Optical constants

Refractive index of NICF-A (HIKARI)

NICF-A: n,k 0.1849–2.325 µm

Data
formula 2 + tabulated k
Range
0.1849–2.325 µm
Temperature
295.65 K
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

Click the plot to set the calculator wavelength.

At one wavelength

Range 0.1849–2.325 µm
Refractive index n
1.43384
Extinction coefficient k
9.36130e-08
Permittivity ε1
2.05589
Permittivity ε2
2.68451e-07
Absorption coefficient α
0.02002 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
9.99001e+08 nm
Abbe number Vd
95.261
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0235647 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.44768
Group velocity dispersion
41.2593 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-225.091 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

# NICF-A (HIKARI): NICF-A
hikari_nicf_a = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "HIKARI-misc", "NICF-A", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(hikari_nicf_a.range_nm)  # (184.89, 2325.42) nm
eps = hikari_nicf_a.eps([633])  # complex permittivity

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Dispersion formula

Sellmeier (C in µm²) (formula 2), λ in µm
n2−1=0.581797965λ2λ2−0.002477442+0.373232342λ2λ2−0.01032026+0.083677196λ2λ2−0.010323473+2.36293749λ2λ2−738.225998

Valid from 0.18489 to 2.32542 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C20.581797965
C30.002477442
C40.373232342
C50.01032026
C60.083677196
C70.010323473
C82.36293749
C9738.225998

Comments and conditions

TCE value is available for 0 to 25 degrees Celsius.

Conditions

temperature
295.65 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: -3.16e-05 -2.05e-08 9.02e-13 4.32e-07 2.04e-10 0.115
nd
1.433837
Vd
95.260792
density
value: 3180
thermal expansion
value: 1.84e-05, temperature range: 243 343
dPgF
0.0553
resistance
acid: 4.5; stain: 0.0; alkali: 2.3; climatic: 1.0; phosphate: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 295.65 K): dn/dT = -1.12e-05 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = -1.14e-05 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = -1.14e-05 K⁻¹ at 1550 nm

References

Cite

NIKON Zemax catalog 2017-11 (obtained from http://www.nikon.com); See also NIKON calcium fluoride glass data sheet; Data from the refractiveindex.info database (M. N. Polyanskiy, Sci. Data 11, 94 (2024), doi:10.1038/s41597-023-02898-2)

