H2O, D2O (Water, heavy water, ice)
28 datasets, together covering 0.03396–1e+07 µm. Default: Hale and Querry 1973: Water; n,k 0.2–200 µm; 25 °C.
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Datasets
Liquid water, H2O
- Hale and Querry 1973: Water; n,k 0.2–200 µm; 25 °C
- Wang et al. 2017: Water; k 1.2–1.9 µm; 22 °C
- Kedenburg et al. 2012: Water; n 0.5–1.6 µm, k 0.5–1.75 µm; 20.0 °C
- Daimon and Masumura 2007: Water; n 0.18–1.13 µm; 19.0 °C
- Daimon and Masumura 2007: Water; n 0.18–1.13 µm; 20.0 °C
- Daimon and Masumura 2007: Water; n 0.18–1.13 µm; 21.5 °C
- Daimon and Masumura 2007: Water; n 0.18–1.13 µm; 24.0 °C
- Bashkatov and Genina 2003: Water; n 0.225–1.14 µm; 20 °C
- Segelstein 1981: Water; n,k 0.034–1.0e7 µm; 25 °C
- Afsar and Hasted 1977: Water; n,k 22.22–1733 µm; 19.0 °C
Water ice
- Warren and Brandt 2008: Ice; n,k 0.00443–2e6 µm
- Warren 1984: Ice; n,k 0.00443–167 µm
- Kofman et al. 2019: Amorphous ice; n 0.210–0.757 µm; 10 K
- Kofman et al. 2019: Amorphous ice; n 0.210–0.757 µm; 30 K
- Kofman et al. 2019: Amorphous ice; n 0.210–0.757 µm; 50 K
- Kofman et al. 2019: Amorphous ice; n 0.210–0.757 µm; 70 K
- Kofman et al. 2019: Amorphous ice; n 0.210–0.757 µm; 90 K
- Kofman et al. 2019: Amorphous ice; n 0.210–0.757 µm; 110 K
- Kofman et al. 2019: Amorphous ice; n 0.210–0.757 µm; 130 K
- Kofman et al. 2019: Crystalline ice; n 0.210–0.757 µm; 150 K
Supercooled liquid water
Heavy water, D2O
Use it in Lightsmith
Load this data in Python, simulate in one more line
pip install lightsmith
import lightsmith as ls
# H2O, D2O (Water, heavy water, ice): Hale and Querry 1973: Water; n,k 0.2–200 µm; 25 °C
h2o_d2o = ls.LibraryMaterial(name="H2O", dataset="Hale-Querry")
print(h2o_d2o.range_nm) # (200, 200000) nm
eps = h2o_d2o.eps([633]) # complex permittivityShips with the library: works offline and is the library's own default dataset choice.
import lightsmith as ls
# H2O, D2O (Water, heavy water, ice): Hale and Querry 1973: Water; n,k 0.2–200 µm; 25 °C
h2o_d2o = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("main", "H2O", "Hale", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(h2o_d2o.range_nm) # (200, 200000) nm
eps = h2o_d2o.eps([633]) # complex permittivityDownloads the original record once (pinned to the imported snapshot) and caches it.
import json, urllib.request
import lightsmith as ls
url = "https://materials.lightsmith.dev/v1/datasets/ds_9e4a73518724/lightsmith"
h2o_d2o = ls.Tabulated.model_validate(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(url)))
print(h2o_d2o.source) # citation and provenance travel with the dataAny dataset here, as the library's Tabulated material (h2o/hale-querry-1973).
# ... load h2o_d2o as above, then:
sim = ls.Simulation(
particles=[ls.Particle(shape=ls.Sphere(radius_nm=50), material=h2o_d2o)],
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 wavelengthSame spec runs with DDA, FDTD, BEM or T-matrix: ls.compare(sim, ["mie", "dda"]).
Lightsmith is open source (MIT): Mie, T-matrix, BEM, DDA, FDTD, RCWA, TMM, mode solvers and inverse design behind one spec, on CPU or GPU. GitHub.
About H2O, D2O (Water, heavy water, ice)
Water (H2O) is the most abundant compound on Earth's surface. It exists in various states—liquid, solid (ice), and gas (water vapor)—each having unique optical properties. In its liquid form, water is transparent over a broad range of visible wavelengths but absorbs infrared and ultraviolet light. It serves as the basis for many solvents used in optical spectroscopy. Ice, the solid state of water, also has specific optical characteristics like birefringence and is studied for its role in atmospheric optics. Water vapor, on the other hand, can act as a selective absorber of certain wavelengths and is significant in remote sensing applications. Given its ubiquity and importance in life sciences and environmental science, understanding the optical properties of water and its various states is crucial.
Other names: H2O,D2O, Water, heavy water, ice, Water, Ice, water
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