Optical constants

Refractive index of D-ZLAF85A (CDGM)

D-ZLAF85A: n,k 0.365–2.325 µm

Data
formula 2 + tabulated k
Range
0.365–2.325 µm
Temperature
293 K
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

Click the plot to set the calculator wavelength.

At one wavelength

Range 0.365–2.325 µm
Refractive index n
1.85222
Extinction coefficient k
3.75584e-08
Permittivity ε1
3.4307
Permittivity ε2
1.39132e-07
Absorption coefficient α
0.00803221 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
2.48997e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
40.108
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.108372 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.9159
Group velocity dispersion
205.294 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-1119.99 ps/(nm·km)
Photon energy
2.11001 eV

ε = (n + ik)², α = 4πk/λ, ng = n − λ dn/dλ, GVD = λ³/(2πc²) d²n/dλ², D = −(λ/c) d²n/dλ². Group-velocity dispersion is given for formula data only.

Use it in Lightsmith

Load this data in Python, simulate in one more line

pip install lightsmith
import lightsmith as ls

# D-ZLAF85A (CDGM): D-ZLAF85A
cdgm_d_zlaf85a = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "CDGM-optical", "D-ZLAF85A", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(cdgm_d_zlaf85a.range_nm)  # (365, 2325) nm
eps = cdgm_d_zlaf85a.eps([633])  # complex permittivity

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Dispersion formula

Sellmeier (C in µm²) (formula 2), λ in µm
n2−1=1.95969458λ2λ2−0.0101035507+0.36979719λ2λ2−0.0386876073+1.41004927λ2λ2−107.905684

Valid from 0.365 to 2.325 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C21.95969458
C30.0101035507
C40.36979719
C50.0386876073
C61.41004927
C7107.905684

Comments and conditions

anneal rate:4°C/h

Conditions

temperature
293 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 5.25e-06 2.15e-08 -1.05e-10 8.21e-07 -6.33e-10 0.216
nd
1.852220
Vd
40.108190
glass code
852401
density
value: 5220
thermal expansion
value: 7.8e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.0075
resistance
climatic: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 293.0 K): dn/dT = 4.94e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 3.66e-06 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 3.56e-06 K⁻¹ at 1550 nm

References

Cite

CDGM Zemax catalog 2022-06 (obtained from http://www.cdgmgd.com); See also CDGM optical glass data sheets; Data from the refractiveindex.info database (M. N. Polyanskiy, Sci. Data 11, 94 (2024), doi:10.1038/s41597-023-02898-2)