Data

Computed on 432 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
NICF-A (HIKARI), NICF-A: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.184891.5105192.945581e-08
0.1860671.5091392.964334e-08
0.1872511.5077872.983206e-08
0.1884431.5064633.002199e-08
0.1896431.5051673.021312e-08
0.190851.5038983.040547e-08
0.1920651.5026543.059905e-08
0.1931.501723.074800e-08
0.1932881.5014363.079385e-08
0.1945181.5002423.098986e-08
0.1957561.4990723.118712e-08
0.1970031.4979253.138564e-08
0.1982571.4968013.158542e-08
0.1995191.4956993.178647e-08
0.2007891.4946193.198881e-08
0.2020671.4935593.219243e-08
0.2033531.492523.239735e-08
0.2046481.4915013.260357e-08
0.2059511.4905013.281110e-08
0.2072621.4895193.301996e-08
0.2085811.4885573.323014e-08
0.2099091.4876123.344166e-08
0.2112451.4866853.365453e-08
0.212591.4857753.386876e-08
0.2139431.4848823.408435e-08
0.2153051.4840053.430131e-08
0.2166761.4831443.451965e-08
0.2180551.4822993.473938e-08
0.2194431.4814693.496051e-08
0.220841.4806533.518305e-08
0.2222461.4798533.540700e-08
0.223661.4790663.563238e-08
0.2250841.4782933.585920e-08
0.2265171.4775343.608745e-08
0.2279591.4767883.631717e-08
0.2291.4762613.648300e-08
0.229411.4760563.654835e-08
0.2308711.4753353.678101e-08
0.232341.4746283.701515e-08
0.2338191.4739323.725078e-08
0.2353081.4732483.748791e-08
0.2368061.4725763.772655e-08
0.2383131.4719163.796671e-08
0.239831.4712663.820840e-08
0.2413571.4706283.845163e-08
0.2428931.473.869641e-08
0.2444391.4693823.894274e-08
0.2459951.4687753.919065e-08
0.2475611.4681783.944013e-08
0.2481.4680133.951000e-08
0.2491371.4675913.969122e-08
0.2507231.4670133.994391e-08
0.2523191.4664454.019822e-08
0.2539261.4658864.045414e-08
0.2555421.4653374.071169e-08
0.2571691.4647964.097088e-08
0.2588061.4642634.123172e-08
0.261.4638834.142200e-08
0.2604531.463744.149421e-08
0.2621111.4632254.175833e-08
0.263781.4627184.202412e-08
0.2654591.4622194.229162e-08
0.2671491.4617284.256081e-08
0.2688491.4612444.283172e-08
0.271.4609234.301500e-08
0.2705611.4607694.310435e-08
0.2722831.4603014.337871e-08
0.2740171.459844.365483e-08
0.2757611.4593864.393270e-08
0.2775161.4589394.421234e-08
0.2792831.45854.449376e-08
0.281.4583244.460800e-08
0.2810611.4580674.477697e-08
0.282851.4576414.506199e-08
0.284651.4572214.534882e-08
0.2864621.4568084.563747e-08
0.2882861.4564014.592796e-08
0.291.4560274.620100e-08
0.2901211.4564.622030e-08
0.2919681.4556064.651448e-08
0.2938271.4552174.681053e-08
0.2956971.4548354.710846e-08
0.2971.4545734.731600e-08
0.2975791.4544584.740831e-08
0.2994741.4540864.771010e-08
0.301381.4537214.801381e-08
0.3032991.4533614.831945e-08
0.3052291.4530064.862704e-08
0.3071721.4526564.893659e-08
0.3091281.4523124.924811e-08
0.3110961.4519734.956161e-08
0.3131.4516514.986500e-08
0.3130761.4516384.987712e-08
0.3150691.4513095.019485e-08
0.3170751.4509855.051461e-08
0.3190931.4506655.083641e-08
0.321.4505235.098100e-08
0.3211241.450355.116009e-08
0.3231691.4500395.148570e-08
0.3252261.4497345.181339e-08
0.3272961.4494325.214316e-08
0.329381.4491355.247503e-08
0.3314761.4488425.280901e-08
0.3335861.4485545.314512e-08
0.3341.4484985.321100e-08
0.335711.4482695.348344e-08
0.3378471.4479895.382392e-08
0.3399981.4477135.416656e-08
0.3421621.447445.451139e-08
0.344341.4471725.485842e-08
0.3465321.4469075.520765e-08
0.3487381.4466475.555911e-08
0.3509581.4463895.591280e-08
0.3531921.4461365.626875e-08
0.3554411.4458865.662696e-08
0.3577031.445645.698745e-08
0.359981.4453975.735024e-08
0.3622721.4451575.771534e-08
0.3645781.4449215.808276e-08
0.3651.4448795.815000e-08
0.3668991.4446885.845228e-08
0.3692341.4444595.882411e-08
0.371.4443855.894600e-08
0.3715851.4442325.919846e-08
0.373951.4440095.957528e-08
0.3763311.4437895.995449e-08
0.3787261.4435726.033611e-08
