Natural Phenomena Simulation Group

University of Waterloo

 

 


Water and Ice

  • Refractive index (real part) of water (400-2500nm), linearly interpolated from original data with a resolution of 5nm:

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    Original data source:
    K.F. Palmer and D. Williams, Optical Properties of water in the near infrared, Journal of the Optical Society of America, V.64, pp. 1107-1110, August, 1974.
 
 
  • Refractive index (real part) of water (200-1100nm):

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    Original data source:
    Release on the Refractive Index of Ordinary Water Substance as a Function of Wavelength, Temperature and Pressure, The International Association for the Properties of Water and Steam (IAPWS), Erlangen, Germany, September 1997 (7 pages).
 
 
  • Refractive index (real part) of water (200-2500nm), linearly interpolated from original data (resolution of 5nm)

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    Original data source:
    G.M. Hale and M.R. Querry, Optical Constants of Water in the 200-nm to 200-um Wavelength Region, Applied Optics, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp 555-563, March 1973.
 
 
  • Specific absorption coefficient (s.a.c.) of water (380-725nm) with a resolution of 5nm:

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    Original data source:
    R.M. Pope and E.S. Fry, Absorption spectrum (380-700nm) of pure water. II. Integrating cavity measurements, Applied Optics, V. 36, N. 33, pp. 8710-8723, November, 1997.
 
 
  • Specific absorption coefficient (s.a.c.) of water (725-2500nm) linearly interpolated from original data with a resolution of 5nm:

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    Original data source:
    K.F. Palmer and D. Williams, Optical Properties of water in the near infrared, Journal of the Optical Society of America, V.64, pp. 1107-1110, August, 1974.
 
 
  • Extinction coefficient (refractive index, imaginary part) of water (200-2500nm), linearly interpolated from original data (resolution of 5nm)

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    Original data source:
    G.M. Hale and M.R. Querry, Optical Constants of Water in the 200-nm to 200-um Wavelength Region, Applied Optics, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp 555-563, March 1973.
 
 
  • Refractive index (real part) of ice (200-2500nm), linearly interpolated from original data (resolution of 5nm)

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    Original data source:
    Stephen G. Warren and Richard E. Brandt, Optical Constants of ice from the ultraviolet to the microwave: A revised compilation, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Vol. 113, No. D14, July 2008.
 
 
  • Refractive index (imaginary part) of ice (200-2500nm), linearly interpolated from original data (resolution of 5nm)

    download matlab file

    Original data source:
    Stephen G. Warren and Richard E. Brandt, Optical Constants of ice from the ultraviolet to the microwave: A revised compilation, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Vol. 113, No. D14, July 2008.
 


 
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