Optical constants

Refractive index of QF50GTI (CDGM)

QF50GTI: n,k 0.313–2.325 µm

Data
formula 2 + tabulated k
Range
0.313–2.325 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 313-2325 nm.

At one wavelength

Range 0.313–2.325 µm
Refractive index n
1.58144
Extinction coefficient k
3.74449e-09
Permittivity ε1
2.50094
Permittivity ε2
1.18433e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.000800793 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
2.49752e+10 nm
Abbe number Vd
40.886
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0724199 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.62399
Group velocity dispersion
137.656 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-750.988 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

# QF50GTI (CDGM): QF50GTI
cdgm_qf50gti = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "CDGM-optical", "QF50GTI", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(cdgm_qf50gti.range_nm)  # (313, 2325) nm
eps = cdgm_qf50gti.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=1.31145759λ2λ2−0.00988576985+0.840047425λ2λ2−102.880258+0.132407269λ2λ2−0.047752793

Valid from 0.313 to 2.325 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C21.31145759
C30.00988576985
C40.840047425
C5102.880258
C60.132407269
C70.047752793

Comments and conditions

i line glass

Conditions

temperature
293 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: -2.74e-06 1.64e-08 -5.12e-11 8.26e-07 4.87e-10 0.234
nd
1.581440
Vd
40.885954
glass code
581409
density
value: 3230
thermal expansion
value: 9e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 1.11e-05, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.0018
resistance
climatic: 2.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 293.0 K): dn/dT = -1.66e-07 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = -1.03e-06 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = -1.10e-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 313-2325 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 431 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
QF50GTI (CDGM), QF50GTI: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.3131.6480790
0.3145771.6468410
0.3161621.645630
0.3177551.6444440
0.3193561.6432820
0.321.6428232.305400e-06
0.3209651.6421442.142987e-06
0.3225821.6410291.870800e-06
0.3242071.6399361.597242e-06
0.3258411.6388641.322305e-06
0.3274831.6378131.045983e-06
0.3291331.6367837.682687e-07
0.331.6362516.222700e-07
0.3307911.6357715.893142e-07
0.3324581.6347795.198647e-07
0.3341331.6338064.500652e-07
0.3358161.632853.799141e-07
0.3375081.6319113.094096e-07
0.3392091.630992.385498e-07
0.341.6305682.055700e-07
0.3409181.6300851.944558e-07
0.3426351.6291951.736513e-07
0.3443621.6283221.527420e-07
0.3460971.6274641.317273e-07
0.347841.626621.106068e-07
0.3495931.6257918.937978e-08
0.351.6256018.445000e-08
0.3513541.6249767.805994e-08
0.3531251.6241746.970767e-08
0.3549041.6233866.131331e-08
0.3566921.6226115.287666e-08
0.3584891.6218494.439751e-08
0.361.621223.726900e-08
0.3602951.6210983.680510e-08
0.3621111.6203613.395361e-08
0.3639351.6196343.108776e-08
0.3651.6192182.941500e-08
0.3657691.618922.762922e-08
0.3676121.6182162.334819e-08
0.3694641.6175241.904559e-08
0.371.6173261.780000e-08
0.3713251.6168431.656704e-08
0.3731961.6161711.482652e-08
0.3750761.6155111.307723e-08
0.3769661.614861.131913e-08
0.3788661.6142199.552168e-09
0.381.6138438.496800e-09
0.3807741.6135888.320672e-09
0.3826931.6129667.884369e-09
0.3846211.6123547.445867e-09
0.3865591.611757.005156e-09
0.3885071.6111566.562224e-09
0.391.6107086.222600e-09
0.3904641.610576.230007e-09
0.3924311.6099926.261405e-09
0.3944091.6094236.292961e-09
0.3963961.6088626.324677e-09
0.3983931.6083096.356552e-09
0.41.6078726.382200e-09
0.40041.6077646.388586e-09
0.4024181.6072276.420773e-09
0.4044451.6066976.453123e-09
0.4064831.6061746.485635e-09
0.4085311.6056596.518311e-09
0.4105891.6051516.551152e-09
0.4126581.6046496.584158e-09
0.4147371.6041556.617331e-09
0.4168271.6036686.650671e-09
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0.421.6029446.701300e-09
0.4210381.6027126.717855e-09
0.4231591.6022446.751701e-09
0.4252911.6017826.785718e-09
0.4274341.6013266.819906e-09
0.4295871.6008776.854266e-09
0.4317521.6004336.888800e-09
0.4339271.5999956.923507e-09
0.4361131.5995636.958390e-09
0.4383111.5991366.993448e-09
0.441.5988137.020400e-09
0.4405191.5987156.990504e-09
0.4427391.5982996.862683e-09
0.4449691.5978896.734217e-09
0.4472111.5974846.605105e-09
0.4494641.5970846.475341e-09
0.4517291.5966896.344924e-09
0.4540051.5962996.213850e-09
0.4562921.5959146.082115e-09
0.4585911.5955345.949717e-09
0.461.5953045.868600e-09
0.4609021.5951595.810959e-09
0.4632241.5947885.662570e-09
0.4655581.5944225.513434e-09
0.4679041.594065.363546e-09
0.4702611.5937035.212903e-09
0.4726311.593355.061500e-09
