Optical constants

Refractive index of J-LAK18 (HIKARI)

J-LAK18: n,k 0.365–2.058 µm

Data
formula 3 + tabulated k
Range
0.365–2.058 µm
Temperature
296 K
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

Click the plot to set the calculator wavelength.

At one wavelength

Range 0.365–2.058 µm
Refractive index n
1.72916
Extinction coefficient k
2.23480e-08
Permittivity ε1
2.98999
Permittivity ε2
7.72865e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00477933 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
4.18468e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
54.612
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0689481 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.76967
Group velocity dispersion
120.62 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-658.044 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-LAK18 (HIKARI): J-LAK18
hikari_j_lak18 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "HIKARI-optical", "J-LAK18", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(hikari_j_lak18.range_nm)  # (365.015, 2058.09) nm
eps = hikari_j_lak18.eps([633])  # complex permittivity

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Dispersion formula

Polynomial (formula 3), λ in µm
n2=2.93263885−0.0142564324⁢λ2.0−0.000192506617⁢λ4.0+0.0206017616⁢λ−2.0+0.000293008969⁢λ−4.0+6.61918495×10-6⁢λ−6.0+7.33494598×10-8⁢λ−8.0

Valid from 0.365015 to 2.05809 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C12.93263885
C2-0.0142564324
C32.0
C4-0.000192506617
C54.0
C60.0206017616
C7-2.0
C80.000293008969
C9-4.0
C106.61918495e-06
C11-6.0
C127.33494598e-08
C13-8.0

