Materials Discovery: Finding the optical properties of materials

In my job, we're always searching for new materials to engineer, in order to manufacture better metamaterials.

Often, we need to rapidly look up the optical properties of existing materials. There's always Edward Palik's handbook of optical constants in the library but resources on the internet can be faster.

My favorite resources are:


1. Luxpop

2. RefractiveIndex.INFO

3. Photonics Lab at BYU