Optical constants

Refractive index of H-LAF54 (CDGM)

H-LAF54: n,k 0.365–1.014 µm

Data: formula 3 + tabulated k
Range: 0.365–1.014 µm
Temperature: 293 K
Licence: CC0-1.0

Axis Log x Log y

Click the plot to set the calculator wavelength.

At one wavelength

Refractive index n: 1.79951
Extinction coefficient k: 1.98319e-08

Permittivity ε₁: 3.23825
Permittivity ε₂: 7.13756e-08

Absorption coefficient α: 0.00424123 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk): 4.71561e+09 nm

Abbe number V_d: 42.253
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ: -0.0966991 µm⁻¹

Group index n_g: 1.85634
Group velocity dispersion: 179.357 fs²/mm

Dispersion parameter D: -978.485 ps/(nm·km)
Photon energy: 2.11001 eV

ε = (n + ik)², α = 4πk/λ, n_g = 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-LAF54 (CDGM): H-LAF54
cdgm_h_laf54 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "CDGM-optical", "H-LAF54", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(cdgm_h_laf54.range_nm)  # (365, 1014) nm
eps = cdgm_h_laf54.eps([633])  # complex permittivity

Downloads the original record once (pinned to the imported snapshot) and caches it.

import json, urllib.request
import lightsmith as ls

url = "https://materials.lightsmith.dev/v1/datasets/ds_89521bc748e5/lightsmith"
cdgm_h_laf54 = ls.Tabulated.model_validate(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(url)))
print(cdgm_h_laf54.source)  # citation and provenance travel with the data

Any dataset here, as the library's Tabulated material (cdgm-h-laf54/cdgm).

# ... load cdgm_h_laf54 as above, then:
sim = ls.Simulation(
    particles=[ls.Particle(shape=ls.Sphere(radius_nm=50), material=cdgm_h_laf54)],
    medium_index=1.0,
    wavelengths=ls.WavelengthRange(start_nm=400, stop_nm=1000, num=81),
)
res = ls.solve(sim)  # exact Mie for a sphere
print(res.q_ext)     # extinction efficiency at each wavelength

Same spec runs with DDA, FDTD, BEM or T-matrix: ls.compare(sim, ["mie", "dda"]).

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Dispersion formula

Polynomial (formula 3), λ in µm

n^{2} = 3.14470202 - 0.010105906 λ^{2.0} + 0.0343096974 λ^{- 2.0} - 0.000833127912 λ^{- 4.0} + 0.000217008428 λ^{- 6.0} - 8.70147899 \times 10^{-6} λ^{- 8.0}

Valid from 0.365 to 1.014 µm.

Coefficients as stored

C_i	Value
C1	3.14470202
C2	-0.010105906
C3	2.0
C4	0.0343096974
C5	-2.0
C6	-0.000833127912
C7	-4.0
C8	0.000217008428
C9	-6.0
C10	-8.70147899e-06
C11	-8.0

Comments and conditions

Conditions

temperature: 293 K

Properties

thermal dispersion: type: formula A, coefficients: 6.31e-06 2.13e-08 9.75e-11 1.02e-06 2.29e-10 0.077
nd: 1.799519
Vd: 42.253294
glass code: 800422
density: value: 4510
thermal expansion: value: 5.7e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 7e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF: -0.0064
resistance: climatic: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 293.0 K): dn/dT = 5.51e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm

References

CDGM Zemax catalog 2022-06 (obtained from http://www.cdgmgd.com)
See also CDGM optical glass data sheets

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 418 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library

CSV comma separated TXT tab separated YAML n, k Full database record original YAML All quantities CSV JSON metadata

