Optical constants

Refractive index of H-F4 (CDGM)

H-F4: 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
1.62005
Extinction coefficient k
1.98319e-08
Permittivity ε1
2.62455
Permittivity ε2
6.42572e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00424123 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
4.71561e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
36.346
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0863779 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.6708
Group velocity dispersion
167.862 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-915.778 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-F4 (CDGM): H-F4
cdgm_h_f4 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "CDGM-optical", "H-F4", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(cdgm_h_f4.range_nm)  # (365, 2325) nm
eps = cdgm_h_f4.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=0.131898794λ2λ2−0.05793195+1.42441827λ2λ2−0.0106270032+1.21746316λ2λ2−117.376535

Valid from 0.365 to 2.325 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C20.131898794
C30.05793195
C41.42441827
C50.0106270032
C61.21746316
C7117.376535

Comments and conditions

Conditions

temperature
293 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: -5.06e-07 1.71e-08 -6.38e-11 7.53e-07 6.73e-10 0.266
nd
1.620050
Vd
36.345886
glass code
620364
glass status
standard
density
value: 2670
thermal expansion
value: 7.6e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 9e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
0.0047
resistance
climatic: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 293.0 K): dn/dT = 8.86e-07 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = -2.35e-08 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = -8.85e-08 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-F4 (CDGM), H-F4: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.3651.66733.539800e-06
0.3666981.6664312.896358e-06
0.3684031.6655762.249924e-06
0.371.6647931.644800e-06
0.3701171.6647361.632498e-06
0.3718381.663911.451382e-06
0.3735681.6630981.269424e-06
0.3753061.66231.086619e-06
0.3770511.6615149.029639e-07
0.3788051.6607417.184547e-07
0.381.6602245.927400e-07
0.3805671.6599815.739952e-07
0.3823371.6592335.154761e-07
0.3841161.6584974.566847e-07
0.3859021.6577723.976199e-07
0.3876971.6570583.382804e-07
0.38951.6563562.786649e-07
0.391.6561642.621500e-07
0.3913121.6556642.469830e-07
0.3931321.6549832.259442e-07
0.3949611.6543132.048076e-07
0.3967981.6536521.835726e-07
0.3986441.6530011.622389e-07
0.41.6525311.465600e-07
0.4004981.652361.449330e-07
0.4023611.6517281.388445e-07
0.4042321.6511051.327276e-07
0.4061121.6504921.265823e-07
0.4080011.6498871.204084e-07
0.4098991.6492911.142058e-07
0.4118061.6487031.079744e-07
0.4137211.6481241.017139e-07
0.4156451.6475529.542436e-08
0.4175791.6469898.910555e-08
0.4195211.6464348.275735e-08
0.421.6462988.119200e-08
0.4214721.6458867.963450e-08
0.4234331.6453457.756078e-08
0.4254021.6448127.547741e-08
0.4273811.6442877.338436e-08
0.4293691.6437687.128157e-08
0.4313661.6432566.916900e-08
0.4333721.6427516.704660e-08
0.4353881.6422536.491433e-08
0.4374131.6417616.277214e-08
0.4394481.6412756.061999e-08
0.441.6411456.003600e-08
0.4414921.6407965.940745e-08
0.4435451.6403245.854230e-08
0.4456091.6398575.767312e-08
0.4476811.6393965.679991e-08
0.4497641.6389415.592263e-08
0.4518561.6384925.504127e-08
0.4539571.6380495.415581e-08
0.4560691.6376115.326623e-08
0.458191.6371785.237252e-08
0.461.6368155.161000e-08
0.4603211.6367515.152171e-08
0.4624621.6363295.093334e-08
0.4646131.6359135.034223e-08
0.4667751.6355014.974836e-08
0.4689461.6350954.915174e-08
0.4711271.6346934.855234e-08
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0.4799541.6331354.612673e-08
0.481.6331274.611400e-08
0.4821861.6327574.500543e-08
0.4844291.6323844.386810e-08
0.4866821.6320144.272549e-08
0.4889461.631654.157755e-08
0.491221.6312894.042428e-08
0.4935051.6309333.926565e-08
0.49581.6305813.810162e-08
0.4981071.6302323.693218e-08
0.51.6299513.597200e-08
0.5004231.6298883.585317e-08
0.5027511.6295483.519990e-08
0.5050891.6292123.454359e-08
0.5074391.6288793.388422e-08
0.5097991.6285513.322179e-08
0.512171.6282253.255628e-08
0.5145531.6279043.188767e-08
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0.519351.6272723.054111e-08
0.5217661.6269612.986312e-08
0.5241931.6266542.918199e-08
0.5266311.626352.849769e-08
0.5290811.626052.781020e-08
0.5315421.6257522.711951e-08
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0.5364981.6251672.572849e-08
0.5389931.624882.502813e-08
0.54151.6245952.432450e-08
0.5440191.6243132.361760e-08
0.5465491.6240352.290742e-08
0.5490921.6237592.219393e-08
0.551.6236622.193900e-08
0.5516461.6234872.184678e-08
0.5542121.6232172.170298e-08
0.5567891.622952.155852e-08
0.5593791.6226862.141339e-08
0.5619811.6224242.126758e-08
0.5645951.6221662.112109e-08
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0.5698591.6216562.082607e-08
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0.5751731.6211572.052830e-08
0.5778481.6209122.037838e-08
0.5805361.6206692.022776e-08
0.5832361.6204282.007643e-08
0.5859491.620191.992441e-08
0.5886751.6199541.977167e-08
0.5914131.6197211.961823e-08
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0.5969271.6192611.930920e-08
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0.7153531.6118411.612325e-08
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0.7220231.6115261.585704e-08
0.7253821.611371.572301e-08
0.7287561.6112161.558835e-08
0.7321461.6110631.545307e-08
0.7355511.6109111.531716e-08
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0.7424091.6106111.504344e-08
0.7458631.6104631.490562e-08
0.7493321.6103161.476716e-08
0.7528171.610171.462806e-08
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0.7598371.6098821.434791e-08
0.7633711.609741.420686e-08
0.7669221.6095981.406515e-08
0.7704891.6094581.392279e-08
0.7740731.6093191.377976e-08
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0.7849241.6089071.334666e-08
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0.81.608361.274500e-08
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2.138681.5849161.836910e-06
2.148631.5847511.914911e-06
2.158621.5845831.993274e-06
2.168671.5844152.072002e-06
2.178751.5842442.151096e-06
2.188891.5840732.230558e-06
2.199071.58392.310390e-06
2.21.5838842.317700e-06
2.20931.5837252.354244e-06
2.219571.5835492.394639e-06
2.22991.5833722.435223e-06
2.240271.5831922.475995e-06
2.250691.5830122.516957e-06
2.261161.5828292.558109e-06
2.271671.5826452.599453e-06
2.282241.582462.640989e-06
2.292861.5822722.682719e-06
2.303521.5820832.724642e-06
2.314241.5818932.766761e-06
2.3251.58172.809075e-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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