Refractive index

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Refractive index

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If the display property is set to 'Refractive index' the refractive index n + i k will be computed from the dielectric function and displayed. The real part n is drawn in blue, the imaginary part k in red if the default graphics settings have not been changed.

For the glass example you get here the following graph: