Optical constants

Refractive index of NIFS-S (HIKARI)

NIFS-S: 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. Note: k data cover 193-2500 nm only; k = 0 elsewhere in the n range 184.89-2325.42 nm.

At one wavelength

Range 0.1849–2.325 µm
Refractive index n
1.45848
Extinction coefficient k
4.67835e-08
Permittivity ε1
2.12715
Permittivity ε2
1.36465e-07
Absorption coefficient α
0.0100051 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
1.99898e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
67.826
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0352055 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.47916
Group velocity dispersion
57.5485 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-313.958 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

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

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

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Dispersion formula

Sellmeier (C in µm²) (formula 2), λ in µm
n2−1=0.565169763λ2λ2−0.003823156+0.422092787λ2λ2−0.011444418+0.11689465λ2λ2−0.015169704+0.883720207λ2λ2−96.4254081

Valid from 0.18489 to 2.32542 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C20.565169763
C30.003823156
C40.422092787
C50.011444418
C60.11689465
C70.015169704
C80.883720207
C996.4254081

Comments and conditions

TCE value is available for 25 to 300 degrees Celsius.

Conditions

temperature
295.65 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 2.15e-05 3.84e-08 -5.68e-13 3.33e-07 3.98e-10 0.184
nd
1.458477
Vd
67.826411
density
value: 2200
thermal expansion
value: 6.3e-07, temperature range: 243 343
dPgF
-0.0021
resistance
acid: 1.0; stain: 0.0; alkali: 1.0; climatic: 1.0; phosphate: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 295.65 K): dn/dT = 8.63e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 8.20e-06 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 8.13e-06 K⁻¹ at 1550 nm
Notes on the source data (kept exactly as published):
  • k data cover 193-2500 nm only; k = 0 elsewhere in the n range 184.89-2325.42 nm

References

Cite

NIKON Zemax catalog 2017-11 (obtained from http://www.nikon.com); See also NIKON synthetic silica 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
NIFS-S (HIKARI), NIFS-S: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.184891.5750230
0.1860671.5727650
0.1872511.5705620
0.1884431.5684110
0.1896431.5663120
0.190851.5642620
0.1920651.562260
0.1931.560762.477200e-07
0.1932881.5603052.458854e-07
0.1945181.5583932.380418e-07
0.1957561.5565252.301483e-07
0.1970031.55472.222046e-07
0.1982571.5529142.142103e-07
0.1995191.5511682.061651e-07
0.2007891.549461.980687e-07
0.2020671.5477891.899207e-07
0.2033531.5461541.817209e-07
0.2046481.5445541.734689e-07
0.2059511.5429881.651643e-07
0.2072621.5414541.568069e-07
0.2085811.5399521.483963e-07
0.2099091.5384821.399321e-07
0.2112451.5370411.314141e-07
0.212591.535631.228418e-07
0.2139431.5342471.142150e-07
0.2153051.5328921.055333e-07
0.2166761.5315649.679625e-08
0.2180551.5302638.800361e-08
0.2194431.5289867.915501e-08
0.220841.5277357.025008e-08
0.2222461.5265086.128846e-08
0.223661.5253055.226980e-08
0.2250841.5241244.319372e-08
0.2265171.5229663.405987e-08
0.2279591.521832.486787e-08
0.2291.5210281.823200e-08
0.229411.5207161.826466e-08
0.2308711.5196221.838095e-08
0.232341.5185481.849799e-08
0.2338191.5174951.861576e-08
0.2353081.516461.873429e-08
0.2368061.5154451.885357e-08
0.2383131.5144481.897361e-08
0.239831.5134691.909442e-08
0.2413571.5125071.921599e-08
0.2428931.5115631.933834e-08
0.2444391.5106361.946147e-08
0.2459951.5097241.958538e-08
0.2475611.5088291.971008e-08
0.2481.5085831.974500e-08
0.2491371.507951.983551e-08
0.2507231.5070861.996173e-08
0.2523191.5062372.008875e-08
0.2539261.5054032.021658e-08
0.2555421.5045832.034522e-08
0.2571691.5037772.047468e-08
0.2588061.5029842.060496e-08
0.261.5024182.070000e-08
0.2604531.5022062.073613e-08
0.2621111.501442.086827e-08
0.263781.5006872.100125e-08
0.2654591.4999472.113508e-08
0.2671491.4992192.126976e-08
0.2688491.4985032.140530e-08
0.271.4980282.149700e-08
0.2705611.4977992.154165e-08
0.2722831.4971072.167874e-08
0.2740171.4964262.181671e-08
0.2757611.4957562.195556e-08
0.2775161.4950972.209529e-08
0.2792831.4944492.223592e-08
0.281.4941892.229300e-08
0.2810611.4938112.237743e-08
0.282851.4931832.251985e-08
0.284651.4925652.266318e-08
0.2864621.4919582.280741e-08
0.2882861.491362.295257e-08
0.291.490812.308900e-08
0.2901211.4907712.309864e-08
0.2919681.4901922.324560e-08
0.2938271.4896222.339349e-08
0.2956971.4890612.354232e-08
0.2971.4886772.364600e-08
0.2975791.4885082.369214e-08
0.2994741.4879642.384297e-08
0.301381.4874292.399477e-08
0.3032991.4869022.414753e-08
0.3052291.4863832.430126e-08
0.3071721.4858722.445598e-08
0.3091281.4853692.461168e-08
0.3110961.4848732.476836e-08
0.3131.4844042.492000e-08
0.3130761.4843852.492606e-08
0.3150691.4839052.508493e-08
0.3170751.4834322.524481e-08
0.3190931.4829652.540570e-08
0.321.4827592.547800e-08
0.3211241.4825062.556746e-08
0.3231691.4820542.573012e-08
0.3252261.4816092.589382e-08
0.3272961.481172.605856e-08
0.329381.4807372.622435e-08
0.3314761.4803122.639119e-08
0.3335861.4798922.655909e-08
0.3341.4798112.659200e-08
0.335711.4794782.672813e-08
0.3378471.4790712.689827e-08
0.3399981.478672.706949e-08
0.3421621.4782742.724180e-08
0.344341.4778842.741521e-08
0.3465321.47752.758972e-08
0.3487381.4771222.776534e-08
0.3509581.4767482.794208e-08
0.3531921.4763812.811995e-08
0.3554411.4760182.829894e-08
0.3577031.4756612.847908e-08
0.359981.4753092.866036e-08
0.3622721.4749612.884280e-08
0.3645781.4746192.902640e-08
0.3651.4745572.906000e-08
0.3668991.4742822.921114e-08
0.3692341.4739492.939706e-08
0.371.4738422.945800e-08
0.3715851.4736212.958431e-08
0.373951.4732982.977284e-08
0.3763311.4729792.996256e-08
0.3787261.4726653.015349e-08
0.381.47253.025500e-08
0.3811371.4723553.034553e-08
0.3835641.4720493.053865e-08
0.3860051.4717473.073301e-08
0.3884621.471453.092861e-08
0.391.4712673.105100e-08
0.3909351.4711573.112545e-08
0.3934241.4708683.132354e-08
0.3959281.4705823.152289e-08
0.3984491.4703013.172352e-08
0.41.4701313.184700e-08
