Optical constants

Refractive index of H-LAK8A (CDGM)

H-LAK8A: 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 320-2400 nm only; k = 0 elsewhere in the n range 302-2325 nm.

At one wavelength

Range 0.302–2.325 µm
Refractive index n
1.72
Extinction coefficient k
3.39405e-08
Permittivity ε1
2.95839
Permittivity ε2
1.16755e-07
Absorption coefficient α
0.00725849 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
2.75539e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
50.344
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0736163 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.76325
Group velocity dispersion
131.129 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-715.378 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-LAK8A (CDGM): H-LAK8A
cdgm_h_lak8a = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "CDGM-optical", "H-LAK8A", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(cdgm_h_lak8a.range_nm)  # (302, 2325) nm
eps = cdgm_h_lak8a.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=1.13861881λ2λ2−80.074466+0.158050538λ2λ2−0.0368197669+1.73934635λ2λ2−0.00909531981

Valid from 0.302 to 2.325 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C21.13861881
C380.074466
C40.158050538
C50.0368197669
C61.73934635
C70.00909531981

Comments and conditions

Conditions

temperature
293 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 4.02e-06 1.82e-08 -1.04e-10 4.87e-07 9.07e-10 0.216
nd
1.720000
Vd
50.343857
glass code
720503
density
value: 3770
thermal expansion
value: 5.3e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 7.2e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.0086
resistance
climatic: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 293.0 K): dn/dT = 3.06e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 2.39e-06 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 2.33e-06 K⁻¹ at 1550 nm
Notes on the source data (kept exactly as published):
  • k data cover 320-2400 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 430 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
H-LAK8A (CDGM), H-LAK8A: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.3021.7876730
0.3035491.7865530
0.3051061.7854510
0.306671.7843680
0.3082431.7833030
0.3098241.7822560
0.3114131.7812250
0.313011.7802110
0.3146151.7792130
0.3162291.7782310
0.317851.7772650
0.3194811.7763130
0.321.7760146.431700e-06
0.3211191.7753776.065770e-06
0.3227661.7744555.527246e-06
0.3244211.7735474.985960e-06
0.3260851.7726524.441897e-06
0.3277571.7717723.895045e-06
0.3294381.7709043.345388e-06
0.331.7706183.161700e-06
0.3311281.770053.004666e-06
0.3328261.7692082.768209e-06
0.3345331.7683792.530540e-06
0.3362491.7675622.291652e-06
0.3379731.7667572.051539e-06
0.3397061.7659631.810194e-06
0.341.765831.769300e-06
0.3414481.7651811.662720e-06
0.34321.764411.533872e-06
0.344961.763651.404364e-06
0.3467291.7629011.274191e-06
0.3485071.7621631.143351e-06
0.351.7615541.033500e-06
0.3502941.7614351.022955e-06
0.3520911.7607179.586029e-07
0.3538971.7600098.939208e-07
0.3557121.7593118.289070e-07
0.3575361.7586227.635598e-07
0.3593691.7579436.978774e-07
0.361.7577136.752900e-07
0.3612121.7572736.443623e-07
0.3630651.7566135.971092e-07
0.3649271.7559615.496137e-07
0.3667981.7553185.018746e-07
0.368681.7546834.538907e-07
0.371.7542454.202100e-07
0.370571.7540584.121300e-07
0.3724711.753443.852078e-07
0.3743811.752833.581476e-07
0.3763011.7522293.309486e-07
0.3782311.7516353.036102e-07
0.381.7511012.785500e-07
0.3801711.751052.771857e-07
0.382121.7504712.616056e-07
0.384081.7499012.459455e-07
0.386051.7493372.302052e-07
0.388031.7487812.143841e-07
0.391.7482381.986400e-07
0.390021.7482321.985435e-07
0.392021.747691.887945e-07
0.394031.7471551.789954e-07
0.3960511.7466271.691460e-07
0.3980821.7461051.592462e-07
0.41.7456211.499000e-07
0.4001241.745591.496445e-07
0.4021761.7450821.454173e-07
0.4042391.7445791.411684e-07
0.4063121.7440831.368978e-07
0.4083961.7435931.326052e-07
0.410491.743111.282906e-07
0.4125951.7426321.239539e-07
0.4147111.742161.195949e-07
0.4168381.7416931.152136e-07
0.4189761.7412331.108098e-07
0.421.7410151.087000e-07
0.4211251.7407781.073707e-07
0.4232841.7403281.048178e-07
0.4254551.7398841.022518e-07
0.4276371.7394459.967261e-08
0.429831.7390129.708021e-08
0.4320351.7385839.447451e-08
0.434251.738169.185544e-08
0.4364771.7377428.922295e-08
0.4387161.7373298.657695e-08
0.441.7370958.505900e-08
0.4409661.736928.434243e-08
0.4432271.7365178.266451e-08
0.44551.7361188.097799e-08
0.4477851.7357247.928281e-08
0.4500821.7353347.757894e-08
0.452391.7349497.586634e-08