Data

Computed on 425 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
D-ZLAF85A (CDGM), D-ZLAF85A: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.3651.9078511.299630e-06
0.3666981.9069121.159373e-06
0.3684031.9059841.018464e-06
0.371.9051318.865600e-07
0.3701171.9050698.825271e-07
0.3718381.9041678.231530e-07
0.3735681.9032767.635028e-07
0.3753061.9023977.035751e-07
0.3770511.9015296.433687e-07
0.3788051.9006735.828822e-07
0.381.9000985.416700e-07
0.3805671.8998275.312659e-07
0.3823371.8989934.987856e-07
0.3841161.8981694.661542e-07
0.3859021.8973564.333710e-07
0.3876971.8965544.004353e-07
0.38951.8957613.673464e-07
0.391.8955443.581800e-07
0.3913121.8949793.455533e-07
0.3931321.8942063.280383e-07
0.3949611.8934433.104418e-07
0.3967981.892692.927634e-07
0.3986441.8919462.750028e-07
0.41.8914072.619500e-07
0.4004981.8912112.595222e-07
0.4023611.8904852.504371e-07
0.4042321.8897682.413097e-07
0.4061121.889062.321399e-07
0.4080011.8883612.229275e-07
0.4098991.887672.136721e-07
0.4118061.8869872.043738e-07
0.4137211.8863131.950321e-07
0.4156451.8856471.856471e-07
0.4175791.8849891.762183e-07
0.4195211.8843391.667458e-07
0.421.884181.644100e-07
0.4214721.8836961.614902e-07
0.4234331.8830611.576027e-07
0.4254021.8824341.536972e-07
0.4273811.8818141.497734e-07
0.4293691.8812011.458315e-07
0.4313661.8805951.418711e-07
0.4333721.8799971.378924e-07
0.4353881.8794051.338951e-07
0.4374131.8788211.298793e-07
0.4394481.8782431.258448e-07
0.441.8780881.247500e-07
0.4414921.8776721.226377e-07
0.4435451.8771071.197303e-07
0.4456091.8765491.168094e-07
0.4476811.8759971.138749e-07
0.4497641.8754511.109268e-07
0.4518561.8749121.079650e-07
0.4539571.8743791.049893e-07
0.4560691.8738521.019999e-07
0.458191.873339.899648e-08
0.461.8728929.643400e-08
0.4603211.8728159.612453e-08
0.4624621.8723059.406211e-08
0.4646131.8718019.199010e-08
0.4667751.8713038.990845e-08
0.4689461.870818.781711e-08
0.4711271.8703228.571605e-08
0.4733181.869848.360522e-08
0.475521.8693638.148457e-08
0.4777321.8688927.935405e-08
0.4799541.8684267.721362e-08
0.481.8684167.716900e-08
0.4821861.8679647.530710e-08
0.4844291.8675087.339690e-08
0.4866821.8670577.147782e-08
0.4889461.866616.954981e-08
0.491221.8661696.761283e-08
0.4935051.8657326.566685e-08
0.49581.8652996.371181e-08
0.4981071.8648726.174768e-08
0.51.8645266.013500e-08
0.5004231.8644495.992348e-08
0.5027511.864035.876059e-08
0.5050891.8636165.759230e-08
0.5074391.8632065.641857e-08
0.5097991.8628015.523938e-08
0.512171.86245.405471e-08
0.5145531.8620035.286452e-08
0.5169461.861615.166880e-08
0.519351.8612225.046752e-08
0.5217661.8608374.926065e-08
0.5241931.8604564.804817e-08
0.5266311.860084.683005e-08
0.5290811.8597074.560626e-08
0.5315421.8593384.437678e-08
0.5340141.8589734.314158e-08
0.5364981.8586114.190064e-08
0.5389931.8582544.065392e-08
0.54151.85793.940141e-08
0.5440191.8575493.814306e-08
0.5465491.8572023.687887e-08
0.5490921.8568593.560880e-08
0.551.8567373.515500e-08
0.5516461.8565193.526019e-08
0.5542121.8561823.542420e-08
0.5567891.8558493.558898e-08
0.5593791.8555193.575452e-08
0.5619811.8551933.592083e-08
0.5645951.854873.608791e-08
0.5672211.854553.625578e-08
0.5698591.8542333.642442e-08
0.572511.8539193.659384e-08
0.5751731.8536083.676406e-08
0.5778481.8533013.693507e-08
0.5805361.8529963.710687e-08
0.5832361.8526943.727947e-08
0.5859491.8523963.745287e-08
0.5886751.85213.762708e-08
0.5914131.8518073.780210e-08
0.5941641.8515173.797794e-08
0.5969271.8512293.815459e-08
0.5997041.8509453.833206e-08
0.61.8509153.835100e-08
0.6024931.8506633.825047e-08
0.6052961.8503843.813748e-08
0.6081111.8501073.802396e-08
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0.6137811.8495623.779534e-08
0.6166361.8492933.768023e-08
0.6195041.8490273.756459e-08
0.6223861.8487633.744840e-08
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0.651.8464123.633500e-08
0.6519491.8462573.600714e-08
0.6549811.8460193.549690e-08
0.6580281.8457823.498429e-08
0.6610881.8455483.446930e-08
0.6641631.8453173.395191e-08
0.6672521.8450873.343211e-08
0.6703561.8448593.290990e-08
0.6734741.8446333.238526e-08
0.6766071.8444093.185817e-08
0.6797541.8441883.132864e-08
0.6829151.8439683.079664e-08
0.6860921.843753.026217e-08
0.6892831.8435342.972521e-08
0.6924891.843322.918576e-08
0.695711.8431072.864379e-08
0.6989461.8428972.809931e-08
