Optical constants

Refractive index of H-BAK7 (CDGM)

H-BAK7: 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
1.56883
Extinction coefficient k
3.28468e-08
Permittivity ε1
2.46122
Permittivity ε2
1.03062e-07
Absorption coefficient α
0.0070246 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
2.84714e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
56.041
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0522777 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.59955
Group velocity dispersion
93.0075 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-507.405 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-BAK7 (CDGM): H-BAK7
cdgm_h_bak7 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "CDGM-optical", "H-BAK7", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(cdgm_h_bak7.range_nm)  # (365, 2325) nm
eps = cdgm_h_bak7.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=0.659469741λ2λ2−0.000766009635+0.7621967λ2λ2−0.0177403402+1.19935835λ2λ2−129.975103

Valid from 0.365 to 2.325 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C20.659469741
C30.000766009635
C40.7621967
C50.0177403402
C61.19935835
C7129.975103

Comments and conditions

Conditions

temperature
293 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 6.07e-07 1.74e-08 -3.75e-11 5.69e-07 2.67e-10 0.188
nd
1.568830
Vd
56.041308
glass code
569560
glass status
standard
density
value: 2830
thermal expansion
value: 7.2e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 9e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.0007
resistance
climatic: 2.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 293.0 K): dn/dT = 1.00e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 4.30e-07 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 3.84e-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 425 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
H-BAK7 (CDGM), H-BAK7: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.3651.5941571.889050e-07
0.3666981.5937511.655730e-07
0.3684031.593351.421325e-07
0.371.5929811.201900e-07
0.3701171.5929541.195712e-07
0.3718381.5925621.104606e-07
0.3735681.5921751.013077e-07
0.3753061.5917929.211223e-08
0.3770511.5914138.287396e-08
0.3788051.5910397.359273e-08
0.381.5907886.726900e-08
0.3805671.5906696.647201e-08
0.3823371.5903036.398390e-08
0.3841161.5899426.148421e-08
0.3859021.5895845.897290e-08
0.3876971.589235.644991e-08
0.38951.5888815.391518e-08
0.391.5887855.321300e-08
0.3913121.5885355.085050e-08
0.3931321.5881934.757337e-08
0.3949611.5878554.428099e-08
0.3967981.587524.097331e-08
0.3986441.587193.765024e-08
0.41.586953.520800e-08
0.4004981.5868623.533598e-08
0.4023611.5865393.581492e-08
0.4042321.5862193.629609e-08
0.4061121.5859033.677949e-08
0.4080011.585593.726515e-08
0.4098991.585283.775306e-08
0.4118061.5849743.824324e-08
0.4137211.5846713.873570e-08
0.4156451.5843713.923045e-08
0.4175791.5840753.972750e-08
0.4195211.5837814.022687e-08
0.421.583714.035000e-08
0.4214721.5834914.049142e-08
0.4234331.5832044.067972e-08
0.4254021.582924.086889e-08
0.4273811.582644.105895e-08
0.4293691.5823624.124988e-08
0.4313661.5820874.144171e-08
0.4333721.5818154.163443e-08
0.4353881.5815454.182804e-08
0.4374131.5812794.202255e-08
0.4394481.5810154.221797e-08
0.441.5809454.227100e-08
0.4414921.5807554.213807e-08
0.4435451.5804974.195510e-08
0.4456091.5802414.177128e-08
0.4476811.5799884.158660e-08
0.4497641.5797384.140107e-08
0.4518561.5794914.121467e-08
0.4539571.5792464.102741e-08
0.4560691.5790034.083927e-08
