Optical constants

Refractive index of J-BASF7 (HIKARI)

J-BASF7: n,k 0.3889–2.058 µm

Data
formula 3 + tabulated k
Range
0.3889–2.058 µm
Temperature
296 K
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

Click the plot to set the calculator wavelength.

At one wavelength

Range 0.3889–2.058 µm
Refractive index n
1.70154
Extinction coefficient k
4.33699e-08
Permittivity ε1
2.89523
Permittivity ε2
1.47591e-07
Absorption coefficient α
0.00927505 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
2.15632e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
41.018
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.087042 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.75268
Group velocity dispersion
166.097 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-906.146 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

# J-BASF7 (HIKARI): J-BASF7
hikari_j_basf7 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "HIKARI-optical", "J-BASF7", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(hikari_j_basf7.range_nm)  # (388.865, 2058.09) nm
eps = hikari_j_basf7.eps([633])  # complex permittivity

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Dispersion formula

Polynomial (formula 3), λ in µm
n2=2.82115391−0.0100514408⁢λ2.0−9.24350756×10-5⁢λ4.0+0.0249821665⁢λ−2.0+0.000523468025⁢λ−4.0+3.70259835×10-5⁢λ−6.0−2.14786963×10-6⁢λ−8.0+2.97698375×10-7⁢λ−10.0

Valid from 0.388865 to 2.05809 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C12.82115391
C2-0.0100514408
C32.0
C4-9.24350756e-05
C54.0
C60.0249821665
C7-2.0
C80.000523468025
C9-4.0
C103.70259835e-05
C11-6.0
C12-2.14786963e-06
C13-8.0
C142.97698375e-07
C15-10.0

Comments and conditions

Conditions

temperature
296 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 4.0177e-06 1.187e-08 -2.3814e-12 7.4284e-07 9.0374e-10 0.23938
nd
1.701540
Vd
41.018469
density
value: 3630
thermal expansion
value: 6.7e-06, temperature range: 243 343
dPgF
0.0003
resistance
phosphate: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 296.0 K): dn/dT = 3.43e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 2.42e-06 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 2.34e-06 K⁻¹ at 1550 nm

