Optical constants

Refractive index of H-BAK3 (CDGM)

H-BAK3: 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
1.54678
Extinction coefficient k
1.40486e-08
Permittivity ε1
2.39252
Permittivity ε2
4.34603e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00300443 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
6.65683e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
62.776
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0451346 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.5733
Group velocity dispersion
76.9298 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-419.693 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-BAK3 (CDGM): H-BAK3
cdgm_h_bak3 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "CDGM-optical", "H-BAK3", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(cdgm_h_bak3.range_nm)  # (302, 2325) nm
eps = cdgm_h_bak3.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=0.63512858λ2λ2−0.00255407022+0.920839763λ2λ2−92.9065095+0.724654326λ2λ2−0.0143580146

Valid from 0.302 to 2.325 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C20.63512858
C30.00255407022
C40.920839763
C592.9065095
C60.724654326
C70.0143580146

Comments and conditions

Conditions

temperature
293 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 1.95e-06 2.23e-08 -5.19e-12 5.17e-07 2.24e-10 0.142
nd
1.546780
Vd
62.776077
glass code
547628
density
value: 2840
thermal expansion
value: 6.2e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 8e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.0014
resistance
climatic: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 293.0 K): dn/dT = 1.49e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 9.93e-07 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 9.49e-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-BAK3 (CDGM), H-BAK3: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.3021.5851091.691492e-06
0.3035491.5845311.549615e-06
0.3051061.583961.407010e-06
0.306671.5833971.263673e-06
0.3082431.5828411.119602e-06
0.3098241.5822929.747917e-07
0.311.5822319.586600e-07
0.3114131.581758.915574e-07
0.313011.5812158.157039e-07
0.3146151.5806887.394613e-07
0.3162291.5801666.628277e-07
0.317851.5796525.858011e-07
0.3194811.5791445.083794e-07
0.321.5789844.837100e-07
0.3211191.5786434.589141e-07
0.3227661.5781484.224229e-07
0.3244211.5776593.857445e-07
0.3260851.5771763.488780e-07
0.3277571.57673.118225e-07
0.3294381.5762292.745769e-07
0.331.5760742.621300e-07
0.3311281.5757652.495066e-07
0.3328261.5753062.304987e-07
0.3345331.5748522.113934e-07
0.3362491.5744051.921900e-07
0.3379731.5739631.728882e-07
0.3397061.5735261.534873e-07
0.341.5734531.502000e-07
0.3414481.5730951.407319e-07
0.34321.5726691.292857e-07
0.344961.5722491.177808e-07
0.3467291.5718331.062169e-07
0.3485071.5714239.459363e-08
0.351.5710848.483500e-08
0.3502941.5710178.378362e-08
0.3520911.5706177.736746e-08
0.3538971.5702217.091839e-08
0.3557121.569836.443624e-08
0.3575361.5694445.792086e-08
0.3593691.5690625.137205e-08
0.361.5689334.912000e-08
0.3612121.5686854.747419e-08
0.3630651.5683134.495963e-08
0.3649271.5679454.243218e-08
0.3667981.5675813.989176e-08
0.368681.5672223.733831e-08
0.371.5669733.554600e-08
0.370571.5668673.525203e-08
0.3724711.5665163.427252e-08
0.3743811.5661693.328799e-08
0.3763011.5658263.229841e-08
0.3782311.5654883.130376e-08
0.381.5651823.039200e-08
0.3801711.5651533.029871e-08
0.382121.5648222.923339e-08
0.384081.5644952.816261e-08
0.386051.5641722.708633e-08
0.388031.5638532.600453e-08
0.391.563542.492800e-08
0.390021.5635372.491658e-08
0.392021.5632252.376205e-08
0.394031.5629162.260160e-08
0.3960511.5626112.143520e-08