H-LAF54 (CDGM), H-LAF54: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)	n	k
0.365	1.84881	8.626200e-07
0.365936	1.848355	8.172892e-07
0.366874	1.847903	7.718421e-07
0.367815	1.847454	7.262785e-07
0.368758	1.847008	6.805981e-07
0.369704	1.846565	6.348005e-07
0.37	1.846426	6.204400e-07
0.370651	1.846124	6.007761e-07
0.371602	1.845687	5.720898e-07
0.372555	1.845253	5.433299e-07
0.37351	1.844822	5.144963e-07
0.374468	1.844394	4.855887e-07
0.375428	1.843968	4.566070e-07
0.37639	1.843546	4.275510e-07
0.377356	1.843126	3.984205e-07
0.378323	1.842709	3.692153e-07
0.379293	1.842295	3.399353e-07
0.38	1.841996	3.186000e-07
0.380266	1.841884	3.166527e-07
0.381241	1.841476	3.095067e-07
0.382218	1.84107	3.023423e-07
0.383198	1.840667	2.951596e-07
0.384181	1.840267	2.879585e-07
0.385166	1.839869	2.807389e-07
0.386154	1.839475	2.735008e-07
0.387144	1.839082	2.662441e-07
0.388136	1.838693	2.589688e-07
0.389132	1.838306	2.516749e-07
0.39	1.837972	2.453100e-07
0.390129	1.837922	2.442924e-07
0.39113	1.83754	2.364209e-07
0.392133	1.837161	2.285291e-07
0.393138	1.836785	2.206171e-07
0.394146	1.836411	2.126849e-07
0.395157	1.836039	2.047323e-07
0.39617	1.835671	1.967593e-07
0.397186	1.835304	1.887659e-07
0.398204	1.83494	1.807519e-07
0.399225	1.834579	1.727174e-07
0.4	1.834306	1.666200e-07
0.400249	1.834219	1.656426e-07
0.401275	1.833863	1.616108e-07
0.402304	1.833508	1.575687e-07
0.403335	1.833156	1.535162e-07
0.40437	1.832807	1.494533e-07
0.405407	1.832459	1.453799e-07
0.406446	1.832115	1.412962e-07
0.407488	1.831772	1.372019e-07
0.408533	1.831432	1.330972e-07
0.409581	1.831093	1.289819e-07
0.410631	1.830758	1.248561e-07
0.411684	1.830424	1.207197e-07
0.412739	1.830092	1.165727e-07
0.413798	1.829763	1.124151e-07
0.414859	1.829436	1.082468e-07
0.415922	1.829111	1.040678e-07
0.416989	1.828789	9.987812e-08
0.418058	1.828468	9.567768e-08
0.41913	1.828149	9.146647e-08
0.42	1.827893	8.804800e-08
0.420205	1.827833	8.768875e-08
0.421282	1.827519	8.579628e-08
0.422362	1.827206	8.389895e-08
0.423445	1.826896	8.199677e-08
0.424531	1.826588	8.008970e-08
0.425619	1.826282	7.817775e-08
0.426711	1.825978	7.626089e-08
0.427805	1.825675	7.433912e-08
0.428902	1.825375	7.241242e-08
0.430002	1.825077	7.048078e-08
0.431104	1.824781	6.854418e-08
0.432209	1.824486	6.660262e-08
0.433318	1.824194	6.465609e-08
0.434429	1.823903	6.270456e-08
0.435543	1.823614	6.074803e-08
0.436659	1.823327	5.878648e-08
0.437779	1.823042	5.681990e-08
0.438902	1.822759	5.484828e-08
0.44	1.822484	5.291900e-08
0.440027	1.822478	5.289225e-08
0.441155	1.822198	5.177386e-08
0.442286	1.82192	5.065260e-08
0.44342	1.821644	4.952846e-08
0.444557	1.82137	4.840144e-08
0.445697	1.821097	4.727153e-08
0.44684	1.820826	4.613872e-08
0.447986	1.820557	4.500301e-08
0.449135	1.82029	4.386439e-08
0.450286	1.820024	4.272285e-08
0.451441	1.81976	4.157838e-08
0.452598	1.819498	4.043097e-08
0.453759	1.819237	3.928062e-08
0.454922	1.818978	3.812733e-08