0.381.4434586.053900e-08
0.3811371.4433586.072028e-08
0.3835641.4431476.110702e-08
0.3860051.4429396.149623e-08
0.3884621.4427336.188791e-08
0.391.4426076.213300e-08
0.3909351.4425316.228199e-08
0.3934241.4423316.267842e-08
0.3959281.4421346.307738e-08
0.3984491.441946.347888e-08
0.41.4418226.372600e-08
0.4009851.4417486.388284e-08
0.4035381.4415596.428921e-08
0.4051.4414526.452200e-08
0.4061071.4413726.469831e-08
0.4086921.4411896.511022e-08
0.4112931.4410076.552475e-08
0.4139121.4408286.594191e-08
0.4165461.4406516.636174e-08
0.4191981.4404776.678423e-08
0.421.4404256.691200e-08
0.4218671.4403056.720938e-08
0.4245521.4401366.763721e-08
0.4272551.4399686.806777e-08
0.4299751.4398036.850107e-08
0.4327121.439646.893713e-08
0.4354661.4394796.937596e-08
0.4361.4394496.946100e-08
0.4382381.4393216.981764e-08
0.4410281.4391647.026213e-08
0.4438361.439017.070946e-08
0.4466611.4388577.115963e-08
0.4495041.4387077.161267e-08
0.4523661.4385597.206859e-08
0.4552451.4384127.252742e-08
0.4581431.4382677.298917e-08
0.461.4381767.328500e-08
0.461061.4381257.345382e-08
0.4639951.4379847.392136e-08
0.4669481.4378457.439189e-08
0.4699211.4377087.486540e-08
0.4729121.4375727.534194e-08
0.4759231.4374397.582150e-08
0.4789521.4373077.630412e-08
0.481.4372627.647100e-08
0.4820011.4371767.678981e-08
0.485071.4370487.727859e-08
0.4881571.4369217.777049e-08
0.4912651.4367967.826551e-08
0.4943921.4366727.876369e-08
0.4975391.436557.926503e-08
0.51.4364567.965700e-08
0.5007071.4364297.976959e-08
0.5038941.436318.027743e-08
0.5071021.4361928.078849e-08
0.510331.4360768.130281e-08
0.5135781.4359628.182041e-08
0.5168481.4358488.234130e-08
0.5201381.4357378.286550e-08
0.5234491.4356268.339304e-08
0.5267811.4355178.392394e-08
0.5301351.435418.445822e-08
0.5335091.4353038.499590e-08
0.5369051.4351988.553701e-08
0.5403231.4350958.608155e-08
0.5437631.4349928.662957e-08
0.5461.4349268.698600e-08
0.5472241.4348918.718104e-08
0.5507081.4347918.773597e-08
0.5542141.4346928.829444e-08
0.5577421.4345958.885645e-08
0.5612921.4344988.942205e-08
0.5648651.4344038.999125e-08
0.5684611.4343099.056407e-08
0.572081.4342169.114053e-08
0.5757211.4341249.172067e-08
0.5793861.4340339.230450e-08
0.5830741.4339449.289205e-08
0.5867861.4338559.348333e-08
0.5891.4338039.383600e-08
0.5905221.4337679.407852e-08
0.5942811.4336819.467771e-08
0.5980641.4335959.528071e-08
0.6018711.4335119.588755e-08
0.6057021.4334279.649826e-08
0.6095581.4333459.711285e-08
0.6134381.4332639.773135e-08
0.6173431.4331829.835379e-08
0.6212731.4331039.898019e-08
0.6252281.4330249.961059e-08
0.6292081.4329461.002450e-07
0.6321.4328921.006900e-07
0.6332141.4328691.008832e-07
0.6372441.4327921.015247e-07
0.6413011.4327171.021704e-07
0.6441.4326671.026000e-07
0.6453831.4326421.028202e-07
0.6494921.4325691.034741e-07
0.6536261.4324961.041322e-07
0.6561.4324541.045100e-07
0.6577871.4324241.047949e-07
0.6619741.4323521.054623e-07
0.6661881.4322821.061340e-07
0.6704291.4322121.068100e-07
0.6746971.4321431.074903e-07
0.6789921.4320741.081749e-07
0.6833141.4320071.088639e-07
0.6876641.431941.095573e-07
0.6920421.4318741.102550e-07
0.6964471.4318081.109573e-07
0.700881.4317431.116639e-07
0.7053421.4316791.123751e-07
0.7061.431671.124800e-07
0.7098321.4316161.130904e-07
0.7143511.4315531.138102e-07
0.7188981.431491.145346e-07
0.7234751.4314291.152636e-07
0.728081.4313681.159972e-07
0.7327151.4313071.167355e-07
0.7373791.4312481.174785e-07
0.7420731.4311881.182262e-07
0.7467971.431131.189787e-07
0.7515511.4310711.197360e-07
0.7563351.4310141.204981e-07
0.761151.4309571.212650e-07
0.7659951.43091.220368e-07
0.7708711.4308441.228136e-07
0.7757781.4307891.235953e-07
0.7807171.4307341.243819e-07
0.7856871.4306791.251736e-07
0.7906881.4306251.259703e-07
0.7957221.4305721.267721e-07
