This page gives the equation for the index of refraction for various materials

Note that λ is in microns for all of these equations.

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{First[#], indexofrefraction[First[#], λ]} & /@ sell // TableForm

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BK7 (2.2718929` + 4.9240991`*^-7/λ^8 - 7.6472536`*^-6/λ^6 + 0.00020816965`/λ^4 + 0.010592509000000002`/λ^2 - 0.010108077` λ^2)^(1/2)
Fused_Silica (1 + (0.8974793999999999` λ^2)/(-97.93400253792099` + λ^2) + (0.4079426` λ^2)/(-0.013512063073960003` + λ^2) + (0.6961663` λ^2)/(-0.00467914825849` + λ^2))^(1/2)
SSK4 (2.5707849` + 4.5044789999999997`*^-7/λ^8 + 1.2686469`*^-7/λ^6 + 0.00027742702`/λ^4 + 0.016170751`/λ^2 - 0.009257764` λ^2)^(1/2)
Ti:Al2O3_o (1 + (5.3414021` λ^2)/(-325.017834119001` + λ^2) + (0.65054713` λ^2)/(-0.014238264705639998` + λ^2) + (1.4313493` λ^2)/(-0.005279926101609999` + λ^2))^(1/2)
Ti:Al2O3_e (1 + (6.5927379` λ^2)/(-402.89513977350396` + λ^2) + (0.55069141` λ^2)/(-0.014799428078409999` + λ^2) + (1.5039759` λ^2)/(-0.005480263229439999` + λ^2))^(1/2)
calcite_o (1 + (0.6845` λ^2)/(-49.070025` + λ^2) + (0.0009` λ^2)/(-0.038809` + λ^2) + (0.8391` λ^2)/(-0.019880999999999996` + λ^2) + (0.8558999999999999` λ^2)/(-0.00345744` + λ^2))^(1/2)
calcite_e (1 + (0.317` λ^2)/(-131.515024` + λ^2) + (0.09880000000000001` λ^2)/(-0.020163999999999998` + λ^2) + (1.0856` λ^2)/(-0.006236260899999999` + λ^2))^(1/2)
quartz_o (1 + (1.685299` λ^2)/(-430.2305639999999` + λ^2) + (0.56538` λ^2)/(-78.21633599999998` + λ^2) + (0.175912` λ^2)/(-0.014160999999999998` + λ^2) + (0.517852` λ^2)/(-0.011236000000000003` + λ^2) + (0.663044` λ^2)/(-0.0036` + λ^2))^(1/2)
quartz_e (1 + (1.807613` λ^2)/(-39085.29000000001` + λ^2) + (0.539173` λ^2)/(-77.299264` + λ^2) + (0.214792` λ^2)/(-0.014160999999999998` + λ^2) + (0.503511` λ^2)/(-0.011236000000000003` + λ^2) + (0.665721` λ^2)/(-0.0036` + λ^2))^(1/2)
SF6 (3.1195007` + 0.000026671014`/λ^8 - 0.00021953184`/λ^6 + 0.0031800214`/λ^4 + 0.044330651000000006`/λ^2 - 0.01090258` λ^2)^(1/2)
SF14 (2.9826955` + 0.000026700784`/λ^8 - 0.00021913665`/λ^6 + 0.0029250972000000003`/λ^4 + 0.035994978`/λ^2 - 0.011720090999999998` λ^2)^(1/2)
SF18 (2.8577802` + 0.000012078466000000002`/λ^8 - 0.000074064352`/λ^6 + 0.0017143327999999999`/λ^4 + 0.033023767`/λ^2 - 0.0094889259` λ^2)^(1/2)
air 1 + (2726.4300000000003` + 0.355`/λ^4 + 12.287999999999998`/λ^2)/10000000
