Optical constants

Refractive index of H-BAK5 (CDGM)

H-BAK5: 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
1.56069
Extinction coefficient k
2.81403e-08
Permittivity ε1
2.43575
Permittivity ε2
8.78364e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00601806 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
3.32333e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
58.345
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.049585 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.58982
Group velocity dispersion
87.4793 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-477.246 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-BAK5 (CDGM): H-BAK5
cdgm_h_bak5 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "CDGM-optical", "H-BAK5", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(cdgm_h_bak5.range_nm)  # (302, 2325) nm
eps = cdgm_h_bak5.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=0.858085903λ2λ2−101.018871+0.38007029λ2λ2−0.0203677495+1.01787547λ2λ2−0.0056451589

Valid from 0.302 to 2.325 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C20.858085903
C3101.018871
C40.38007029
C50.0203677495
C61.01787547
C70.0056451589

Comments and conditions

Conditions

temperature
293 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 1.61e-07 2e-08 -4.99e-11 5.12e-07 4.45e-10 0.21
nd
1.560690
Vd
58.344731
glass code
561583
density
value: 3010
thermal expansion
value: 7.6e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 8.8e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.0007
resistance
climatic: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 293.0 K): dn/dT = 7.32e-07 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 2.10e-07 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 1.69e-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-BAK5 (CDGM), H-BAK5: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.3021.6042487.491100e-06
0.3035491.6035746.809468e-06
0.3051061.6029086.124340e-06
0.306671.6022525.435699e-06
0.3082431.6016054.743526e-06
0.3098241.6009674.047803e-06
0.311.6008973.970300e-06
0.3114131.6003383.673421e-06
0.313011.5997173.337826e-06
0.3146151.5991053.000509e-06
0.3162291.5985012.661462e-06
0.317851.5979052.320677e-06
0.3194811.5973171.978144e-06
0.321.5971321.869000e-06
0.3211191.5967371.760497e-06
0.3227661.5961651.600817e-06
0.3244211.59561.440318e-06
0.3260851.5950431.278996e-06
0.3277571.5944931.116847e-06
0.3294381.5939519.538659e-07
0.331.5937728.994000e-07
0.3311281.5934158.482760e-07
0.3328261.5928877.712952e-07
0.3345331.5923666.939195e-07
0.3362491.5918516.161471e-07
0.3379731.5913435.379758e-07
0.3397061.5908414.594036e-07
0.341.5907574.460900e-07
0.3414481.5903464.146751e-07
0.34321.5898583.766967e-07
0.344961.5893753.385236e-07
0.3467291.5888993.001547e-07
0.3485071.5884292.615890e-07
0.351.588042.292100e-07
0.3502941.5879642.261691e-07
0.3520911.5875062.076113e-07
0.3538971.5870541.889584e-07
0.3557121.5866071.702098e-07
0.3575361.5861651.513651e-07
0.3593691.585731.324237e-07
0.361.5855811.259100e-07
0.3612121.5852991.200484e-07
0.3630651.5848741.110928e-07
0.3649271.5844541.020912e-07
0.3667981.584049.304348e-08
0.368681.583638.394933e-08
0.371.5833477.756600e-08
0.370571.5832267.697868e-08
0.3724711.5828277.502176e-08
0.3743811.5824327.305480e-08
0.3763011.5820427.107776e-08
0.3782311.5816576.909058e-08
0.381.581316.726900e-08
0.3801711.5812776.692133e-08
0.382121.5809016.295094e-08
0.384081.580535.896018e-08
0.386051.5801635.494896e-08
0.388031.5798015.091717e-08
0.391.5794464.690500e-08
0.390021.5794434.688822e-08
0.392021.5790894.519264e-08
0.394031.578744.348835e-08
0.3960511.5783944.177533e-08
0.3980821.5780534.005352e-08
0.41.5777363.842800e-08
0.4001241.5777163.843992e-08
0.4021761.5773823.863712e-08
0.4042391.5770533.883533e-08
0.4063121.5767273.903456e-08
0.4083961.5764063.923481e-08
0.410491.5760883.943609e-08
0.4125951.5757743.963840e-08
0.4147111.5754633.984175e-08
0.4168381.5751564.004614e-08
0.4189761.5748534.025158e-08
0.421.5747094.035000e-08
0.4211251.5745534.045801e-08
0.4232841.5742564.066546e-08
0.4254551.5739634.087396e-08
0.4276371.5736734.108354e-08
0.429831.5733874.129419e-08
0.4320351.5731044.150592e-08
0.434251.5728244.171874e-08
0.4364771.5725474.193265e-08
0.4387161.5722734.214766e-08
0.441.5721184.227100e-08
0.4409661.5720034.236376e-08
0.4432271.5717354.258098e-08
0.44551.5714714.279931e-08
0.4477851.5712094.301876e-08
0.4500821.5709514.323934e-08
0.452391.5706954.346105e-08
0.454711.5704424.368389e-08
0.4570421.5701924.390788e-08
0.4593861.5699454.413301e-08
0.461.569884.419200e-08
0.4617421.56974.402287e-08
0.464111.5694584.379293e-08
0.466491.5692194.356181e-08
0.4688831.5689824.332951e-08
0.4712871.5687484.309602e-08
0.4737041.5685174.286132e-08
0.4761341.5682884.262543e-08
0.4785751.5680614.238833e-08
