Optical constants

Refractive index of J-SF8 (HIKARI)

J-SF8: 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
1.68893
Extinction coefficient k
2.34385e-08
Permittivity ε1
2.85247
Permittivity ε2
7.91717e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00501254 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
3.98999e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
31.164
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.111369 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.75437
Group velocity dispersion
222.695 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-1214.92 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-SF8 (HIKARI): J-SF8
hikari_j_sf8 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "HIKARI-optical", "J-SF8", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(hikari_j_sf8.range_nm)  # (388.865, 2058.09) nm
eps = hikari_j_sf8.eps([633])  # complex permittivity

Downloads the original record once (pinned to the imported snapshot) and caches it.

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Dispersion formula

Polynomial (formula 3), λ in µm
n2=2.76136798−0.0108932344⁢λ2.0+0.0279459967⁢λ−2.0+0.00232580023⁢λ−4.0−0.000432657789⁢λ−6.0+9.2814925×10-5⁢λ−8.0−9.03546717×10-6⁢λ−10.0+4.01729395×10-7⁢λ−12.0

Valid from 0.388865 to 2.05809 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C12.76136798
C2-0.0108932344
C32.0
C40.0279459967
C5-2.0
C60.00232580023
C7-4.0
C8-0.000432657789
C9-6.0
C109.2814925e-05
C11-8.0
C12-9.03546717e-06
C13-10.0
C144.01729395e-07
C15-12.0

