Optical constants

Refractive index of (C37H24O6N2)n (Polyetherimide, PEI)

Zhang et al. 2020: n,k 0.4–20 µm

Data
tabulated nk
Range
0.4–19.94 µm
Points
617
Licence
CC0-1.0

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At one wavelength

Range 0.4–19.94 µm
Refractive index n
1.62614
Extinction coefficient k
3.47520e-06
Permittivity ε1
2.64432
Permittivity ε2
1.13023e-05
Absorption coefficient α
0.743204 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
2.69105e+07 nm
Abbe number Vd
—
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.02 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.63789
Group velocity dispersion
— fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
— 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

# (C37H24O6N2)n (Polyetherimide, PEI): Zhang et al. 2020: n,k 0.4–20 µm
polyetherimide = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("organic", "polyetherimide", "Zhang", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(polyetherimide.range_nm)  # (400, 19942) nm
eps = polyetherimide.eps([633])  # complex permittivity

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Comments and conditions

Normal temperature and pressure. Manufacturer: Winning engineering plastic, China.

References

1) X. Zhang, J. Qiu, X. Li, J. Zhao, L. Liu. Complex refractive indices measurements of polymers in visible and near-infrared bands. Appl. Opt. 59, 2337-2344 (2020) (0.4-2 µm)
2) X. Zhang, J. Qiu, J. Zhao, X. Li, L. Liu. Complex refractive indices measurements of polymers in infrared bands. J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transf. 252, 107063 (2020) (2-20 µm)
  • doi:10.1364/ao.383831 Complex refractive indices measurements of polymers in visible and near-infrared bands, Applied Optics (2020)
  • doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2020.107063 Complex refractive indices measurements of polymers in infrared bands, Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer (2020)

Cite

Xiaoning Zhang, Jun Qiu, Xingcan Li, Junming Zhao and Linhua Liu. Complex refractive indices measurements of polymers in visible and near-infrared bands. Applied Optics, 59, 2337 (2020), doi:10.1364/ao.383831; Xiaoning Zhang, Jun Qiu, Junming Zhao, Xingcan Li and Linhua Liu. Complex refractive indices measurements of polymers in infrared bands. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 252, 107063 (2020), doi:10.1016/j.jqsrt.2020.107063; Data from the refractiveindex.info database (M. N. Polyanskiy, Sci. Data 11, 94 (2024), doi:10.1038/s41597-023-02898-2)

Data

617 rows as published
(C37H24O6N2)n (Polyetherimide, PEI), Zhang et al. 2020: n,k 0.4–20 µm: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.41.654897.4e-05
0.411.651258.63e-05
0.421.647924.87e-05
0.431.645033.01e-05
0.441.64282.2e-05
0.451.640961.72e-05
0.461.638931.38e-05
0.471.637551.15e-05
0.481.635869.66e-06
0.491.634158.47e-06
0.51.633337.53e-06
0.511.63226.76e-06
0.521.630766.13e-06
0.531.629485.59e-06
0.541.6295.08e-06
0.551.627954.67e-06
0.561.627464.28e-06
0.571.626533.96e-06
0.581.626293.65e-06
0.591.626093.42e-06
0.61.624393.17e-06
0.611.624012.98e-06
0.621.623922.77e-06
0.631.62252.6e-06
0.641.622732.42e-06
0.651.622042.32e-06
0.661.621852.16e-06
0.671.620572.09e-06
0.681.621391.94e-06
0.691.62041.84e-06
0.71.620581.74e-06
0.711.619721.73e-06
0.721.619961.58e-06
0.731.619531.6e-06
0.741.618651.56e-06
0.751.618651.45e-06
0.761.619751.44e-06
0.771.617841.42e-06
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0.791.618081.3e-06
0.81.618481.31e-06
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0.841.61781.16e-06
0.851.620559.67e-07
0.861.620421.1e-06
0.871.620419.9e-07
0.881.620264.19e-06
0.891.620273.69e-06
0.91.620184.32e-06
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0.921.619998.81e-07
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0.941.619771.64e-06
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0.961.619761.59e-06
0.971.619578.12e-07
0.981.619491.37e-06
0.991.619382.84e-06
1.01.619513.76e-06
1.011.619491.9e-06
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1.031.617281.6e-06
1.041.617841.66e-06
1.051.617251.66e-06
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2.23871.618030.000114
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2.25821.61830.0165
2.26611.618140.0167
2.27811.617410.00167
2.28611.61710.00126
2.29831.61720.00173
2.30651.616350.0021
2.31881.615670.00108
2.32721.61660.000633
2.33981.618040.00148
2.34821.618320.00213
2.35681.61770.00171
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2.37841.616020.00209
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2.40931.6180.00155
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2.45961.617020.016
2.4691.61660.000176
2.47841.6160.00016
2.4881.615670.000152
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2.50721.615450.00015
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2.641.614980.000108
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2.66711.615420.000113
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9.67331.69310.0153
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9.81991.678880.0417
9.89491.697670.0411
9.9711.700090.022
10.0481.688210.0133
10.1271.679230.013
10.2071.672120.0122
10.2881.666070.0137
10.371.661720.0173
10.4531.65910.0191
10.5381.657070.0186
10.6251.650580.0166
10.7131.638060.0216
10.8021.636690.0375
10.8931.649280.043
10.9851.651910.0339
11.0791.642350.0315
11.1741.63530.0355
11.2721.631310.038
11.371.625410.0393
11.4711.610370.044
11.5731.591710.0696
11.6781.60050.118
11.7841.650370.148
11.8921.70310.131
12.0021.724260.0913
12.1141.718850.0595
12.2291.705940.0426
12.3451.690.0316
12.4641.670190.0303
12.5851.657510.042
12.7081.655550.0634
12.8341.67420.0757
12.9621.693160.0576
13.0931.678650.0336
13.2271.64440.0476
13.3631.653730.0972
13.5021.711840.101
13.6451.731540.0532
13.791.711430.0277
13.9381.693970.0222
14.0891.678820.0223
14.2441.669360.0298
14.4031.666110.0395
14.5641.671030.0507
14.731.685110.0517
14.8991.691490.0374
15.0721.687130.0234
15.251.676470.0175
15.4311.657480.0159
15.6171.634270.0324
15.8081.638860.0734
16.0031.68510.0889
16.2031.714680.0564
16.4081.705510.03
16.6181.691390.0244
16.8341.678770.0249
17.0561.670140.0295
17.2831.664650.0363
17.5171.663660.0458
17.7571.669680.0514
18.0031.675670.0553
18.2571.685830.0597
18.5181.696550.0563
18.7861.698990.048
19.0621.69640.0419
19.3471.698310.0378
19.641.700150.0311
19.9421.698810.0322

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
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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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