Optical constants

Refractive index of CsBr (Cesium bromide)

Rodney and Spindler 1953: n 0.365–39 µm; 27 °C

Data
formula 1
Range
0.365–39 µm
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

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At one wavelength

Range 0.365–39 µm
Refractive index n
1.69706
Extinction coefficient k
0
Permittivity ε1
2.88
Permittivity ε2
0
Absorption coefficient α
0 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
— nm
Abbe number Vd
34.108
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.103672 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.75797
Group velocity dispersion
206.312 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-1125.54 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

# CsBr (Cesium bromide): Rodney and Spindler 1953: n 0.365–39 µm; 27 °C
csbr = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("main", "CsBr", "Rodney", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(csbr.range_nm)  # (365, 39000) nm
eps = csbr.eps([633])  # complex permittivity

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Dispersion formula

Sellmeier (formula 1), λ in µm
n2−1=0.9533786λ2λ2−0.09056432+0.8303809λ2λ2−0.16715172+2.847172λ2λ2−119.01552

Valid from 0.365 to 39.0 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C20.9533786
C30.0905643
C40.8303809
C50.1671517
C62.847172
C7119.0155

Comments and conditions

27 °C

References

W. S. Rodney and R. J. Spindler. Refractive index of cesium bromide for ultraviolet, visible, and infrared wavelengths, J. Res. Nat. Bur. Stand. 51, 123-126 (1953)