0.71.8428292.792200e-08
0.7021971.8426882.786913e-08
0.7054631.8424812.779055e-08
0.7087451.8422762.771160e-08
0.7120411.8420732.763228e-08
0.7153531.8418712.755260e-08
0.7186811.8416712.747254e-08
0.7220231.8414722.739212e-08
0.7253821.8412762.731131e-08
0.7287561.841082.723013e-08
0.7321461.8408872.714858e-08
0.7355511.8406952.706664e-08
0.7389721.8405052.698433e-08
0.7424091.8403162.690163e-08
0.7458631.8401292.681854e-08
0.7493321.8399432.673507e-08
0.7528171.8397582.665122e-08
0.7563191.8395762.656697e-08
0.7598371.8393942.648233e-08
0.7633711.8392142.639729e-08
0.7669221.8390362.631186e-08
0.7704891.8388592.622604e-08
0.7740731.8386832.613981e-08
0.7776731.8385082.605318e-08
0.781291.8383352.596615e-08
0.7849241.8381632.587872e-08
0.7885751.8379932.579088e-08
0.7922431.8378242.570263e-08
0.7959281.8376562.561396e-08
0.799631.8374892.552489e-08
0.81.8374722.551600e-08
0.803351.8373232.471379e-08
0.8070861.8371592.381894e-08
0.810841.8369962.291993e-08
0.8146121.8368342.201673e-08
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0.8612621.8349771.372129e-08
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0.8855791.8341031.410842e-08
0.8896981.8339611.417399e-08
0.8938361.8338191.423988e-08
0.8979941.8336781.430606e-08
0.91.8336111.433800e-08
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0.9105831.8332611.450669e-08
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0.9190731.8329871.464203e-08
0.9233481.8328511.471017e-08
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0.9319581.8325811.484741e-08
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0.9450231.8321831.505567e-08
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0.951.8320341.513500e-08
0.9538351.831921.519605e-08
0.9582711.831791.526668e-08
0.9627291.8316611.533764e-08
0.9672071.8315321.540893e-08
0.9717051.8314041.548055e-08
0.9762251.8312761.555250e-08
0.9807661.8311491.562479e-08
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0.9899111.8308971.577038e-08
0.9945151.8307721.584368e-08
0.9991411.8306481.591732e-08
11.8306251.593100e-08
1.003791.8305241.599136e-08
1.008461.83041.606575e-08
1.013151.8302771.614049e-08
1.017861.8301551.621558e-08
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1.027351.8299111.636680e-08
1.032131.829791.644293e-08
1.036931.829671.651943e-08
1.041751.829551.659628e-08
1.04661.829431.667348e-08
1.051471.8293111.675105e-08
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1.175341.8265541.872507e-08
1.180811.8264421.881219e-08
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1.768141.8161522.816930e-08
1.776361.8160122.830035e-08
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1.792931.8157312.856429e-08
1.81.8156112.867700e-08
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2.05121.8111964.187887e-07
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2.070331.8108464.732892e-07
2.079961.8106695.007297e-07
2.089631.8104915.282979e-07
2.099351.8103115.559943e-07
2.109121.810135.838195e-07
2.118931.8099476.117741e-07
2.128781.8097636.398588e-07
2.138681.8095776.680741e-07
2.148631.809396.964206e-07
2.158621.8092017.248990e-07
2.168671.8090117.535098e-07
2.178751.8088197.822537e-07
2.188891.8086258.111313e-07
2.199071.808438.401433e-07
2.21.8084128.428000e-07
2.20931.8082339.852233e-07
2.219571.8080351.142659e-06
2.22991.8078351.300828e-06
2.240271.8076331.459732e-06
2.250691.8074291.619375e-06
2.261161.8072241.779760e-06
2.271671.8070161.940892e-06
2.282241.8068072.102773e-06
2.292861.8065962.265407e-06
2.303521.8063842.428798e-06
2.314241.8061692.592948e-06
2.3251.8059522.757863e-06

Optical transmission calculator

Free-standing sample in vacuum, normal incidence
Method
Transmittance T
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Reflectance R
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Fresnel reflection calculator

Direction
Rp
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Rs
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R = (Rp+Rs)/2
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Phase φp
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Phase φs
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Brewster angle θB
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Critical angle θC
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