0.458191.5787634.065026e-08
0.461.5785614.048900e-08
0.4603211.5785264.039332e-08
0.4624621.5782913.975570e-08
0.4646131.5780583.911512e-08
0.4667751.5778283.847155e-08
0.4689461.57763.782499e-08
0.4711271.5773743.717542e-08
0.4733181.5771513.652283e-08
0.475521.576933.586721e-08
0.4777321.5767113.520853e-08
0.4799541.5764943.454680e-08
0.481.576493.453300e-08
0.4821861.576283.425165e-08
0.4844291.5760673.396300e-08
0.4866821.5758573.367301e-08
0.4889461.5756493.338167e-08
0.491221.5754433.308897e-08
0.4935051.5752393.279491e-08
0.49581.5750373.249949e-08
0.4981071.5748373.220269e-08
0.51.5746743.195900e-08
0.5004231.5746383.194872e-08
0.5027511.5744423.189221e-08
0.5050891.5742483.183543e-08
0.5074391.5740563.177839e-08
0.5097991.5738653.172108e-08
0.512171.5736773.166350e-08
0.5145531.573493.160566e-08
0.5169461.5733053.154755e-08
0.519351.5731213.148917e-08
0.5217661.572943.143052e-08
0.5241931.572763.137159e-08
0.5266311.5725823.131239e-08
0.5290811.5724063.125292e-08
0.5315421.5722313.119317e-08
0.5340141.5720583.113314e-08
0.5364981.5718873.107283e-08
0.5389931.5717173.101224e-08
0.54151.5715493.095137e-08
0.5440191.5713823.089022e-08
0.5465491.5712173.082878e-08
0.5490921.5710533.076705e-08
0.551.5709963.074500e-08
0.5516461.5708913.083699e-08
0.5542121.5707313.098043e-08
0.5567891.5705723.112453e-08
0.5593791.5704143.126930e-08
0.5619811.5702583.141474e-08
0.5645951.5701033.156086e-08
0.5672211.569953.170766e-08
0.5698591.5697983.185514e-08
0.572511.5696483.200331e-08
0.5751731.5694983.215217e-08
0.5778481.569353.230172e-08
0.5805361.5692043.245197e-08
0.5832361.5690593.260291e-08
0.5859491.5689153.275456e-08
0.5886751.5687723.290691e-08
0.5914131.5686313.305997e-08
0.5941641.568493.321375e-08
0.5969271.5683513.336823e-08
0.5997041.5682143.352344e-08
0.61.5681993.354000e-08
0.6024931.5680773.341978e-08
0.6052961.5679423.328465e-08
0.6081111.5678083.314889e-08
0.610941.5676753.301250e-08
0.6137811.5675433.287547e-08
0.6166361.5674123.273781e-08
0.6195041.5672823.259950e-08
0.6223861.5671543.246056e-08
0.6252811.5670263.232096e-08
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0.6311111.5667743.203983e-08
0.6340471.566653.189828e-08
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0.651.5660013.112900e-08
0.6519491.5659253.100402e-08
0.6549811.5658073.080952e-08
0.6580281.5656913.061412e-08
0.6610881.5655753.041780e-08
0.6641631.5654613.022058e-08
0.6672521.5653473.002243e-08
0.6703561.5652342.982337e-08
0.6734741.5651222.962337e-08
0.6766071.5650112.942245e-08
0.6797541.5649012.922060e-08
0.6829151.5647912.901780e-08
0.6860921.5646832.881406e-08
0.6892831.5645752.860938e-08
0.6924891.5644682.840374e-08
0.695711.5643622.819714e-08
0.6989461.5642572.798959e-08
0.71.5642232.792200e-08
0.7021971.5641522.772875e-08
0.7054631.5640482.744149e-08
0.7087451.5639452.715290e-08
0.7120411.5638432.686296e-08
0.7153531.5637412.657168e-08
0.7186811.563642.627904e-08
0.7220231.563542.598504e-08
0.7253821.5634412.568967e-08
0.7287561.5633422.539292e-08
0.7321461.5632442.509480e-08
0.7355511.5631472.479529e-08
0.7389721.563052.449439e-08
0.7424091.5629542.419209e-08
0.7458631.5628592.388838e-08
0.7493321.5627642.358326e-08
0.7528171.562672.327672e-08
0.7563191.5625762.296875e-08
0.7598371.5624832.265935e-08
0.7633711.5623912.234852e-08
0.7669221.5622992.203623e-08
0.7704891.5622082.172250e-08
0.7740731.5621172.140730e-08
0.7776731.5620272.109064e-08
0.781291.5619382.077251e-08
0.7849241.5618492.045289e-08
0.7885751.5617612.013179e-08
0.7922431.5616731.980920e-08
