Optical constants

Refractive index of Ag (Silver)

Ferrera et al. 2019: n,k 0.245–1.45 µm; 600 K

Data
tabulated nk
Range
0.2452–1.449 µm
Points
605
Temperature
600 K
State
polycrystalline
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

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At one wavelength

Range 0.2452–1.449 µm
Refractive index n
0.144477
Extinction coefficient k
3.85593
Permittivity ε1
-14.8473
Permittivity ε2
1.11419
Absorption coefficient α
824625 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
24.2534 nm
Abbe number Vd
—
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
0.225847 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
0.0117697
Group velocity dispersion
— fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
— ps/(nm·km)
Photon energy
2.11001 eV

ε = (n + ik)², α = 4πk/λ, ng = n − λ dn/dλ, GVD = λ³/(2πc²) d²n/dλ², D = −(λ/c) d²n/dλ². Group-velocity dispersion is given for formula data only.

Use it in Lightsmith

Load this data in Python, simulate in one more line

pip install lightsmith
import lightsmith as ls

# Ag (Silver): Ferrera et al. 2019: n,k 0.245–1.45 µm; 600 K
ag = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("main", "Ag", "Ferrera-600K", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(ag.range_nm)  # (245.202, 1449.25) nm
eps = ag.eps([633])  # complex permittivity

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Comments and conditions

600 K (327 °C). Optically thick and morphologically flat polycrystalline Ag film, deposited by molecular beam epitaxy on a silicon wafer with a native oxide substrate.
The supplemental material of the original publication provides extra information by including additional data for 25 temperatures within the range of 298–600 K.

Conditions

temperature
600 K
substrate
Si/SiO2

References

M. Ferrera, M. Magnozzi, F. Bisio, M. Canepa. Temperature-dependent permittivity of silver and implications for thermoplasmonics. Phys. Rev. Mater., 3, 105201 (2019) (See Supplemental Material)

Cite

Marzia Ferrera, Michele Magnozzi, Francesco Bisio and Maurizio Canepa. Temperature-dependent permittivity of silver and implications for thermoplasmonics. Physical Review Materials, 3, 105201 (2019), doi:10.1103/physrevmaterials.3.105201; Data from the refractiveindex.info database (M. N. Polyanskiy, Sci. Data 11, 94 (2024), doi:10.1038/s41597-023-02898-2)

