Optical constants

Refractive index of H-K8 (CDGM)

H-K8: 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. Note: k data cover 310-2400 nm only; k = 0 elsewhere in the n range 302-2325 nm.

At one wavelength

Range 0.302–2.325 µm
Refractive index n
1.51602
Extinction coefficient k
2.34385e-08
Permittivity ε1
2.29831
Permittivity ε2
7.10664e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00501254 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
3.98999e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
56.795
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0468647 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.54356
Group velocity dispersion
82.6573 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-450.939 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-K8 (CDGM): H-K8
cdgm_h_k8 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "CDGM-optical", "H-K8", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(cdgm_h_k8.range_nm)  # (302, 2325) nm
eps = cdgm_h_k8.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=0.89042231λ2λ2−109.831873+0.220099174λ2λ2−0.0247288604+1.0437922λ2λ2−0.00657041675

Valid from 0.302 to 2.325 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C20.89042231
C3109.831873
C40.220099174
C50.0247288604
C61.0437922
C70.00657041675

Comments and conditions

Conditions

temperature
293 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 8.89e-07 1.59e-08 -3.21e-11 5.87e-07 4.31e-10 0.197
nd
1.516020
Vd
56.794825
glass code
516568
density
value: 2580
thermal expansion
value: 8.7e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 9.7e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.0024
resistance
climatic: 2.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 293.0 K): dn/dT = 1.07e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 5.18e-07 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 4.74e-07 K⁻¹ at 1550 nm
Notes on the source data (kept exactly as published):
  • k data cover 310-2400 nm only; k = 0 elsewhere in the n range 302-2325 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-K8 (CDGM), H-K8: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.3021.5575820
0.3035491.5569290
0.3051061.5562850
0.306671.555650
0.3082431.5550250
0.3098241.5544080
0.311.554348.133000e-06
0.3114131.5538017.456337e-06
0.313011.5532026.691429e-06
0.3146151.5526115.922598e-06
0.3162291.5520295.149824e-06
0.317851.5514544.373087e-06
0.3194811.5508883.592366e-06
0.321.550713.343600e-06
0.3211191.550333.118570e-06
0.3227661.5497792.787402e-06
0.3244211.5492362.454536e-06
0.3260851.54872.119963e-06
0.3277571.5481721.783673e-06
0.3294381.5476511.445659e-06
0.331.5474791.332700e-06
0.3311281.5471371.246322e-06
0.3328261.546631.116258e-06
0.3345331.5461299.855259e-07
0.3362491.5456368.541237e-07
0.3379731.5451497.220477e-07
0.3397061.5446685.892942e-07
0.341.5445885.668000e-07
0.3414481.5441945.223052e-07
0.34321.5437264.685142e-07
0.344961.5432644.144473e-07
0.3467291.5428083.601031e-07
0.3485071.5423583.054803e-07
0.351.5419872.596200e-07
0.3502941.5419142.557722e-07
0.3520911.5414762.322902e-07
0.3538971.5410442.086879e-07
0.3557121.5406171.849645e-07
0.3575361.5401951.611194e-07
0.3593691.5397791.371521e-07
0.361.5396371.289100e-07
0.3612121.5393681.215868e-07
0.3630651.5389621.103980e-07
0.3649271.5385629.915179e-08
0.3667981.5381668.784792e-08
0.368681.5377767.648607e-08
0.371.5375066.851100e-08
0.370571.537396.721008e-08
0.3724711.5370096.287547e-08
0.3743811.5366335.851863e-08
0.3763011.5362625.413946e-08
0.3782311.5358954.973782e-08
0.381.5355654.570300e-08
0.3801711.5355334.545524e-08
0.382121.5351754.262582e-08
0.384081.5348223.978189e-08
0.386051.5344733.692337e-08
0.388031.5341283.405019e-08
0.391.5337913.119100e-08
0.390021.5337873.117987e-08
0.392021.5334513.005495e-08
0.394031.5331182.892425e-08
0.3960511.532792.778776e-08
0.3980821.5324662.664544e-08
0.41.5321642.556700e-08
0.4001241.5321452.555405e-08
0.4021761.5318282.533971e-08
