Optical constants

Refractive index of ZnO (Zinc monoxide)

Aguilar et al. 2019: n,k 0.3–3.2 µm

Data
tabulated nk
Range
0.3–3.2 µm
Points
581
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

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At one wavelength

Range 0.3–3.2 µm
Refractive index n
1.78428
Extinction coefficient k
0.0462759
Permittivity ε1
3.18151
Permittivity ε2
0.165138
Absorption coefficient α
9896.53 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
2020.91 nm
Abbe number Vd
—
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.2 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.9018
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

# ZnO (Zinc monoxide): Aguilar et al. 2019: n,k 0.3–3.2 µm
zno = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("main", "ZnO", "Aguilar", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(zno.range_nm)  # (300, 3200) nm
eps = zno.eps([633])  # complex permittivity

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Comments and conditions

ZnO thin film.

References

O. Aguilar, S. de Castro, M. P. F. Godoy, M. R. S. Dias. Optoelectronic characterization of Zn1-xCdxO thin films as an alternative to photonic crystals in organic solar cells. Opt. Mater. Express 9, 3638-3648 (2019) (Numerical data kindly provided by Mariama Rebello de Sousa Dias)
  • doi:10.1364/ome.9.003638 Optoelectronic characterization of Zn <sub>1-x</sub> Cd <sub>x</sub> O thin films as an alternative to photonic crystals in organic solar cells, Optical Materials Express (2019)

Cite

Omar Aguilar, Suelen de Castro, Marcio P. F. Godoy and Mariama Rebello Sousa Dias. Optoelectronic characterization of Zn <sub>1-x</sub> Cd <sub>x</sub> O thin films as an alternative to photonic crystals in organic solar cells. Optical Materials Express, 9, 3638 (2019), doi:10.1364/ome.9.003638; Data from the refractiveindex.info database (M. N. Polyanskiy, Sci. Data 11, 94 (2024), doi:10.1038/s41597-023-02898-2)

