Optical constants

Refractive index of Bombyx mori (silkworm) silk

Bucciarelli et al. 2018: Sericin film; n 0.4–1.5 µm

Data
formula 5
Range
0.4–1.5 µm
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

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At one wavelength

Range 0.4–1.5 µm
Refractive index n
1.55691
Extinction coefficient k
0
Permittivity ε1
2.42396
Permittivity ε2
0
Absorption coefficient α
0 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
— nm
Abbe number Vd
38.268
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0743008 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.60057
Group velocity dispersion
143.969 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-785.426 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

# Bombyx mori (silkworm) silk: Bucciarelli et al. 2018: Sericin film; n 0.4–1.5 µm
bombyx_mori = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("other", "Bombyx_mori", "Bucciarelli-SN_FA", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(bombyx_mori.range_nm)  # (400, 1500) nm
eps = bombyx_mori.eps([633])  # complex permittivity

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Dispersion formula

Cauchy (formula 5), λ in µm
n=1.536+0.0069⁢λ−2.0+0.00011⁢λ−4.0

Valid from 0.4 to 1.5 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C11.536
C20.0069
C3-2.0
C40.00011
C5-4.0

Comments and conditions

Sericin film. Formed using formic acid.

References

A. Bucciarelli, V. Mulloni, D.Maniglio, R. K. Pal, V. K. Yadavalli, A. Motta, A. Quarant. A comparative study of the refractive index of silk protein thin films towards biomaterial based optical devices. Opt. Mater. 78, 407-414 (2018)
  • doi:10.1016/j.optmat.2018.02.058 A comparative study of the refractive index of silk protein thin films towards biomaterial based optical devices, Optical Materials (2018)

Cite

A. Bucciarelli et al.. A comparative study of the refractive index of silk protein thin films towards biomaterial based optical devices. Optical Materials, 78, 407-414 (2018), doi:10.1016/j.optmat.2018.02.058; Data from the refractiveindex.info database (M. N. Polyanskiy, Sci. Data 11, 94 (2024), doi:10.1038/s41597-023-02898-2)

