Optical constants

Refractive index of H-QF56 (CDGM)

H-QF56: 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
1.56732
Extinction coefficient k
4.69952e-08
Permittivity ε1
2.45648
Permittivity ε2
1.47313e-07
Absorption coefficient α
0.0100504 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
1.98998e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
42.81
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0674688 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.60696
Group velocity dispersion
127.769 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-697.047 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-QF56 (CDGM): H-QF56
cdgm_h_qf56 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "CDGM-optical", "H-QF56", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(cdgm_h_qf56.range_nm)  # (365, 2325) nm
eps = cdgm_h_qf56.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=1.01193506λ2λ2−116.639064+0.110711906λ2λ2−0.051103672+1.29397308λ2λ2−0.00923739628

Valid from 0.365 to 2.325 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C21.01193506
C3116.639064
C40.110711906
C50.051103672
C61.29397308
C70.00923739628

Comments and conditions

Conditions

temperature
293 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: -4.86e-06 1.38e-08 -3.64e-11 7.51e-07 4.38e-11 0.236
nd
1.567320
Vd
42.810117
glass code
567428
density
value: 2620
thermal expansion
value: 9.4e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 1.11e-05, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
0.0028
resistance
climatic: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 293.0 K): dn/dT = -1.24e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = -1.99e-06 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = -2.04e-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 425 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
H-QF56 (CDGM), H-QF56: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.3651.6027561.002780e-06
0.3666981.6021348.365989e-07
0.3684031.6015226.696447e-07
0.371.6009595.133600e-07
0.3701171.6009185.101520e-07
0.3718381.6003244.629234e-07
0.3735681.5997384.154751e-07
0.3753061.5991613.678061e-07
0.3770511.5985933.199154e-07
0.3788051.5980332.718019e-07
0.381.5976572.390200e-07
0.3805671.597482.337542e-07
0.3823371.5969362.173149e-07
0.3841161.59642.007991e-07
0.3859021.5958711.842065e-07
0.3876971.5953491.675367e-07
0.38951.5948351.507894e-07
0.391.5946951.461500e-07
0.3913121.5943281.401260e-07
0.3931321.5938281.317698e-07
0.3949611.5933351.233747e-07
0.3967981.5928491.149407e-07
0.3986441.5923691.064673e-07
0.41.5920221.002400e-07
0.4004981.5918969.951060e-08
0.4023611.5914299.678106e-08
0.4042321.5909689.403882e-08
0.4061121.5905139.128384e-08
0.4080011.5900658.851603e-08
0.4098991.5896228.573536e-08
0.4118061.5891858.294175e-08
0.4137211.5887548.013514e-08
0.4156451.5883287.731548e-08
0.4175791.5879087.448271e-08
0.4195211.5874937.163676e-08
0.421.5873927.093500e-08
0.4214721.5870837.092050e-08
0.4234331.5866797.090119e-08
0.4254021.586287.088179e-08
0.4273811.5858857.086230e-08
0.4293691.5854967.084272e-08
0.4313661.5851117.082304e-08
0.4333721.5847327.080328e-08
0.4353881.5843577.078343e-08
0.4374131.5839867.076348e-08
0.4394481.583627.074344e-08
0.441.5835227.073800e-08
0.4414921.5832586.986559e-08
0.4435451.5829016.866479e-08
0.4456091.5825486.745841e-08
0.4476811.58226.624641e-08
0.4497641.5818556.502878e-08
0.4518561.5815156.380548e-08
0.4539571.5811796.257650e-08
0.4560691.5808466.134180e-08
0.458191.5805186.010135e-08
0.461.5802425.904300e-08
0.4603211.5801935.895965e-08
0.4624621.5798735.840414e-08
0.4646131.5795555.784604e-08
0.4667751.5792425.728535e-08
0.4689461.5789325.672205e-08
0.4711271.5786265.615614e-08
0.4733181.5783235.558759e-08
0.475521.5780245.501639e-08
0.4777321.5777285.444254e-08
0.4799541.5774355.386602e-08
0.481.5774295.385400e-08
0.4821861.5771465.321796e-08
0.4844291.576865.256541e-08
0.4866821.5765775.190983e-08
0.4889461.5762985.125120e-08
0.491221.5760215.058951e-08
0.4935051.5757484.992474e-08
0.49581.5754774.925688e-08
0.4981071.575214.858591e-08
0.51.5749934.803500e-08
0.5004231.5749454.800073e-08
0.5027511.5746834.781233e-08
0.5050891.5744254.762306e-08
0.5074391.5741694.743290e-08
0.5097991.5739154.724186e-08
0.512171.5736654.704993e-08
0.5145531.5734174.685711e-08
0.5169461.5731724.666339e-08
