ZnO Refractive Index

Optical constants (n, k) of ZnO, covering 0.21 – 2.20 μm wavelength range.

Range 0.210 – 2.200 μm
Data Points 200

Optical Constants at Key Wavelengths

632.8 nm (He-Ne)
n = 1.5840
k = 0.0100
589.3 nm (Na-D)
n = 1.5770
k = 0.0100
532 nm
n = 1.5660
k = 0.0090
1550 nm (Telecom)
n = 1.7120
k = 0.0230

n, k Dispersion Curves

Data Table (Sampled)

Wavelength (μm)nk
0.21001.417000.00300
0.26001.436000.00400
0.31001.476000.00600
0.36001.565000.01000
0.41001.550000.00600
0.46001.550000.00700
0.51001.561000.00800
0.56001.571000.00900
0.61001.581000.01000
0.66001.588000.01100
0.71001.597000.01200
0.76001.606000.01300
0.81001.612000.01400
0.86001.622000.01600
0.91001.636000.01700
0.96001.648000.01800
1.01001.658000.01900
1.06001.666000.01900
1.11001.673000.02000
1.16001.682000.02100
1.21001.688000.02100
1.26001.693000.02100
1.31001.697000.02200
1.36001.701000.02200
1.41001.704000.02200
1.46001.707000.02300
1.51001.710000.02300
1.56001.713000.02300
1.61001.714000.02400
1.66001.717000.02400
1.71001.718000.02400
1.76001.721000.02400
1.81001.720000.02400
1.86001.722000.02400
1.91001.725000.02500
1.96001.728000.02500
2.01001.728000.02500
2.06001.730000.02600
2.11001.730000.02600
2.16001.732000.02600
2.20001.733000.02600

Sampled data (200 points total). Click "Download Full CSV" for complete data.

Notes

ZnO pellet.

References

M. R. Querry. Optical constants, Contractor Report CRDC-CR-85034 (1985)

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