Optical constants

Refractive index of J-LAF7 (HIKARI)

J-LAF7: 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
1.7495
Extinction coefficient k
4.22739e-08
Permittivity ε1
3.06074
Permittivity ε2
1.47916e-07
Absorption coefficient α
0.00904067 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
2.21222e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
35.249
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.107631 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.81274
Group velocity dispersion
210.577 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-1148.81 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-LAF7 (HIKARI): J-LAF7
hikari_j_laf7 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "HIKARI-optical", "J-LAF7", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(hikari_j_laf7.range_nm)  # (388.865, 2058.09) nm
eps = hikari_j_laf7.eps([633])  # complex permittivity

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Dispersion formula

Polynomial (formula 3), λ in µm
n2=2.96739544−0.0118139418⁢λ2.0−0.000133628078⁢λ4.0+0.0310749099⁢λ−2.0+0.000654571893⁢λ−4.0+9.85567905×10-5⁢λ−6.0−8.8311254×10-6⁢λ−8.0+8.38843732×10-7⁢λ−10.0

Valid from 0.388865 to 2.05809 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C12.96739544
C2-0.0118139418
C32.0
C4-0.000133628078
C54.0
C60.0310749099
C7-2.0
C80.000654571893
C9-4.0
C109.85567905e-05
C11-6.0
C12-8.8311254e-06
C13-8.0
C148.38843732e-07
C15-10.0