0.456089	1.818721	3.697108e-08
0.457258	1.818465	3.581186e-08
0.458431	1.818211	3.464967e-08
0.459606	1.817958	3.348450e-08
0.46	1.817874	3.309400e-08
0.460785	1.817707	3.284837e-08
0.461966	1.817457	3.247844e-08
0.463151	1.817209	3.210757e-08
0.464338	1.816963	3.173574e-08
0.465529	1.816718	3.136297e-08
0.466722	1.816475	3.098923e-08
0.467919	1.816233	3.061454e-08
0.469119	1.815992	3.023889e-08
0.470322	1.815753	2.986227e-08
0.471528	1.815516	2.948469e-08
0.472737	1.81528	2.910614e-08
0.473949	1.815045	2.872662e-08
0.475164	1.814812	2.834613e-08
0.476382	1.81458	2.796466e-08
0.477604	1.81435	2.758221e-08
0.478829	1.814121	2.719878e-08
0.48	1.813904	2.683200e-08
0.480056	1.813894	2.682387e-08
0.481287	1.813668	2.664619e-08
0.482521	1.813443	2.646805e-08
0.483758	1.813219	2.628946e-08
0.484999	1.812997	2.611041e-08
0.486242	1.812776	2.593090e-08
0.487489	1.812557	2.575093e-08
0.488739	1.812339	2.557050e-08
0.489992	1.812122	2.538960e-08
0.491249	1.811906	2.520824e-08
0.492508	1.811692	2.502642e-08
0.493771	1.811479	2.484413e-08
0.495037	1.811267	2.466137e-08
0.496307	1.811057	2.447814e-08
0.497579	1.810848	2.429445e-08
0.498855	1.81064	2.411028e-08
0.5	1.810454	2.394500e-08
0.500134	1.810433	2.393962e-08
0.501416	1.810227	2.388817e-08
0.502702	1.810023	2.383659e-08
0.503991	1.80982	2.378488e-08
0.505283	1.809618	2.373303e-08
0.506579	1.809417	2.368105e-08
0.507878	1.809217	2.362894e-08
0.50918	1.809019	2.357669e-08
0.510486	1.808821	2.352431e-08
0.511795	1.808625	2.347180e-08
0.513107	1.80843	2.341915e-08
0.514423	1.808236	2.336637e-08
0.515742	1.808043	2.331345e-08
0.517064	1.807852	2.326039e-08
0.51839	1.807661	2.320720e-08
0.519719	1.807471	2.315387e-08
0.521052	1.807283	2.310041e-08
0.522388	1.807095	2.304681e-08
0.523727	1.806909	2.299307e-08
0.52507	1.806724	2.293919e-08
0.526416	1.80654	2.288518e-08
0.527766	1.806356	2.283103e-08
0.529119	1.806174	2.277673e-08
0.530476	1.805993	2.272230e-08
0.531836	1.805813	2.266773e-08
0.5332	1.805634	2.261302e-08
0.534567	1.805456	2.255817e-08
0.535938	1.805279	2.250318e-08
0.537312	1.805102	2.244805e-08
0.53869	1.804927	2.239277e-08
0.540071	1.804753	2.233736e-08
0.541456	1.80458	2.228180e-08
0.542844	1.804408	2.222610e-08
0.544236	1.804236	2.217026e-08
0.545631	1.804066	2.211427e-08
0.54703	1.803897	2.205814e-08
0.548433	1.803728	2.200187e-08
0.549839	1.80356	2.194545e-08
0.55	1.803541	2.193900e-08
0.551249	1.803394	2.186900e-08
0.552663	1.803228	2.178979e-08
0.55408	1.803063	2.171038e-08
0.5555	1.802899	2.163076e-08
0.556925	1.802736	2.155094e-08
0.558353	1.802574	2.147091e-08
0.559784	1.802413	2.139068e-08
0.56122	1.802252	2.131025e-08
0.562659	1.802093	2.122961e-08
0.564101	1.801934	2.114876e-08
0.565548	1.801776	2.106770e-08
0.566998	1.801619	2.098644e-08
0.568452	1.801463	2.090496e-08
0.569909	1.801307	2.082328e-08
0.571371	1.801153	2.074139e-08
0.572836	1.800999	2.065929e-08
0.574304	1.800846	2.057698e-08
