Optical constants

Refractive index of H-BAK1 (CDGM)

H-BAK1: n,k 0.302–2.325 µm

Data
formula 2 + tabulated k
Range
0.302–2.325 µm
Temperature
293 K
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

Click the plot to set the calculator wavelength.

At one wavelength

Range 0.302–2.325 µm
Refractive index n
1.53028
Extinction coefficient k
1.40486e-08
Permittivity ε1
2.34175
Permittivity ε2
4.29967e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00300443 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
6.65683e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
60.466
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.045317 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.55691
Group velocity dispersion
79.003 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-431.004 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

# H-BAK1 (CDGM): H-BAK1
cdgm_h_bak1 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "CDGM-optical", "H-BAK1", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(cdgm_h_bak1.range_nm)  # (302, 2325) nm
eps = cdgm_h_bak1.eps([633])  # complex permittivity

Downloads the original record once (pinned to the imported snapshot) and caches it.

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Dispersion formula

Sellmeier (C in µm²) (formula 2), λ in µm
n2−1=0.685984613λ2λ2−0.0154934494+0.901677469λ2λ2−106.588731+0.622429167λ2λ2−0.00222670016

Valid from 0.302 to 2.325 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C20.685984613
C30.0154934494
C40.901677469
C5106.588731
C60.622429167
C70.00222670016