Comments and conditions

Conditions

temperature
296 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 2.411e-06 1.1591e-08 -1.5325e-12 5.5519e-07 3.2417e-10 0.13983
nd
1.729160
Vd
54.611531
density
value: 4170
thermal expansion
value: 5.6e-06, temperature range: 243 343
dPgF
-0.0085
resistance
phosphate: 3.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 296.0 K): dn/dT = 2.22e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 1.54e-06 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 1.48e-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 421 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
J-LAK18 (HIKARI), J-LAK18: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.3650151.7620722.169073e-07
0.3666011.7615862.028769e-07
0.3681931.7611041.887856e-07
0.3697931.7606281.746331e-07
0.371.7605661.728000e-07
0.3713991.7601561.650129e-07
0.3730131.7596891.560341e-07
0.3746331.7592271.470163e-07
0.3762611.758771.379593e-07
0.3778951.7583181.288629e-07
0.3795371.757871.197270e-07
0.381.7577451.171500e-07
0.3811861.7574271.125760e-07
0.3828421.7569881.061880e-07
0.3845051.7565549.977217e-08
0.3861751.7561249.332852e-08
0.3878531.7556998.685687e-08
0.3895381.7552788.035711e-08
0.391.7551637.857400e-08
0.391231.7548617.641988e-08
0.392931.7544487.344338e-08
0.3946371.754047.045395e-08
0.3963511.7536366.745153e-08
0.3980731.7532356.443607e-08
0.3998021.7528396.140751e-08
0.41.7527946.106100e-08
0.4015391.7524475.946732e-08
0.4032831.7520595.766092e-08
0.4050351.7516745.584668e-08
0.4067951.7512935.402456e-08
0.4085621.7509165.219453e-08
0.4103371.7505435.035654e-08
0.412121.7501744.851057e-08
0.413911.7498084.665658e-08
0.4157081.7494464.479453e-08
0.4175141.7490874.292440e-08
0.4193281.7487324.104614e-08
0.421.7486014.035000e-08
0.4211491.748383.985029e-08
0.4229791.7480313.905489e-08
0.4248171.7476873.825602e-08
0.4266621.7473453.745369e-08
0.4285161.7470073.664787e-08
0.4303771.7466723.583856e-08
0.4322471.746343.502572e-08
0.4341251.7460113.420936e-08
0.436011.7456863.338944e-08
0.4379051.7453643.256597e-08
0.4398071.7450443.173892e-08
0.441.7450123.165500e-08
0.4417181.7447283.114479e-08
0.4436371.7444153.057477e-08
0.4455641.7441053.000228e-08
0.4474991.7437982.942730e-08
0.4494431.7434932.884982e-08
0.4513961.7431922.826984e-08
0.4533571.7428932.768733e-08
0.4553261.7425972.710229e-08
0.4573041.7423042.651471e-08
0.4592911.7420142.592458e-08
0.461.7419112.571400e-08
0.4612861.7417262.553861e-08
0.463291.7414412.526537e-08
0.4653031.7411592.499095e-08
0.4673241.7408792.471533e-08
0.4693541.7406022.443852e-08
0.4713931.7403282.416050e-08
0.4734411.7400562.388128e-08
0.4754981.7397862.360084e-08
0.4775641.7395192.331919e-08
0.4796381.7392552.303631e-08
0.481.7392092.298700e-08
0.4817221.7389932.272499e-08
0.4838151.7387332.240659e-08
0.4859171.7384762.208680e-08
0.4880271.7382212.176562e-08
0.4901481.7379682.144304e-08
0.4922771.7377172.111907e-08
0.4944151.7374692.079369e-08
0.4965631.7372232.046689e-08
0.4987211.7369792.013867e-08
0.51.7368361.994400e-08
0.5008871.7367381.990138e-08
0.5030631.7364981.979685e-08
0.5052481.7362611.969186e-08
0.5074431.7360261.958642e-08
0.5096481.7357931.948052e-08
0.5118621.7355621.937416e-08
0.5140861.7353331.926733e-08
0.5163191.7351061.916004e-08
0.5185621.7348811.905229e-08
0.5208151.7346581.894407e-08
0.5230771.7344371.883537e-08
0.5253491.7342171.872621e-08
0.5276321.7341.861657e-08
0.5299241.7337851.850646e-08
0.5322261.7335711.839586e-08
0.5345381.733361.828479e-08
0.536861.733151.817323e-08
0.5391931.7329421.806119e-08
0.5415351.7327351.794866e-08
0.5438871.7325311.783565e-08
0.546251.7323281.772214e-08
0.5486231.7321271.760814e-08
0.551.7320111.754200e-08
0.5510071.7319281.767067e-08
0.55341.731731.797663e-08
0.5558041.7315341.828392e-08
0.5582191.7313391.859255e-08
0.5606441.7311471.890252e-08
0.563081.7309551.921383e-08
0.5655261.7307661.952650e-08
0.5679821.7305781.984052e-08
0.570451.7303912.015591e-08
0.5729281.7302062.047267e-08
0.5754171.7300232.079081e-08
0.5779171.7298412.111032e-08
0.5804271.7296612.143123e-08
0.5829491.7294822.175353e-08
0.5854811.7293042.207723e-08
0.5880251.7291282.240234e-08
0.5905791.7289532.272885e-08
0.5931451.728782.305679e-08
0.5957221.7286082.338615e-08
0.598311.7284382.371695e-08
0.61.7283272.393300e-08
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0.6114191.7276052.438862e-08
0.6140751.7274422.449460e-08
0.6167431.7272812.460104e-08
0.6194221.7271212.470795e-08
0.6221131.7269622.481531e-08
0.6248161.7268042.492315e-08
0.627531.7266482.503145e-08
0.6302561.7264922.514022e-08
0.6329941.7263382.524947e-08
0.6357441.7261852.535919e-08
0.6385061.7260332.546938e-08
0.641281.7258832.558006e-08
0.6440661.7257332.569122e-08
0.6468641.7255842.580286e-08
0.6496741.7254372.591498e-08
