless steel, covering 0.20 – 2.20 μm wavelength range.

Range 0.200 – 2.200 μm
Data Points 101

Optical Constants at Key Wavelengths

632.8 nm (He-Ne)
n = 2.3962
k = 4.1378
589.3 nm (Na-D)
n = 2.1557
k = 3.8451
532 nm
n = 2.0072
k = 3.6166
1550 nm (Telecom)
n = 4.6975
k = 6.4828

n, k Dispersion Curves

Data Table (Sampled)

Wavelength (μm)nk
0.20001.120501.56670
0.24001.215501.76800
0.28001.300902.00180
0.32001.357502.27930
0.36001.435402.54470
0.40001.524902.79250
0.44001.638603.05550
0.48001.792103.29330
0.52001.934903.50720
0.56002.080703.72980
0.60002.232503.95940
0.64002.396204.13780
0.68002.573104.31550
0.72002.748604.50360
0.76002.914304.64350
0.80003.065504.75830
0.84003.209604.87440
0.88003.356404.98940
0.92003.478205.06050
0.96003.599505.13100
1.00003.700505.20970
1.04003.782005.28930
1.08003.861005.36600
1.12003.927905.44410
1.16003.996805.54630
1.20004.068505.64510
1.24004.139705.74520
1.28004.211005.86690
1.32004.285205.96380
1.36004.361906.05830
1.40004.438806.15600
1.44004.514606.25390
1.48004.588806.34740
1.52004.661506.43820
1.56004.733406.52680
1.60004.804806.61350
1.64004.874406.69850
1.68004.939206.78220
1.72004.996906.86470
1.76005.049006.94640
1.80005.098807.02730
1.84005.149307.10760
1.88005.200807.18760
1.92005.253407.26790
1.96005.306507.34940
2.00005.359307.43360
2.04005.410807.52180
2.08005.459607.61340
2.12005.506807.70640
2.16005.554907.79850
2.20005.605007.88890

Sampled data (101 points total). Click "Download Full CSV" for complete data.

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