0.4009851.4700243.192542e-08
0.4035381.469753.212860e-08
0.4051.4695963.224500e-08
0.4061071.469483.233308e-08
0.4086921.4692133.253886e-08
0.4112931.4689513.274595e-08
0.4139121.4686913.295436e-08
0.4165461.4684363.316410e-08
0.4191981.4681833.337517e-08
0.421.4681083.343900e-08
0.4218671.4679343.358763e-08
0.4245521.4676883.380146e-08
0.4272551.4674463.401666e-08
0.4299751.4672073.423322e-08
0.4327121.466973.445117e-08
0.4354661.4667373.467050e-08
0.4361.4666933.471300e-08
0.4382381.4665073.489122e-08
0.4410281.466283.511336e-08
0.4438361.4660563.533690e-08
0.4466611.4658353.556187e-08
0.4495041.4656173.578827e-08
0.4523661.4654013.601612e-08
0.4552451.4651893.624541e-08
0.4581431.4649793.647616e-08
0.461.4648463.662400e-08
0.461061.4647713.670836e-08
0.4639951.4645673.694198e-08
0.4669481.4643653.717710e-08
0.4699211.4641653.741371e-08
0.4729121.4639683.765182e-08
0.4759231.4637733.789145e-08
0.4789521.4635813.813261e-08
0.481.4635163.821600e-08
0.4820011.4633913.837540e-08
0.485071.4632043.861980e-08
0.4881571.4630193.886574e-08
0.4912651.4628363.911326e-08
0.4943921.4626553.936234e-08
0.4975391.4624773.961302e-08
0.51.462343.980900e-08
0.5007071.4623013.986526e-08
0.5038941.4621274.011900e-08
0.5071021.4619554.037436e-08
0.510331.4617854.063134e-08
0.5135781.4616174.088997e-08
0.5168481.4614514.115023e-08
0.5201381.4612874.141216e-08
0.5234491.4611254.167575e-08
0.5267811.4609654.194102e-08
0.5301351.4608074.220797e-08
0.5335091.460654.247663e-08
0.5369051.4604954.274700e-08
0.5403231.4603434.301909e-08
0.5437631.4601924.329291e-08
0.5461.4600954.347100e-08
0.5472241.4600424.356849e-08
0.5507081.4598944.384588e-08
0.5542141.4597484.412503e-08
0.5577421.4596044.440595e-08
0.5612921.4594614.468867e-08
0.5648651.459324.497319e-08
0.5684611.459184.525951e-08
0.572081.4590424.554766e-08
0.5757211.4589064.583764e-08
0.5793861.458774.612947e-08
0.5830741.4586374.642316e-08
0.5867861.4585054.671872e-08
0.5891.4584274.689500e-08
0.5905221.4583744.701612e-08
0.5942811.4582444.731536e-08
0.5980641.4581164.761651e-08
0.6018711.4579894.791958e-08
0.6057021.4578644.822457e-08
0.6095581.4577394.853151e-08
0.6134381.4576164.884040e-08
0.6173431.4574954.915126e-08
0.6212731.4573744.946410e-08
0.6252281.4572554.977892e-08
0.6292081.4571375.009575e-08
0.6321.4570555.031800e-08
0.6332141.457025.041468e-08
0.6372441.4569045.073581e-08
0.6413011.4567895.105898e-08
0.6441.4567135.127400e-08
0.6453831.4566755.138409e-08
0.6494921.4565625.171105e-08
0.6536261.4564515.204009e-08
0.6561.4563885.222900e-08
0.6577871.456345.237129e-08
0.6619741.4562315.270468e-08
0.6661881.4561225.304020e-08
0.6704291.4560145.337785e-08
0.6746971.4559085.371766e-08
0.6789921.4558025.405962e-08
0.6833141.4556975.440376e-08
0.6876641.4555935.475010e-08
0.6920421.455495.509863e-08
0.6964471.4553885.544939e-08
0.700881.4552865.580238e-08
0.7053421.4551865.615762e-08
0.7061.4551715.621000e-08
0.7098321.4550865.651510e-08
0.7143511.4549875.687485e-08
0.7188981.4548895.723690e-08
0.7234751.4547915.760125e-08
0.728081.4546945.796792e-08
0.7327151.4545985.833692e-08
0.7373791.4545035.870827e-08
0.7420731.4544085.908199e-08
0.7467971.4543145.945808e-08
0.7515511.454225.983657e-08
0.7563351.4541286.021747e-08
0.761151.4540356.060079e-08
0.7659951.4539446.098656e-08
0.7708711.4538536.137478e-08
0.7757781.4537626.176547e-08
0.7807171.4536726.215864e-08
0.7856871.4535836.255432e-08
0.7906881.4534946.295252e-08
0.7957221.4534066.335326e-08
0.8007871.4533186.375654e-08
0.8058851.453236.416239e-08
0.8110151.4531436.457083e-08
0.8161771.4530576.498186e-08
0.8213731.4529716.539552e-08
0.8266021.4528856.581180e-08
0.8318641.45286.623074e-08
0.8371591.4527156.665234e-08
0.8424881.452636.707663e-08
0.8478511.4525466.750361e-08
0.8532491.4524626.793332e-08
0.858681.4523796.836576e-08
0.8641461.4522956.880095e-08
0.8696471.4522126.923892e-08
0.8751831.452136.967967e-08
0.8807551.4520477.012322e-08
0.8863611.4519657.056961e-08
0.8920041.4518837.101883e-08
0.8976821.4518017.147091e-08
0.9033961.451727.192587e-08
0.9091471.4516397.238373e-08
0.9149351.4515577.284450e-08
