Refractive index via permittivity and permeability¶
Refractive index can be calculated from the relative permittivity and permeability of the medium.
Links:
- refractive_index¶
relative_refractive_index
of the medium.
- Symbol:
n
- Latex:
\(n\)
- Dimension:
dimensionless
- relative_permittivity¶
relative_permittivity
of the medium.
- Symbol:
epsilon_r
- Latex:
\(\varepsilon_\text{r}\)
- Dimension:
dimensionless
- relative_permeability¶
relative_permeability
of the medium.
- Symbol:
mu_r
- Latex:
\(\mu_\text{r}\)
- Dimension:
dimensionless
- law¶
n = sqrt(epsilon_r * mu_r)
- Latex:
- \[n = \sqrt{\varepsilon_\text{r} \mu_\text{r}}\]