Comments and conditions

Conditions

temperature
293 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: -6.33e-07 1.53e-08 -1.21e-10 4.68e-07 1.43e-09 0.21
nd
1.530280
Vd
60.466139
glass code
530605
density
value: 2740
thermal expansion
value: 7.3e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 9e-06, temperature range: 293 573
resistance
climatic: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 293.0 K): dn/dT = 2.97e-07 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = -1.51e-07 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = -1.85e-07 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 431 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
H-BAK1 (CDGM), H-BAK1: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.3021.5695851.831044e-06
0.3035491.5689841.649635e-06
0.3051061.568391.467295e-06
0.306671.5678051.284021e-06
0.3082431.5672271.099806e-06
0.3098241.5666579.146465e-07
0.311.5665948.940200e-07
0.3114131.5660958.211361e-07
0.313011.565547.387473e-07
0.3146151.5649926.559359e-07
0.3162291.5644525.726998e-07
0.317851.5639194.890369e-07
0.3194811.5633924.049448e-07
0.321.5632273.781500e-07
0.3211191.5628733.533921e-07
0.3227661.562363.169569e-07
0.3244211.5618542.803348e-07
0.3260851.5613552.435249e-07
0.3277571.5608622.065263e-07
0.3294381.5603751.693378e-07
0.331.5602141.569100e-07
0.3311281.5598951.491379e-07
0.3328261.559421.374350e-07
0.3345331.5589521.256720e-07
0.3362491.558491.138488e-07
0.3379731.5580341.019648e-07
0.3397061.5575839.001998e-08
0.341.5575078.799600e-08
0.3414481.5571388.093779e-08
0.34321.5566997.240491e-08
0.344961.5562656.382827e-08
0.3467291.5558365.520765e-08
0.3485071.5554134.654282e-08
0.351.5550643.926800e-08
0.3502941.5549953.887447e-08
0.3520911.5545833.647293e-08
0.3538971.5541753.405906e-08
0.3557121.5537733.163282e-08
0.3575361.5533752.919413e-08
0.3593691.5529832.674294e-08
0.361.5528492.590000e-08
0.3612121.5525952.634764e-08
0.3630651.5522122.703158e-08
0.3649271.5518332.771903e-08
0.3667981.5514592.841000e-08
0.368681.551092.910451e-08
0.371.5508352.959200e-08
0.370571.5507252.946349e-08
0.3724711.5503652.903532e-08
0.3743811.5500092.860494e-08
0.3763011.5496572.817236e-08
0.3782311.5493092.773756e-08
0.381.5489962.733900e-08
0.3801711.5489662.729784e-08
0.382121.5486272.682776e-08
0.384081.5482912.635528e-08
0.386051.547962.588037e-08
0.388031.5476332.540302e-08
0.391.5473122.492800e-08
0.390021.5473092.492292e-08
0.392021.5469892.440926e-08
0.394031.5466732.389297e-08
0.3960511.5463612.337403e-08
0.3980821.5460522.285243e-08
0.41.5457662.236000e-08
0.4001241.5457472.236693e-08
0.4021761.5454462.248164e-08
0.4042391.5451482.259694e-08
0.4063121.5448532.271283e-08
0.4083961.5445622.282931e-08
0.410491.5442742.294639e-08
0.4125951.543992.306407e-08
0.4147111.5437092.318236e-08
0.4168381.5434312.330125e-08
0.4189761.5431562.342075e-08
0.421.5430262.347800e-08
0.4211251.5428842.354086e-08
0.4232841.5426162.366159e-08
0.4254551.542352.378294e-08
0.4276371.5420882.390491e-08
0.429831.5418282.402751e-08
0.4320351.5415712.415073e-08
0.434251.5413182.427459e-08
0.4364771.5410672.439908e-08
0.4387161.5408192.452421e-08
0.441.5406782.459600e-08
0.4409661.5405732.447209e-08
0.4432271.5403312.418194e-08
0.44551.5400912.389030e-08
0.4477851.5398532.359717e-08
0.4500821.5396192.330253e-08
0.452391.5393872.300638e-08
0.454711.5391572.270871e-08
0.4570421.538932.240952e-08
0.4593861.5387062.210879e-08
0.461.5386482.203000e-08
0.4617421.5384842.144474e-08
0.464111.5382642.064907e-08
0.466491.5380471.984933e-08
0.4688831.5378321.904548e-08
0.4712871.5376191.823751e-08
0.4737041.5374091.742540e-08
0.4761341.5372011.660912e-08
0.4785751.5369951.578865e-08
0.481.5368771.531000e-08
0.481031.5367921.534280e-08
0.4834971.536591.542137e-08
0.4859761.5363911.550035e-08
0.4884691.5361941.557973e-08
0.4909741.5359991.565952e-08
0.4934921.5358061.573971e-08
0.4960231.5356151.582032e-08
0.4985671.5354261.590135e-08
0.51.5353211.594700e-08
0.5011231.5352391.588415e-08
0.5036931.5350541.574039e-08
0.5062771.5348711.559588e-08
0.5088731.534691.545064e-08
0.5114831.534511.530465e-08
0.5141061.5343331.515791e-08
0.5167431.5341571.501042e-08
0.5193931.5339831.486217e-08
0.5220561.5338111.471316e-08