0.9207591.4514777.330820e-08
0.926621.4513967.377486e-08
0.9325191.4513157.424448e-08
0.9384551.4512347.471710e-08
0.9444291.4511547.519272e-08
0.9504411.4510747.567138e-08
0.9564911.4509937.615308e-08
0.962581.4509137.663784e-08
0.9687081.4508337.712569e-08
0.9748741.4507537.761665e-08
0.981081.4506737.811073e-08
0.9873261.4505937.860796e-08
0.9936111.4505137.910835e-08
0.9999361.4504337.961193e-08
1.00631.4503538.011872e-08
1.012711.4502728.062873e-08
1.019151.4501928.114198e-08
1.025641.4501128.165851e-08
1.032171.4500328.217832e-08
1.038741.4499518.270144e-08
1.045351.4498718.322789e-08
1.052011.449798.375769e-08
1.05871.4497098.429087e-08
1.061.4496938.439400e-08
1.065441.4496288.482740e-08
1.072231.4495478.536733e-08
1.079051.4494668.591070e-08
1.085921.4493848.645754e-08
1.092831.4493028.700785e-08
1.099791.449228.756166e-08
1.106791.4491388.811900e-08
1.113841.4490568.867989e-08
1.120931.4489738.924435e-08
1.128061.448898.981241e-08
1.135241.4488079.038407e-08
1.142471.4487239.095938e-08
1.149741.4486399.153835e-08
1.157061.4485559.212101e-08
1.164431.4484719.270737e-08
1.171841.4483869.329747e-08
1.17931.44839.389132e-08
1.186811.4482159.448896e-08
1.194361.4481299.509040e-08
1.201971.4480429.569566e-08
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1.313631.4467771.045853e-07
1.3221.4466821.052511e-07
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1.338881.4464911.065952e-07
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1.364611.4461981.086437e-07
1.37331.4460991.093353e-07
1.382041.4459991.100312e-07
1.390841.4458981.107316e-07
1.399691.4457961.114364e-07
1.40861.4456941.121457e-07
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1.435671.4453821.143009e-07
1.444811.4452761.150285e-07
1.454011.4451691.157607e-07
1.463271.4450611.164975e-07
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1.481961.4448431.179853e-07
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1.500881.444621.194921e-07
1.510441.4445071.202527e-07
1.520051.4443931.210182e-07
1.529731.4442781.217885e-07
1.531.4442751.218100e-07
1.539471.4441621.360971e-07
1.549271.4440451.508859e-07
1.559131.4439261.657687e-07
1.569051.4438071.807463e-07
1.579041.4436861.958193e-07
1.589091.4435642.109882e-07
1.599211.4434412.262537e-07
1.609391.4433162.416163e-07
1.619641.443192.570767e-07
1.629951.4430632.726356e-07
1.640321.4429352.882935e-07
1.650761.4428053.040511e-07
1.661271.4426733.199090e-07
1.671851.4425413.358678e-07
1.682491.4424073.519282e-07
1.69321.4422713.680909e-07
1.703981.4421343.843564e-07
1.714831.4419954.007255e-07
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1.747781.441574.504607e-07
1.758911.4414254.672506e-07
1.770111.4412784.841473e-07
1.781371.441135.011517e-07
1.792711.440985.182643e-07
1.804131.4408285.354858e-07
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1.827171.4405195.702584e-07
1.83881.4403625.878109e-07
1.850511.4402036.054752e-07
1.862291.4400426.232518e-07
1.874141.4398796.411417e-07
1.886071.4397146.591454e-07
1.898081.4395486.772637e-07
1.910161.4393796.954974e-07
1.922321.4392087.138472e-07
1.934561.4390357.323137e-07
1.946871.438867.508978e-07
1.959271.4386827.696002e-07
1.971.4385287.858000e-07
1.971741.4385038.673467e-07
1.984291.4383211.456503e-06
1.996921.4381372.049410e-06
2.009631.4379512.646091e-06
2.022431.4377623.246570e-06
2.03531.4375713.850872e-06
2.048261.4373774.459021e-06
2.061291.4371815.071041e-06
2.074421.4369825.686957e-06
2.087621.4367816.306794e-06
2.100911.4365786.930577e-06
2.114281.4363717.558330e-06
2.127741.4361628.190080e-06
2.141291.435958.825851e-06
2.154921.4357369.465669e-06
2.168641.4355181.010956e-05
2.182441.4352981.075755e-05
2.196341.4350751.140967e-05
2.210321.4348491.206593e-05
2.224391.4346191.272638e-05
2.238551.4343871.339102e-05
2.25281.4341521.405990e-05
2.267141.4339131.473304e-05
2.281571.4336711.541046e-05
2.296091.4334261.609220e-05
2.310711.4331781.677827e-05
2.3251.4329331.744900e-05
2.325421.4329261.753503e-05

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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