CaF2 (1 + (3.8484723` λ^2)/(-1200.5559729216` + λ^2) + (0.4710914` λ^2)/(-0.010078332802809998` + λ^2) + (0.5675888` λ^2)/(-0.002526429987596025` + λ^2))^(1/2)
SF11 (1 + (1.1749087` λ^2)/(-121.92271642704401` + λ^2) + (0.31116897` λ^2)/(-0.061596047373960114` + λ^2) + (1.738484` λ^2)/(-0.013606860887402497` + λ^2))^(1/2)
LaSFN9 (1 + (1.9290075` λ^2)/(-166.256551190601` + λ^2) + (0.3204353` λ^2)/(-0.0527381763462436` + λ^2) + (1.9788819` λ^2)/(-0.011853726430032399` + λ^2))^(1/2)
BBO_o (2.7405` - 0.0155` λ^2 + 0.0184`/(-0.0179` + λ^2))^(1/2)
BBO_e (2.373` - 0.0044` λ^2 + 0.0128`/(-0.015600000000000001` + λ^2))^(1/2)
BBO_o_web (1.46357` + (0.00166` λ^2)/(-30.` + λ^2) + (1.26172` λ^2)/(-0.01628` + λ^2))^(1/2)
BBO_e_web (1.40567` + (0.01644` λ^2)/(-30.` + λ^2) + (0.95869` λ^2)/(-0.01431` + λ^2))^(1/2)
Al203_o_web (1.5586` + (5.36043` λ^2)/(-325.66` + λ^2) + (1.52365` λ^2)/(-0.01097` + λ^2))^(1/2)
Al203_e_web (1.78109` + (0.33938999999999997` λ^2)/(-17.03` + λ^2) + (1.27616` λ^2)/(-0.01242` + λ^2))^(1/2)
quartz_o_web (1.30979` + (1.20328` λ^2)/(-108.58399999999999` + λ^2) + (1.04683` λ^2)/(-0.010249999999999999` + λ^2))^(1/2)
quartz_e_web (1.32888` + (0.9712099999999999` λ^2)/(-84.261` + λ^2) + (1.05487` λ^2)/(-0.01053` + λ^2))^(1/2)
KDP_o (1.4531` + (1.09079` λ^2)/(-35.577` + λ^2) + (0.80641` λ^2)/(-0.012669999999999999` + λ^2))^(1/2)
KDP_e (1.42976` + (0.39758` λ^2)/(-51.618` + λ^2) + (0.7038599999999999` λ^2)/(-0.012310000000000001` + λ^2))^(1/2)
TiK1 (2.1573978` + 5.446906`*^-7/λ^8 - 5.506363999999999`*^-6/λ^6 + 0.00021822593`/λ^4 + 0.010457582`/λ^2 - 0.0084004189` λ^2)^(1/2)
PK2 (2.2770533` + 1.0967718`*^-6/λ^8 - 0.000019602856`/λ^6 + 0.00029001564`/λ^4 + 0.010188354`/λ^2 - 0.010532010000000001` λ^2)^(1/2)
K5 (2.2850299` + 3.2131234000000003`*^-7/λ^8 - 2.1314913`*^-6/λ^6 + 0.00020765657000000002`/λ^4 + 0.011806783000000001`/λ^2 - 0.008601072500000001` λ^2)^(1/2)
KF9 (2.2824396` + 7.7105911`*^-7/λ^8 - 4.999895999999999`*^-7/λ^6 + 0.00027803535`/λ^4 + 0.013442645`/λ^2 - 0.0085960174` λ^2)^(1/2)
BaLK1 (2.2966923` + 3.1429703`*^-7/λ^8 - 2.0306838`*^-6/λ^6 + 0.00019908305`/λ^4 + 0.011907234`/λ^2 - 0.0082975549` λ^2)^(1/2)
KzF6 (2.2934044` + 1.1227905000000001`*^-6/λ^8 - 9.935409`*^-6/λ^6 + 0.00034833226`/λ^4 + 0.013319863000000001`/λ^2 - 0.010346122` λ^2)^(1/2)
ZK1 (2.3157951` + 7.3735801`*^-7/λ^8 - 8.2854201`*^-6/λ^6 + 0.00026311111999999996`/λ^4 + 0.012329645`/λ^2 - 0.0087493905` λ^2)^(1/2)
