Optical constants

Refractive index of H-LAK53A (CDGM)

H-LAK53A: 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.

At one wavelength

Range 0.302–2.325 µm
Refractive index n
1.755
Extinction coefficient k
2.34385e-08
Permittivity ε1
3.08002
Permittivity ε2
8.22690e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00501254 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
3.98999e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
52.321
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0743818 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.7987
Group velocity dispersion
131.876 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-719.454 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-LAK53A (CDGM): H-LAK53A
cdgm_h_lak53a = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "CDGM-optical", "H-LAK53A", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(cdgm_h_lak53a.range_nm)  # (302, 2325) nm
eps = cdgm_h_lak53a.eps([633])  # complex permittivity

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Dispersion formula

Sellmeier (C in µm²) (formula 2), λ in µm
n2−1=1.21007394λ2λ2−0.00521679919+1.19495815λ2λ2−83.5557501+0.806533246λ2λ2−0.02008035

Valid from 0.302 to 2.325 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C21.21007394
C30.00521679919
C41.19495815
C583.5557501
C60.806533246
C70.02008035

Comments and conditions

Conditions

temperature
293 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 1.86e-06 1.36e-08 -2.33e-11 5.16e-07 5.98e-10 0.185
nd
1.755000
Vd
52.320574
glass code
755523
density
value: 4390
thermal expansion
value: 6.1e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 7.2e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.0087

