Refractive index of BN (Boron nitride)

import lightsmith as ls

# BN (Boron nitride): Rah et al. 2019: h-BN; n(o) 0.4–1.6 µm
bn = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("main", "BN", "Rah-o", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(bn.range_nm)  # (400, 1600) nm
eps = bn.eps([633])  # complex permittivity

import json, urllib.request
import lightsmith as ls

url = "https://materials.lightsmith.dev/v1/datasets/ds_221651e62fb4/lightsmith"
bn = ls.Tabulated.model_validate(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(url)))
print(bn.source)  # citation and provenance travel with the data

# ... load bn as above, then:
sim = ls.Simulation(
    particles=[ls.Particle(shape=ls.Sphere(radius_nm=50), material=bn)],
    medium_index=1.0,
    wavelengths=ls.WavelengthRange(start_nm=400, stop_nm=1000, num=81),
)
res = ls.solve(sim)  # exact Mie for a sphere
print(res.q_ext)     # extinction efficiency at each wavelength

import json, urllib.request
import lightsmith as ls

url = "https://materials.lightsmith.dev/v1/datasets/ds_221651e62fb4/lightsmith?model=drude_lorentz"
bn_dl = ls.DrudeLorentz.model_validate(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(url)))