Optical constants

Refractive index of Microchem SU-8 3000

Spec sheet: n 0.32–1.7 µm

Data
formula 5
Range
0.32–1.7 µm
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

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At one wavelength

Range 0.32–1.7 µm
Refractive index n
1.57407
Extinction coefficient k
0
Permittivity ε1
2.4777
Permittivity ε2
0
Absorption coefficient α
0 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
— nm
Abbe number Vd
33.735
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.084847 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.62393
Group velocity dispersion
183.563 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-1001.43 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

# Microchem SU-8 3000: Spec sheet: n 0.32–1.7 µm
mat = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("other", "Microchem_SU8_3000", "specs", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(mat.range_nm)  # (320, 1700) nm
eps = mat.eps([633])  # complex permittivity

Downloads the original record once (pinned to the imported snapshot) and caches it.

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Dispersion formula

Cauchy (formula 5), λ in µm
n=1.5525+0.00629⁢λ−2.0+0.0004⁢λ−4.0

Valid from 0.32 to 1.7 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C11.5525
C20.00629
C3-2.0
C40.0004
C5-4.0

Comments and conditions

Microchem SU-8 3000 permanent epoxy negative photoresist

References

Cite

Microchem SU-8 3000 Data Sheet, 2011; 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
Microchem SU-8 3000, Spec sheet: n 0.32–1.7 µm: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)n
0.321.652073
0.3213421.650927
0.322691.649797
0.3240441.648681
0.3254031.647579
0.3267681.646491
0.3281381.645418
0.3295141.644358
0.3308971.643312
0.3322851.642279
0.3336781.641259
0.3350781.640253
0.3364831.639259
0.3378951.638278
0.3393121.637309
0.3407351.636352
0.3421641.635408
0.3435991.634476
0.3450411.633555
0.3464881.632646
0.3479411.631748
0.3494011.630862
0.3508661.629987
0.3523381.629123
0.3538161.62827
0.35531.627427
0.356791.626595
0.3582861.625773
0.3597891.624962
0.3612981.62416
0.3628141.623369
0.3643361.622587
0.3658641.621815
0.3673981.621053
0.3689391.6203
0.3704871.619556
0.3720411.618822
0.3736011.618096
0.3751681.61738
0.3767421.616672
0.3783221.615973
0.3799091.615282
0.3815021.6146
0.3831031.613926
0.3847091.613261
0.3863231.612603
0.3879431.611954
0.3895711.611312
0.3912051.610678
0.3928451.610052
0.3944931.609434
0.3961481.608822
0.397811.608219
0.3994781.607622
0.4011541.607033
0.4028361.60645
0.4045261.605875
0.4062231.605307
0.4079261.604745
0.4096371.60419
0.4113561.603642
0.4130811.6031
0.4148141.602565
0.4165541.602036
0.4183011.601513
0.4200551.600996
0.4218171.600486
0.4235861.599981
0.4253631.599483
0.4271471.59899
0.4289391.598503
0.4307381.598022
0.4325451.597546
0.4343591.597076
0.4361811.596612
0.438011.596153
0.4398481.595699
0.4416921.595251
0.4435451.594807
0.4454051.594369
0.4472741.593936
0.449151.593508
0.4510341.593085
0.4529251.592667
0.4548251.592253
0.4567331.591845
0.4586491.591441
0.4605721.591041
0.4625041.590647
0.4644441.590256
0.4663921.589871
0.4683481.589489
0.4703131.589112
0.4722861.588739
0.4742661.588371
0.4762561.588006
0.4782531.587646
0.4802591.58729
0.4822741.586938
0.4842971.586589
0.4863281.586245
0.4883681.585905
0.4904161.585568
0.4924731.585235
0.4945391.584906
0.4966131.584581
0.4986961.584259
0.5007881.583941
0.5028881.583626
0.5049981.583315
0.5071161.583007
0.5092431.582703
0.5113791.582402
0.5135241.582104
0.5156781.58181
0.5178411.581519
0.5200131.581231
0.5221941.580946
0.5243841.580665
0.5265831.580386
0.5287921.580111
0.531011.579838
0.5332371.579569
0.5354741.579302
0.537721.579038
0.5399751.578778
0.542241.57852
0.5445151.578265
0.5467991.578012
0.5490921.577762
0.5513951.577516
0.5537081.577271
0.556031.57703
0.5583631.57679
0.5607051.576554
0.5630561.57632
0.5654181.576088
0.567791.575859
0.5701711.575633
0.5725631.575409
0.5749641.575187
0.5773761.574968
0.5797981.574751
0.582231.574536
0.5846721.574323
0.5871241.574113
0.5895871.573905
0.592061.573699
0.5945431.573496
0.5970371.573294
0.5995411.573095
0.6020561.572898
0.6045811.572702
0.6071171.572509
0.6096631.572318
0.612221.572129
0.6147881.571942
0.6173671.571757
0.6199561.571573
0.6225571.571392
0.6251681.571212