References

Cite

NIKON Zemax catalog 2017-11 (obtained from http://www.nikon.com); See also HIKARI 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 419 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
J-BASF7 (HIKARI), J-BASF7: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.3888651.7372685.046576e-07
0.391.7368554.680800e-07
0.3904921.7366774.594699e-07
0.3921271.7360944.308930e-07
0.3937681.7355194.021964e-07
0.3954151.734953.733798e-07
0.397071.7343883.444426e-07
0.3987321.7338333.153843e-07
0.41.7334162.932100e-07
0.4004011.7332852.904894e-07
0.4020761.7327432.791101e-07
0.4037591.7322082.676831e-07
0.4054491.7316792.562084e-07
0.4071451.7311572.446856e-07
0.4088491.730642.331146e-07
0.410561.730132.214951e-07
0.4122781.7296252.098271e-07
0.4140041.7291261.981102e-07
0.4157361.7286341.863443e-07
0.4174761.7281461.745291e-07
0.4192231.7276641.626645e-07
0.421.7274531.573900e-07
0.4209781.7271881.554399e-07
0.4227391.7267171.519261e-07
0.4245091.7262521.483976e-07
0.4262851.7257921.448543e-07
0.4280691.7253361.412961e-07
0.4298611.7248861.377231e-07
0.431661.7244411.341351e-07
0.4334661.7240011.305321e-07
0.435281.7235661.269141e-07
0.4371021.7231351.232809e-07
0.4389311.7227091.196324e-07
0.441.7224631.175000e-07
0.4407681.7222881.165471e-07
0.4426121.7218711.142577e-07
0.4444651.7214591.119587e-07
0.4463251.7210511.096501e-07
0.4481931.7206481.073319e-07
0.4500681.7202491.050039e-07
0.4519521.7198541.026662e-07
0.4538431.7194631.003187e-07
0.4557421.7190779.796139e-08
0.457651.7186949.559421e-08
0.4595651.7183169.321712e-08
0.461.718239.267700e-08
0.4614881.7179419.152315e-08
0.4634191.717579.002563e-08
0.4653591.7172048.852184e-08
0.4673061.7168418.701175e-08
0.4692621.7164828.549535e-08
0.4712261.7161268.397260e-08
0.4731981.7157748.244347e-08
0.4751781.7154268.090795e-08
0.4771671.7150817.936600e-08
0.4791641.714747.781760e-08
0.481.7145987.716900e-08
0.4811691.7144027.640975e-08
0.4831821.7140687.510168e-08
0.4852051.7137377.378813e-08
0.4872351.7134097.246909e-08
0.4892741.7130847.114453e-08
0.4913221.7127636.981442e-08
0.4933781.7124456.847875e-08
0.4954431.712136.713749e-08
0.4975161.7118196.579062e-08
0.4995981.711516.443811e-08
0.51.7114516.417700e-08
0.5016891.7112046.349508e-08
0.5037881.7109026.264733e-08
0.5058971.7106026.179604e-08
0.5080141.7103056.094118e-08
0.510141.7100116.008274e-08
0.5122751.709725.922071e-08
0.5144191.7094325.835508e-08
0.5165711.7091465.748582e-08
0.5187331.7088645.661292e-08
0.5209041.7085845.573637e-08
0.5230841.7083065.485615e-08
0.5252731.7080325.397225e-08
0.5274711.707765.308465e-08
0.5296791.707495.219333e-08
0.5318951.7072235.129829e-08
0.5341211.7069595.039950e-08
0.5363571.7066974.949695e-08
0.5386011.7064374.859062e-08
0.5408551.706184.768049e-08
0.5431191.7059254.676656e-08
0.5453921.7056734.584881e-08
0.5476741.7054234.492721e-08
0.5499661.7051754.400175e-08
0.551.7051714.398800e-08
0.5522681.704934.395072e-08
0.5545791.7046874.391273e-08
0.55691.7044464.387457e-08
0.559231.7042074.383626e-08
0.561571.703974.379778e-08
0.5639211.7037364.375914e-08
0.5662811.7035044.372035e-08
0.568651.7032734.368139e-08
0.571031.7030454.364226e-08
0.573421.7028194.360298e-08
0.575821.7025954.356353e-08
0.5782291.7023734.352391e-08
0.5806491.7021534.348413e-08
0.5830791.7019354.344418e-08
0.5855191.7017194.340406e-08
0.587971.7015054.336378e-08
0.590431.7012924.332333e-08
0.5929011.7010824.328270e-08
0.5953821.7008734.324191e-08
0.5978741.7006664.320095e-08
0.61.7004924.316600e-08
0.6003761.7004614.319307e-08
0.6028891.7002584.337387e-08
0.6054121.7000564.355543e-08
0.6079451.6998574.373775e-08
0.610491.6996594.392083e-08
0.6130441.6994624.410468e-08
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0.625981.6985064.503552e-08
0.62861.6983194.522403e-08
0.631231.6981344.541333e-08
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0.6499561.6968824.676081e-08
0.651.6968794.676400e-08
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0.6664471.6958644.794723e-08
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0.71.6940075.036100e-08
0.7006971.6939715.054568e-08
0.7036291.6938215.132261e-08
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0.7184761.6930885.525630e-08
0.7214831.6929455.605295e-08
0.7245021.6928035.685292e-08
0.7275341.6926625.765625e-08
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0.7336371.6923835.927300e-08
0.7367071.6922456.008645e-08
0.739791.6921086.090331e-08
0.7428861.6919726.172359e-08
0.7459951.6918376.254730e-08
0.7491171.6917026.337445e-08
0.7522521.6915696.420507e-08
0.75541.6914376.503917e-08
0.7585611.6913066.587675e-08
0.7617361.6911766.671784e-08
0.7649231.6910466.756245e-08
0.7681251.6909186.841059e-08
0.7713391.690796.926229e-08
0.7745671.6906647.011754e-08
0.7778091.6905387.097638e-08
0.7810641.6904137.183881e-08
0.7843321.6902897.270485e-08
0.7876151.6901657.357452e-08
0.7909111.6900437.444782e-08
0.7942211.6899217.532478e-08
0.7975441.6898017.620541e-08
0.81.6897127.685600e-08
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0.8042341.6895617.481739e-08
0.8075991.6894437.319679e-08
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0.8143731.6892086.993522e-08
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0.8420411.6882995.661307e-08
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0.8634061.6876454.632527e-08
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0.8742921.6873274.108389e-08
0.877951.6872223.932212e-08
0.8816251.6871183.755297e-08
0.8853141.6870143.577642e-08
0.8890191.6869113.399244e-08
0.892741.6868093.220099e-08
0.8964761.6867073.040205e-08
0.91.6866112.870500e-08
0.9002271.6866052.874860e-08
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0.9077781.6864043.019717e-08
0.9115771.6863043.092600e-08
0.9153921.6862043.165789e-08
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0.9230691.6860073.313086e-08
0.9269321.6859093.387197e-08
0.9308121.6858123.461619e-08
0.9347071.6857153.536351e-08
0.9386191.6856183.611397e-08
0.9425471.6855223.686757e-08
0.9464911.6854273.762432e-08
0.9504521.6853313.838423e-08
0.954431.6852373.914733e-08
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0.9664631.6849554.145584e-08
0.9705071.6848624.223179e-08
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0.9909851.6844034.616053e-08
0.9951321.6843124.695617e-08
0.9992971.6842214.775514e-08
11.6842064.789000e-08
1.003481.6841314.755603e-08
1.007681.6840424.715290e-08
1.01191.6839524.674808e-08
1.016131.6838634.634157e-08
1.020381.6837744.593336e-08
1.024651.6836864.552344e-08
1.028941.6835984.511180e-08
1.033251.683514.469845e-08
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1.893171.6706153.419164e-07
1.90111.6705013.488667e-07
1.909051.6703863.558460e-07
1.917041.670273.628546e-07
1.925061.6701543.698925e-07
1.933121.6700373.769598e-07
1.941211.669923.840567e-07
1.949331.6698013.911834e-07
1.957491.6696823.983398e-07
1.965681.6695624.055262e-07
1.973911.6694414.127427e-07
1.982171.669324.199894e-07
1.990471.6691974.272664e-07
1.99881.6690744.345738e-07
21.6690564.356300e-07
2.007161.668954.601512e-07
2.015561.6688254.889151e-07
2.0241.6686995.177994e-07
2.032471.6685725.468046e-07
2.040971.6684455.759312e-07
2.049511.6683166.051796e-07
2.058091.6681876.345505e-07

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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