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0.530131.5333051.426153e-08
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0.5665821.5312821.354632e-08
0.5694881.5311371.361576e-08
0.5724091.5309931.368557e-08
0.5753441.5308511.375573e-08
0.5782951.530711.382625e-08
0.5812611.530571.389713e-08
0.5842421.5304321.396838e-08
0.5872381.5302951.403999e-08
0.590251.5301591.411197e-08
0.5932771.5300251.418432e-08
0.5963191.5298911.425703e-08
0.5993781.5297591.433013e-08
0.61.5297331.434500e-08
0.6024521.5296291.440364e-08
0.6055411.5294991.447755e-08
0.6086471.5293711.455183e-08
0.6117681.5292441.462650e-08
0.6149061.5291181.470154e-08
0.6180591.5289931.477698e-08
0.6212291.5288691.485280e-08
0.6244151.5287471.492901e-08
0.6276171.5286251.500561e-08
0.6308361.5285051.508260e-08
0.6340711.5283851.515998e-08
0.6373231.5282671.523777e-08
0.6405921.528151.531595e-08
0.6438771.5280331.539454e-08
0.6471791.5279181.547352e-08
0.651.5278211.554100e-08
0.6504981.5278041.555291e-08
0.6538341.527691.563264e-08
0.6571871.5275781.571278e-08
0.6605581.5274671.579333e-08
0.6639451.5273561.587430e-08
0.6673511.5272471.595568e-08
0.6707731.5271381.603748e-08
0.6742131.5270311.611969e-08
0.6776711.5269241.620233e-08
0.6811461.5268181.628540e-08
0.684641.5267131.636889e-08
0.6881511.5266081.645280e-08
0.691681.5265051.653715e-08
0.6952271.5264021.662193e-08
0.6987931.5263011.670715e-08
0.71.5262671.673600e-08
0.7023761.52621.679282e-08
0.7059791.52611.687895e-08
0.7095991.5261.696552e-08
0.7132381.5259011.705253e-08
0.7168961.5258041.713999e-08
0.7205731.5257061.722790e-08
0.7242681.525611.731626e-08
0.7279831.5255141.740507e-08
0.7317161.5254191.749434e-08
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0.774071.5244171.850701e-08
0.778041.5243291.860193e-08
0.782031.5242431.869734e-08
0.7860411.5241561.879323e-08
0.7900721.524071.888962e-08
0.7941241.5239851.898650e-08
0.7981961.52391.908388e-08
0.81.5238631.912700e-08
0.802291.5238161.887120e-08
0.8064051.5237321.841161e-08
0.810541.5236491.794965e-08
0.8146971.5235661.748533e-08
0.8188751.5234841.701863e-08
0.8230751.5234021.654953e-08
0.8272961.5233211.607803e-08
0.8315391.523241.560411e-08
0.8358031.523161.512776e-08
0.840091.523081.464896e-08
0.8443981.5231.416771e-08
0.8487291.5229211.368399e-08
0.851.5228981.354200e-08
0.8530821.5228421.359106e-08
0.8574571.5227631.366071e-08
0.8618541.5226851.373072e-08
0.8662741.5226081.380108e-08
0.8707171.522531.387181e-08
0.8751821.5224541.394290e-08
0.8796711.5223771.401436e-08
0.8841821.5223011.408618e-08
0.8887171.5222251.415837e-08
0.8932741.5221491.423093e-08
0.8978561.5220741.430386e-08
0.91.5220391.433800e-08
0.902461.5219991.437722e-08
0.9070881.5219241.445099e-08
0.9117411.521851.452514e-08
0.9164161.5217761.459968e-08
0.9211161.5217021.467459e-08
0.925841.5216281.474989e-08
0.9305881.5215551.482558e-08
0.9353611.5214821.490165e-08
0.9401581.5214091.497812e-08
0.944981.5213361.505497e-08
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0.951.5212611.513500e-08
0.9546971.5211921.520978e-08
0.9595931.521121.528772e-08
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0.9694611.5209761.544482e-08
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0.9895021.5206911.576387e-08
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0.9996781.520551.592587e-08
11.5205461.593100e-08
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1.07941.5195021.719621e-08
1.084941.5194321.728443e-08
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2.088191.5075532.010810e-06
2.09891.5074072.110573e-06
2.109661.5072592.210847e-06
2.120481.507112.311635e-06
2.131361.506962.412941e-06
2.142291.5068082.514765e-06
2.153271.5066542.617112e-06
2.164321.5064992.719984e-06
2.175421.5063422.823384e-06
2.186571.5061842.927314e-06
2.197791.5060243.031776e-06
2.21.5059923.052400e-06
2.209061.5058623.109331e-06
2.220391.5056993.180540e-06
2.231771.5055343.252115e-06
2.243221.5053673.324057e-06
2.254721.5051993.396368e-06
2.266291.5050293.469050e-06
2.277911.5048573.542104e-06
2.289591.5046833.615533e-06
2.301331.5045083.689339e-06
2.313141.504333.763523e-06
2.3251.5041513.838087e-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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