0.3980821.562312.026282e-08
0.41.562031.915600e-08
0.4001241.5620121.916194e-08
0.4021761.5617171.926023e-08
0.4042391.5614261.935903e-08
0.4063121.5611381.945833e-08
0.4083961.5608531.955815e-08
0.410491.5605721.965847e-08
0.4125951.5602931.975931e-08
0.4147111.5600181.986067e-08
0.4168381.5597461.996254e-08
0.4189761.5594772.006494e-08
0.421.559352.011400e-08
0.4211251.5592112.016787e-08
0.4232841.5589482.027132e-08
0.4254551.5586882.037530e-08
0.4276371.558432.047982e-08
0.429831.5581762.058487e-08
0.4320351.5579242.069046e-08
0.434251.5576762.079659e-08
0.4364771.5574292.090327e-08
0.4387161.5571862.101049e-08
0.441.5570482.107200e-08
0.4409661.5569452.076295e-08
0.4432271.5567072.003927e-08
0.44551.5564721.931188e-08
0.4477851.5562391.858075e-08
0.4500821.5560081.784588e-08
0.452391.555781.710724e-08
0.454711.5555551.636481e-08
0.4570421.5553311.561858e-08
0.4593861.5551111.486851e-08
0.461.5550531.467200e-08
0.4617421.5548921.472757e-08
0.464111.5546761.480311e-08
0.466491.5544631.487903e-08
0.4688831.5542511.495535e-08
0.4712871.5540421.503206e-08
0.4737041.5538351.510916e-08
0.4761341.553631.518666e-08
0.4785751.5534271.526456e-08
0.481.553311.531000e-08
0.481031.5532271.513725e-08
0.4834971.5530281.472341e-08
0.4859761.5528321.430746e-08
0.4884691.5526371.388937e-08
0.4909741.5524451.346913e-08
0.4934921.5522551.304675e-08
0.4960231.5520661.262219e-08
0.4985671.551881.219546e-08
0.51.5517761.195500e-08
0.5011231.5516951.198185e-08
0.5036931.5515121.204327e-08
0.5062771.5513321.210501e-08
0.5088731.5511531.216707e-08
0.5114831.5509751.222944e-08
0.5141061.55081.229213e-08
0.5167431.5506261.235515e-08
0.5193931.5504541.241849e-08
0.5220561.5502841.248215e-08
0.5247341.5501161.254614e-08
0.5274251.5499491.261046e-08
0.530131.5497841.267510e-08
0.5328491.549621.274008e-08
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0.5636911.5479221.347722e-08
0.5665821.5477771.354632e-08
0.5694881.5476331.361576e-08
0.5724091.547491.368557e-08
0.5753441.5473481.375573e-08
0.5782951.5472081.382625e-08
0.5812611.5470691.389713e-08
0.5842421.5469311.396838e-08
0.5872381.5467951.403999e-08
0.590251.5466591.411197e-08
0.5932771.5465251.418432e-08
0.5963191.5463931.425703e-08
0.5993781.5462611.433013e-08
0.61.5462351.434500e-08
0.6024521.5461311.440364e-08
0.6055411.5460011.447755e-08
0.6086471.5458731.455183e-08
0.6117681.5457461.462650e-08
0.6149061.5456211.470154e-08
0.6180591.5454961.477698e-08
0.6212291.5453721.485280e-08
0.6244151.545251.492901e-08
0.6276171.5451281.500561e-08
0.6308361.5450071.508260e-08
0.6340711.5448881.515998e-08
0.6373231.5447691.523777e-08
0.6405921.5446521.531595e-08
0.6438771.5445351.539454e-08
0.6471791.544421.547352e-08
0.651.5443221.554100e-08
0.6504981.5443051.555291e-08
0.6538341.5441921.563264e-08
0.6571871.5440791.571278e-08
0.6605581.5439671.579333e-08
0.6639451.5438561.587430e-08
0.6673511.5437461.595568e-08
0.6707731.5436371.603748e-08
0.6742131.5435281.611969e-08
0.6776711.5434211.620233e-08
0.6811461.5433141.628540e-08
0.684641.5432081.636889e-08
0.6881511.5431031.645280e-08
0.691681.5429991.653715e-08
0.6952271.5428961.662193e-08
0.6987931.5427931.670715e-08
0.71.5427581.673600e-08
0.7023761.5426911.664115e-08
0.7059791.542591.649739e-08
0.7095991.5424891.635289e-08
0.7132381.5423891.620765e-08
0.7168961.542291.606167e-08
0.7205731.5421921.591494e-08
0.7242681.5420941.576745e-08
0.7279831.5419971.561921e-08
0.7317161.5419011.547020e-08
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0.7506731.5414291.471365e-08
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0.7583921.5412441.440557e-08
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0.770121.5409711.393749e-08
