Optical constants

Refractive index of C (Carbon, diamond, graphite, graphene, carbon nanotubes)

Dore et al. 1998: Polycrystalline CVD diamond; n,k 2.5–500 µm

Data
tabulated nk
Range
2.5–500 µm
Points
241
State
polycrystalline
Licence
CC0-1.0

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At one wavelength

Range 2.5–500 µm
Refractive index n
2.36485
Extinction coefficient k
0.000206268
Permittivity ε1
5.59252
Permittivity ε2
0.000975584
Absorption coefficient α
0.732214 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
2.73144e+07 nm
Abbe number Vd
—
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0005 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
2.38255
Group velocity dispersion
— fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
— ps/(nm·km)
Photon energy
0.0350238 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

# C (Carbon, diamond, graphite, graphene, carbon nanotubes): Dore et al. 1998: Polycrystalline CVD diamond; n,k 2.5–500 µm
c = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("main", "C", "Dore", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(c.range_nm)  # (2500, 500000) nm
eps = c.eps([35400])  # complex permittivity

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Comments and conditions

Polycrystalline CVD diamond

References

P. Dore, A. Nucara, D. Cannavo, G. De Marzi, P. Calvani, A. Marcelli, R. S. Sussmann, A. J. Whitehead, C. N. Dodge, A. J. Krehan, H. J. Peters. Infrared properties of chemical-vapor deposition polycrystalline diamond windows. Appl. Opt. 37, 5731-5736 (1998)
  • doi:10.1364/ao.37.005731 Infrared properties of chemical-vapor deposition polycrystalline diamond windows, Applied Optics (1998)

Cite

Paolo Dore et al.. Infrared properties of chemical-vapor deposition polycrystalline diamond windows. Applied Optics, 37, 5731 (1998), doi:10.1364/ao.37.005731; Data from the refractiveindex.info database (M. N. Polyanskiy, Sci. Data 11, 94 (2024), doi:10.1038/s41597-023-02898-2)