LLF1 (2.3505162` + 1.7175517`*^-6/λ^8 - 6.987571800000001`*^-6/λ^6 + 0.00042811388`/λ^4 + 0.015750853`/λ^2 - 0.0085306451` λ^2)^(1/2)
Ultran_30 (2.3677942` + 1.0473652`*^-7/λ^8 - 4.985438`*^-7/λ^6 + 0.00013105575`/λ^4 + 0.010509568`/λ^2 - 0.006081890600000001` λ^2)^(1/2)
PSK3 (2.3768193` - 1.7478706`*^-7/λ^8 + 6.4250626999999995`*^-6/λ^6 + 0.00011916606000000001`/λ^4 + 0.012167148000000001`/λ^2 - 0.010146514` λ^2)^(1/2)
BaK1 (2.4333007` + 6.2209005`*^-7/λ^8 - 6.194610100000001`*^-6/λ^6 + 0.00026798268`/λ^4 + 0.013893511999999998`/λ^2 - 0.008493135300000001` λ^2)^(1/2)
BaLF4 (2.4528366` + 1.5924415`*^-6/λ^8 - 0.000020489836`/λ^6 + 0.00043046688`/λ^4 + 0.014552794`/λ^2 - 0.009204767800000001` λ^2)^(1/2)
LF5 (2.444176` + 2.3742896999999998`*^-6/λ^8 - 4.1973155`*^-6/λ^6 + 0.00054129697`/λ^4 + 0.019000697`/λ^2 - 0.0083059695` λ^2)^(1/2)
LgSK2 (2.475076` + 4.3959703`*^-7/λ^8 - 1.6868474`*^-6/λ^6 + 0.00022990560000000002`/λ^4 + 0.01389321`/λ^2 - 0.0054304528` λ^2)^(1/2)
FF5 (2.4743324` + 0.000011136008`/λ^8 - 0.00011038744`/λ^6 + 0.0014497732000000002`/λ^4 + 0.019293801`/λ^2 - 0.010955337999999998` λ^2)^(1/2)
SK4 (2.5585228` + 1.2673354999999998`*^-7/λ^8 - 3.413013`*^-6/λ^6 + 0.00021134477999999997`/λ^4 + 0.01515182`/λ^2 - 0.0098824951` λ^2)^(1/2)
KzFSN4 (2.5293446` + 2.0042905000000003`*^-6/λ^8 - 0.000011717987000000001`/λ^6 + 0.00054759655`/λ^4 + 0.018586164999999998`/λ^2 - 0.013234586` λ^2)^(1/2)
F2 (2.5554063` + 4.5365168999999996`*^-6/λ^8 - 0.00024011703999999998`/λ^6 + 0.00086924972`/λ^4 + 0.022494787000000002`/λ^2 - 0.008874615` λ^2)^(1/2)
BaSF10 (2.653125` + 3.6962325`*^-6/λ^8 - 0.000013407389999999999`/λ^6 + 0.00073535957`/λ^4 + 0.022995643`/λ^2 - 0.0081388553` λ^2)^(1/2)
BaF10 (2.734621` + 4.9257931`*^-6/λ^8 - 0.000068388552`/λ^6 + 0.00099990536`/λ^4 + 0.018562336999999998`/λ^2 - 0.012490460000000002` λ^2)^(1/2)
LaK10 (2.8984614` + 1.7993601`*^-6/λ^8 - 0.000017297314`/λ^6 + 0.00054506921`/λ^4 + 0.020985037`/λ^2 - 0.014857039` λ^2)^(1/2)
TaC2 (2.9717137` + 5.3191242`*^-6/λ^8 - 0.00008861410400000001`/λ^6 + 0.00094072283`/λ^4 + 0.020162868`/λ^2 - 0.014952593` λ^2)^(1/2)
NbF1 (2.9753491` + 7.344434999999999`*^-6/λ^8 - 0.00011887388`/λ^6 + 0.001198038`/λ^4 + 0.021096383`/λ^2 - 0.01461347` λ^2)^(1/2)
LaF2 (2.9673787` + 2.3202213`*^-6/λ^8 - 7.5645417`*^-6/λ^6 + 0.00063171596`/λ^4 + 0.025088607`/λ^2 - 0.010978767` λ^2)^(1/2)
