ZnO (e) Refractive Index

Optical constants (n, k) of ZnO (e), covering 0.45 – 2.19 μm wavelength range.

Range 0.450 – 2.189 μm
Data Points 50

Optical Constants at Key Wavelengths

632.8 nm (He-Ne)
n = 2.0065
k = 0.0000
589.3 nm (Na-D)
n = 2.0182
k = 0.0000
532 nm
n = 2.0534
k = 0.0000
1550 nm (Telecom)
n = 1.9411
k = 0.0000

n, k Dispersion Curves

Data Table (Sampled)

Wavelength (μm)nk
0.45002.122730.00000
0.48552.081440.00000
0.52102.053430.00000
0.55652.033290.00000
0.59202.018200.00000
0.62752.006510.00000
0.66301.997230.00000
0.69851.989700.00000
0.73401.983500.00000
0.76951.978300.00000
0.80501.973890.00000
0.84051.970110.00000
0.87601.966840.00000
0.91151.963980.00000
0.94701.961460.00000
0.98251.959220.00000
1.01801.957230.00000
1.05351.955430.00000
1.08901.953810.00000
1.12451.952330.00000
1.16001.950980.00000
1.19551.949740.00000
1.23101.948600.00000
1.26651.947540.00000
1.30201.946550.00000
1.33751.945620.00000
1.37301.944750.00000
1.40851.943940.00000
1.44401.943160.00000
1.47951.942430.00000
1.51501.941730.00000
1.55051.941060.00000
1.58601.940420.00000
1.62151.939800.00000
1.65701.939210.00000
1.69251.938630.00000
1.72801.938080.00000
1.76351.937540.00000
1.79901.937010.00000
1.83451.936500.00000
1.87001.936000.00000
1.90551.935510.00000
1.94101.935020.00000
1.97651.934550.00000
2.01201.934080.00000
2.04751.933620.00000
2.08301.933160.00000
2.11851.932710.00000
2.15401.932260.00000
2.18951.931820.00000

Sampled data (50 points total). Click "Download Full CSV" for complete data.

Notes

Extraordinary ray (e). Room temperature.

References

1) W. L. Bond. Measurement of the refractive indices of several crystals. J. Appl. Phys. 36, 1674-1677 (1965)
2) Handbook of Optics, 3rd edition, Vol. 4. McGraw-Hill 2009
* Ref. 2 provides a dispersion formula based on data from ref. 1

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