Comments and conditions

Conditions

temperature
296 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: -3.3967e-07 1.1253e-08 -1.2013e-12 9.0789e-07 1.243e-09 0.24666
nd
1.749500
Vd
35.248835
density
value: 3620
thermal expansion
value: 7.3e-06, temperature range: 243 343
dPgF
0.0029
resistance
phosphate: 2.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 296.0 K): dn/dT = 1.37e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 1.19e-07 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 2.73e-08 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-LAF7 (HIKARI), J-LAF7: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.3888651.794988.831601e-07
0.391.7944388.111500e-07
0.3904921.7942057.948491e-07
0.3921271.793447.407462e-07
0.3937681.7926866.864169e-07
0.3954151.7919416.318603e-07
0.397071.7912075.770753e-07
0.3987321.7904825.220611e-07
0.41.7899374.800800e-07
0.4004011.7897674.750348e-07
0.4020761.7890614.539325e-07
0.4037591.7883644.327419e-07
0.4054491.7876764.114627e-07
0.4071451.7869973.900944e-07
0.4088491.7863273.686367e-07
0.410561.7856653.470891e-07
0.4122781.7850113.254514e-07
0.4140041.7843663.037232e-07
0.4157361.7837282.819040e-07
0.4174761.7830992.599935e-07
0.4192231.7824772.379913e-07
0.421.7822042.282100e-07
0.4209781.7818632.238630e-07
0.4227391.7812562.160302e-07
0.4245091.7806572.081647e-07
0.4262851.7800652.002662e-07
0.4280691.779481.923346e-07
0.4298611.7789021.843699e-07
0.431661.7783311.763719e-07
0.4334661.7777661.683403e-07
0.435281.7772091.602752e-07
0.4371021.7766571.521763e-07
0.4389311.7761121.440435e-07
0.441.7757981.392900e-07
0.4407681.7755741.377891e-07
0.4426121.7750421.341829e-07
0.4444651.7745151.305617e-07
0.4463251.7739951.269253e-07
0.4481931.7734811.232737e-07
0.4500681.7729731.196068e-07
0.4519521.772471.159245e-07
0.4538431.7719731.122269e-07
0.4557421.7714821.085137e-07
0.457651.7709961.047850e-07
0.4595651.7705151.010408e-07
0.461.7704071.001900e-07
0.4614881.770049.818729e-08
0.4634191.769579.558806e-08
0.4653591.7691059.297795e-08
0.4673061.7686459.035691e-08
0.4692621.768198.772491e-08
0.4712261.7677418.508190e-08
0.4731981.7672968.242782e-08
0.4751781.7668557.976264e-08
0.4771671.766427.708630e-08
0.4791641.7659897.439876e-08
0.481.7658117.327300e-08
0.4811691.7655637.226930e-08
0.4831821.7651417.054007e-08
0.4852051.7647246.880361e-08
0.4872351.7643116.705988e-08
0.4892741.7639036.530885e-08
0.4913221.7634996.355049e-08
0.4933781.7630996.178478e-08
0.4954431.7627036.001167e-08
0.4975161.7623115.823115e-08
0.4995981.7619235.644317e-08
0.51.7618495.609800e-08
0.5016891.761545.553971e-08
0.5037881.761165.484564e-08
0.5058971.7607845.414867e-08
0.5080141.7604125.344879e-08
0.510141.7600445.274598e-08
0.5122751.7596795.204022e-08
0.5144191.7593185.133152e-08
0.5165711.7589615.061984e-08
0.5187331.7586074.990519e-08
0.5209041.7582574.918755e-08
0.5230841.7579114.846690e-08
0.5252731.7575674.774324e-08
0.5274711.7572284.701655e-08
0.5296791.7568914.628682e-08
0.5318951.7565584.555403e-08
0.5341211.7562284.481818e-08
0.5363571.7559024.407925e-08
0.5386011.7555784.333722e-08
0.5408551.7552584.259209e-08
0.5431191.7549414.184384e-08
0.5453921.7546274.109247e-08
0.5476741.7543164.033794e-08
0.5499661.7540083.958026e-08
0.551.7540033.956900e-08
0.5522681.7537023.973212e-08
0.5545791.75343.989839e-08
0.55691.7531014.006536e-08
0.559231.7528044.023302e-08
0.561571.7525114.040138e-08
0.5639211.752224.057045e-08
0.5662811.7519324.074023e-08
0.568651.7516464.091071e-08
0.571031.7513644.108191e-08
0.573421.7510834.125383e-08
0.575821.7508064.142646e-08
0.5782291.7505314.159982e-08
0.5806491.7502584.177391e-08
0.5830791.7499894.194872e-08
0.5855191.7497214.212426e-08
0.587971.7494564.230054e-08
0.590431.7491944.247756e-08
0.5929011.7489334.265531e-08
0.5953821.7486764.283382e-08
0.5978741.748424.301306e-08
0.61.7482054.316600e-08
0.6003761.7481674.323236e-08
0.6028891.7479164.367557e-08
0.6054121.7476684.412063e-08
0.6079451.7474214.456756e-08
0.610491.7471774.501636e-08
0.6130441.7469354.546703e-08
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0.6181861.7464574.637405e-08
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0.6233711.7459884.728868e-08
0.625981.7457574.774886e-08
0.62861.7455274.821098e-08
0.631231.7452994.867502e-08
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0.6418631.7444095.055071e-08
0.644551.7441915.102454e-08
0.6472471.7439755.150036e-08
0.6499561.7437615.197817e-08
0.651.7437575.198600e-08
0.6526761.7435485.189904e-08
0.6554071.7433385.181027e-08
0.658151.7431295.172113e-08
0.6609041.7429225.163161e-08