0.519351.5729294.646878e-08
0.5217661.5726894.627325e-08
0.5241931.5724514.607682e-08
0.5266311.5722174.587947e-08
0.5290811.5719844.568120e-08
0.5315421.5717544.548202e-08
0.5340141.5715264.528190e-08
0.5364981.5713014.508086e-08
0.5389931.5710784.487888e-08
0.54151.5708574.467596e-08
0.5440191.5706394.447210e-08
0.5465491.5704234.426728e-08
0.5490921.5702094.406152e-08
0.551.5701334.398800e-08
0.5516461.5699974.411962e-08
0.5542121.5697874.432484e-08
0.5567891.569584.453102e-08
0.5593791.5693744.473815e-08
0.5619811.5691714.494625e-08
0.5645951.568974.515531e-08
0.5672211.568774.536535e-08
0.5698591.5685734.557636e-08
0.572511.5683784.578836e-08
0.5751731.5681844.600134e-08
0.5778481.5679934.621531e-08
0.5805361.5678034.643028e-08
0.5832361.5676154.664624e-08
0.5859491.5674294.686322e-08
0.5886751.5672454.708120e-08
0.5914131.5670634.730019e-08
0.5941641.5668824.752021e-08
0.5969271.5667034.774124e-08
0.5997041.5665264.796331e-08
0.61.5665074.798700e-08
0.6024931.5663514.818640e-08
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0.6081111.5660054.863572e-08
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0.6580281.5633095.262804e-08
0.6610881.5631635.287283e-08
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0.6672521.5628755.336585e-08
0.6703561.5627335.361407e-08
0.6734741.5625925.386345e-08
0.6766071.5624525.411400e-08
0.6797541.5623145.436570e-08
0.6829151.5621765.461858e-08
0.6860921.562045.487263e-08
0.6892831.5619055.512787e-08
0.6924891.5617715.538429e-08
0.695711.5616385.564191e-08
0.6989461.5615065.590072e-08
0.71.5614645.598500e-08
0.7021971.5613765.559668e-08
0.7054631.5612465.501945e-08
0.7087451.5611185.443954e-08
0.7120411.560995.385693e-08
0.7153531.5608645.327161e-08
0.7186811.5607385.268357e-08
0.7220231.5606145.209279e-08
0.7253821.5604915.149927e-08
0.7287561.5603685.090298e-08
0.7321461.5602475.030392e-08
0.7355511.5601264.970208e-08
0.7389721.5600074.909743e-08
0.7424091.5598884.848997e-08
0.7458631.559774.787969e-08
0.7493321.5596534.726657e-08
0.7528171.5595374.665060e-08
0.7563191.5594224.603176e-08
0.7598371.5593084.541004e-08
0.7633711.5591954.478544e-08
0.7669221.5590824.415792e-08
0.7704891.5589714.352749e-08
0.7740731.558864.289412e-08
0.7776731.558754.225781e-08
0.781291.558644.161854e-08
0.7849241.5585324.097630e-08
0.7885751.5584244.033107e-08
0.7922431.5583173.968284e-08
0.7959281.5582113.903159e-08
0.799631.5581053.837731e-08
0.81.5580953.831200e-08
0.803351.5583.665252e-08
0.8070861.5578963.480138e-08
0.810841.5577933.294164e-08
0.8146121.557693.107324e-08
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0.8896981.5558571.417399e-08
0.8938361.5557661.423988e-08
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0.91.5556321.433800e-08
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0.9063671.5554961.443949e-08
0.9105831.5554071.450669e-08
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0.9319581.5549681.484741e-08
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0.9627291.554371.533764e-08
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0.9762251.5541191.555250e-08
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0.9899111.5538721.577038e-08
0.9945151.553791.584368e-08
0.9991411.5537081.591732e-08
11.5536931.593100e-08
1.003791.5536261.599136e-08
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1.013151.5534641.614049e-08
1.017861.5533841.621558e-08
1.022591.5533031.629101e-08
1.027351.5532231.636680e-08
1.032131.5531431.644293e-08
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1.051471.5528261.675105e-08
1.056361.5527471.682897e-08
1.061.5526891.688700e-08
1.061271.5526691.690726e-08
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2.138681.5385881.922915e-06
2.148631.5384461.990207e-06
2.158621.5383022.057813e-06
2.168671.5381582.125732e-06
2.178751.5380122.193968e-06
2.188891.5378652.262521e-06
2.199071.5377172.331393e-06
2.21.5377042.337700e-06
2.20931.5375682.386993e-06
2.219571.5374172.441483e-06
2.22991.5372652.496226e-06
2.240271.5371112.551223e-06
2.250691.5369562.606476e-06
2.261161.53682.661987e-06
2.271671.5366422.717755e-06
2.282241.5364832.773783e-06
2.292861.5363222.830071e-06
2.303521.536162.886622e-06
2.314241.5359972.943435e-06
2.3251.5358323.000512e-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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