0.4042391.5315152.512428e-08
0.4063121.5312062.490774e-08
0.4083961.5309012.469009e-08
0.410491.5305992.447132e-08
0.4125951.53032.425143e-08
0.4147111.5300052.403041e-08
0.4168381.5297142.380826e-08
0.4189761.5294262.358498e-08
0.421.529292.347800e-08
0.4211251.5291412.354086e-08
0.4232841.528862.366159e-08
0.4254551.5285822.378294e-08
0.4276371.5283072.390491e-08
0.429831.5280352.402751e-08
0.4320351.5277672.415073e-08
0.434251.5275012.427459e-08
0.4364771.5272392.439908e-08
0.4387161.526982.452421e-08
0.441.5268332.459600e-08
0.4409661.5267232.447209e-08
0.4432271.526472.418194e-08
0.44551.5262192.389030e-08
0.4477851.5259712.359717e-08
0.4500821.5257262.330253e-08
0.452391.5254842.300638e-08
0.454711.5252442.270871e-08
0.4570421.5250072.240952e-08
0.4593861.5247732.210879e-08
0.461.5247122.203000e-08
0.4617421.5245422.211335e-08
0.464111.5243132.222666e-08
0.466491.5240862.234055e-08
0.4688831.5238622.245503e-08
0.4712871.523642.257009e-08
0.4737041.5234212.268575e-08
0.4761341.5232052.280199e-08
0.4785751.522992.291883e-08
0.481.5228672.298700e-08
0.481031.5227782.283031e-08
0.4834971.5225692.245496e-08
0.4859761.5223612.207769e-08
0.4884691.5221562.169848e-08
0.4909741.5219532.131733e-08
0.4934921.5217522.093422e-08
0.4960231.5215532.054914e-08
0.4985671.5213572.016210e-08
0.51.5212481.994400e-08
0.5011231.5211621.998883e-08
0.5036931.520972.009137e-08
0.5062771.520782.019444e-08
0.5088731.5205912.029804e-08
0.5114831.5204052.040217e-08
0.5141061.5202212.050683e-08
0.5167431.5200382.061203e-08
0.5193931.5198582.071777e-08
0.5220561.5196792.082405e-08
0.5247341.5195022.093088e-08
0.5274251.5193272.103826e-08
0.530131.5191542.114618e-08
0.5328491.5189832.125466e-08
0.5355811.5188132.136370e-08
0.5383281.5186452.147329e-08
0.5410891.5184792.158345e-08
0.5438641.5183152.169417e-08
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0.551.517962.193900e-08
0.5522751.5178312.202971e-08
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0.5579541.5175172.225620e-08
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0.5636911.5172092.248501e-08
0.5665821.5170572.260030e-08
0.5694881.5169072.271618e-08
0.5724091.5167582.283266e-08
0.5753441.516612.294973e-08
0.5782951.5164652.306740e-08
0.5812611.516322.318568e-08
0.5842421.5161772.330456e-08
0.5872381.5160352.342405e-08
0.590251.5158952.354416e-08
0.5932771.5157562.366488e-08
0.5963191.5156182.378622e-08
0.5993781.5154822.390818e-08
0.61.5154542.393300e-08
0.6024521.5153472.377605e-08
0.6055411.5152132.357825e-08
0.6086471.515082.337943e-08
0.6117681.5149492.317960e-08
0.6149061.5148192.297874e-08
0.6180591.514692.277685e-08
0.6212291.5145622.257392e-08
0.6244151.5144362.236995e-08
0.6276171.514312.216494e-08
0.6308361.5141862.195888e-08
0.6340711.5140632.175176e-08
0.6373231.5139412.154357e-08
0.6405921.513822.133432e-08
0.6438771.51372.112400e-08
0.6471791.5135812.091260e-08
0.651.5134812.073200e-08
0.6504981.5134632.074788e-08
0.6538341.5133472.085423e-08
0.6571871.5132312.096113e-08
0.6605581.5131162.106858e-08
0.6639451.5130032.117658e-08
0.6673511.512892.128514e-08
0.6707731.5127782.139425e-08
0.6742131.5126672.150391e-08
0.6776711.5125572.161415e-08
0.6811461.5124482.172494e-08
0.684641.512342.183631e-08
0.6881511.5122332.194825e-08
0.691681.5121272.206076e-08
0.6952271.5120212.217384e-08
0.6987931.5119172.228751e-08
0.71.5118812.232600e-08
0.7023761.5118132.224998e-08
0.7059791.511712.213474e-08
0.7095991.5116082.201892e-08
0.7132381.5115062.190250e-08
0.7168961.5114062.178549e-08
0.7205731.5113062.166787e-08
0.7242681.5112072.154965e-08
0.7279831.5111092.143083e-08
0.7317161.5110122.131140e-08
0.7354691.5109152.119135e-08
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0.7430321.5107232.094941e-08
0.7468431.5106292.082751e-08
0.7506731.5105352.070498e-08
0.7545231.5104422.058182e-08
0.7583921.5103492.045803e-08
0.7622821.5102572.033361e-08
0.7661911.5101662.020855e-08
0.770121.5100752.008285e-08
0.774071.5099851.995650e-08
0.778041.5098951.982951e-08
