Optical constants

Refractive index of H-BAK7GT (CDGM)

H-BAK7GT: 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
1.40486e-08
Permittivity ε1
2.46122
Permittivity ε2
4.40798e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00300443 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
6.65683e+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-BAK7GT (CDGM): H-BAK7GT
cdgm_h_bak7gt = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "CDGM-optical", "H-BAK7GT", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(cdgm_h_bak7gt.range_nm)  # (365, 2325) nm
eps = cdgm_h_bak7gt.eps([633])  # complex permittivity

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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-BAK7GT (CDGM), H-BAK7GT: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.3651.5941571.396090e-07
0.3666981.5937511.205974e-07
0.3684031.593351.014974e-07
0.371.5929818.361800e-08
0.3701171.5929548.317465e-08
0.3718381.5925627.664744e-08
0.3735681.5921757.008988e-08
0.3753061.5917926.350181e-08
0.3770511.5914135.688310e-08
0.3788051.5910395.023361e-08
0.381.5907884.570300e-08
0.3805671.5906694.488016e-08
0.3823371.5903034.231132e-08
0.3841161.5899423.973055e-08
0.3859021.5895843.713776e-08
0.3876971.589233.453292e-08
0.38951.5888813.191596e-08
0.391.5887853.119100e-08
0.3913121.5885353.003225e-08
0.3931321.5881932.842490e-08
0.3949611.5878552.681008e-08
0.3967981.587522.518774e-08
0.3986441.587192.355786e-08
0.41.586952.236000e-08
0.4004981.5868622.222044e-08
0.4023611.5865392.169819e-08
0.4042321.5862192.117351e-08
0.4061121.5859032.064639e-08
0.4080011.585592.011682e-08
0.4098991.585281.958479e-08
0.4118061.5849741.905028e-08
0.4137211.5846711.851329e-08
0.4156451.5843711.797379e-08
0.4175791.5840751.743179e-08
0.4195211.5837811.688727e-08
0.421.583711.675300e-08
0.4214721.5834911.681175e-08
0.4234331.5832041.688997e-08
0.4254021.582921.696855e-08
0.4273811.582641.704750e-08
0.4293691.5823621.712682e-08
0.4313661.5820871.720651e-08
0.4333721.5818151.728656e-08
0.4353881.5815451.736699e-08
0.4374131.5812791.744779e-08
0.4394481.5810151.752897e-08
0.441.5809451.755100e-08
0.4414921.5807551.706217e-08
0.4435451.5804971.638933e-08
0.4456091.5802411.571336e-08
0.4476811.5799881.503425e-08
0.4497641.5797381.435198e-08
0.4518561.5794911.366654e-08
0.4539571.5792461.297791e-08
0.4560691.5790031.228607e-08
0.458191.5787631.159102e-08
0.461.5785611.099800e-08
0.4603211.5785261.100568e-08
0.4624621.5782911.105685e-08
0.4646131.5780581.110826e-08
0.4667751.5778281.115991e-08
0.4689461.57761.121180e-08
0.4711271.5773741.126393e-08
0.4733181.5771511.131631e-08
0.475521.576931.136892e-08
0.4777321.5767111.142178e-08
0.4799541.5764941.147489e-08
0.481.576491.147600e-08
0.4821861.576281.152836e-08
0.4844291.5760671.158207e-08
0.4866821.5758571.163604e-08
0.4889461.5756491.169025e-08
0.491221.5754431.174472e-08
0.4935051.5752391.179944e-08
0.49581.5750371.185442e-08
0.4981071.5748371.190965e-08
0.51.5746741.195500e-08
0.5004231.5746381.196512e-08
0.5027511.5744421.202075e-08
0.5050891.5742481.207664e-08
0.5074391.5740561.213279e-08
0.5097991.5738651.218920e-08
0.512171.5736771.224587e-08
0.5145531.573491.230281e-08
0.5169461.5733051.236001e-08
0.519351.5731211.241748e-08
0.5217661.572941.247521e-08
0.5241931.572761.253321e-08
0.5266311.5725821.259149e-08
0.5290811.5724061.265003e-08
0.5315421.5722311.270885e-08
0.5340141.5720581.276794e-08
0.5364981.5718871.282730e-08
0.5389931.5717171.288694e-08
0.54151.5715491.294686e-08
0.5440191.5713821.300706e-08
0.5465491.5712171.306753e-08
0.5490921.5710531.312829e-08
0.551.5709961.315000e-08
0.5516461.5708911.318933e-08
0.5542121.5707311.325066e-08
0.5567891.5705721.331227e-08
0.5593791.5704141.337416e-08
0.5619811.5702581.343635e-08