Cite

W. S. Rodney and R. J. Spindler. Refractive index of cesium bromide for ultraviolet, visible, and infrared wavelengths, J. Res. Nat. Bur. Stand. 51, 123-126 (1953); 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
CsBr (Cesium bromide), Rodney and Spindler 1953: n 0.365–39 µm; 27 °C: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)n
0.3651.751181
0.3692981.748909
0.3736481.746709
0.3780481.744578
0.38251.742514
0.3870051.740515
0.3915621.738578
0.3961731.7367
0.4008391.734879
0.405561.733113
0.4103361.731401
0.4151681.72974
0.4200571.728127
0.4250041.726563
0.4300091.725044
0.4350731.72357
0.4401971.722138
0.4453811.720748
0.4506261.719398
0.4559331.718086
0.4613021.716811
0.4667351.715572
0.4722321.714368
0.4777931.713198
0.483421.71206
0.4891131.710953
0.4948731.709878
0.5007011.708831
0.5065971.707814
0.5125631.706824
0.5185991.705861
0.5247071.704924
0.5308861.704012
0.5371381.703124
0.5434641.70226
0.5498641.70142
0.556341.700601
0.5628911.699805
0.569521.699029
0.5762271.698273
0.5830131.697538
0.5898791.696821
0.5968261.696123
0.6038551.695444
0.6109661.694782
0.6181611.694137
0.6254411.693508
0.6328071.692896
0.6402591.692299
0.6477991.691718
0.6554281.691152
0.6631471.690599
0.6709561.690061
0.6788581.689537
0.6868521.689025
0.6949411.688527
0.7031251.688041
0.7114061.687567
0.7197841.687105
0.728261.686655
0.7368371.686216
0.7455141.685788
0.7542941.68537
0.7631771.684963
0.7721651.684566
0.7812581.684178
0.7904591.683801
0.7997681.683432
0.8091861.683073
0.8187161.682722
0.8283571.68238
0.8381131.682046
0.8479831.68172
0.8579691.681403
0.8680731.681093
0.8782961.68079
0.8886391.680495
0.8991051.680207
0.9096931.679926
0.9204061.679652
0.9312451.679384
0.9422121.679123
0.9533081.678868
0.9645351.678619
0.9758941.678376
0.9873871.678139
0.9990151.677908
1.010781.677682
1.022681.677461
1.034731.677246
1.046911.677036
1.059241.676831
1.071721.67663
1.084341.676434
1.097111.676243
1.110031.676057
1.12311.675875
1.136331.675697
1.149711.675523
1.163251.675353
1.176951.675188
1.190811.675026
1.204831.674868
1.219021.674713
1.233381.674562
1.24791.674415
1.26261.674271
1.277471.67413
1.292511.673993
1.307731.673858
1.323131.673727
1.338711.673599
1.354481.673474
1.370431.673351
1.386571.673231
1.40291.673114
1.419421.673
1.436141.672888
1.453051.672779
1.470161.672672
1.487481.672567
1.504991.672465
1.522721.672365
1.540651.672268
1.558791.672172
1.577151.672079
1.595721.671987
1.614521.671898
1.633531.67181
1.652771.671724
1.672231.671641
1.691921.671559
1.711851.671478
1.732011.6714
1.752411.671323
1.773041.671247
1.793921.671174
1.815051.671101
1.836431.67103
1.858051.670961
1.879931.670893
1.902071.670826
1.924471.670761
1.947141.670697
1.970071.670634
1.993271.670573
2.016741.670512
2.040491.670453
2.064521.670395
2.088841.670338
2.113441.670282
2.138321.670227
2.163511.670173
2.188991.67012
2.214761.670068
2.240851.670017
2.267241.669966
2.293941.669917
2.320951.669868
2.348281.66982
2.375941.669773
2.403921.669727
2.432231.669681
2.460871.669636
2.489851.669591
2.519181.669548
2.548841.669504
2.578861.669462
2.609231.66942
2.639961.669378
2.671051.669337
2.70251.669297
2.734331.669257
2.766531.669217
2.799111.669178
2.832081.669139
2.865431.669101
2.899171.669063
2.933321.669025
2.967861.668987
3.002811.66895
3.038181.668913
3.073961.668877
3.110161.66884
3.146781.668804
3.183841.668768
3.221341.668732
3.259271.668697
3.297661.668661
3.336491.668626
3.375781.668591
3.415541.668555
3.455761.66852
3.496461.668485
3.537641.66845
3.57931.668415
3.621451.66838
3.66411.668344
3.707251.668309
3.750911.668274
3.795081.668238
3.839771.668203
3.884991.668167
3.930751.668131
3.977041.668095
4.023871.668059
4.071261.668022
4.119211.667985
4.167721.667948
4.21681.667911
4.266461.667874
4.31671.667836
4.367541.667797
4.418971.667759
4.471011.66772
4.523671.66768
4.576941.667641
4.630841.6676
4.685381.667559
4.740561.667518
4.796381.667476
4.852871.667434
4.910021.667391
4.967841.667348
5.026351.667304
5.085541.667259
5.145431.667213
5.206031.667167
5.267341.66712
5.329371.667073
5.392131.667025
5.455631.666975
5.519881.666926
5.584881.666875
5.650661.666823
5.71721.66677
5.784531.666717
5.852651.666663
5.921581.666607
5.991311.666551
6.061871.666493
6.133261.666434
6.205491.666375
6.278571.666314
6.352511.666251
6.427321.666188
6.503011.666124
6.57961.666058
6.657081.66599
6.735481.665922
6.81481.665852
6.895061.66578
6.976261.665707
7.058411.665633
7.141541.665557
7.225641.665479
7.310731.6654
7.396831.665319
7.483941.665236
7.572071.665151
7.661251.665065
7.751471.664977
7.842761.664886
7.935121.664794
8.028571.6647
8.123121.664603
8.218781.664505
8.315571.664404
8.41351.664301
8.512581.664196
8.612831.664088
8.714261.663978
8.816891.663865
8.920721.66375
9.025771.663632
9.132071.663511
9.239611.663388
9.348421.663262
9.458521.663132
9.569911.663
9.682611.662865
9.796641.662727
9.912011.662585
10.02871.66244
10.14681.662292
10.26631.66214
10.38721.661985
10.50961.661826
10.63331.661663
10.75861.661496
10.88531.661326
11.01341.661151
11.14321.660973
11.27441.66079
11.40721.660602
11.54151.660411
11.67741.660214
11.81491.660013
11.95411.659807
12.09491.659597
12.23731.659381
12.38141.65916
12.52721.658933
12.67471.658702
12.8241.658464
12.9751.658221
13.12781.657972
13.28241.657717
13.43891.657456
13.59711.657188
13.75721.656915
13.91931.656634
14.08321.656346
14.2491.656052
14.41681.65575
14.58661.655441
14.75841.655125
14.93221.6548
15.10811.654468
15.2861.654127
15.4661.653779
15.64811.653421
15.83241.653055
16.01891.65268
16.20751.652295
16.39841.651901
16.59151.651497
16.78691.651083
16.98461.650659
17.18461.650225
17.3871.649779
17.59171.649323
17.79891.648855
18.00851.648375
18.22061.647883
18.43521.647379
18.65231.646863
18.8721.646333
19.09421.64579
19.31911.645233
19.54661.644662
19.77681.644077
20.00971.643477
20.24531.642861
20.48371.64223
20.7251.641583
20.9691.640919
21.2161.640239
21.46581.639541
21.71861.638824
21.97441.63809
22.23321.637336
22.4951.636563
22.75991.63577
23.0281.634956
23.29921.634121
23.57361.633265
23.85121.632385
24.13211.631483
24.41631.630557
24.70381.629607
24.99471.628631
25.28911.62763
25.58691.626602
25.88821.625547
26.19311.624463
26.50161.62335
26.81371.622208
27.12941.621034
27.44891.619829
27.77221.618591
28.09921.61732
28.43021.616013
28.7651.614671
29.10371.613292
29.44651.611875
29.79321.610418
30.14411.608921
30.49911.607382
30.85831.6058
31.22171.604173
31.58941.602501
31.96141.60078
32.33781.599011
32.71861.597191
33.10391.595319
33.49381.593392
33.88821.591409
34.28731.589369
34.69111.587268
35.09971.585106
35.5131.582879
35.93121.580585
36.35441.578223
36.78251.57579
37.21571.573282
37.6541.570698
38.09741.568035
38.54611.565289
391.562457

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