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Term: complex refractive index
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Symbol: n ^ ( λ ) MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqipG0dh9qqWrVepG0dbbL8F4rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaiqaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaiqad6gagaqcamaabm aabaGaeq4UdWgacaGLOaGaayzkaaaaaa@3992@
Definition: complex value where the real part is the refractive index and the imaginary part is related to the spectral absorption index

n ^ ( λ )=n( λ )−iκ( λ ) MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagCart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHXgaruavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGeaGqipG0dh9qqWrVepG0dbbL8F4rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaqFn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpeWZqaaiqaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaiqad6gagaqcamaabmaabaGaeq4UdWgacaGLOaGaayzkaaGaeyypa0JaamOBamaabmaabaGaeq4UdWgacaGLOaGaayzkaaGaeyOeI0IaaeyAaiabeQ7aRnaabmaabaGaeq4UdWgacaGLOaGaayzkaaaaaa@458E@

where n(λ) is the refractive index at wavelength λ, κ(λ) is the spectral absorption index and i= −1 MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagCart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHXgaruavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGeaGqipG0dh9qqWrVepG0dbbL8F4rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaqFn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpeWZqaaiqaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaiaabMgacqGH9aqpdaGcaaqaaiabgkHiTiaaigdaaSqabaaaaa@3905@

Note 1 to entry: The complex refractive index has unit one.

Note 2 to entry: This entry was numbered 845-04-103 in IEC 60050-845:1987.


Publication date:2020-12
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Internal notes:2022-08-15: Editorial correction "where where" corrected to "where". JGO
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