0.7959281.5615861.948510e-08
0.799631.5614991.915950e-08
0.81.561491.912700e-08
0.803351.5614131.875283e-08
0.8070861.5613271.833545e-08
0.810841.5612411.791612e-08
0.8146121.5611571.749485e-08
0.8184011.5610721.707161e-08
0.8222081.5609881.664641e-08
0.8260321.5609051.621923e-08
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0.8337341.5607391.535890e-08
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0.8415081.5605751.449054e-08
0.8454221.5604941.405333e-08
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0.851.56041.354200e-08
0.8533051.5603331.359462e-08
0.8572741.5602531.365781e-08
0.8612621.5601731.372129e-08
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0.8692921.5600151.384913e-08
0.8733361.5599361.391350e-08
0.8773981.5598581.397817e-08
0.8814791.559781.404315e-08
0.8855791.5597021.410842e-08
0.8896981.5596251.417399e-08
0.8938361.5595481.423988e-08
0.8979941.5594711.430606e-08
0.91.5594351.433800e-08
0.9021711.5593951.437260e-08
0.9063671.5593191.443949e-08
0.9105831.5592431.450669e-08
0.9148181.5591681.457420e-08
0.9190731.5590931.464203e-08
0.9233481.5590181.471017e-08
0.9276431.5589431.477863e-08
0.9319581.5588691.484741e-08
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0.9406481.5587211.498593e-08
0.9450231.5586481.505567e-08
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0.951.5585651.513500e-08
0.9538351.5585011.519605e-08
0.9582711.5584281.526668e-08
0.9627291.5583551.533764e-08
0.9672071.5582831.540893e-08
0.9717051.5582111.548055e-08
0.9762251.5581381.555250e-08
0.9807661.5580661.562479e-08
0.9853281.5579951.569742e-08
0.9899111.5579231.577038e-08
0.9945151.5578521.584368e-08
0.9991411.557781.591732e-08
11.5577671.593100e-08
1.003791.5577091.599136e-08
1.008461.5576381.606575e-08
1.013151.5575671.614049e-08
1.017861.5574971.621558e-08
1.022591.5574261.629101e-08
1.027351.5573561.636680e-08
1.032131.5572851.644293e-08
1.036931.5572151.651943e-08
1.041751.5571451.659628e-08
1.04661.5570751.667348e-08
1.051471.5570051.675105e-08
1.056361.5569351.682897e-08
1.061.5568831.688700e-08
1.061271.5568651.690726e-08
1.066211.5567951.698593e-08
1.071171.5567261.706496e-08
1.076151.5566561.714435e-08
1.081151.5565861.722412e-08
1.086181.5565171.730426e-08
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1.164481.5554741.855204e-08
1.16991.5554041.863835e-08
1.175341.5553341.872507e-08
1.180811.5552641.881219e-08
1.18631.5551941.889971e-08
1.191821.5551241.898764e-08
1.197361.5550541.907598e-08
1.21.555021.911800e-08
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1.818061.5474613.648714e-07
1.826521.5473523.796528e-07
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2.070331.5440371.201798e-06
2.079961.54391.272852e-06
2.089631.5437611.344236e-06
2.099351.5436211.415953e-06
2.109121.543481.488003e-06
2.118931.5433371.560388e-06
2.128781.5431931.633109e-06
2.138681.5430481.706169e-06
2.148631.5429021.779569e-06
2.158621.5427551.853310e-06
2.168671.5426061.927394e-06
2.178751.5424552.001823e-06
2.188891.5423042.076598e-06
2.199071.5421512.151721e-06
2.21.5421372.158600e-06
2.20931.5419962.218342e-06
2.219571.5418412.284382e-06
2.22991.5416842.350729e-06
2.240271.5415252.417385e-06
2.250691.5413652.484350e-06
2.261161.5412032.551627e-06
2.271671.541042.619217e-06
2.282241.5408762.687122e-06
2.292861.540712.755342e-06
2.303521.5405422.823880e-06
2.314241.5403732.892736e-06
2.3251.5402032.961912e-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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