Comments and conditions

Conditions

temperature
296 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: -4.3305e-06 8.5441e-09 -1.6638e-12 9.2779e-07 1.1946e-09 0.27057
nd
1.688930
Vd
31.163593
density
value: 2930
thermal expansion
value: 9.2e-06, temperature range: 243 343
dPgF
0.0072
resistance
phosphate: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 296.0 K): dn/dT = -8.17e-07 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = -1.99e-06 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = -2.07e-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-SF8 (HIKARI), J-SF8: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.3888651.7372257.725100e-07
0.391.7366336.925300e-07
0.3904921.7363786.766958e-07
0.3921271.7355446.241422e-07
0.3937681.7347225.713686e-07
0.3954151.7339125.183741e-07
0.397071.7331144.651579e-07
0.3987321.7323274.117190e-07
0.41.7317363.709400e-07
0.4004011.7315513.664522e-07
0.4020761.7307863.476816e-07
0.4037591.7300323.288325e-07
0.4054491.7292883.099045e-07
0.4071451.7285542.908972e-07
0.4088491.727832.718104e-07
0.410561.7271162.526438e-07
0.4122781.7264122.333969e-07
0.4140041.7257172.140694e-07
0.4157361.7250311.946611e-07
0.4174761.7243541.751716e-07
0.4192231.7236861.556005e-07
0.421.7233931.469000e-07
0.4209781.7230271.440523e-07
0.4227391.7223761.389210e-07
0.4245091.7217331.337682e-07
0.4262851.7210991.285938e-07
0.4280691.7204731.233979e-07
0.4298611.7198541.181801e-07
0.431661.7192441.129405e-07
0.4334661.7186411.076790e-07
0.435281.7180451.023955e-07
0.4371021.7174579.708987e-08
0.4389311.7168769.176203e-08
0.441.7165418.864800e-08
0.4407681.7163028.765444e-08
0.4426121.7157358.526727e-08
0.4444651.7151758.287012e-08
0.4463251.7146228.046293e-08
0.4481931.7140757.804567e-08
0.4500681.7135357.561830e-08
0.4519521.7130017.318076e-08
0.4538431.7124747.073303e-08
0.4557421.7119536.827505e-08
0.457651.7114386.580678e-08
0.4595651.7109286.332819e-08
0.461.7108146.276500e-08
0.4614881.7104256.181390e-08
0.4634191.7099286.057952e-08
0.4653591.7094365.933996e-08
0.4673061.708955.809522e-08
0.4692621.708475.684528e-08
0.4712261.7079945.559010e-08
0.4731981.7075255.432966e-08
0.4751781.707065.306396e-08
0.4771671.7066015.179295e-08
0.4791641.7061475.051663e-08
0.481.7059594.998200e-08
0.4811691.7056984.939801e-08
0.4831821.7052544.839189e-08
0.4852051.7048154.738155e-08
0.4872351.7043814.636699e-08
0.4892741.7039514.534818e-08
0.4913221.7035264.432511e-08
0.4933781.7031064.329776e-08
0.4954431.702694.226611e-08
0.4975161.7022794.123014e-08
0.4995981.7018734.018983e-08
0.51.7017953.998900e-08
0.5016891.701473.937933e-08
0.5037881.7010723.862140e-08
0.5058971.7006783.786030e-08
0.5080141.7002883.709601e-08
0.510141.6999033.632852e-08
0.5122751.6995213.555783e-08
0.5144191.6991443.478390e-08
0.5165711.698773.400674e-08
0.5187331.6984013.322633e-08
0.5209041.6980353.244265e-08
0.5230841.6976733.165569e-08
0.5252731.6973153.086543e-08
0.5274711.696963.007187e-08
0.5296791.6966092.927499e-08
0.5318951.6962622.847477e-08
0.5341211.6959182.767121e-08
0.5363571.6955772.686428e-08
0.5386011.695242.605397e-08
0.5408551.6949072.524028e-08
0.5431191.6945772.442318e-08
0.5453921.694252.360265e-08
0.5476741.6939262.277870e-08
0.5499661.6936062.195130e-08
0.551.6936012.193900e-08
0.5522681.6932892.202943e-08
0.5545791.6929742.212160e-08
0.55691.6926632.221415e-08
0.559231.6923552.230710e-08
0.561571.6920512.240043e-08
0.5639211.6917492.249415e-08
0.5662811.691452.258827e-08
0.568651.6911532.268278e-08
0.571031.690862.277768e-08
0.573421.690572.287299e-08
0.575821.6902822.296869e-08
0.5782291.6899972.306479e-08
0.5806491.6897152.316129e-08
0.5830791.6894362.325820e-08
0.5855191.6891592.335551e-08
0.587971.6888852.345323e-08
0.590431.6886132.355136e-08
0.5929011.6883442.364990e-08
0.5953821.6880772.374885e-08
0.5978741.6878132.384822e-08
0.61.6875912.393300e-08
0.6003761.6875522.402631e-08
0.6028891.6872932.464951e-08
0.6054121.6870362.527533e-08
0.6079451.6867812.590377e-08
0.610491.6865292.653483e-08
0.6130441.686282.716854e-08
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0.6181861.6857872.844392e-08
0.6207731.6855442.908561e-08
0.6233711.6853032.972999e-08
0.625981.6850653.037707e-08
0.62861.6848283.102685e-08
0.631231.6845943.167936e-08
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0.644551.6834533.498307e-08
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0.6499561.6830113.632399e-08
0.651.6830083.633500e-08
0.6526761.6827933.648457e-08
0.6554071.6825773.663725e-08
0.658151.6823623.679058e-08
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0.663671.6819393.709915e-08
0.6664471.681733.725441e-08
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0.674851.6811143.772409e-08
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0.6833581.6805143.819970e-08
0.6862171.6803173.835956e-08
0.6890891.6801223.852009e-08
0.6919731.6799283.868129e-08
0.6948691.6797363.884317e-08
0.6977771.6795463.900573e-08
0.71.6794023.913000e-08
0.7006971.6793573.925843e-08
0.7036291.679173.979872e-08
0.7065741.6789844.034127e-08
0.7095311.67884.088609e-08
0.71251.6786184.143319e-08
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0.7184761.6782574.253426e-08
0.7214831.6780794.308826e-08
0.7245021.6779024.364458e-08
0.7275341.6777274.420322e-08
0.7305791.6775534.476420e-08
0.7336371.677384.532753e-08
0.7367071.6772094.589322e-08
0.739791.6770394.646127e-08
0.7428861.6768714.703171e-08
0.7459951.6767034.760452e-08
0.7491171.6765374.817974e-08
0.7522521.6763734.875736e-08
0.75541.6762094.933740e-08
0.7585611.6760474.991987e-08
0.7617361.6758865.050478e-08
0.7649231.6757275.109213e-08
0.7681251.6755685.168194e-08
0.7713391.6754115.227422e-08
0.7745671.6752555.286898e-08
0.7778091.67515.346623e-08
0.7810641.6749465.406598e-08
0.7843321.6747945.466823e-08
0.7876151.6746425.527301e-08
0.7909111.6744925.588032e-08
0.7942211.6743435.649017e-08
0.7975441.6741955.710257e-08
0.81.6740865.755500e-08
0.8008821.6740475.730050e-08
0.8042341.6739015.633355e-08
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0.8143731.6734695.340837e-08
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0.8634061.6715683.926230e-08
0.867021.6714393.821987e-08
0.8706481.671313.717307e-08
0.8742921.6711833.612189e-08
0.877951.6710563.506632e-08
0.8816251.670933.400632e-08
0.8853141.6708053.294189e-08
0.8890191.6706813.187301e-08
0.892741.6705573.079965e-08
0.8964761.6704342.972180e-08
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0.9115771.669953.092600e-08
0.9153921.6698313.165789e-08
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0.9230691.6695943.313086e-08
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0.9347071.6692453.536351e-08
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0.9425471.6690153.686757e-08
0.9464911.6689013.762432e-08
0.9504521.6687873.838423e-08
0.954431.6686753.914733e-08
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0.9705071.6682294.223179e-08
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0.9909851.6676854.616053e-08
0.9951321.6675774.695617e-08
0.9992971.6674714.775514e-08
11.6674534.789000e-08
1.003481.6673644.755603e-08
1.007681.6672584.715290e-08
1.01191.6671534.674808e-08
1.016131.6670484.634157e-08
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1.90111.6522416.842980e-07
1.909051.6521217.003229e-07
1.917041.6527.164148e-07
1.925061.6518787.325741e-07
1.933121.6517567.488010e-07
1.941211.6516337.650958e-07
1.949331.6515097.814588e-07
1.957491.6513857.978903e-07
1.965681.651268.143905e-07
1.973911.6511348.309598e-07
1.982171.6510078.475985e-07
1.990471.650888.643068e-07
1.99881.6507528.810849e-07
21.6507338.835100e-07
2.007161.6506239.179210e-07
2.015561.6504939.582860e-07
2.0241.6503639.988198e-07
2.032471.6502321.039523e-06
2.040971.65011.080397e-06
2.049511.6499671.121442e-06
2.058091.6498331.162659e-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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