0.663671.7427165.154172e-08
0.6664471.7425135.145146e-08
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0.6776741.7417155.108660e-08
0.680511.741525.099443e-08
0.6833581.7413265.090187e-08
0.6862171.7411345.080893e-08
0.6890891.7409435.071560e-08
0.6919731.7407545.062188e-08
0.6948691.7405665.052776e-08
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0.71.7402395.036100e-08
0.7006971.7401965.059062e-08
0.7036291.7400125.155659e-08
0.7065741.7398315.252662e-08
0.7095311.739655.350070e-08
0.71251.7394725.447886e-08
0.7154821.7392945.546111e-08
0.7184761.7391185.644747e-08
0.7214831.7389435.743796e-08
0.7245021.738775.843260e-08
0.7275341.7385985.943140e-08
0.7305791.7384276.043437e-08
0.7336371.7382586.144155e-08
0.7367071.7380896.245294e-08
0.739791.7379236.346856e-08
0.7428861.7377576.448843e-08
0.7459951.7375926.551258e-08
0.7491171.7374296.654100e-08
0.7522521.7372676.757373e-08
0.75541.7371076.861079e-08
0.7585611.7369476.965218e-08
0.7617361.7367887.069793e-08
0.7649231.7366317.174806e-08
0.7681251.7364757.280258e-08
0.7713391.736327.386152e-08
0.7745671.7361667.492488e-08
0.7778091.7360137.599270e-08
0.7810641.7358617.706499e-08
0.7843321.7357117.814176e-08
0.7876151.7355617.922304e-08
0.7909111.7354128.030884e-08
0.7942211.7352658.139919e-08
0.7975441.7351188.249410e-08
0.81.7350118.330300e-08
0.8008821.7349738.269463e-08
0.8042341.7348288.038317e-08
0.8075991.7346857.806205e-08
0.8109791.7345427.573121e-08
0.8143731.73447.339061e-08
0.8177811.734267.104022e-08
0.8212041.734126.868000e-08
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0.8280911.7338436.392987e-08
0.8315571.7337066.153989e-08
0.8350371.7335695.913990e-08
0.8385311.7334345.672987e-08
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0.8562251.732774.452760e-08
0.8598081.7326394.205642e-08
0.8634061.732513.957490e-08
0.867021.7323813.708299e-08
0.8706481.7322533.458065e-08
0.8742921.7321253.206785e-08
0.877951.7319992.954452e-08
0.8816251.7318732.701064e-08
0.8853141.7317482.446615e-08
0.8890191.7316242.191102e-08
0.892741.73151.934519e-08
0.8964761.7313771.676862e-08
0.91.7312621.433800e-08
0.9002271.7312541.439607e-08
0.9039951.7311331.535867e-08
0.9077781.7310121.632530e-08
0.9115771.7308911.729598e-08
0.9153921.7307721.827072e-08
0.9192231.7306531.924954e-08
0.9230691.7305342.023246e-08
0.9269321.7304162.121949e-08
0.9308121.7302992.221065e-08
0.9347071.7301832.320595e-08
0.9386191.7300662.420543e-08
0.9425471.7299512.520908e-08
0.9464911.7298362.621694e-08
0.9504521.7297222.722901e-08
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0.9624351.7293823.029072e-08
0.9664631.729273.131984e-08
0.9705071.7291583.235327e-08
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0.9786471.7289363.443312e-08
0.9827431.7288263.547958e-08
0.9868551.7287163.653042e-08
0.9909851.7286073.758565e-08
0.9951321.7284983.864530e-08
0.9992971.728393.970939e-08
11.7283713.988900e-08
1.003481.7282823.952768e-08
1.007681.7281743.909155e-08
1.01191.7280673.865358e-08
1.016131.727963.821379e-08
1.020381.7278543.777215e-08
1.024651.7277483.732867e-08
1.028941.7276433.688333e-08
1.033251.7275383.643612e-08
1.037571.7274333.598705e-08
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1.046271.7272253.508325e-08
1.050651.7271213.462851e-08
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1.090891.7262033.044928e-08
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1.113911.7257022.805870e-08
1.118571.7256032.757457e-08
1.123251.7255042.708841e-08
1.127961.7254052.660021e-08
1.132681.7253062.610998e-08
1.137421.7252082.561769e-08
1.142181.7251092.512334e-08
1.146961.7250112.462692e-08
1.151761.7249132.412842e-08
1.156581.7248152.362784e-08
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1.649451.7163271.751028e-07
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1.877431.712594.532271e-07
1.885281.7124584.668843e-07
1.893171.7123264.805987e-07
1.90111.7121924.943705e-07
1.909051.7120585.081999e-07
1.917041.7119235.220872e-07
1.925061.7117875.360327e-07
1.933121.711655.500364e-07
1.941211.7115125.640988e-07
1.949331.7113735.782201e-07
1.957491.7112345.924004e-07
1.965681.7110936.066401e-07
1.973911.7109526.209393e-07
1.982171.7108096.352984e-07
1.990471.7106666.497176e-07
1.99881.7105226.641972e-07
21.7105016.662900e-07
2.007161.7103767.056964e-07
2.015561.710237.519211e-07
2.0241.7100837.983392e-07
2.032471.7099348.449515e-07
2.040971.7097858.917589e-07
2.049511.7096349.387622e-07
2.058091.7094839.859622e-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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