0.4750121.5930024.909335e-09
0.4774051.5926584.756404e-09
0.4798111.5923174.602701e-09
0.481.5922914.590600e-09
0.4822281.5919814.434154e-09
0.4846581.591654.263556e-09
0.48711.5913224.092098e-09
0.4895541.5909983.919776e-09
0.492021.5906773.746586e-09
0.4944991.5903613.572524e-09
0.4969911.5900483.397584e-09
0.4994951.5897393.221764e-09
0.51.5896783.186300e-09
0.5020121.5894343.199118e-09
0.5045411.5891323.215235e-09
0.5070831.5888343.231433e-09
0.5096381.5885393.247713e-09
0.5122061.5882483.264074e-09
0.5147861.587963.280518e-09
0.517381.5876763.297046e-09
0.5199871.5873943.313656e-09
0.5226071.5871163.330350e-09
0.525241.5868413.347128e-09
0.5278861.5865693.363991e-09
0.5305461.58633.380938e-09
0.5332191.5860343.397971e-09
0.5359061.5857723.415090e-09
0.5386061.5855123.432295e-09
0.5413191.5852553.449587e-09
0.5440471.5850013.466966e-09
0.5467881.584753.484432e-09
0.5495431.5845013.501986e-09
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0.613791.5796643.911398e-09
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0.6262541.5788983.990843e-09
0.6294091.5787114.010955e-09
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0.6357681.5783444.051483e-09
0.6389711.5781634.071901e-09
0.642191.5779834.092421e-09
0.6454261.5778064.113045e-09
0.6486781.577634.133772e-09
0.651.577564.142200e-09
0.6519461.5774564.154601e-09
0.6552311.5772844.175531e-09
0.6585321.5771134.196567e-09
0.661851.5769444.217709e-09
0.6651851.5767774.238958e-09
0.6685361.5766114.260313e-09
0.6719051.5764474.281776e-09
0.675291.5762844.303347e-09
0.6786921.5761234.325027e-09
0.6821121.5759644.346817e-09
0.6855491.5758064.368716e-09
0.6890031.5756494.390725e-09
0.6924741.5754944.412845e-09
0.6959631.575344.435077e-09
0.699471.5751884.457420e-09
0.71.5751654.460800e-09
0.7029941.5750374.479880e-09
0.7065361.5748884.502452e-09
0.7100961.5747394.525139e-09
0.7136731.5745934.547940e-09
0.7172691.5744474.570856e-09
0.7208831.5743034.593887e-09
0.7245151.574164.617034e-09
0.7281651.5740184.640298e-09
0.7318341.5738784.663680e-09
0.7355221.5737394.687179e-09
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0.7429521.5734644.734532e-09
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0.8092181.5713055.156840e-09
0.8132961.5711875.182820e-09
0.8173931.571075.208930e-09
0.8215121.5709545.235172e-09
0.8256511.5708385.261547e-09
0.8298111.5707245.288054e-09
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0.8381941.5704975.341470e-09
0.8424171.5703855.368380e-09
0.8466611.5702745.395425e-09
0.851.5701875.416700e-09
0.8509271.5701635.422607e-09
0.8552141.5700535.449926e-09
0.8595231.5699445.477382e-09
0.8638541.5698365.504977e-09
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0.8769771.5695165.588598e-09
0.8813961.569415.616753e-09
0.8858361.5693065.645050e-09
0.89031.5692025.673489e-09
0.8947851.5690985.702072e-09
0.8992941.5689965.730799e-09
0.91.568985.735300e-09
0.9038251.5688945.759670e-09
0.9083781.5687925.788687e-09
0.9129551.5686915.817851e-09
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0.9268241.5683925.906225e-09
0.9314941.5682945.935980e-09
0.9361871.5681965.965885e-09
0.9409041.5680985.995941e-09
0.9456451.5680016.026149e-09
0.951.5679136.053900e-09
0.9504091.5679056.056509e-09
0.9551981.5678096.087031e-09
0.9600111.5677146.117707e-09
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0.9697091.5675256.179523e-09
0.9745951.5674316.210665e-09
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0.98941.5671526.305036e-09
0.9943851.567066.336810e-09
0.9993951.5669686.368744e-09
11.5669576.372600e-09
1.004431.5668766.400829e-09
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1.077651.5656356.867370e-09
1.083081.5655486.901972e-09
1.088531.5654626.936748e-09
1.094021.5653766.971700e-09
1.099531.565297.006828e-09
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1.110641.5651197.077615e-09
1.116231.5650347.113277e-09
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2.029981.5535511.564569e-06
2.040211.5534171.648693e-06
2.050491.5532811.733240e-06
2.060821.5531451.818214e-06
2.07121.5530081.903616e-06
2.081641.5528691.989448e-06
2.092121.5527292.075713e-06
2.102661.5525882.162412e-06
2.113261.5524452.249548e-06
2.123911.5523012.337123e-06
2.134611.5521562.425139e-06
2.145361.552012.513599e-06
2.156171.5518622.602505e-06
2.167031.5517132.691858e-06
2.177951.5515632.781662e-06
2.188931.5514112.871918e-06
2.199951.5512572.962629e-06
2.21.5512572.963000e-06
2.211041.5511033.054619e-06
2.222181.5509463.147076e-06
2.233381.5507893.239999e-06
2.244631.550633.333390e-06
2.255941.5504693.427252e-06
2.26731.5503073.521587e-06
2.278731.5501433.616397e-06
2.290211.5499773.711684e-06
2.301751.549813.807452e-06
2.313341.5496423.903702e-06
2.3251.5494714.000437e-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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