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 293.0 K): dn/dT = 1.93e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 1.25e-06 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 1.20e-06 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 431 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
H-LAK53A (CDGM), H-LAK53A: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.3021.8211055.605400e-06
0.3035491.820075.494583e-06
0.3051061.819055.383197e-06
0.306671.8180445.271240e-06
0.3082431.8170525.158708e-06
0.3098241.8160745.045600e-06
0.311.8159665.033000e-06
0.3114131.815114.779905e-06
0.313011.8141594.493803e-06
0.3146151.8132224.206234e-06
0.3162291.8122973.917190e-06
0.317851.8113863.626663e-06
0.3194811.8104863.334647e-06
0.321.8102033.241600e-06
0.3211191.80963.133779e-06
0.3227661.8087252.975104e-06
0.3244211.8078622.815615e-06
0.3260851.8070112.655308e-06
0.3277571.8061712.494179e-06
0.3294381.8053422.332223e-06
0.331.8050692.278100e-06
0.3311281.8045252.192703e-06
0.3328261.8037182.064116e-06
0.3345331.8029231.934870e-06
0.3362491.8021371.804960e-06
0.3379731.8013631.674384e-06
0.3397061.8005981.543139e-06
0.341.800471.520900e-06
0.3414481.7998441.444495e-06
0.34321.7990991.352127e-06
0.344961.7983641.259285e-06
0.3467291.7976381.165967e-06
0.3485071.7969221.072170e-06
0.351.7963319.934200e-07
0.3502941.7962169.829942e-07
0.3520911.7955189.193697e-07
0.3538971.7948298.554190e-07
0.3557121.7941497.911402e-07
0.3575361.7934787.265318e-07
0.3593691.7928166.615920e-07
0.361.792596.392600e-07
0.3612121.7921616.098297e-07
0.3630651.7915155.648644e-07
0.3649271.7908775.196685e-07
0.3667981.7902484.742407e-07
0.368681.7896264.285800e-07
0.371.7891963.965300e-07
0.370571.7890123.884819e-07
0.3724711.7884053.616662e-07
0.3743811.7878063.347130e-07
0.3763011.7872153.076215e-07
0.3782311.786632.803911e-07
0.381.7861042.554300e-07
0.3801711.7860532.540104e-07
0.382121.7854832.377986e-07
0.384081.7849212.215036e-07
0.386051.7843652.051250e-07
0.388031.7838151.886624e-07
0.391.7832781.722800e-07
0.390021.7832731.721831e-07
0.392021.7827371.623900e-07
0.394031.7822071.525467e-07
0.3960511.7816841.426529e-07
0.3980821.7811671.327084e-07
0.41.7806871.233200e-07
0.4001241.7806571.230164e-07
0.4021761.7801521.179919e-07
0.4042391.7796531.129417e-07
0.4063121.7791611.078656e-07
0.4083961.7786741.027635e-07
0.410491.7781939.763523e-08
0.4125951.7777189.248064e-08
0.4147111.7772488.729961e-08
0.4168381.7767848.209201e-08
0.4189761.7763257.685770e-08
0.421.7761087.435000e-08
0.4211251.7758727.334499e-08
0.4232841.7754247.141483e-08
0.4254551.7749816.947477e-08
0.4276371.7745436.752476e-08
0.429831.7741116.556475e-08
0.4320351.7736836.359468e-08
0.434251.773266.161451e-08
0.4364771.7728435.962419e-08
0.4387161.7724295.762366e-08
0.441.7721965.647600e-08
0.4409661.7720215.606182e-08
0.4432271.7716175.509198e-08
0.44551.7712185.411716e-08
0.4477851.7708245.313734e-08
0.4500821.7704345.215250e-08
0.452391.7700485.116260e-08
0.454711.7696665.016763e-08
0.4570421.7692894.916756e-08
0.4593861.7689174.816236e-08
0.461.768824.789900e-08
0.4617421.7685484.673492e-08
0.464111.7681834.515235e-08
0.466491.7678234.356166e-08
0.4688831.7674664.196282e-08
0.4712871.7671144.035578e-08
0.4737041.7667653.874050e-08
0.4761341.766423.711693e-08
0.4785751.7660793.548504e-08
0.481.7658823.453300e-08
0.481031.7657423.419404e-08
0.4834971.7654083.338203e-08
0.4859761.7650783.256587e-08
0.4884691.7647513.174551e-08
0.4909741.7644283.092095e-08
0.4934921.7641093.009216e-08
0.4960231.7637932.925912e-08
0.4985671.763482.842181e-08
0.51.7633072.795000e-08
0.5011231.7631712.781494e-08
0.5036931.7628652.750597e-08
0.5062771.7625632.719542e-08
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0.5114831.7619672.656952e-08
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0.5812611.7554762.318568e-08
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0.590251.7548012.354416e-08
0.5932771.7545812.366488e-08
0.5963191.7543622.378622e-08
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0.6055411.7537192.357825e-08
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0.6244151.7524872.236995e-08
0.6276171.7522882.216494e-08
0.6308361.7520912.195888e-08
0.6340711.7518952.175176e-08
0.6373231.7517022.154357e-08
0.6405921.751512.133432e-08
0.6438771.751322.112400e-08
0.6471791.7511322.091260e-08
0.651.7509732.073200e-08
0.6504981.7509452.069219e-08
0.6538341.7507612.042557e-08
0.6571871.7505772.015758e-08
0.6605581.7503951.988822e-08
0.6639451.7502151.961748e-08
0.6673511.7500371.934534e-08
0.6707731.749861.907182e-08
0.6742131.7496841.879689e-08
0.6776711.749511.852055e-08
0.6811461.7493381.824279e-08
0.684641.7491661.796361e-08
0.6881511.7489971.768299e-08
0.691681.7488281.740094e-08
0.6952271.7486621.711744e-08
0.6987931.7484961.683249e-08
0.71.7484411.673600e-08
0.7023761.7483321.679282e-08
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0.7095991.7480081.696552e-08
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0.7981961.744611.908388e-08
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2.035461.7203838.275656e-07
2.045891.7201718.945549e-07
2.056391.7199569.618878e-07
2.066931.719741.029566e-06
2.077531.7195211.097591e-06
2.088191.71931.165965e-06
2.09891.7190771.234690e-06
2.109661.7188521.303767e-06
2.120481.7186241.373199e-06
2.131361.7183941.442987e-06
2.142291.7181621.513132e-06
2.153271.7179271.583637e-06
2.164321.717691.654504e-06
2.175421.717451.725734e-06
2.186571.7172081.797330e-06
2.197791.7169641.869293e-06
2.21.7169151.883500e-06
2.209061.7167172.170794e-06
2.220391.7164672.530145e-06
2.231771.7162152.891338e-06
2.243221.715963.254384e-06
2.254721.7157023.619291e-06
2.266291.7154423.986071e-06
2.277911.7151784.354731e-06
2.289591.7149124.725281e-06
2.301331.7146435.097733e-06
2.313141.7143725.472094e-06
2.3251.7140975.848375e-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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