SF6 (3.1195007` + 0.000026671014`/λ^8 - 0.00021953184`/λ^6 + 0.0031800214`/λ^4 + 0.044330651000000006`/λ^2 - 0.01090258` λ^2)^(1/2)
TaFD5 (3.2729098` - 4.0485659`*^-6/λ^8 + 0.00011215427`/λ^6 + 0.000068221381`/λ^4 + 0.033451363`/λ^2 - 0.012888257` λ^2)^(1/2)
HTF-1 (2.0633034` - 2.0668501`*^-6/λ^8 + 0.000038123441`/λ^6 - 0.00019110559`/λ^4 + 0.007176516`/λ^2 - 0.0032906345` λ^2)^(1/2)
TiF1 (2.2473124` + 2.6364065`*^-6/λ^8 - 2.1564809`*^-6/λ^6 + 0.00042650638`/λ^4 + 0.012493525`/λ^2 - 0.0089044058` λ^2)^(1/2)
FK5 (2.1887621` + 3.4588009999999996`*^-7/λ^8 - 5.2843067000000005`*^-6/λ^6 + 0.00014560516`/λ^4 + 0.0089915232`/λ^2 - 0.009557200699999999` λ^2)^(1/2)
FK5_1 (1 + (0.91316627` λ^2)/(-98.63717712695001` + λ^2) + (0.1521077` λ^2)/(-0.0193097787697369` + λ^2) + (1.0363307` λ^2)/(-0.006025284021026209` + λ^2))^(1/2)
Ultran_30_1 (1 + (0.34711` λ^2)/(-62.572846090000006` + λ^2) + (1.36689` λ^2)/(-0.007971989795999999` + λ^2))^(1/2)
BaLF4_1 (1 + (1.0161519` λ^2)/(-116.79047089729598` + λ^2) + (0.19811351` λ^2)/(-0.030013441957454395` + λ^2) + (1.2538539` λ^2)/(-0.007336751701080439` + λ^2))^(1/2)
KzFSN4_1 (1 + (0.85913757` λ^2)/(-68.69219383608517` + λ^2) + (0.16462680999999998` λ^2)/(-0.040725726213945594` + λ^2) + (1.3837497` λ^2)/(-0.008992581155466839` + λ^2))^(1/2)
fused_germania (1 + (0.85416831` λ^2)/(-140.23132980876102` + λ^2) + (0.71815848` λ^2)/(-0.02370555994921` + λ^2) + (0.8068664200000001` λ^2)/(-0.0047572209302121` + λ^2))^(1/2)
BS-39B (1 + (1.6465` λ^2)/(-224.430361` + λ^2) + (1.7441` λ^2)/(-0.013340250000000001` + λ^2))^(1/2)
CORTRAN_9754 (1 + (1.31792` λ^2)/(-184.31374948840002` + λ^2) + (0.04059` λ^2)/(-0.056705896900000004` + λ^2) + (1.6657` λ^2)/(-0.0117332224` + λ^2))^(1/2)
IRG_2 (1 + (2.88166` λ^2)/(-305.65738696359995` + λ^2) + (0.35738` λ^2)/(-0.053425699599999994` + λ^2) + (2.0767` λ^2)/(-0.0132066064` + λ^2))^(1/2)
IRG_9 (1 + (0.6687700000000001` λ^2)/(-133.81862400000003` + λ^2) + (1.1852` λ^2)/(-0.007115428609` + λ^2))^(1/2)
IRG_11 (1 + (0.4346` λ^2)/(-69.82273599999999` + λ^2) + (1.7531` λ^2)/(-0.014042250000000003` + λ^2))^(1/2)
HTF-1_1 (1 + (0.80098` λ^2)/(-229.76193241` + λ^2) + (1.06375` λ^2)/(-0.006234365764` + λ^2))^(1/2)
ZBLA (1 + (2.76` λ^2)/(-676.` + λ^2) + (1.291` λ^2)/(-0.00938961` + λ^2))^(1/2)
ZBLAN (1 + (2.77` λ^2)/(-625.` + λ^2) + (1.168` λ^2)/(-0.009101159999999997` + λ^2))^(1/2)