0.575777	1.800694	2.049446e-08
0.577253	1.800543	2.041172e-08
0.578733	1.800392	2.032877e-08
0.580217	1.800243	2.024562e-08
0.581705	1.800094	2.016224e-08
0.583197	1.799946	2.007866e-08
0.584692	1.799798	1.999486e-08
0.586191	1.799652	1.991084e-08
0.587694	1.799506	1.982661e-08
0.589201	1.799361	1.974216e-08
0.590712	1.799216	1.965750e-08
0.592227	1.799073	1.957262e-08
0.593745	1.79893	1.948752e-08
0.595268	1.798788	1.940221e-08
0.596794	1.798646	1.931667e-08
0.598324	1.798506	1.923092e-08
0.599858	1.798366	1.914494e-08
0.6	1.798353	1.913700e-08
0.601396	1.798227	1.903658e-08
0.602938	1.798088	1.892567e-08
0.604484	1.79795	1.881449e-08
0.606034	1.797813	1.870301e-08
0.607588	1.797677	1.859126e-08
0.609146	1.797541	1.847921e-08
0.610708	1.797406	1.836688e-08
0.612274	1.797272	1.825426e-08
0.613844	1.797138	1.814135e-08
0.615418	1.797005	1.802815e-08
0.616996	1.796873	1.791466e-08
0.618578	1.796741	1.780088e-08
0.620164	1.79661	1.768681e-08
0.621754	1.79648	1.757245e-08
0.623348	1.79635	1.745779e-08
0.624947	1.796221	1.734284e-08
0.626549	1.796093	1.722759e-08
0.628156	1.795965	1.711205e-08
0.629766	1.795838	1.699622e-08
0.631381	1.795711	1.688008e-08
0.633	1.795585	1.676365e-08
0.634623	1.79546	1.664692e-08
0.63625	1.795335	1.652989e-08
0.637882	1.795211	1.641256e-08
0.639517	1.795088	1.629493e-08
0.641157	1.794965	1.617699e-08
0.642801	1.794843	1.605876e-08
0.644449	1.794721	1.594022e-08
0.646102	1.7946	1.582138e-08
0.647758	1.794479	1.570223e-08
0.649419	1.794359	1.558278e-08
0.65	1.794318	1.554100e-08
0.651084	1.79424	1.556691e-08
0.652754	1.794121	1.560681e-08
0.654427	1.794003	1.564682e-08
0.656105	1.793885	1.568692e-08
0.657788	1.793768	1.572713e-08
0.659474	1.793652	1.576744e-08
0.661165	1.793536	1.580785e-08
0.662861	1.79342	1.584837e-08
0.66456	1.793306	1.588899e-08
0.666264	1.793191	1.592971e-08
0.667973	1.793077	1.597054e-08
0.669685	1.792964	1.601148e-08
0.671402	1.792851	1.605252e-08
0.673124	1.792739	1.609366e-08
0.67485	1.792628	1.613491e-08
0.67658	1.792516	1.617627e-08
0.678315	1.792406	1.621773e-08
0.680054	1.792296	1.625930e-08
0.681798	1.792186	1.630097e-08
0.683546	1.792077	1.634276e-08
0.685299	1.791968	1.638464e-08
0.687056	1.79186	1.642664e-08
0.688818	1.791753	1.646874e-08
0.690584	1.791646	1.651096e-08
0.692355	1.791539	1.655328e-08
0.69413	1.791433	1.659571e-08
0.69591	1.791327	1.663824e-08
0.697694	1.791222	1.668089e-08
0.699483	1.791117	1.672365e-08
0.7	1.791087	1.673600e-08
0.701277	1.791013	1.676652e-08
0.703075	1.790909	1.680952e-08
0.704877	1.790806	1.685262e-08
0.706685	1.790703	1.689583e-08
0.708497	1.790601	1.693916e-08
0.710313	1.790499	1.698260e-08
0.712135	1.790398	1.702614e-08
0.713961	1.790297	1.706980e-08
0.715791	1.790196	1.711357e-08
0.717627	1.790096	1.715746e-08
0.719467	1.789996	1.720145e-08
0.721312	1.789897	1.724556e-08
0.723161	1.789798	1.728978e-08
0.725015	1.7897	1.733412e-08
0.726874	1.789602	1.737857e-08