Data

581 rows as published
ZnO (Zinc monoxide), Aguilar et al. 2019: n,k 0.3–3.2 µm: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.31.84030.19634
0.3051.82930.19345
0.311.81790.19401
0.3151.80740.19875
0.321.79970.20771
0.3251.79680.21992
0.331.80010.23328
0.3351.80990.24512
0.341.8250.25284
0.3451.84340.25473
0.351.86250.25023
0.3551.87980.23991
0.361.89380.22516
0.3651.90340.20768
0.371.90860.18918
0.3751.90960.17108
0.381.90740.1544
0.3851.90270.13971
0.391.89640.12725
0.3951.88940.11698
0.41.88210.10866
0.4051.87490.102
0.411.86810.096667
0.4151.86190.092362
0.421.85620.088828
0.4251.8510.08586
0.431.84630.083303
0.4351.84210.081043
0.441.83830.078999
0.4451.83470.077117
0.451.83150.075357
0.4551.82850.073695
0.461.82570.072114
0.4651.82310.070603
0.471.82060.069153
0.4751.81820.067759
0.481.8160.066416
0.4851.81390.065123
0.491.81190.063875
0.4951.80990.062671
0.51.80810.061508
0.5051.80630.060384
0.511.80460.059299
0.5151.80290.05825
0.521.80130.057235
0.5251.79980.056254
0.531.79830.055304
0.5351.79690.054385
0.541.79550.053495
0.5451.79420.052632
0.551.79290.051797
0.5551.79160.050988
0.561.79040.050203
0.5651.78920.049442
0.571.78810.048704
0.5751.7870.047987
0.581.78590.047292
0.5851.78480.046617
0.591.78380.045961
0.5951.78280.045324
0.61.78180.044705
0.6051.78090.044104
0.611.780.043519
0.6151.77910.04295
0.621.77820.042397
0.6251.77730.041858
0.631.77650.041334
0.6351.77570.040824
0.641.77490.040327
0.6451.77410.039843
0.651.77340.039372
0.6551.77270.038913
0.661.77190.038465
0.6651.77120.038029
0.671.77060.037603
0.6751.76990.037188
0.681.76920.036783
0.6851.76860.036388
0.691.7680.036002
0.6951.76740.035626
0.71.76680.035259
0.7051.76620.0349
0.711.76560.034549
0.7151.76510.034207
0.721.76450.033872
0.7251.7640.033545
0.731.76350.033226
0.7351.76290.032913
0.741.76240.032608
0.7451.76190.032309
0.751.76150.032017
0.7551.7610.031731
0.761.76050.031451
0.7651.76010.031177
0.771.75960.030909
0.7751.75920.030647
0.781.75880.03039
0.7851.75830.030139
0.791.75790.029893
0.7951.75750.029651
0.81.75710.029415
0.8051.75670.029183
0.811.75640.028956
0.8151.7560.028734
0.821.75560.028516
0.8251.75530.028302
0.831.75490.028093
0.8351.75460.027887
0.841.75420.027685
0.8451.75390.027488
0.851.75350.027294
0.8551.75320.027104
0.861.75290.026917
0.8651.75260.026734
0.871.75230.026554
0.8751.7520.026377
0.881.75170.026204
0.8851.75140.026034
0.891.75110.025867
0.8951.75080.025703
0.91.75060.025542
0.9051.75030.025383
0.911.750.025228
0.9151.74970.025075
0.921.74950.024925
0.9251.74920.024778
0.931.7490.024633
0.9351.74870.024491
0.941.74850.024351
0.9451.74830.024213
0.951.7480.024078
0.9551.74780.023945
0.961.74760.023814
0.9651.74730.023686
0.971.74710.023559
0.9751.74690.023435
0.981.74670.023313
0.9851.74650.023193
0.991.74630.023074
0.9951.74610.022958
1.01.74590.022843
1.0051.74570.022731
1.011.74550.02262
1.0151.74530.022511
1.021.74510.022403
1.0251.74490.022298
1.031.74470.022194
1.0351.74450.022091
1.041.74430.021991
1.0451.74420.021891
1.051.7440.021794
1.0551.74380.021697
1.061.74370.021603
1.0651.74350.021509
1.071.74330.021418
1.0751.74320.021327
1.081.7430.021238
1.0851.74280.02115
1.091.74270.021064
1.0951.74250.020979
1.11.74240.020895
1.1051.74220.020812
1.111.74210.020731
1.1151.74190.02065
1.121.74180.020571
1.1251.74170.020493
1.131.74150.020417
1.1351.74140.020341
1.141.74120.020267
1.1451.74110.020193
1.151.7410.020121
1.1551.74080.020049
1.161.74070.019979
1.1651.74060.01991
1.171.74050.019841
1.1751.74030.019774
1.181.74020.019707
1.1851.74010.019642
1.191.740.019577
1.1951.73990.019514
1.21.73970.019451
1.2051.73960.019389
1.211.73950.019328
1.2151.73940.019268
1.221.73930.019208
1.2251.73920.01915
1.231.73910.019092
1.2351.7390.019035
1.241.73890.018979
1.2451.73880.018924
1.251.73870.018869
1.2551.73860.018815
