Datasets:
| "Material","λ (nm)","n" | |
| "Vacuum","","1 (by definition)" | |
| "Air at STP","","1.000277" | |
| "Air","589.29","1.000293" | |
| "Carbon dioxide","589.29","1.00045" | |
| "Helium","589.29","1.000036" | |
| "Hydrogen","589.29","1.000132" | |
| "Arsenic trisulfide and sulfur in methylene iodide","","1.9" | |
| "Benzene","589.29","1.501" | |
| "Carbon disulfide","589.29","1.628" | |
| "Carbon tetrachloride","589.29","1.461" | |
| "Ethyl alcohol (ethanol)","589.29","1.361" | |
| "Silicone oil","","1.336-1.582" | |
| "Water","589.29","1.3330" | |
| "10% Glucose solution in water","589.29","1.3477" | |
| "20% Glucose solution in water","589.29","1.3635" | |
| "60% Glucose solution in water","589.29","1.4394" | |
| "Titanium dioxide (Rutile phase )","589.29","2.496" | |
| "Diamond","589.29","2.419" | |
| "Strontium titanate","589.29","2.41" | |
| "Amber","589.29","1.55" | |
| "Fused silica (also called Fused Quartz)","589.29","1.458" | |
| "Sodium chloride","589.29","1.544" | |
| "Liquid helium","","1.025" | |
| "Water ice","","1.31" | |
| "Cornea (human)","","1.373/1.380/1.401" | |
| "Lens (human)","","1.386 - 1.406" | |
| "Acetone","","1.36" | |
| "Ethanol","","1.36" | |
| "Glycerol","","1.4729" | |
| "Bromine","","1.661" | |
| "Teflon AF","","1.315" | |
| "Teflon","","1.35 - 1.38" | |
| "Cytop","","1.34" | |
| "Sylgard 184 (Polydimethylsiloxane)","","1.4118" | |
| "PLA","","1.46" | |
| "Acrylic glass","","1.490 - 1.492" | |
| "Polycarbonate","","1.584 - 1.586" | |
| "PMMA","","1.4893 - 1.4899" | |
| "PETg","","1.57" | |
| "PET","","1.5750" | |
| "Crown glass (pure)","","1.50 - 1.54" | |
| "Flint glass (pure)","","1.60 - 1.62" | |
| "Crown glass (impure)","","1.485 - 1.755" | |
| "Flint glass (impure)","","1.523 - 1.925" | |
| "Pyrex (a borosilicate glass)","","1.470" | |
| "Cryolite","","1.338" | |
| "Rock salt","","1.516" | |
| "Sapphire","","1.762–1.778" | |
| "Sugar Solution, 25%","","1.3723" | |
| "Sugar Solution, 50%","","1.4200" | |
| "Sugar Solution, 75%","","1.4774" | |
| "Cubic zirconia","","2.15 - 2.18" | |
| "Potassium Niobate (KNbO3)","","2.28" | |
| "Silicon carbide","","2.65 - 2.69" | |
| "Cinnabar (Mercury sulfide)","","3.02" | |
| "Gallium(III) phosphide","","3.5" | |
| "Gallium(III) arsenide","","3.927" | |
| "Zinc Oxide","390","2.4" | |
| "Germanium","","4.01" | |
| "Silicon","590","3.962" | |