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The index of refraction of an optical material such as glass (or any other material, optical or not) varies with wavelength: this phenomenon is called dispersion. Sometimes the term dispersion is specifically applied to the derivative dn/dλ, although this usage is not always followed. A typical qualitative curve of n, index of refraction, versus λ, wavelength, is given in Figure 1 for a large portion of the electromagnetic spectrum for a material largely transparent in the visible region.
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Rood, J.L. (1972). Dispersion, Stress-Optical Effects In Glass, Optical Glasses. In: Pye, L.D., Stevens, H.J., LaCourse, W.C. (eds) Introduction to Glass Science. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0328-3_12
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