Data

605 rows as published
Ag (Silver), Ferrera et al. 2019: n,k 0.245–1.45 µm; 600 K: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.2452021.1474191.408419
0.2467931.1610731.410168
0.2483841.1744991.412138
0.2499761.1874661.414549
0.2515671.199941.417383
0.2531591.2126631.419713
0.2547511.2265661.420427
0.2563421.2415411.419657
0.2579341.2562071.418951
0.2595261.2705391.418233
0.2611181.2853251.416523
0.262711.3010771.413196
0.2643021.3161671.409949
0.2658941.3305121.406732
0.2674861.3446221.402837
0.2690781.3588541.397748
0.2706711.3730441.391498
0.2722631.3868341.384316
0.2738561.3999321.376344
0.2754481.4126461.367131
0.2770411.4253911.356146
0.2786331.4378381.343583
0.2802261.4494691.329791
0.2818191.4594151.315393
0.2834121.4682021.299696
0.2850041.4760721.282276
0.2865971.4825611.263327
0.288191.4876251.242659
0.2897831.4914521.219948
0.2913771.4934391.195727
0.292971.4931061.170417
0.2945631.4901091.144292
0.2961561.4841481.117554
0.297751.4766811.088926
0.2993431.4651431.059975
0.3009361.4497851.030177
0.302531.4314221.000195
0.3041241.4079030.974164
0.3057171.3818650.948845
0.3073111.3513660.92228
0.3089051.3158790.902509
0.3104981.2795130.886556
0.3120921.2404950.869929
0.3136861.198250.858503
0.315281.157740.853582
0.3168741.1198890.850189
0.3184681.0804780.847375
0.3200621.0388450.846717
0.3216561.0012040.845149
0.323250.9657970.843377
0.3248440.9281610.843402
0.3264390.8870680.844495
0.3280330.8428080.844727
0.3296270.7956650.844328
0.3312220.7458810.844575
0.3328160.6938920.846879
0.3344110.640230.853011
0.3360050.5849670.866088
0.33760.5282870.889455
0.3391940.4727330.922066
0.3407890.4235410.955277
0.3423840.3795520.990547
0.3439780.3371871.037832
0.3455730.3000061.088277
0.3471680.2701281.131157
0.3487630.2450871.171423
0.3503580.2232151.214408
0.3519520.2044581.258972
0.3535470.1887051.303188
0.3551420.1757081.345402
0.3567370.1650961.384862
0.3583320.1564181.421948
0.3599280.1492961.457103
0.3615230.1434111.490734
0.3631180.138491.523224
0.3647130.1342971.554925
0.3663080.1306211.586163
0.3679030.1272911.617061
0.3694990.1242171.647544
0.3710940.1213851.677537
0.3726890.1187841.706971
0.3742850.1164071.73578
0.375880.1142451.763904
0.3774760.1122911.791286
0.3790710.1105361.817869
0.3806670.1089741.843615
0.3822620.1075931.868568
0.3838580.1063821.892794
0.3854530.1053261.916355
0.3870490.1044141.939311
0.3886440.1036331.961718
0.390240.1029731.983629
0.3918360.1024232.005094
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0.3966230.1013472.067279
0.3982190.1011542.087418
0.3998140.1010312.10733
0.401410.1009712.127055
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0.4046020.1010182.166089
0.4061980.1011142.185469
0.4077930.1012492.204803
0.4093890.101422.224122
0.4109850.1016222.243444
0.4125810.1018522.262749
0.4141770.1021092.282014
0.4157730.1023892.301216
0.4173690.1026912.320331
0.4189650.1030132.33934
0.4205610.1033532.358222
0.4221570.1037082.376955
0.4237530.1040782.395521
0.4253490.1044592.4139
0.4269450.104852.432075
0.4285410.105252.450027
0.4301370.1056572.467738
0.4317330.1060692.4852
0.4333290.1064862.502423
0.4349250.1069072.519418
0.4365210.1073312.536198
0.4381170.107762.552775
0.4397130.1081912.569159
0.441310.1086252.585363
0.4429060.1090612.601397
0.4445020.1094992.617271
0.4460980.1099382.632996
0.4476940.1103792.648581
0.449290.110822.664036
0.4508860.1112622.679371
0.4524820.1117042.694594
0.4540790.1121462.709715
0.4556750.1125872.724742
0.4572710.1130282.739683
0.4588670.1134682.754548
0.4604630.1139062.769345
0.4620590.1143432.784081
0.4636550.1147792.798763
0.4652510.1152122.813401
0.4668480.1156432.828
0.4684440.1160722.842562
0.470040.1164992.857088
0.4716360.1169242.871579
0.4732320.1173472.886035
0.4748280.1177682.900456
0.4764240.1181872.914844
0.478020.1186032.929198
0.4796160.1190192.943519
0.4812120.1194322.957809
0.4828090.1198432.972067
0.4844050.1202532.986293
0.4860010.1206613.000489
0.4875970.1210673.014655
0.4891930.1214723.028791
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0.4923850.1222763.056977
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0.4971730.1234713.099044
0.4987690.1238673.113011
0.5003650.1242613.126953
0.501960.1246543.140868
0.5035560.1250453.154757
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0.5083440.1262113.196274
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0.5115360.1269823.223831
0.5131310.1273663.237573
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0.5163230.128133.264989
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0.5195150.128893.292316
0.521110.1292683.305946
0.5227060.1296463.319554
0.5243020.1300223.333142
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0.5274930.1307723.360254
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0.5306840.1315183.387285
0.5322790.1318893.400771
0.5338750.132263.414237
0.535470.132633.427683
0.5370660.1333.441109
0.5386610.1333683.454515
0.5402570.1337363.467902
0.5418520.1341033.481268
0.5434470.134473.494614
0.5450430.1348363.50794
0.5466380.1352013.521246
0.5482330.1355663.534532
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0.5514240.1362943.561042
0.5530190.1366573.574266
0.5546140.137023.58747
0.5562090.1373833.600654
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0.5609940.1384683.640081
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0.5641840.139193.666263
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0.5801310.1427913.795918
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Optical transmission calculator

Free-standing sample in vacuum, normal incidence
Method
Transmittance T
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Reflectance R
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Fresnel reflection calculator

Direction
Rp
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Rs
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R = (Rp+Rs)/2
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Phase φp
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Phase φs
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Brewster angle θB
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Critical angle θC
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