
TABLE 50.1. Continued.
Polymer
Refractive
index n
Temperature
(8C) Reference
Poly(triethylcarbinyl methacrylate) (see Ftn. 52) 1.4634 25 [4,14]
Poly(trifluorochloroethylene) (PTFCE) 1.554 20 [4,14]
Poly(trifluoroethyl acrylate) 1.39–1.43 [4,14]
Poly(trifluoroethyl methacrylate) 1.394 20 [4,14]
Poly(trifluoroisopropyl methacrylate) (see Ftn. 53) 1.5067 20 [4,14]
Poly(trifluorovinyl acetate) 1.5066 20 [4,14]
Poly(undecafluorohexyl acrylate) 1.5099 23 [4,14]
Poly(urethane), rigid (see Ftn. 54) 1.65 [1]
Poly(vinyl acetal) (see Ftn. 55) 1.4855 20 [4,14]
Poly(vinyl acetate) (at 6,563 A
˚
) (see Ftn. 56) 1.5013 20 [4,14]
Poly(vinyl alcohol) (see Ftn. 57) 1.483–1.485 25 [4,14]
Poly(vinyl benzoate) 1.51–1.52 [4,14]
Poly(vinyl butyl ether) 1.517 20 [4,14]
Poly(vinyl butyral) (see Ftn. 58) 1.5063 20 [4,14]
Poly(vinyl chloride acetate) molding compound—rigid 1.5119 20 [4,14]
Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) rigid (see Ftn. 59) 1.52–1.57 [1]
Poly(vinyl chloride–acetate) 1.477 25 [4,14]
Poly(vinyl chloroacetate) (see Ftn. 60) 1.4728 20 [4,14]
Poly(vinyl cychlohexene dioxide) 1.5228 20 [4,14]
Poly(vinyl decyl ether) 1.499 20 [4,14]
Poly(vinyl dodecyl ether) 1.52 [4,14]
Poly(vinyl ethyl ether) (see Ftn. 61) 1.4725 20 [4,14]
Poly(vinyl formal) molding compound (see Ftn. 62) 1.4893 23 [4,14]
Poly(vinyl formate) (see Ftn. 63) 1.4768 [4,14]
Poly(vinyl hexyl ether) 1.5117 20 [4,14]
Poly(vinyl isobutyl ether) (see Ftn. 64) 1.514 20 [4,14]
Poly(vinyl methacrylate) (see Ftn. 65) 1.376 25 [4,14]
Poly(vinyl methyl ether) (see Ftn. 66) 1.5096 20 [4,14]
Poly(vinyl methyl ketone) 1.4177 20 [4,14]
Poly(vinyl naphthalene) 1.48–1.50 [4,14]
Poly(vinyl octyl ether) 1.47–1.49 [4,14]
Poly(vinyl pentyl ether) 1.4667 24 [4,14]
Poly(vinyl phenyl sulfide) 1.545–1.555 25 [4,14]
Poly(vinyl propionate) (see Ftn. 67) 1.51–1.55 [4,14]
Poly(vinyl sec-butyl ether) (isotactic) 1.47–1.49 [4,14]
Poly(vinyl triophene) 1.54–1.56 [4,14]
Poly(vinyl-2-ethylhexyl ether) 1.565 40 [4,14]
Poly(vinylcarbazole) 1.525–1.529 21 [4,14]
Poly(vinylfuran) (see Ftn. 68) 1.5303 20 [4,14]
Poly(vinylidene chloride) molding compound (see Ftn. 69) 1.4757 20 [4,14]
Poly(vinylidene-fluoride) (PVDF) (see Ftn. 70) 1.5129 20 [4,14]
Poly(vinylnaphthalene) 1.467 20 [4,14]
Poly(vinylpyrrolidone) 1.55 20 [4,14]
Poly(vinylsulfonic acid) (sodium salt) 1.53 [4,14]
Propylmethyl homopolymer, vinyldimethyl terminated 1.43 [11]
Pyralin Polyimide Film-Pl-2540 1.78 [7,16]
Pyralin Polyimide Film-Pl-2550 1.70 [7,16]
Rosin (grade M, wood) 1.525 + 0.003 20 [4,14]
Rosin ester 1.496 + 0.003 21–23 [4,14]
Rubber (hard, 32% S) 1.60 25 [4,5]
Rubber hydrochloride (Pilofilm) 1.540–1.550 25 [4,14]
Shellac, bleached, dry 1.534 + 0.003 20–22 [4,14]
Shellac, orange 1.516 + 0.003 20–22 [4,14]
Silicone, Dow-Corning 2102 1.419 [4,14]
Sulfonamide resins 1.56–1.596 [4,14]
REFRACTIVE INDEX,STRESS-OPTICAL COEFFICIENT, AND OPTICAL CONFIGURATION / 833