Optical constants

Refractive index of H-LAF4GT (CDGM)

H-LAF4GT: 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
1.7495
Extinction coefficient k
1.51379e-08
Permittivity ε1
3.06074
Permittivity ε2
5.29672e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00323737 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
6.17785e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
34.989
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.108361 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.81317
Group velocity dispersion
213.006 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-1162.06 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-LAF4GT (CDGM): H-LAF4GT
cdgm_h_laf4gt = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "CDGM-optical", "H-LAF4GT", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(cdgm_h_laf4gt.range_nm)  # (365, 2325) nm
eps = cdgm_h_laf4gt.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=0.210645313λ2λ2−0.0542759294+1.75547352λ2λ2−0.0112370777+1.28979005λ2λ2−119.852069

Valid from 0.365 to 2.325 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C20.210645313
C30.0542759294
C41.75547352
C50.0112370777
C61.28979005
C7119.852069

Comments and conditions

Conditions

temperature
293 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 6.53e-07 1.81e-08 -1.59e-10 9.02e-07 8.16e-10 0.246
nd
1.749500
Vd
34.989266
glass code
750350
density
value: 3920
thermal expansion
value: 8e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 9.5e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
0.0031
resistance
climatic: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 293.0 K): dn/dT = 1.94e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 6.84e-07 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 5.90e-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-LAF4GT (CDGM), H-LAF4GT: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.3651.8086482.706950e-06
0.3666981.8075732.296862e-06
0.3684031.8065161.884866e-06
0.371.8055461.499200e-06
0.3701171.8054761.489516e-06
0.3718381.8044521.346938e-06
0.3735681.8034461.203697e-06
0.3753061.8024551.059790e-06
0.3770511.801489.152137e-07
0.3788051.800527.699648e-07
0.381.7998776.710000e-07
0.3805671.7995756.540544e-07
0.3823371.7986456.011519e-07
0.3841161.7977295.480033e-07
0.3859021.7968274.946075e-07
0.3876971.7959384.409634e-07
0.38951.7950633.870698e-07
0.391.7948243.721400e-07
0.3913121.7942013.536205e-07
0.3931321.7933523.279313e-07
0.3949611.7925153.021226e-07
0.3967981.791692.761939e-07
0.3986441.7908772.501445e-07
0.41.790292.310000e-07
0.4004981.7900762.283004e-07
0.4023611.7892872.181982e-07
0.4042321.7885082.080490e-07
0.4061121.7877411.978526e-07
0.4080011.7869841.876087e-07
0.4098991.7862381.773172e-07
0.4118061.7855031.669779e-07
0.4137211.7847771.565904e-07
0.4156451.7840621.461546e-07
0.4175791.7833561.356703e-07
0.4195211.782661.251373e-07
0.421.782491.225400e-07
0.4214721.7819731.195167e-07
0.4234331.7812961.154913e-07
0.4254021.7806271.114471e-07
0.4273811.7799681.073842e-07
0.4293691.7793171.033024e-07
0.4313661.7786759.920153e-08
0.4333721.7780419.508164e-08
0.4353881.7774159.094258e-08
0.4374131.7767988.678427e-08
0.4394481.7761888.260662e-08
0.441.7760258.147300e-08
0.4414921.7755868.007744e-08
0.4435451.7749927.815658e-08
0.4456091.7744067.622678e-08
0.4476811.7738277.428800e-08
0.4497641.7732557.234020e-08
0.4518561.7726917.038335e-08
0.4539571.7721336.841739e-08
0.4560691.7715836.644229e-08
0.458191.7710396.445800e-08
0.461.7705836.276500e-08
0.4603211.7705026.255966e-08
0.4624621.7699726.119117e-08
0.4646131.7694485.981632e-08
0.4667751.768935.843507e-08
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0.491221.7636313.987100e-08
0.4935051.7631823.781203e-08
0.49581.7627393.574348e-08
0.4981071.7623013.366531e-08
0.51.7619473.195900e-08
0.5004231.7618683.183692e-08
0.5027511.761443.116577e-08
0.5050891.7610173.049150e-08
0.5074391.7605982.981409e-08
0.5097991.7601852.913353e-08
0.512171.7597762.844981e-08
0.5145531.7593712.776290e-08
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0.519351.7585762.637950e-08
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0.5241931.7577992.498319e-08
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0.54151.7552091.999278e-08
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0.5490921.7541581.780390e-08
0.551.7540361.754200e-08
0.5516461.7538161.743677e-08
0.5542121.7534761.727271e-08
0.5567891.7531411.710789e-08
0.5593791.7528091.694229e-08
0.5619811.7524811.677593e-08
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0.7424091.7377291.182758e-08
0.7458631.7375461.188259e-08
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2.109121.709811.021231e-06
2.118931.709651.066509e-06
2.128781.7094891.111997e-06
2.138681.7093261.157697e-06
2.148631.7091621.203610e-06
2.158621.7089971.249736e-06
2.168671.7088311.296077e-06
2.178751.7086631.342634e-06
2.188891.7084941.389406e-06
2.199071.7083231.436397e-06
2.21.7083081.440700e-06
2.20931.7081511.530627e-06
2.219571.7079781.630034e-06
2.22991.7078031.729903e-06
2.240271.7076271.830236e-06
2.250691.707451.931036e-06
2.261161.707272.032305e-06
2.271671.707092.134045e-06
2.282241.7069072.236258e-06
2.292861.7067242.338947e-06
2.303521.7065382.442113e-06
2.314241.7063512.545759e-06
2.3251.7061632.649887e-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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