0.782031.5098071.970186e-08
0.7860411.5097181.957356e-08
0.7900721.5096311.944460e-08
0.7941241.5095441.931498e-08
0.7981961.5094571.918469e-08
0.81.5094191.912700e-08
0.802291.5093711.887120e-08
0.8064051.5092851.841161e-08
0.810541.5092011.794965e-08
0.8146971.5091161.748533e-08
0.8188751.5090321.701863e-08
0.8230751.5089491.654953e-08
0.8272961.5088661.607803e-08
0.8315391.5087831.560411e-08
0.8358031.5087011.512776e-08
0.840091.508621.464896e-08
0.8443981.5085391.416771e-08
0.8487291.5084581.368399e-08
0.851.5084351.354200e-08
0.8530821.5083781.359106e-08
0.8574571.5082981.366071e-08
0.8618541.5082191.373072e-08
0.8662741.508141.380108e-08
0.8707171.5080611.387181e-08
0.8751821.5079831.394290e-08
0.8796711.5079051.401436e-08
0.8841821.5078281.408618e-08
0.8887171.5077511.415837e-08
0.8932741.5076741.423093e-08
0.8978561.5075971.430386e-08
0.91.5075621.433800e-08
0.902461.5075211.437722e-08
0.9070881.5074461.445099e-08
0.9117411.507371.452514e-08
0.9164161.5072951.459968e-08
0.9211161.507221.467459e-08
0.925841.5071461.474989e-08
0.9305881.5070721.482558e-08
0.9353611.5069981.490165e-08
0.9401581.5069241.497812e-08
0.944981.506851.505497e-08
0.9498261.5067771.513222e-08
0.951.5067751.513500e-08
0.9546971.5067041.520978e-08
0.9595931.5066311.528772e-08
0.9645151.5065591.536607e-08
0.9694611.5064871.544482e-08
0.9744331.5064151.552397e-08
0.979431.5063431.560353e-08
0.9844531.5062711.568350e-08
0.9895021.5061991.576387e-08
0.9945771.5061281.584466e-08
0.9996781.5060571.592587e-08
11.5060521.593100e-08
1.00481.5059861.600755e-08
1.009961.5059151.608966e-08
1.015141.5058441.617219e-08
1.020341.5057741.625514e-08
1.025581.5057031.633851e-08
1.030841.5056331.642232e-08
1.036121.5055631.650655e-08
1.041441.5054931.659122e-08
1.046781.5054231.667632e-08
1.052151.5053531.676185e-08
1.057541.5052831.684783e-08
1.061.5052511.688700e-08
1.062971.5052131.693425e-08
1.068421.5051431.702113e-08
1.07391.5050741.710844e-08
1.07941.5050041.719621e-08
1.084941.5049341.728443e-08
1.09051.5048651.737309e-08
1.09611.5047951.746222e-08
1.101721.5047261.755180e-08
1.107371.5046561.764184e-08
1.113051.5045871.773234e-08
1.118761.5045171.782330e-08
1.124491.5044481.791474e-08
1.130261.5043781.800664e-08
1.136061.5043091.809901e-08
1.141881.5042391.819185e-08
1.147741.5041691.828518e-08
1.153621.50411.837898e-08
1.159541.504031.847326e-08
1.165491.503961.856802e-08
1.171471.503891.866328e-08
1.177471.503821.875902e-08
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1.21.503561.911800e-08
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1.239271.5031143.293552e-08
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1.258441.5028993.967838e-08
1.264891.5028274.194910e-08
1.271381.5027544.423145e-08
1.27791.5026824.652552e-08
1.284451.5026094.883135e-08
1.291041.5025365.114900e-08
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1.728111.4977133.397768e-07
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1.772881.4971944.182921e-07
1.781971.4970884.342376e-07
1.791111.4969814.502648e-07
1.81.4968774.658600e-07
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2.035461.4939761.397853e-06
2.045891.4938411.484459e-06
2.056391.4937051.571509e-06
2.066931.4935671.659006e-06
2.077531.4934281.746951e-06
2.088191.4932881.835347e-06
2.09891.4931461.924197e-06
2.109661.4930032.013502e-06
2.120481.4928592.103266e-06
2.131361.4927132.193489e-06
2.142291.4925652.284176e-06
2.153271.4924162.375327e-06
2.164321.4922662.466946e-06
2.175421.4921142.559035e-06
2.186571.4919612.651597e-06
2.197791.4918062.744632e-06
2.21.4917752.763000e-06
2.209061.4916492.805308e-06
2.220391.4914912.858226e-06
2.231771.4913322.911416e-06
2.243221.491172.964879e-06
2.254721.4910073.018616e-06
2.266291.4908433.072629e-06
2.277911.4906763.126918e-06
2.289591.4905083.181486e-06
2.301331.4903383.236334e-06
2.313141.4901673.291463e-06
2.3251.4899933.346875e-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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