1.261.73850.018762
1.2651.73840.018709
1.271.73830.018658
1.2751.73820.018607
1.281.73810.018556
1.2851.7380.018507
1.291.73790.018458
1.2951.73780.018409
1.31.73770.018362
1.3051.73760.018315
1.311.73750.018268
1.3151.73740.018223
1.321.73730.018177
1.3251.73720.018133
1.331.73720.018089
1.3351.73710.018046
1.341.7370.018003
1.3451.73690.017961
1.351.73680.017919
1.3551.73670.017878
1.361.73670.017837
1.3651.73660.017797
1.371.73650.017758
1.3751.73640.017719
1.381.73640.01768
1.3851.73630.017642
1.391.73620.017605
1.3951.73610.017568
1.41.73610.017531
1.4051.7360.017495
1.411.73590.01746
1.4151.73580.017425
1.421.73580.01739
1.4251.73570.017356
1.431.73560.017323
1.4351.73560.017289
1.441.73550.017257
1.4451.73540.017224
1.451.73540.017192
1.4551.73530.017161
1.461.73520.01713
1.4651.73520.017099
1.471.73510.017069
1.4751.73510.017039
1.481.7350.017009
1.4851.73490.01698
1.491.73490.016952
1.4951.73480.016923
1.51.73470.016895
1.5051.73470.016868
1.511.73460.016841
1.5151.73460.016814
1.521.73450.016787
1.5251.73450.016761
1.531.73440.016735
1.5351.73430.01671
1.541.73430.016685
1.5451.73420.01666
1.551.73420.016635
1.5551.73410.016611
1.561.73410.016588
1.5651.7340.016564
1.571.7340.016541
1.5751.73390.016518
1.581.73390.016496
1.5851.73380.016473
1.591.73380.016452
1.5951.73370.01643
1.61.73370.016409
1.6051.73360.016388
1.611.73360.016367
1.6151.73350.016346
1.621.73350.016326
1.6251.73340.016306
1.631.73340.016287
1.6351.73330.016267
1.641.73330.016248
1.6451.73330.016229
1.651.73320.016211
1.6551.73320.016193
1.661.73310.016175
1.6651.73310.016157
1.671.7330.016139
1.6751.7330.016122
1.681.73290.016105
1.6851.73290.016088
1.691.73290.016072
1.6951.73280.016055
1.71.73280.016039
1.7051.73270.016024
1.711.73270.016008
1.7151.73270.015993
1.721.73260.015978
1.7251.73260.015963
1.731.73250.015948
1.7351.73250.015933
1.741.73250.015919
1.7451.73240.015905
1.751.73240.015891
1.7551.73240.015878
1.761.73230.015864
1.7651.73230.015851
1.771.73220.015838
1.7751.73220.015825
1.781.73220.015813
1.7851.73210.0158
1.791.73210.015788
1.7951.73210.015776
1.81.7320.015764
1.8051.7320.015753
1.811.7320.015741
1.8151.73190.01573
1.821.73190.015719
1.8251.73190.015708
1.831.73180.015697
1.8351.73180.015687
1.841.73180.015677
1.8451.73170.015666
1.851.73170.015656
1.8551.73170.015647
1.861.73160.015637
1.8651.73160.015628
1.871.73160.015618
1.8751.73160.015609
1.881.73150.0156
1.8851.73150.015591
1.891.73150.015583
1.8951.73140.015574
1.91.73140.015566
1.9051.73140.015558
1.911.73130.01555
1.9151.73130.015542
1.921.73130.015534
1.9251.73130.015527
1.931.73120.015519
1.9351.73120.015512
1.941.73120.015505
1.9451.73120.015498
1.951.73110.015491
1.9551.73110.015484
1.961.73110.015478
1.9651.7310.015471
1.971.7310.015465
1.9751.7310.015459
1.981.7310.015453
1.9851.73090.015447
1.991.73090.015441
1.9951.73090.015436
2.01.73090.01543
2.0051.73080.015425
2.011.73080.01542
2.0151.73080.015415
2.021.73080.01541
2.0251.73070.015405
2.031.73070.015401
2.0351.73070.015396
2.041.73070.015392
2.0451.73070.015387
2.051.73060.015383
2.0551.73060.015379
2.061.73060.015375
2.0651.73060.015371
2.071.73050.015368
2.0751.73050.015364
2.081.73050.015361
2.0851.73050.015357
2.091.73040.015354
2.0951.73040.015351
2.11.73040.015348
2.1051.73040.015345
2.111.73040.015342
2.1151.73030.015339
2.121.73030.015337
2.1251.73030.015334
2.131.73030.015332
2.1351.73030.01533
2.141.73020.015328
2.1451.73020.015325
2.151.73020.015324
2.1551.73020.015322
2.161.73020.01532
2.1651.73010.015318
2.171.73010.015317
2.1751.73010.015315
2.181.73010.015314
2.1851.73010.015313
2.191.730.015312
2.1951.730.01531
2.21.730.01531
2.2051.730.015309
2.211.730.015308
2.2151.72990.015307
2.221.72990.015307
2.2251.72990.015306
2.231.72990.015306
2.2351.72990.015305
2.241.72990.015305
2.2451.72980.015305