0.728738	1.789505	1.742313e-08
0.730607	1.789408	1.746781e-08
0.73248	1.789311	1.751260e-08
0.734358	1.789215	1.755750e-08
0.736241	1.789119	1.760253e-08
0.738129	1.789024	1.764766e-08
0.740022	1.788929	1.769291e-08
0.741919	1.788834	1.773828e-08
0.743821	1.78874	1.778377e-08
0.745729	1.788646	1.782937e-08
0.747641	1.788553	1.787509e-08
0.749558	1.78846	1.792092e-08
0.75148	1.788367	1.796688e-08
0.753406	1.788275	1.801295e-08
0.755338	1.788183	1.805914e-08
0.757275	1.788092	1.810545e-08
0.759217	1.788001	1.815187e-08
0.761163	1.78791	1.819842e-08
0.763115	1.78782	1.824508e-08
0.765072	1.78773	1.829187e-08
0.767034	1.78764	1.833877e-08
0.769	1.787551	1.838580e-08
0.770972	1.787463	1.843294e-08
0.772949	1.787374	1.848021e-08
0.774931	1.787286	1.852760e-08
0.776918	1.787198	1.857510e-08
0.77891	1.787111	1.862274e-08
0.780907	1.787024	1.867049e-08
0.782909	1.786938	1.871836e-08
0.784917	1.786851	1.876636e-08
0.786929	1.786765	1.881448e-08
0.788947	1.78668	1.886273e-08
0.79097	1.786595	1.891110e-08
0.792998	1.78651	1.895959e-08
0.795032	1.786425	1.900820e-08
0.79707	1.786341	1.905695e-08
0.799114	1.786257	1.910581e-08
0.8	1.786221	1.912700e-08
0.801163	1.786174	1.931268e-08
0.803217	1.78609	1.964070e-08
0.805277	1.786007	1.996957e-08
0.807341	1.785925	2.029927e-08
0.809411	1.785843	2.062983e-08
0.811487	1.785761	2.096123e-08
0.813568	1.785679	2.129348e-08
0.815654	1.785598	2.162658e-08
0.817745	1.785517	2.196053e-08
0.819842	1.785436	2.229535e-08
0.821944	1.785356	2.263102e-08
0.824052	1.785276	2.296755e-08
0.826164	1.785196	2.330494e-08
0.828283	1.785117	2.364320e-08
0.830407	1.785038	2.398233e-08
0.832536	1.784959	2.432232e-08
0.834671	1.78488	2.466319e-08
0.836811	1.784802	2.500493e-08
0.838956	1.784724	2.534755e-08
0.841108	1.784646	2.569105e-08
0.843264	1.784569	2.603542e-08
0.845426	1.784492	2.638068e-08
0.847594	1.784415	2.672683e-08
0.849767	1.784339	2.707386e-08
0.85	1.784331	2.711100e-08
0.851946	1.784262	2.717305e-08
0.854131	1.784186	2.724269e-08
0.856321	1.784111	2.731251e-08
0.858517	1.784035	2.738251e-08
0.860718	1.78396	2.745268e-08
0.862925	1.783885	2.752304e-08
0.865137	1.783811	2.759358e-08
0.867356	1.783736	2.766430e-08
0.86958	1.783662	2.773520e-08
0.871809	1.783589	2.780628e-08
0.874045	1.783515	2.787755e-08
0.876286	1.783442	2.794899e-08
0.878533	1.783369	2.802062e-08
0.880785	1.783296	2.809244e-08
0.883044	1.783223	2.816444e-08
0.885308	1.783151	2.823662e-08
0.887578	1.783079	2.830899e-08
0.889854	1.783007	2.838154e-08
0.892135	1.782936	2.845428e-08
0.894423	1.782864	2.852720e-08
0.896716	1.782793	2.860032e-08
0.899016	1.782723	2.867362e-08
0.9	1.782692	2.870500e-08
0.901321	1.782652	2.874713e-08
0.903632	1.782582	2.882086e-08
0.905949	1.782512	2.889477e-08
0.908272	1.782442	2.896887e-08
0.910601	1.782372	2.904316e-08
0.912935	1.782303	2.911764e-08
0.915276	1.782233	2.919231e-08
0.917623	1.782164	2.926718e-08
0.919976	1.782096	2.934224e-08