0.8007871.4305191.275790e-07
0.8058851.4304661.283910e-07
0.8110151.4304141.292082e-07
0.8161771.4303621.300306e-07
0.8213731.4303111.308582e-07
0.8266021.430261.316911e-07
0.8318641.4302091.325293e-07
0.8371591.4301591.333728e-07
0.8424881.4301091.342217e-07
0.8478511.430061.350760e-07
0.8532491.4300111.359358e-07
0.858681.4299631.368010e-07
0.8641461.4299141.376717e-07
0.8696471.4298661.385480e-07
0.8751831.4298191.394298e-07
0.8807551.4297721.403173e-07
0.8863611.4297251.412104e-07
0.8920041.4296781.421092e-07
0.8976821.4296321.430137e-07
0.9033961.4295861.439240e-07
0.9091471.429541.448401e-07
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0.926621.4294051.476234e-07
0.9325191.429361.485630e-07
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0.9873261.428971.572934e-07
0.9936111.4289281.582946e-07
0.9999361.4288851.593021e-07
1.00631.4288431.603161e-07
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1.019151.428761.623634e-07
1.025641.4287181.633969e-07
1.032171.4286771.644369e-07
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1.045351.4285951.665369e-07
1.052011.4285541.675969e-07
1.05871.4285131.686637e-07
1.061.4285051.688700e-07
1.065441.4284721.697374e-07
1.072231.4284321.708179e-07
1.079051.4283911.719054e-07
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1.092831.4283111.741010e-07
1.099791.428271.752094e-07
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1.113841.428191.774473e-07
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1.435671.4265662.287222e-07
1.444811.4265232.301782e-07
1.454011.426482.316436e-07
1.463271.4264372.331182e-07
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1.481961.4263492.360957e-07
1.491391.4263052.375987e-07
1.500881.426262.391112e-07
1.510441.4262162.406334e-07
1.520051.4261712.421653e-07
1.529731.4261262.437069e-07
1.531.4261242.437500e-07
1.539471.426082.452583e-07
1.549271.4260342.468197e-07
1.559131.4259882.483909e-07
1.569051.4259422.499721e-07
1.579041.4258952.515634e-07
1.589091.4258482.531649e-07
1.599211.4258012.547765e-07
1.609391.4257532.563984e-07
1.619641.4257052.580306e-07
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1.650761.4255592.629899e-07
1.661271.425512.646641e-07
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1.69321.4253592.697508e-07
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1.770111.4249932.820034e-07
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1.804131.424832.874234e-07
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1.83881.4246622.929475e-07
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1.862291.4245472.966892e-07
1.874141.4244892.985779e-07
1.886071.424433.004786e-07
1.898081.4243713.023914e-07
1.910161.4243113.043164e-07
1.922321.4242513.062537e-07
1.934561.424193.082032e-07
1.946871.4241283.101652e-07
1.959271.4240663.121397e-07
1.971.4240123.138500e-07
1.971741.4240033.141268e-07
1.984291.423943.161266e-07
1.996921.4238763.181391e-07
2.009631.4238113.201644e-07
2.022431.4237453.222026e-07
2.03531.4236793.242538e-07
2.048261.4236133.263180e-07
2.061291.4235453.283954e-07
2.074421.4234773.304860e-07
2.087621.4234083.325899e-07
2.100911.4233383.347073e-07
2.114281.4232683.368380e-07
2.127741.4231973.389824e-07
2.141291.4231253.411404e-07
2.154921.4230523.433121e-07
2.168641.4229793.454977e-07
2.182441.4229053.476972e-07
2.196341.422833.499107e-07
2.210321.4227543.521382e-07
2.224391.4226773.543800e-07
2.238551.4225993.566360e-07
2.25281.4225213.589064e-07
2.267141.4224423.611912e-07
2.281571.4223613.634906e-07
2.296091.422283.658046e-07
2.310711.4221983.681333e-07
2.3251.4221173.704100e-07
2.325421.4221153.704769e-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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