0.774071.5408811.377987e-08
0.778041.5407921.362143e-08
0.782031.5407031.346218e-08
0.7860411.5406151.330212e-08
0.7900721.5405271.314123e-08
0.7941241.540441.297952e-08
0.7981961.5403531.281698e-08
0.81.5403151.274500e-08
0.802291.5402671.278150e-08
0.8064051.5401811.284709e-08
0.810541.5400961.291301e-08
0.8146971.5400111.297927e-08
0.8188751.5399261.304587e-08
0.8230751.5398421.311281e-08
0.8272961.5397581.318010e-08
0.8315391.5396751.324773e-08
0.8358031.5395921.331571e-08
0.840091.539511.338403e-08
0.8443981.5394271.345271e-08
0.8487291.5393461.352174e-08
0.851.5393221.354200e-08
0.8530821.5392641.359106e-08
0.8574571.5391831.366071e-08
0.8618541.5391021.373072e-08
0.8662741.5390221.380108e-08
0.8707171.5389421.387181e-08
0.8751821.5388621.394290e-08
0.8796711.5387831.401436e-08
0.8841821.5387031.408618e-08
0.8887171.5386251.415837e-08
0.8932741.5385461.423093e-08
0.8978561.5384671.430386e-08
0.91.5384311.433800e-08
0.902461.5383891.437722e-08
0.9070881.5383111.445099e-08
0.9117411.5382341.452514e-08
0.9164161.5381561.459968e-08
0.9211161.5380791.467459e-08
0.925841.5380021.474989e-08
0.9305881.5379251.482558e-08
0.9353611.5378491.490165e-08
0.9401581.5377721.497812e-08
0.944981.5376961.505497e-08
0.9498261.537621.513222e-08
0.951.5376181.513500e-08
0.9546971.5375441.520978e-08
0.9595931.5374691.528772e-08
0.9645151.5373931.536607e-08
0.9694611.5373181.544482e-08
0.9744331.5372421.552397e-08
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0.9895021.5370171.576387e-08
0.9945771.5369421.584466e-08
0.9996781.5368671.592587e-08
11.5368621.593100e-08
1.00481.5367921.600755e-08
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1.020341.5365681.625514e-08
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1.068421.5358981.702113e-08
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1.07941.5357491.719621e-08
1.084941.5356741.728443e-08
1.09051.53561.737309e-08
1.09611.5355251.746222e-08
1.101721.535451.755180e-08
1.107371.5353751.764184e-08
1.113051.53531.773234e-08
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1.226661.5338464.960370e-08
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1.245631.533617.129676e-08
1.252021.533537.860208e-08
1.258441.533458.594487e-08
1.264891.533379.332531e-08
1.271381.533291.007436e-07
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1.745881.5272562.280891e-07
1.754831.5271332.358117e-07
1.763831.527012.435739e-07
1.772881.5268862.513759e-07
1.781971.5267612.592180e-07
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1.894781.5251664.446000e-07
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1.984051.5238466.045584e-07
1.994231.5236926.227904e-07
21.5236046.331300e-07
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2.025071.5232218.518195e-07
2.035461.5230619.424167e-07
2.045891.5228991.033479e-06
2.056391.5227361.125007e-06
2.066931.5225711.217006e-06
2.077531.5224041.309476e-06
2.088191.5222361.402420e-06
2.09891.5220661.495841e-06
2.109661.5218941.589741e-06
2.120481.521721.684123e-06
2.131361.5215451.778988e-06
2.142291.5213681.874341e-06
2.153271.5211891.970182e-06
2.164321.5210082.066515e-06
2.175421.5208252.163342e-06
2.186571.520642.260665e-06
2.197791.5204532.358487e-06
2.21.5204172.377800e-06
2.209061.5202652.453444e-06
2.220391.5200742.548059e-06
2.231771.5198822.643160e-06
2.243221.5196872.738749e-06
2.254721.519492.834828e-06
2.266291.5192912.931399e-06
2.277911.519093.028466e-06
2.289591.5188873.126031e-06
2.301331.5186813.224096e-06
2.313141.5184743.322664e-06
2.3251.5182643.421737e-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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