Arsenic_trisulfide (1 + (0.9569903` λ^2)/(-749.9984732099999` + λ^2) + (0.1188704` λ^2)/(-0.2025` + λ^2) + (0.8765134` λ^2)/(-0.12249999999999998` + λ^2) + (1.9222979` λ^2)/(-0.0625` + λ^2) + (1.8983678` λ^2)/(-0.0225` + λ^2))^(1/2)
Arsenic_triselenide (1 + (6.6906` λ^2)/(-0.12027024` + λ^2))^(1/2)
AMTIR-1/TI-20 (1 + (0.6039` λ^2)/(-1025.4084839999998` + λ^2) + (5.298` λ^2)/(-0.0841406049` + λ^2))^(1/2)
AMTIR-3/TI-1173 (1 + (1.4536` λ^2)/(-1824.485796` + λ^2) + (5.8505` λ^2)/(-0.08521728640000001` + λ^2))^(1/2)
AMTIR-3/TI-1173_1 (1 + (1.064` λ^2)/(-1470.9526090000002` + λ^2) + (5.8357` λ^2)/(-0.08971223040000001` + λ^2))^(1/2)
AgC1 (1 + (4.300785` λ^2)/(-5020.747043272901` + λ^2) + (0.9461465` λ^2)/(-0.05947213793481` + λ^2) + (2.062508` λ^2)/(-0.010796332149159999` + λ^2))^(1/2)
ALON (1 + (4.582` λ^2)/(-356.0014240000001` + λ^2) + (2.1375` λ^2)/(-0.010518553600000003` + λ^2))^(1/2)
BaF2 (1 + (3.8261` λ^2)/(-2151.6981049599995` + λ^2) + (0.5067619999999999` λ^2)/(-0.0120297024` + λ^2) + (0.643356` λ^2)/(-0.003339568521` + λ^2))^(1/2)
Bi12GeO20_BGO (1 + (4.601` λ^2)/(-0.058564` + λ^2))^(1/2)
BP (1 + (6.841` λ^2)/(-0.071289` + λ^2))^(1/2)
C_diamond (1 + (0.3306` λ^2)/(-0.030624999999999996` + λ^2) + (4.3356` λ^2)/(-0.011236000000000003` + λ^2))^(1/2)
CdTe (1 + (3.2243821` λ^2)/(-5193.55159569` + λ^2) + (6.1977889` λ^2)/(-0.10053275076099999` + λ^2))^(1/2)
CsBr (1 + (2.847172` λ^2)/(-14164.689240250002` + λ^2) + (0.8303809` λ^2)/(-0.027939690812889995` + λ^2) + (0.95337864` λ^2)/(-0.00820189243449` + λ^2))^(1/2)
CsI (1 + (3.3605359` λ^2)/(-25921.` + λ^2) + (0.39743178` λ^2)/(-0.04494400000000001` + λ^2) + (0.285518` λ^2)/(-0.032761` + λ^2) + (1.0080886` λ^2)/(-0.021491560000000003` + λ^2) + (0.34617251000000004` λ^2)/(-0.00052701007489` + λ^2))^(1/2)
GaP (1 + (2.056` λ^2)/(-757.3503999999998` + λ^2) + (2.57` λ^2)/(-0.11902500000000002` + λ^2) + (4.131` λ^2)/(-0.05475599999999999` + λ^2) + (1.39` λ^2)/(-0.029583999999999996` + λ^2))^(1/2)
HfO2:9.8%Y2O3 (1 + (10.41` λ^2)/(-735.4944` + λ^2) + (1.9558` λ^2)/(-0.024006403600000007` + λ^2) + (1.345` λ^2)/(-0.00401956` + λ^2))^(1/2)
KTaO3 (1 + (3.591` λ^2)/(-0.037249000000000004` + λ^2))^(1/2)
LiF (1 + (6.96747` λ^2)/(-1075.1841` + λ^2) + (0.9254899999999999` λ^2)/(-0.005440537600000001` + λ^2))^(1/2)
MgA12O4 (1 + (3.0755` λ^2)/(-250.462276` + λ^2) + (1.8938` λ^2)/(-0.009884336400000002` + λ^2))^(1/2)
MgO (1 + (7.808527` λ^2)/(-723.2345247204` + λ^2) + (0.8460084999999999` λ^2)/(-0.018911860416160005` + λ^2) + (1.111033` λ^2)/(-0.0050760637622500005` + λ^2))^(1/2)
