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Cited passages: What is a Refractive Index?; Wavelength Dependence and Other Dependencies; Anisotropic Media; Complex Refractive Index; Group Index and Effective Index; Measuring Refractive Indices.
Rüdiger Paschotta Created 2026-10-13 Updated 2026-10-24
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