Data

Computed on 400 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
Bombyx mori (silkworm) silk, Bucciarelli et al. 2018: Sericin film; n 0.4–1.5 µm: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)n
0.41.583422
0.4013271.583081
0.4026591.582742
0.4039951.582406
0.4053361.582072
0.4066811.581741
0.408031.581413
0.4093841.581087
0.4107421.580763
0.4121051.580443
0.4134731.580124
0.4148451.579808
0.4162211.579494
0.4176021.579183
0.4189881.578874
0.4203781.578568
0.4217731.578263
0.4231731.577962
0.4245771.577662
0.4259851.577365
0.4273991.57707
0.4288171.576777
0.430241.576486
0.4316681.576198
0.43311.575912
0.4345371.575627
0.4359791.575346
0.4374261.575066
0.4388771.574788
0.4403331.574513
0.4417941.574239
0.443261.573968
0.4447311.573698
0.4462071.573431
0.4476871.573165
0.4491731.572902
0.4506631.572641
0.4521591.572381
0.4536591.572124
0.4551641.571868
0.4566751.571614
0.458191.571363
0.459711.571113
0.4612361.570865
0.4627661.570619
0.4643021.570374
0.4658421.570132
0.4673881.569891
0.4689391.569652
0.4704951.569415
0.4720561.56918
0.4736231.568946
0.4751941.568714
0.4767711.568484
0.4783531.568255
0.479941.568029
0.4815331.567803
0.4831311.56758
0.4847341.567358
0.4863421.567138
0.4879561.56692
0.4895751.566703
0.4911991.566487
0.4928291.566274
0.4944651.566062
0.4961051.565851
0.4977511.565642
0.4994031.565434
0.501061.565228
0.5027231.565024
0.5043911.564821
0.5060651.56462
0.5077441.56442
0.5094291.564221
0.5111191.564024
0.5128151.563828
0.5145161.563634
0.5162241.563441
0.5179371.56325
0.5196551.56306
0.521381.562871
0.523111.562684
0.5248451.562498
0.5265871.562314
0.5283341.562131
0.5300871.561949
0.5318461.561768
0.5336111.561589
0.5353821.561411
0.5371581.561235
0.538941.56106
0.5407291.560886
0.5425231.560713
0.5443231.560541
0.5461291.560371
0.5479411.560202
0.549761.560034
0.5515841.559867
0.5534141.559702
0.555251.559538
0.5570931.559375
0.5589411.559213
0.5607961.559052
0.5626571.558893
0.5645241.558734
0.5663971.558577
0.5682761.558421
0.5701621.558266
0.5720541.558112
0.5739521.55796
0.5758561.557808
0.5777671.557657
0.5796841.557508
0.5816081.557359
0.5835381.557212
0.5854741.557066
0.5874171.55692
0.5893661.556776
0.5913211.556633
0.5932841.556491
0.5952521.55635
0.5972271.55621
0.5992091.556071
0.6011971.555932
0.6031921.555795
0.6051941.555659
0.6072021.555524
0.6092171.55539
0.6112381.555256
0.6132661.555124
0.6153011.554993
0.6173431.554862
0.6193911.554733
0.6214471.554604
0.6235091.554476
0.6255771.55435
0.6276531.554224
0.6297361.554099
0.6318251.553975
0.6339221.553851
0.6360251.553729
0.6381361.553608
0.6402531.553487
0.6423781.553367
0.6445091.553248
0.6466481.55313
0.6487941.553013
0.6509461.552897
0.6531061.552781
0.6552731.552666
0.6574481.552552
0.6596291.552439
0.6618181.552327
0.6640141.552215
0.6662171.552104
0.6684281.551994
0.6706461.551885
0.6728711.551777
0.6751041.551669
0.6773441.551562
0.6795921.551456
0.6818471.55135
0.6841091.551246
0.6863791.551142
0.6886571.551038
0.6909421.550936
0.6932341.550834
0.6955351.550733
0.6978421.550633
0.7001581.550533
0.7024811.550434
0.7048121.550336
0.7071511.550238
0.7094971.550141
0.7118521.550045
0.7142141.549949
0.7165831.549855
0.7189611.54976
0.7213471.549667
0.723741.549574
0.7261421.549482
0.7285511.54939
0.7309691.549299
0.7333941.549209
0.7358281.549119
0.7382691.54903
0.7407191.548941
0.7431771.548854
0.7456431.548766
0.7481171.54868
0.7505991.548594
0.753091.548508
0.7555891.548423
0.7580961.548339
0.7606121.548255
0.7631351.548172
0.7656681.54809
0.7682081.548008
0.7707571.547927
0.7733151.547846
0.7758811.547766
0.7784551.547686
0.7810381.547607
0.783631.547528
0.786231.54745
0.7888391.547373
0.7914561.547296
0.7940831.547219
0.7967181.547143
0.7993611.547068
0.8020141.546993
0.8046751.546919
0.8073451.546845
0.8100241.546772
0.8127121.546699
0.8154081.546626
0.8181141.546555
0.8208291.546483
0.8235521.546413
0.8262851.546342
0.8290271.546272
0.8317771.546203
0.8345371.546134
0.8373071.546066
0.8400851.545998
0.8428721.54593
0.8456691.545863
0.8484751.545797
0.8512911.545731
0.8541151.545665
0.8569491.5456
0.8597931.545535
0.8626461.545471
0.8655081.545407
0.868381.545344
0.8712621.545281
0.8741531.545218
0.8770531.545156
0.8799631.545094
0.8828831.545033
0.8858131.544972
0.8887521.544912
0.8917011.544852
0.894661.544792
0.8976291.544733
0.9006071.544674
0.9035951.544616
0.9065941.544558
0.9096021.5445
0.912621.544443
0.9156481.544386
0.9186871.54433
0.9217351.544274
0.9247931.544218
0.9278621.544163
0.9309411.544108
0.934031.544054
0.9371291.544
0.9402391.543946
0.9433591.543892
0.9464891.543839
0.9496291.543787
0.952781.543734
0.9559421.543682
0.9591141.543631
0.9622961.54358
0.9654891.543529
0.9686931.543478
0.9719071.543428
0.9751321.543378
0.9783681.543329
0.9816141.543279
0.9848711.543231
0.9881391.543182
0.9914181.543134
0.9947081.543086
0.9980091.543038
1.001321.542991
1.004641.542944
1.007981.542898
1.011321.542852
1.014681.542806
1.018041.54276
1.021421.542715
1.024811.54267
1.028211.542625
1.031621.542581
1.035051.542536
1.038481.542493
1.041931.542449
1.045381.542406
1.048851.542363
1.052331.54232
1.055821.542278
1.059331.542236
1.062841.542194
1.066371.542153
1.069911.542112
1.073461.542071
1.077021.54203
1.080591.54199
1.084181.54195
1.087781.54191
1.091391.54187
1.095011.541831
1.098641.541792
1.102291.541753
1.105941.541715
1.109611.541677
1.11331.541639
1.116991.541601
1.12071.541564
1.124411.541526
1.128151.541489
1.131891.541453
1.135641.541416
1.139411.54138
1.143191.541344
1.146991.541308
1.150791.541273
1.154611.541238
1.158441.541203
1.162291.541168
1.166141.541133
1.170011.541099
1.17391.541065
1.177791.541031
1.18171.540998
1.185621.540964
1.189551.540931
1.19351.540898
1.197461.540866
1.201431.540833
1.205421.540801
1.209421.540769
1.213431.540737
1.217461.540705
1.22151.540674
1.225551.540643
1.229621.540612
1.23371.540581
1.237791.54055
1.24191.54052
1.246021.54049
1.250161.54046
1.25431.54043
1.258471.540401
1.262641.540371
1.266831.540342
1.271041.540313
1.275251.540284
1.279481.540256
1.283731.540227
1.287991.540199
1.292261.540171
1.296551.540144
1.300851.540116
1.305171.540088
1.30951.540061
1.313851.540034
1.31821.540007
1.322581.539981
1.326971.539954
1.331371.539928
1.335791.539902
1.340221.539876
1.344671.53985
1.349131.539824
1.353611.539799
1.35811.539773
1.36261.539748
1.367131.539723
1.371661.539698
1.376211.539674
1.380781.539649
1.385361.539625
1.389961.539601
1.394571.539577
1.39921.539553
1.403841.539529
1.40851.539506
1.413171.539483
1.417861.539459
1.422571.539436
1.427291.539414
1.432021.539391
1.436771.539368
1.441541.539346
1.446321.539324
1.451121.539302
1.455941.53928
1.460771.539258
1.465621.539236
1.470481.539215
1.475361.539193
1.480261.539172
1.485171.539151
1.490091.53913
1.495041.539109
1.51.539088

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