0.922335	1.782027	2.941748e-08
0.9247	1.781959	2.949293e-08
0.927071	1.781891	2.956856e-08
0.929448	1.781823	2.964439e-08
0.931831	1.781755	2.972041e-08
0.93422	1.781688	2.979663e-08
0.936616	1.78162	2.987305e-08
0.939017	1.781553	2.994966e-08
0.941425	1.781487	3.002646e-08
0.943839	1.78142	3.010347e-08
0.946259	1.781353	3.018067e-08
0.948685	1.781287	3.025807e-08
0.95	1.781252	3.030000e-08
0.951118	1.781221	3.015710e-08
0.953557	1.781155	2.984538e-08
0.956002	1.78109	2.953286e-08
0.958453	1.781024	2.921954e-08
0.960911	1.780959	2.890542e-08
0.963374	1.780894	2.859049e-08
0.965845	1.780829	2.827475e-08
0.968321	1.780764	2.795820e-08
0.970804	1.7807	2.764084e-08
0.973293	1.780636	2.732267e-08
0.975789	1.780571	2.700368e-08
0.978291	1.780508	2.668387e-08
0.980799	1.780444	2.636325e-08
0.983314	1.78038	2.604180e-08
0.985835	1.780317	2.571953e-08
0.988363	1.780253	2.539643e-08
0.990897	1.78019	2.507250e-08
0.993438	1.780128	2.474774e-08
0.995985	1.780065	2.442215e-08
0.998539	1.780002	2.409573e-08
1	1.779967	2.390900e-08
1.0011	1.77994	2.393530e-08
1.00367	1.779878	2.399669e-08
1.00624	1.779816	2.405824e-08
1.00882	1.779754	2.411994e-08
1.01141	1.779692	2.418181e-08
1.014	1.77963	2.424383e-08

Optical transmission calculator

Free-standing sample in vacuum, normal incidence

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Fresnel reflection calculator

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H-LAF54 (CDGM): all datasets

LAF (Lanthanum flint)

H-LAF54 n,k 0.365–1.014 µm default

About H-LAF54 (CDGM)

CDGM Glass Co., Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of optical glass based in China. The company offers a wide range of optical materials, including various types of crown and flint glasses, which are used in applications ranging from consumer electronics to advanced scientific instruments. Known for their capacity for large-scale production as well as their commitment to quality, CDGM has positioned itself as a major player in both domestic and international markets. Their optical glass products are often used in lenses, prisms, and other optical components that require high precision and reliability. With an extensive catalog that caters to different optical requirements, such as high refractive indices or low dispersion, CDGM serves a diverse clientele including manufacturers of microscopes, telescopes, cameras, and other high-precision optical equipment. The company's expertise in glass science and its ability to provide customized solutions have made it a go-to supplier for businesses seeking high-quality, reliable optical glass.

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Provenance

Version: 1 (snapshot c5c2f18)
Source page: refractiveindex.info
Original file: database/data/specs/cdgm/optical/H-LAF54.yml
ID: ds_89521bc748e5
API: /v1/datasets/ds_89521bc748e5

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