ZnSe Refractive Index

Optical constants (n, k) of ZnSe, covering 0.40 – 2.20 μm wavelength range.

Range 0.400 – 2.196 μm
Data Points 49

Optical Constants at Key Wavelengths

632.8 nm (He-Ne)
n = 2.5960
k = 0.0000
589.3 nm (Na-D)
n = 2.6273
k = 0.0000
532 nm
n = 2.6867
k = 0.0000
1550 nm (Telecom)
n = 2.4436
k = 0.0000

n, k Dispersion Curves

Data Table (Sampled)

Wavelength (μm)nk
0.40002.974140.00177
0.41442.922160.00142
0.42942.876220.00106
0.44492.835410.00068
0.46102.799000.00029
0.47762.766380.00006
0.49492.737050.00002
0.51282.710600.00001
0.53132.686670.00000
0.55052.664980.00000
0.57042.645260.00000
0.59102.627310.00000
0.61232.610930.00000
0.63442.595960.00000
0.65732.582260.00000
0.68112.569700.00000
0.70572.558180.00000
0.73122.547590.00000
0.75762.537850.00000
0.78492.528880.00000
0.81332.520610.00000
0.84272.512990.00000
0.87312.505950.00000
0.90462.499450.00000
0.93732.493440.00000
0.97122.487890.00000
1.00632.482740.00000
1.04262.477980.00000
1.08032.473570.00000
1.11932.469480.00000
1.15972.465680.00000
1.20162.462160.00000
1.24502.458890.00000
1.29002.455860.00000
1.33652.453040.00000
1.38482.450410.00000
1.43482.447980.00000
1.48672.445710.00000
1.54042.443590.00000
1.59602.441620.00000
1.65362.439790.00000
1.71342.438080.00000
1.77532.436480.00000
1.83942.434980.00000
1.90582.433590.00000
1.97462.432280.00000
2.04602.431060.00000
2.11992.429910.00000
2.19642.428830.00000

Sampled data (49 points total). Click "Download Full CSV" for complete data.

References

T. Amotchkina, M. Trubetskov, D. Hahner, V. Pervak. Characterization of e-beam evaporated Ge, YbF3, ZnS, and LaF3 thin films for laser-oriented coatings. Appl. Opt. 59, A40-A47 (2020) (Data kindly provided by Tatiana Amotchkina [data] [description])

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