0.481.5679314.225000e-08
0.481031.5678374.172011e-08
0.4834971.5676164.045073e-08
0.4859761.5673963.917484e-08
0.4884691.567183.789241e-08
0.4909741.5669653.660340e-08
0.4934921.5667533.530778e-08
0.4960231.5665433.400551e-08
0.4985671.5663353.269657e-08
0.51.5662193.195900e-08
0.5011231.566133.183274e-08
0.5036931.5659263.154392e-08
0.5062771.5657253.125362e-08
0.5088731.5655263.096184e-08
0.5114831.5653293.066855e-08
0.5141061.5651343.037376e-08
0.5167431.5649413.007746e-08
0.5193931.564752.977964e-08
0.5220561.5645612.948029e-08
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0.5274251.5641892.887698e-08
0.530131.5640062.857300e-08
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0.5694881.5616282.727309e-08
0.5724091.5614712.741293e-08
0.5753441.5613152.755348e-08
0.5782951.561162.769476e-08
0.5812611.5610072.783676e-08
0.5842421.5608562.797949e-08
0.5872381.5607062.812296e-08
0.590251.5605582.826715e-08
0.5932771.5604112.841209e-08
0.5963191.5602652.855777e-08
0.5993781.5601212.870420e-08
0.61.5600912.873400e-08
0.6024521.5599782.885143e-08
0.6055411.5598362.899943e-08
0.6086471.5596962.914818e-08
0.6117681.5595572.929770e-08
0.6149061.5594192.944798e-08
0.6180591.5592832.959904e-08
0.6212291.5591482.975087e-08
0.6244151.5590142.990348e-08
0.6276171.5588813.005687e-08
0.6308361.558753.021105e-08
0.6340711.5586193.036601e-08
0.6373231.558493.052178e-08
0.6405921.5583623.067834e-08
0.6438771.5582363.083570e-08
0.6471791.558113.099388e-08
0.651.5580043.112900e-08
0.6504981.5579853.109705e-08
0.6538341.5578623.088307e-08
0.6571871.557743.066800e-08
0.6605581.5576183.045182e-08
0.6639451.5574983.023454e-08
0.6673511.5573793.001614e-08
0.6707731.5572612.979662e-08
0.6742131.5571432.957597e-08
0.6776711.5570272.935419e-08
0.6811461.5569122.913128e-08
0.684641.5567982.890722e-08
0.6881511.5566842.868201e-08
0.691681.5565722.845565e-08
0.6952271.5564612.822813e-08
0.6987931.556352.799944e-08
0.71.5563132.792200e-08
0.7023761.556242.771299e-08
0.7059791.5561322.739618e-08
0.7095991.5560242.707775e-08
0.7132381.5559172.675768e-08
0.7168961.5558112.643597e-08
0.7205731.5557052.611261e-08
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0.7506731.5548912.346533e-08
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0.774071.554312.140754e-08
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0.782031.5541222.070746e-08
0.7860411.5540292.035472e-08
0.7900721.5539372.000018e-08
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0.7981961.5537541.928562e-08
0.81.5537141.912700e-08
0.802291.5536631.887120e-08
0.8064051.5535731.841161e-08
0.810541.5534831.794965e-08
0.8146971.5533941.748533e-08
0.8188751.5533061.701863e-08
0.8230751.5532181.654953e-08
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0.8315391.5530441.560411e-08
0.8358031.5529581.512776e-08
0.840091.5528721.464896e-08
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0.8618541.552451.373072e-08
0.8662741.5523671.380108e-08
0.8707171.5522841.387181e-08
0.8751821.5522021.394290e-08
0.8796711.552121.401436e-08
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0.8887171.5519581.415837e-08
0.8932741.5518771.423093e-08
0.8978561.5517971.430386e-08
0.91.5517591.433800e-08
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0.9117411.5515581.452514e-08
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0.925841.5513221.474989e-08
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0.9401581.5510891.497812e-08
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0.951.5509331.513500e-08
0.9546971.5508591.520978e-08
0.9595931.5507831.528772e-08
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0.9996781.5501811.592587e-08
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1.07941.5490811.719621e-08
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1.09051.5489361.737309e-08
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2.025071.5378356.836788e-07
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2.045891.5375597.942733e-07
2.056391.5374198.499963e-07
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2.077531.5371349.623012e-07
2.088191.536991.018886e-06
2.09891.5368441.075761e-06
2.109661.5366971.132928e-06
2.120481.5365491.190387e-06
2.131361.5363981.248142e-06
2.142291.5362471.306193e-06
2.153271.5360941.364541e-06
2.164321.5359391.423189e-06
2.175421.5357831.482137e-06
2.186571.5356251.541388e-06
2.197791.5354661.600942e-06
2.21.5354351.612700e-06
2.209061.5353051.653187e-06
2.220391.5351431.703828e-06
2.231771.5349781.754730e-06
2.243221.5348121.805892e-06
2.254721.5346451.857316e-06
2.266291.5344751.909005e-06
2.277911.5343041.960958e-06
2.289591.5341312.013178e-06
2.301331.5339572.065666e-06
2.313141.533782.118423e-06
2.3251.5336022.171450e-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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