0.651.725422.592800e-08
0.6524961.7252912.630714e-08
0.6553311.7251452.673772e-08
0.6581781.7250012.717016e-08
0.6610371.7248582.760449e-08
0.6639081.7247162.804070e-08
0.6667931.7245752.847880e-08
0.6696891.7244352.891881e-08
0.6725991.7242952.936073e-08
0.6755211.7241572.980457e-08
0.6784551.724023.025034e-08
0.6814031.7238843.069805e-08
0.6843631.7237493.114770e-08
0.6873361.7236143.159930e-08
0.6903221.7234813.205287e-08
0.6933211.7233483.250840e-08
0.6963331.7232163.296592e-08
0.6993581.7230863.342542e-08
0.71.7230583.352300e-08
0.7023961.7229563.425273e-08
0.7054471.7228273.518215e-08
0.7085121.7226993.611560e-08
0.711591.7225713.705311e-08
0.7146811.7224453.799470e-08
0.7177861.7223193.894037e-08
0.7209041.7221943.989015e-08
0.7240361.722074.084406e-08
0.7271811.7219474.180211e-08
0.730341.7218244.276432e-08
0.7335131.7217024.373072e-08
0.73671.7215814.470131e-08
0.73991.7214614.567612e-08
0.7431141.7213414.665516e-08
0.7463421.7212224.763846e-08
0.7495851.7211044.862602e-08
0.7528411.7209874.961788e-08
0.7561121.720875.061405e-08
0.7593961.7207545.161454e-08
0.7626951.7206395.261939e-08
0.7660091.7205245.362859e-08
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0.7726791.7202965.566018e-08
0.7760351.7201835.668259e-08
0.7794071.7200715.770945e-08
0.7827931.719965.874077e-08
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0.7930391.7196296.186168e-08
0.7964841.7195196.291104e-08
0.7999441.7194116.396496e-08
0.81.7194096.398200e-08
0.8034191.7193036.277581e-08
0.8069091.7191956.154456e-08
0.8104151.7190886.030796e-08
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0.8174711.7188765.781862e-08
0.8210231.718775.656583e-08
0.8245891.7186655.530760e-08
0.8281721.7185615.404390e-08
0.8317691.7184575.277472e-08
0.8353831.7183535.150002e-08
0.8390121.718255.021978e-08
0.8426571.7181484.893398e-08
0.8463171.7180464.764260e-08
0.8499941.7179444.634560e-08
0.8536871.7178434.504297e-08
0.8573951.7177424.373469e-08
0.861121.7176424.242071e-08
0.8648611.7175424.110104e-08
0.8686181.7174423.977562e-08
0.8723911.7173433.844445e-08
0.8761811.7172453.710750e-08
0.8799881.7171463.576474e-08
0.8838111.7170483.441614e-08
0.887651.716953.306169e-08
0.8915061.7168533.170135e-08
0.8953791.7167563.033510e-08
0.8992691.716662.896292e-08
0.91.7166422.870500e-08
0.9031751.7165632.956858e-08
0.9070991.7164673.063560e-08
0.911041.7163723.170726e-08
0.9149981.7162763.278358e-08
0.9189721.7161813.386457e-08
0.9229651.7160873.495026e-08
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0.9350461.7158043.823570e-08
0.9391081.7157113.934038e-08
0.9431881.7156174.044985e-08
0.9472851.7155244.156415e-08
0.95141.7154314.268328e-08
0.9555331.7153384.380728e-08
0.9596841.7152464.493616e-08
0.9638531.7151544.606995e-08
0.9680411.7150624.720866e-08
0.9722461.714974.835231e-08
0.976471.7148784.950094e-08
0.9807121.7147875.065455e-08
0.9849721.7146955.181318e-08
0.9892511.7146045.297684e-08
0.9935491.7145135.414556e-08
0.9978651.7144235.531935e-08
11.7143785.590000e-08
1.00221.7143325.570613e-08
1.006551.7142415.532243e-08
1.010931.7141515.493706e-08
1.015321.7140615.455002e-08
1.019731.7139715.416130e-08
1.024161.7138815.377089e-08
1.028611.7137915.337878e-08
1.033081.7137015.298497e-08
1.037561.7136115.258945e-08
1.042071.7135225.219221e-08
1.04661.7134325.179325e-08
1.051151.7133425.139255e-08
1.055711.7132535.099011e-08
1.06031.7131645.058592e-08
1.06491.7130745.017998e-08
1.069531.7129854.977228e-08
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1.078841.7128064.895154e-08
1.083531.7127174.853850e-08
1.088241.7126284.812366e-08
1.092961.7125394.770702e-08
1.097711.712454.728857e-08
1.102481.712364.686830e-08
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1.112081.7121824.602228e-08
1.116911.7120924.559652e-08
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1.61451.703561.646102e-07
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1.628561.7033151.751748e-07
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1.862791.6990624.491170e-07
1.870891.6989084.678174e-07
1.879011.6987534.865989e-07
1.887181.6985975.054621e-07
1.895371.6984395.244072e-07
1.903611.6982815.434347e-07
1.911881.6981215.625448e-07
1.920181.6979595.817379e-07
1.928531.6977976.010144e-07
1.93691.6976336.203746e-07
1.945321.6974686.398189e-07
1.953771.6973016.593477e-07
1.962261.6971336.789614e-07
1.970781.6969646.986602e-07
1.979341.6967937.184446e-07
1.987941.6966217.383150e-07
1.996581.6964487.582717e-07
21.6963797.661800e-07
2.005251.6962738.100792e-07
2.013961.6960978.829021e-07
2.022711.6959199.560413e-07
2.03151.695741.029498e-06
2.040321.6955591.103274e-06
2.049191.6953771.177371e-06
2.058091.6951931.251789e-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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