0.454711.7345687.414495e-08
0.4570421.7341927.241473e-08
0.4593861.733827.067564e-08
0.461.7337237.022000e-08
0.4617421.7334526.913221e-08
0.464111.7330896.765336e-08
0.466491.7327296.616693e-08
0.4688831.7323746.467288e-08
0.4712871.7320236.317116e-08
0.4737041.7316756.166174e-08
0.4761341.7313326.014458e-08
0.4785751.7309925.861964e-08
0.481.7307975.773000e-08
0.481031.7306575.702354e-08
0.4834971.7303255.533120e-08
0.4859761.7299965.363018e-08
0.4884691.7296725.192044e-08
0.4909741.7293515.020193e-08
0.4934921.7290334.847460e-08
0.4960231.7287194.673842e-08
0.4985671.7284084.499333e-08
0.51.7282354.401000e-08
0.5011231.7281014.381103e-08
0.5036931.7277974.335588e-08
0.5062771.7274964.289840e-08
0.5088731.7271994.243857e-08
0.5114831.7269054.197638e-08
0.5141061.7266144.151182e-08
0.5167431.7263264.104488e-08
0.5193931.7260414.057554e-08
0.5220561.7257594.010379e-08
0.5247341.725483.962963e-08
0.5274251.7252053.915304e-08
0.530131.7249323.867400e-08
0.5328491.7246613.819250e-08
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0.5410891.7238683.673315e-08
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0.5694881.7213933.452554e-08
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0.5993781.7191553.356010e-08
0.61.7191123.354000e-08
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0.6180591.7179123.454951e-08
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0.6244151.7175133.490480e-08
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0.6308361.7171223.526373e-08
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0.6405921.7165483.580907e-08
0.6438771.716363.599272e-08
0.6471791.7161743.617731e-08
0.651.7160173.633500e-08
0.6504981.7159893.630699e-08
0.6538341.7158063.611936e-08
0.6571871.7156253.593078e-08
0.6605581.7154453.574123e-08
0.6639451.7152673.555071e-08
0.6673511.7150913.535921e-08
0.6707731.7149153.516672e-08
0.6742131.7147423.497325e-08
0.6776711.714573.477879e-08
0.6811461.7143993.458333e-08
0.684641.714233.438687e-08
0.6881511.7140623.418940e-08
0.691681.7138963.399092e-08
0.6952271.7137313.379142e-08
0.6987931.7135673.359090e-08
0.71.7135123.352300e-08
0.7023761.7134053.363681e-08
0.7059791.7132443.380932e-08
0.7095991.7130843.398271e-08
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0.7168961.7127683.433216e-08
0.7205731.7126123.450824e-08
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0.7279831.7123043.486310e-08
0.7317161.7121513.504189e-08
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0.7430321.7117013.558380e-08
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0.81.7096633.831200e-08
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0.8146971.7091893.103104e-08
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0.8230751.7089282.688068e-08
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0.8315391.708672.268764e-08
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0.840091.7084151.845148e-08
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0.8487291.7081621.417176e-08
0.851.7081251.354200e-08
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0.8618541.7077881.373072e-08
0.8662741.7076651.380108e-08
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0.8751821.707421.394290e-08
0.8796711.7072991.401436e-08
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0.8887171.7070581.415837e-08
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0.91.7067631.433800e-08
0.902461.70671.437722e-08
0.9070881.7065821.445099e-08
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0.9401581.7057671.497812e-08
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0.951.7055341.513500e-08
0.9546971.7054251.520978e-08
0.9595931.7053111.528772e-08
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0.9945771.7045251.584466e-08
0.9996781.7044141.592587e-08
11.7044071.593100e-08
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2.088191.6842811.555370e-06
2.09891.6840541.659303e-06
2.109661.6838251.763769e-06
2.120481.6835931.868770e-06
2.131361.6833591.974310e-06
2.142291.6831232.080392e-06
2.153271.6828842.187017e-06
2.164321.6826432.294189e-06
2.175421.6823992.401911e-06
2.186571.6821522.510185e-06
2.197791.6819032.619014e-06
2.21.6818542.640500e-06
2.209061.6816522.948450e-06
2.220391.6813983.333637e-06
2.231771.6811413.720799e-06
2.243221.6808814.109946e-06
2.254721.6806184.501090e-06
2.266291.6803534.894239e-06
2.277911.6800855.289405e-06
2.289591.6798145.686597e-06
2.301331.679546.085826e-06
2.313141.6792636.487103e-06
2.3251.6789836.890438e-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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