0.5645951.5701031.349882e-08
0.5672211.569951.356159e-08
0.5698591.5697981.362464e-08
0.572511.5696481.368799e-08
0.5751731.5694981.375164e-08
0.5778481.569351.381558e-08
0.5805361.5692041.387981e-08
0.5832361.5690591.394435e-08
0.5859491.5689151.400919e-08
0.5886751.5687721.407432e-08
0.5914131.5686311.413976e-08
0.5941641.568491.420551e-08
0.5969271.5683511.427156e-08
0.5997041.5682141.433792e-08
0.61.5681991.434500e-08
0.6024931.5680771.440464e-08
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0.6081111.5678081.453902e-08
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0.6137811.5675431.467465e-08
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0.651.5660011.554100e-08
0.6519491.5659251.558757e-08
0.6549811.5658071.566005e-08
0.6580281.5656911.573286e-08
0.6610881.5655751.580601e-08
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0.6672521.5653471.595333e-08
0.6703561.5652341.602751e-08
0.6734741.5651221.610203e-08
0.6766071.5650111.617690e-08
0.6797541.5649011.625211e-08
0.6829151.5647911.632768e-08
0.6860921.5646831.640360e-08
0.6892831.5645751.647987e-08
0.6924891.5644681.655649e-08
0.695711.5643621.663348e-08
0.6989461.5642571.671082e-08
0.71.5642231.673600e-08
0.7021971.5641521.664831e-08
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0.7087451.5639451.638700e-08
0.7120411.5638431.625543e-08
0.7153531.5637411.612325e-08
0.7186811.563641.599045e-08
0.7220231.563541.585704e-08
0.7253821.5634411.572301e-08
0.7287561.5633421.558835e-08
0.7321461.5632441.545307e-08
0.7355511.5631471.531716e-08
0.7389721.563051.518062e-08
0.7424091.5629541.504344e-08
0.7458631.5628591.490562e-08
0.7493321.5627641.476716e-08
0.7528171.562671.462806e-08
0.7563191.5625761.448831e-08
0.7598371.5624831.434791e-08
0.7633711.5623911.420686e-08
0.7669221.5622991.406515e-08
0.7704891.5622081.392279e-08
0.7740731.5621171.377976e-08
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0.781291.5619381.349170e-08
0.7849241.5618491.334666e-08
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0.7922431.5616731.305457e-08
0.7959281.5615861.290750e-08
0.799631.5614991.275975e-08
0.81.561491.274500e-08
0.803351.5614131.279840e-08
0.8070861.5613271.285796e-08
0.810841.5612411.291780e-08
0.8146121.5611571.297791e-08
0.8184011.5610721.303831e-08
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0.8896981.5596251.417399e-08
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0.9063671.5593191.443949e-08
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0.9319581.5588691.484741e-08
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0.9582711.5584281.526668e-08
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0.9717051.5582111.548055e-08
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0.9899111.5579231.577038e-08
0.9945151.5578521.584368e-08
0.9991411.557781.591732e-08
11.5577671.593100e-08
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1.008461.5576381.606575e-08
1.013151.5575671.614049e-08
1.017861.5574971.621558e-08
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2.118931.5433371.398066e-06
2.128781.5431931.464201e-06
2.138681.5430481.530644e-06
2.148631.5429021.597397e-06
2.158621.5427551.664459e-06
2.168671.5426061.731834e-06
2.178751.5424551.799522e-06
2.188891.5423041.867525e-06
2.199071.5421511.935844e-06
2.21.5421371.942100e-06
2.20931.5419961.998194e-06
2.219571.5418412.060200e-06
2.22991.5416842.122495e-06
2.240271.5415252.185079e-06
2.250691.5413652.247955e-06
2.261161.5412032.311123e-06
2.271671.541042.374585e-06
2.282241.5408762.438342e-06
2.292861.540712.502396e-06
2.303521.5405422.566747e-06
2.314241.5403732.631398e-06
2.3251.5402032.696350e-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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