Data

241 rows as published
C (Carbon, diamond, graphite, graphene, carbon nanotubes), Dore et al. 1998: Polycrystalline CVD diamond; n,k 2.5–500 µm: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
2.52.41173.1e-05
2.522.41383.17e-05
2.532.41493.33e-05
2.542.41593.39e-05
2.552.41753.45e-05
2.562.41913.545e-05
2.572.42043.64e-05
2.582.42183.78e-05
2.592.42283.92e-05
2.612.42474.2e-05
2.622.42574.59e-05
2.642.42824.98e-05
2.652.42945.39e-05
2.662.43065.78e-05
2.682.43296.3e-05
2.72.43516.89e-05
2.712.43647.26e-05
2.732.43917.52e-05
2.742.44037.65e-05
2.762.44277.7633e-05
2.772.44377.82e-05
2.792.44567.86e-05
2.812.4477.9e-05
2.832.44837.92e-05
2.862.4517.95e-05
2.882.4548.0233e-05
2.892.45528.06e-05
2.912.45768.2267e-05
2.922.45888.31e-05
2.932.468.385e-05
2.942.46168.46e-05
2.962.46328.61e-05
2.972.46458.72e-05
2.992.4658.94e-05
3.02.46529.05e-05
3.022.46559.298e-05
3.052.4669.67e-05
3.082.4669.856e-05
3.12.46599.98e-05
3.112.46580.00010053
3.132.46560.000102
3.142.46550.00010267
3.162.46520.000104
3.182.46490.000104
3.192.46470.000104
3.212.46440.000104
3.232.46330.000104
3.252.46230.0001035
3.272.46210.000103
3.282.4620.00010286
3.312.46250.00010243
3.342.46350.000102
3.362.46480.00010109
3.372.46610.00010063
3.392.46759.9714e-05
3.412.46859.88e-05
3.442.46899.7257e-05
3.482.4699.52e-05
3.52.46859.445e-05
3.522.46779.37e-05
3.562.46639.22e-05
3.592.4659.13e-05
3.632.46279.01e-05
3.642.46268.98e-05
3.692.46218.89e-05
3.732.4618.93e-05
3.752.46049.17e-05
3.762.46019.545e-05
3.772.45989.92e-05
3.782.45960.000113
3.82.4590.000133
3.822.45850.000149
3.852.45770.000164
3.862.45560.0001705
3.872.45530.000177
3.892.45460.000188
3.942.45190.000204
3.952.45140.00020533
3.972.44960.000208
4.02.44910.000212
4.012.4490.0002125
4.042.44740.000214
4.062.44510.000215
4.122.44450.00021071
4.132.44440.00021
4.172.44420.000198
4.182.44410.000193
4.222.44120.000173
4.252.43920.000159
4.272.43790.00015633
4.282.43710.000155
4.32.43550.000162
4.322.4340.000179
4.342.43240.000209
4.352.43180.000224
4.392.42950.000283
4.412.42830.0003082
4.442.42650.000346
4.482.4240.0003868
4.492.42340.000397
4.522.42150.0004252
4.542.42040.000444
4.562.41920.000461
4.62.41550.000495
4.642.41310.000536
4.72.41140.000452
4.712.41110.0004275
4.722.41080.000403
4.762.40950.000396
4.792.4090.000401
4.822.40860.00041525
4.832.40860.00042
4.882.40840.000479
4.892.40840.0004906
4.932.40870.000537
4.952.40890.000551
4.962.40890.000558
5.032.40920.00055
5.072.40960.00055
5.132.41010.000506
5.222.41130.00040838
5.262.4130.000365
5.282.41380.00035386
5.32.41550.00034271
5.342.41640.00032043
5.42.41740.000287
5.422.41770.0002758
5.462.41880.0002534
5.532.41930.0002142
5.552.41940.000203
5.632.41980.0001805
5.672.42070.00016925
5.72.42160.00016081
5.712.42180.000158
5.742.42220.00015324
5.822.42250.00014053
5.872.42230.00013259
5.882.42220.000131
5.942.42160.000125
6.052.42130.000114
6.062.42130.000113
6.182.42120.00010416
6.252.429.9e-05
6.272.41979.766e-05
6.32.41749.565e-05
6.362.41529.163e-05
6.452.41398.56e-05
6.482.41358.4836e-05
6.592.41118.2036e-05
6.672.40868e-05
6.72.40687.9843e-05
6.782.40637.9426e-05
6.892.40567.8852e-05
6.92.40567.88e-05
7.082.40537.8275e-05
7.142.4057.81e-05
7.352.40387.8504e-05
7.42.40327.86e-05
7.512.4027.8676e-05
7.692.40057.88e-05
7.72.40047.8784e-05
7.92.39917.8461e-05
8.02.39717.83e-05
8.032.39657.8255e-05
8.132.39427.8103e-05
8.232.39227.7952e-05
8.312.39087.783e-05
8.332.39077.78e-05
8.422.397.8311e-05
8.572.38917.9162e-05
8.72.38877.99e-05
8.792.38848.035e-05
9.022.38678.15e-05
9.12.38598.19e-05
9.262.38438.2533e-05
9.412.38228.3126e-05
9.512.38098.3521e-05
9.532.38068.36e-05
9.62.37968.3957e-05
9.712.37828.4519e-05
9.892.3778.5438e-05
10.02.37658.6e-05
10.12.37618.654e-05
10.32.37568.762e-05
10.52.37578.87e-05
10.82.37619.045e-05
11.12.37629.22e-05
11.32.37599.3314e-05
11.62.37469.4986e-05
11.82.37339.61e-05
11.92.3729.6614e-05
12.12.37169.7643e-05
12.52.37169.97e-05
12.62.37160.00010024
13.12.37170.00010292
13.32.3720.000104
13.72.37250.0001064
14.32.37370.00011
14.82.37460.00011273
15.32.37620.00011545
15.42.37680.000116
15.72.37860.00011669
15.92.38020.00011715
16.32.3810.00011808
16.72.38110.000119
16.82.38110.0001194
17.42.38050.0001218
18.22.37920.000125
18.82.37830.00012833
20.02.37720.000135
20.82.37640.00013864
21.12.37610.00014
22.22.3750.000146
22.52.37470.00014857
22.62.37290.00014943
23.52.37150.00015714
24.42.37010.00016486
25.02.36960.00017
25.92.36890.000177
26.22.36870.00017833
28.62.36740.000189
28.72.36730.00018923
31.12.36670.00019485
33.32.36590.0002
35.92.36460.00020776
38.32.36410.00021493
40.02.36440.00022
42.92.36480.00022928
50.02.36580.000252
52.62.36610.00025823
61.82.36830.00028026
66.72.37010.000292
70.62.37160.00030125
79.42.37490.00032213
92.82.37760.00035392
100.02.37840.000371
117.02.38020.00040534
155.02.38220.0004821
200.02.38310.000573
229.02.38360.00061524
500.02.38450.00101

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
—
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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