0.627791.571035
0.6304231.570859
0.6330681.570685
0.6357231.570513
0.6383891.570342
0.6410671.570174
0.6437561.570007
0.6464561.569842
0.6491681.569678
0.651891.569516
0.6546251.569356
0.657371.569198
0.6601281.569041
0.6628971.568885
0.6656771.568732
0.6684691.56858
0.6712731.568429
0.6740891.56828
0.6769161.568132
0.6797551.567986
0.6826061.567842
0.6854691.567699
0.6883451.567557
0.6912321.567417
0.6941311.567278
0.6970431.56714
0.6999661.567004
0.7029021.56687
0.705851.566736
0.7088111.566604
0.7117841.566474
0.7147691.566344
0.7177681.566216
0.7207781.566089
0.7238011.565964
0.7268371.56584
0.7298861.565716
0.7329471.565595
0.7360221.565474
0.7391091.565355
0.7422091.565236
0.7453221.565119
0.7484481.565003
0.7515871.564889
0.754741.564775
0.7579061.564662
0.7610851.564551
0.7642771.564441
0.7674821.564331
0.7707021.564223
0.7739341.564116
0.777181.56401
0.780441.563905
0.7837141.563801
0.7870011.563698
0.7903021.563596
0.7936171.563495
0.7969451.563395
0.8002881.563296
0.8036451.563198
0.8070161.563101
0.8104011.563005
0.81381.56291
0.8172131.562815
0.8206411.562722
0.8240831.562629
0.8275391.562538
0.8310111.562447
0.8344961.562357
0.8379961.562268
0.8415111.56218
0.8450411.562093
0.8485851.562006
0.8521451.561921
0.8557191.561836
0.8593081.561752
0.8629121.561669
0.8665321.561586
0.8701661.561505
0.8738161.561424
0.8774811.561344
0.8811621.561265
0.8848581.561186
0.8885691.561108
0.8922961.561031
0.8960391.560955
0.8997971.560879
0.9035711.560804
0.9073611.56073
0.9111671.560657
0.9149891.560584
0.9188271.560512
0.922681.56044
0.9265511.560369
0.9304371.560299
0.9343391.56023
0.9382581.560161
0.9421941.560093
0.9461461.560026
0.9501141.559959
0.9540991.559892
0.9581011.559827
0.962121.559762
0.9661551.559697
0.9702081.559634
0.9742771.55957
0.9783641.559508
0.9824671.559446
0.9865881.559384
0.9907261.559323
0.9948821.559263
0.9990551.559203
1.003251.559144
1.007451.559086
1.011681.559027
1.015921.55897
1.020181.558913
1.024461.558856
1.028761.5588
1.033071.558745
1.037411.55869
1.041761.558635
1.046131.558581
1.050521.558528
1.054921.558475
1.059351.558423
1.063791.558371
1.068251.558319
1.072731.558268
1.077231.558217
1.081751.558167
1.086291.558118
1.090841.558068
1.095421.55802
1.100011.557971
1.104631.557924
1.109261.557876
1.113911.557829
1.118591.557783
1.123281.557736
1.127991.557691
1.132721.557645
1.137471.5576
1.142241.557556
1.147031.557512
1.151851.557468
1.156681.557425
1.161531.557382
1.16641.557339
1.171291.557297
1.176211.557256
1.181141.557214
1.186091.557173
1.191071.557133
1.196061.557092
1.201081.557052
1.206121.557013
1.211181.556974
1.216261.556935
1.221361.556896
1.226481.556858
1.231631.55682
1.236791.556783
1.241981.556746
1.247191.556709
1.252421.556673
1.257671.556637
1.262951.556601
1.268251.556565
1.273571.55653
1.278911.556495
1.284271.556461
1.289661.556426
1.295071.556392
1.30051.556359
1.305951.556326
1.311431.556293
1.316931.55626
1.322461.556227
1.3281.556195
1.333571.556163
1.339171.556132
1.344781.5561
1.350421.556069
1.356091.556039
1.361781.556008
1.367491.555978
1.373221.555948
1.378981.555918
1.384771.555889
1.390581.55586
1.396411.555831
1.402271.555802
1.408151.555774
1.414051.555746
1.419991.555718
1.425941.55569
1.431921.555663
1.437931.555636
1.443961.555609
1.450021.555582
1.45611.555556
1.462211.555529
1.468341.555503
1.47451.555478
1.480681.555452
1.486891.555427
1.493131.555402
1.499391.555377
1.505681.555352
1.5121.555328
1.518341.555304
1.524711.55528
1.53111.555256
1.537521.555232
1.543971.555209
1.550451.555186
1.556951.555163
1.563481.55514
1.570041.555118
1.576631.555095
1.583241.555073
1.589881.555051
1.596551.555029
1.603241.555008
1.609971.554986
1.616721.554965
1.62351.554944
1.630311.554923
1.637151.554902
1.644021.554882
1.650911.554862
1.657841.554842
1.664791.554822
1.671771.554802
1.678791.554782
1.685831.554763
1.69291.554743
1.71.554724

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Free-standing sample in vacuum, normal incidence
Method
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Reflectance R
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Fresnel reflection calculator

Direction
Rp
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Rs
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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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