2.251.72980.015305
2.2551.72980.015305
2.261.72980.015305
2.2651.72980.015305
2.271.72980.015306
2.2751.72970.015306
2.281.72970.015306
2.2851.72970.015307
2.291.72970.015308
2.2951.72970.015308
2.31.72970.015309
2.3051.72960.01531
2.311.72960.015311
2.3151.72960.015312
2.321.72960.015313
2.3251.72960.015314
2.331.72960.015316
2.3351.72950.015317
2.341.72950.015318
2.3451.72950.01532
2.351.72950.015322
2.3551.72950.015323
2.361.72950.015325
2.3651.72940.015327
2.371.72940.015329
2.3751.72940.015331
2.381.72940.015333
2.3851.72940.015335
2.391.72940.015337
2.3951.72940.015339
2.41.72930.015341
2.4051.72930.015344
2.411.72930.015346
2.4151.72930.015349
2.421.72930.015351
2.4251.72930.015354
2.431.72930.015357
2.4351.72920.01536
2.441.72920.015362
2.4451.72920.015365
2.451.72920.015368
2.4551.72920.015371
2.461.72920.015374
2.4651.72920.015378
2.471.72920.015381
2.4751.72910.015384
2.481.72910.015388
2.4851.72910.015391
2.491.72910.015395
2.4951.72910.015398
2.51.72910.015402
2.5051.72910.015405
2.511.72910.015409
2.5151.7290.015413
2.521.7290.015417
2.5251.7290.015421
2.531.7290.015425
2.5351.7290.015429
2.541.7290.015433
2.5451.7290.015437
2.551.7290.015441
2.5551.72890.015446
2.561.72890.01545
2.5651.72890.015454
2.571.72890.015459
2.5751.72890.015463
2.581.72890.015468
2.5851.72890.015472
2.591.72890.015477
2.5951.72880.015482
2.61.72880.015487
2.6051.72880.015492
2.611.72880.015496
2.6151.72880.015501
2.621.72880.015506
2.6251.72880.015511
2.631.72880.015516
2.6351.72880.015522
2.641.72870.015527
2.6451.72870.015532
2.651.72870.015537
2.6551.72870.015543
2.661.72870.015548
2.6651.72870.015554
2.671.72870.015559
2.6751.72870.015565
2.681.72870.01557
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2.691.72860.015582
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2.71.72860.015593
2.7051.72860.015599
2.711.72860.015605
2.7151.72860.015611
2.721.72860.015617
2.7251.72860.015623
2.731.72860.015629
2.7351.72860.015635
2.741.72850.015641
2.7451.72850.015647
2.751.72850.015654
2.7551.72850.01566
2.761.72850.015666
2.7651.72850.015673
2.771.72850.015679
2.7751.72850.015686
2.781.72850.015692
2.7851.72850.015699
2.791.72850.015705
2.7951.72840.015712
2.81.72840.015719
2.8051.72840.015725
2.811.72840.015732
2.8151.72840.015739
2.821.72840.015746
2.8251.72840.015753
2.831.72840.01576
2.8351.72840.015767
2.841.72840.015774
2.8451.72840.015781
2.851.72830.015788
2.8551.72830.015795
2.861.72830.015802
2.8651.72830.015809
2.871.72830.015817
2.8751.72830.015824
2.881.72830.015831
2.8851.72830.015839
2.891.72830.015846
2.8951.72830.015854
2.91.72830.015861
2.9051.72830.015869
2.911.72820.015876
2.9151.72820.015884
2.921.72820.015891
2.9251.72820.015899
2.931.72820.015907
2.9351.72820.015914
2.941.72820.015922
2.9451.72820.01593
2.951.72820.015938
2.9551.72820.015946
2.961.72820.015954
2.9651.72820.015962
2.971.72820.01597
2.9751.72810.015978
2.981.72810.015986
2.9851.72810.015994
2.991.72810.016002
2.9951.72810.01601
3.01.72810.016018
3.0051.72810.016027
3.011.72810.016035
3.0151.72810.016043
3.021.72810.016052
3.0251.72810.01606
3.031.72810.016068
3.0351.72810.016077
3.041.72810.016085
3.0451.7280.016094
3.051.7280.016102
3.0551.7280.016111
3.061.7280.016119
3.0651.7280.016128
3.071.7280.016137
3.0751.7280.016145
3.081.7280.016154
3.0851.7280.016163
3.091.7280.016172
3.0951.7280.01618
3.11.7280.016189
3.1051.7280.016198
3.111.7280.016207
3.1151.7280.016216
3.121.72790.016225
3.1251.72790.016234
3.131.72790.016243
3.1351.72790.016252
3.141.72790.016261
3.1451.72790.01627
3.151.72790.016279
3.1551.72790.016288
3.161.72790.016298
3.1651.72790.016307
3.171.72790.016316
3.1751.72790.016325
3.181.72790.016335
3.1851.72790.016344
3.191.72790.016353
3.1951.72790.016363
3.21.72780.016372

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