PbF2 (1 + (2007.8865` λ^2)/(-634690.5616865961` + λ^2) + (0.01670641` λ^2)/(-0.07910444815131691` + λ^2) + (1.3086319` λ^2)/(-0.0293932337247025` + λ^2) + (0.66959342` λ^2)/(-1.2187779209999998`*^-7 + λ^2))^(1/2)
PbS (1 + (133.20000000000002` λ^2)/(-19881.` + λ^2) + (15.9` λ^2)/(-0.5929` + λ^2))^(1/2)
PbSe (1 + (21.099999999999998` λ^2)/(-1.8769000000000002` + λ^2))^(1/2)
PbTe (1 + (30.046` λ^2)/(-2.4429689999999997` + λ^2))^(1/2)
Si (1 + (1.5413341` λ^2)/(-1.218816`*^6 + λ^2) + (0.003043475` λ^2)/(-1.2876602859014399` + λ^2) + (10.668429` λ^2)/(-0.09091219374192008` + λ^2))^(1/2)
b-SiC (1 + (5.5705` λ^2)/(-0.026732250000000003` + λ^2))^(1/2)
SrF2 (1 + (3.8484723` λ^2)/(-1200.5559729216` + λ^2) + (0.37140533` λ^2)/(-0.0116662184254729` + λ^2) + (0.67805894` λ^2)/(-0.0031685517162120995` + λ^2))^(1/2)
SrTiO3 (1 + (30.83326` λ^2)/(-1101.3145783235998` + λ^2) + (1.170065` λ^2)/(-0.08720716923395999` + λ^2) + (3.042143` λ^2)/(-0.021782867136040003` + λ^2))^(1/2)
T1[Br_I]KRS-6 (1 + (12.380234000000002` λ^2)/(-27089.8681` + λ^2) + (0.045133660000000006` λ^2)/(-0.2025` + λ^2) + (1.1210424` λ^2)/(-0.12249999999999998` + λ^2) + (1.6675593` λ^2)/(-0.0625` + λ^2) + (1.8293958` λ^2)/(-0.0225` + λ^2))^(1/2)
Y3A15O12 (1 + (3.705` λ^2)/(-317.730625` + λ^2) + (2.293` λ^2)/(-0.01199025` + λ^2))^(1/2)
Y2O3 (1 + (3.935` λ^2)/(-526.060096` + λ^2) + (2.578` λ^2)/(-0.019237689999999998` + λ^2))^(1/2)
b-ZnS (1 + (2.7312353` λ^2)/(-1148.2989486336003` + λ^2) + (0.33904026` λ^2)/(-0.09874065629966759` + λ^2) + (3.7606868` λ^2)/(-0.030955481798890003` + λ^2))^(1/2)
ZnSe (1 + (2.8955633` λ^2)/(-2208.4919592140245` + λ^2) + (0.62776557` λ^2)/(-0.14347625806276` + λ^2) + (4.2980149` λ^2)/(-0.036888195969000004` + λ^2))^(1/2)
ZrO2:12%Y2O3 (1 + (9.452943` λ^2)/(-591.4901251249` + λ^2) + (2.117788` λ^2)/(-0.027801894121` + λ^2) + (1.347091` λ^2)/(-0.003911626849` + λ^2))^(1/2)
Corning1737F_A (1 - (5.2862003` λ^2)/(-0.027821375982708094` + λ^2) + (18.820524` λ^2)/(-0.014421732993870402` + λ^2) - (12.284586` λ^2)/(-0.008247337888671024` + λ^2))^(1/2)
Corning1737F_B (2.2511291` - 0.00050109523`/λ^8 + 0.0056759518`/λ^6 - 0.022507972`/λ^4 + 0.048972575000000004`/λ^2 + 0.0047428948` λ^2)^(1/2)
Corning1737F_C (-191.18116999999998` + (251.42104` λ^2)/(-0.000033182888` + λ^2) - (57.985043000000005` λ^2)/(0.00014625029` + λ^2))^(1/2)

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