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SPECTRAL LINES

Wavelengths for several spectral lines.
The refractive indices were determined for the wavelengths listed.
Refractive indices of four Schott glasses.

Lines

Glass Examples (Schott)

Fraunhofer
Designation

Element

Spectral Line

Wavelength [nm]

Spectral
Region

Crown

Flint

BK 7

BaK 1

F 2

SF 11

 

Hg

mercury line

2325.42

IR

1.48921

1.54556

1.58465 1.73294
 

Hg

mercury line

1970.09

IR

1.49495

1.55032

1.58958 1.73843
     

1550.0

IR

1.50065

1.55520

1.59487 1.74474
 

Hg

mercury line

1529.582

IR

X

X

X X
     

1500.0

IR

1.50127

1.55575

1.59550 1.74554
   

Nd laser - 3b

1318.0

IR

1.50349

X X 1.74867
     

1300.0

IR

1.50370

1.55796

1.59813 1.74901
   

Nd-YAG laser

1064.0

IR

1.50664

X X 1.75434
 

Nd

neodymium glass laser

1060.0

IR

1.50669

1.56088

1.60190

1.75445

t

Hg

mercury line

1013.98

IR

1.50731

1.56152 1.60279 1.75579
   

Nd laser - 2b

946.00

IR

1.50828

X X 1.75807
   

GaAs laser

904.00

IR

1.50893

1.56325 1.60528 1.75970

s

Cs

cesium line

852.1

IR

1.50980

1.56421 1.60671 1.76200
   

GaAs LED

840.00

IR

1.51002

    1.76260
   

GaAlAs laser

830.0

IR

1.51020

1.56466 1.60739 1.76311
     

821.0

IR

1.51037

1.56485 1.60768 1.76359
     

786.0

IR

1.51106

1.56564 1.60889 1.76558

r

He

helium line

706.5188

IR

X

X X X
   

Ruby laser

694.30

red

1.51322

1.56816 1.61288 1.77231

C

H

hydrogen line

656.2725

red

1.51432

1.56949 1.61503 1.77599

C'

Cd

cadmium line

643.8469

red

1.51472

1.56997 1.61582 1.77734
 

He-Ne

helium neon gas laser

632.8

red

1.51509

1.57041 1.61656 1.77862

D

Na

sodium line
(center of the double line)

589.2938

yellow

1.51673

1.57241 1.61989 1.78446

d

He

helium line

587.5618

yellow

1.51680

1.57250 1.62004 1.78472

e

Hg

mercury line

546.0740

green

1.51872

1.57487 1.62408 1.79190
     

Nd laser - 2a

532.00 green

1.51947

1.57580 1.62569 1.79479
   

Ar laser

514.5 green

1.52049

1.57707 1.62790 1.79880
   

Ar laser

501.7 green

1.52130

1.57809 1.62969 1.80205
   

Ar laser

496.5 green

1.52165

1.57852 1.63046 1.80347
   

Ar laser

488.0 blue

1.52224

1.57927 1.63178 1.80590

F

H

hydrogen line

486.1327

blue

1.52238

1.57943 1.63208 1.80645

F'

Cd

cadmium line

479.9914

blue

1.52283

1.58000 1.63310 1.80834
    Ar laser 476.5 blue 1.52309 1.58034 1.63370 1.80946
    Ar laser 472.7 blue 1.52339 1.58071 1.63437 1.81070
    Ar laser 465.8 blue 1.52395 1.59141 1.63564 1.81307
    Ar laser 457.9 blue 1.52461 1.58226 1.63718 1.81596
    HeCd laser

441.6

blue

1.52611

1.58415 1.64067 1.82259

g

Hg

mercury line

435.8343

blue

1.52668

1.58488 1.64202 1.82518

h

Hg

mercury line

404.6561 violet

1.53024

1.58941 1.65064 1.84208

i

Hg

mercury line

365.0146 UV

1.53627

X X ----
     

Ar laser

363.8 UV

1.53649

1.59744 1.66682 ----
   

Nd laser - 3a

354.67 UV

1.53822

X X ----
   

Ar laser

351.1 UV

1.53894

1.60062 1.67359 ----
  Hg

mercury line

334.1478 UV

----

---- ---- ----
  Hg

mercury line

312.5663 UV ---- ---- ---- ----
  Hg

mercury line

296.7278 UV ---- ---- ---- ----
  Hg

mercury line

280.4 UV ---- ---- ---- ----
   

Nd laser - 4a

266.0 UV ---- ---- ---- ----
  Hg

mercury line

248.3

UV

---- ---- ---- ----

X - data not available
---- - not applicable for the glass

The refractive index information for Fraunhofer lines is accurate to four decimal places (for l> 2 mm: 2E-5).  In wavelength ranges with limited transmission the accuracy ot the data is less.  All information applies at room temperature and normal air pressure (0.10133 106 Pa).

Values listed on this page were taken from Schott's 1996 General Catalog.  For more detailed information on these materials, please refer to the Schott optical glass catalog.

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