water Refractive Index

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

Range 0.200 – 2.200 μm
Data Points 39

Optical Constants at Key Wavelengths

632.8 nm (He-Ne)
n = 1.3320
k = 0.0000
589.3 nm (Na-D)
n = 1.3320
k = 0.0000
532 nm
n = 1.3340
k = 0.0000

n, k Dispersion Curves

Data Table (Sampled)

Wavelength (μm)nk
0.20001.396000.00000
0.22501.373000.00000
0.25001.362000.00000
0.27501.354000.00000
0.30001.349000.00000
0.32501.346000.00000
0.35001.343000.00000
0.37501.341000.00000
0.40001.339000.00000
0.42501.338000.00000
0.45001.337000.00000
0.47501.336000.00000
0.50001.335000.00000
0.52501.334000.00000
0.55001.333000.00000
0.57501.333000.00000
0.60001.332000.00000
0.62501.332000.00000
0.65001.331000.00000
0.67501.331000.00000
0.70001.331000.00000
0.72501.330000.00000
0.75001.330000.00000
0.77501.330000.00000
0.80001.329000.00000
0.82501.329000.00000
0.85001.329000.00000
0.87501.328000.00000
0.90001.328000.00000
0.92501.328000.00000
0.95001.327000.00000
0.97501.327000.00000
1.00001.327000.00000
1.20001.324000.00001
1.40001.321000.00014
1.60001.317000.00009
1.80001.312000.00012
2.00001.306000.00110
2.20001.296000.00029

Sampled data (39 points total). Click "Download Full CSV" for complete data.

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