Yb Refractive Index

Optical constants (n, k) of Yb, covering 0.00 – 0.21 μm wavelength range.

Range 0.001 – 0.207 μm
Data Points 477

Optical Constants at Key Wavelengths

n, k Dispersion Curves

Data Table (Sampled)

Wavelength (μm)nk
0.00070.999710.00024
0.00070.999780.00026
0.00070.999830.00026
0.00080.999850.00024
0.00080.999890.00022
0.00080.999890.00018
0.00080.999890.00016
0.00080.999880.00012
0.00080.999860.00006
0.00080.999820.00007
0.00080.999780.00006
0.00090.999680.00008
0.00100.999590.00011
0.00110.999480.00014
0.00120.999350.00019
0.00130.999180.00026
0.00150.998950.00039
0.00180.998620.00062
0.00210.998170.00100
0.00260.997580.00169
0.00340.996590.00290
0.00450.995260.00476
0.00560.994390.00713
0.00750.992240.00912
0.01130.985150.01566
0.01300.981350.01932
0.01380.979170.02071
0.01470.976330.02283
0.01570.972510.02554
0.01690.968360.02959
0.01820.963560.03447
0.01980.957160.04003
0.02180.947800.04918
0.02410.935900.06516
0.02700.924920.08442
0.02990.898180.13651
0.03200.882060.18198
0.03440.956320.26058
0.03731.011440.27083
0.04071.115010.24536
0.04471.085470.21047
0.04961.152120.19715
0.07350.963320.05200
0.14120.670760.62100
0.20660.790560.82000

Sampled data (477 points total). Click "Download Full CSV" for complete data.

Notes

Density: 6.81 g/cm3. Film deposited at room temperature.

References

1) J. I. Larruquert, J. A. Aznarez, J. A.Méndez, J. Calvo-Angós. Optical properties of ytterbium films in the far and the extreme ultraviolet. Appl. Opt. 42, 4566-4572 (2003)
2) M. Fernández-Perea, J. I. Larruquert, J. A. Aznárez, J. A. Méndez, L. Poletto, D. Garoli, A. M. Malvezzi, A. Giglia, S. Nannarone. Optical constants of Yb films in the 23-1700 eV range. J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 24, 3691-3699 (2007)
(Numerical data kindly provided by Juan Larruquert)

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