Optical constants

Refractive index of MC-NBF1 (HOYA)

MC-NBF1: n,k 0.365–1.014 µm

Data
formula 3 + tabulated k
Range
0.365–1.014 µm
Temperature
293 K
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

Click the plot to set the calculator wavelength.

At one wavelength

Range 0.365–1.014 µm
Refractive index n
1.7433
Extinction coefficient k
5.76535e-09
Permittivity ε1
3.03908
Permittivity ε2
2.01014e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00123297 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
1.62209e+10 nm
Abbe number Vd
49.326
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0774526 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.78881
Group velocity dispersion
140.625 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-767.186 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

# MC-NBF1 (HOYA): MC-NBF1
hoya_mc_nbf1 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "HOYA-optical", "MC-NBF1", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(hoya_mc_nbf1.range_nm)  # (365.01, 1013.98) nm
eps = hoya_mc_nbf1.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=2.975245−0.01425016⁢λ2.0+0.02140074⁢λ−2.0+0.0009755337⁢λ−4.0−6.97953×10-5⁢λ−6.0+4.114924×10-6⁢λ−8.0

Valid from 0.36501 to 1.01398 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C12.975245
C2-0.01425016
C32.0
C40.02140074
C5-2.0
C60.0009755337
C7-4.0
C8-6.97953e-05
C9-6.0
C104.114924e-06
C11-8.0

Comments and conditions

Not in a position to accept new order because of discontinuation.

Conditions

temperature
293 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 1.12394e-05 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
nd
1.74330
Vd
49.33
glass code
743493
glass status
special
density
value: 4250
thermal expansion
value: 5.7e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 7.3e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.0068
resistance
acid: 4.0; stain: 4.0; climatic: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 293.0 K): dn/dT = 6.55e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm

References

Cite

HOYA Zemax catalog 2017-04-01 (obtained from http://www.hoya-opticalworld.com); 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
MC-NBF1 (HOYA), MC-NBF1: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.365011.7811451.258087e-07
0.3659461.7808071.196029e-07
0.3668841.7804711.133812e-07
0.3678251.7801371.071436e-07
0.3687681.7798051.008899e-07
0.3697131.7794769.462027e-08
0.371.7793779.272000e-08
0.3706611.7791499.042429e-08
0.3716121.7788248.712539e-08
0.3725651.7785018.381803e-08
0.373521.778188.050219e-08
0.3744771.7778627.717785e-08
0.3754381.7775457.384498e-08
0.37641.7772317.050357e-08
0.3773651.7769196.715359e-08
0.3783331.7766086.379502e-08
0.3793031.77636.042784e-08
0.381.776085.800800e-08
0.3802751.7759945.744233e-08
0.381251.7756895.543965e-08
0.3822281.7753875.343184e-08
0.3832081.7750875.141888e-08
0.384191.7747884.940075e-08
0.3851761.7744924.737746e-08
0.3861631.7741974.534897e-08
0.3871531.7739044.331529e-08
0.3881461.7736134.127639e-08
0.3891411.7733243.923226e-08
0.391.7730773.746800e-08
0.3901391.7730373.730281e-08
0.3911391.7727513.611235e-08
0.3921421.7724683.491883e-08
0.3931471.7721863.372226e-08
0.3941551.7719063.252262e-08
0.3951661.7716273.131990e-08
0.3961791.7713513.011410e-08
0.3971951.7710762.890521e-08
0.3982131.7708032.769322e-08
0.3992341.7705312.647812e-08
0.41.7703292.556700e-08
0.4002581.7702612.545328e-08
0.4012841.7699932.500101e-08
0.4023131.7697272.454759e-08
0.4033451.7694622.409300e-08
0.4043791.7691992.363724e-08
0.4054161.7689372.318032e-08
0.4064551.7686772.272222e-08
0.4074971.7684192.226295e-08
0.4085421.7681622.180250e-08
0.409591.7679072.134087e-08
0.410641.7676532.087806e-08
0.4116931.7674012.041406e-08
0.4127481.767151.994888e-08
0.4138061.7669011.948250e-08
0.4148671.7666531.901492e-08
0.4159311.7664071.854614e-08
0.4169981.7661621.807617e-08
0.4180671.7659191.760498e-08
0.4191391.7656771.713259e-08
0.421.7654851.675300e-08
0.4202131.7654371.672400e-08
0.4212911.7651981.657753e-08
0.4223711.7649611.643068e-08
0.4234541.7647251.628345e-08
0.424541.764491.613585e-08
0.4256281.7642571.598786e-08
0.4267191.7640251.583950e-08
0.4278131.7637941.569076e-08
0.428911.7635651.554164e-08
0.430011.7633371.539213e-08
0.4311131.7631111.524224e-08
0.4322181.7628861.509197e-08
0.4333261.7626621.494131e-08
0.4344371.762441.479026e-08
0.4355511.7622181.463883e-08
0.4366681.7619991.448701e-08
0.4377871.761781.433480e-08
0.438911.7615631.418220e-08
0.441.7613531.403400e-08
0.4400351.7613461.402865e-08
0.4411631.7611321.385738e-08
0.4422951.7609181.368568e-08
0.4434291.7607061.351353e-08
0.4445661.7604951.334095e-08
0.4457051.7602851.316792e-08
0.4468481.7600761.299444e-08
0.4479941.7598691.282053e-08
0.4491431.7596621.264616e-08
0.4502941.7594571.247135e-08
0.4514491.7592531.229609e-08
0.4526061.7590511.212038e-08
0.4537671.7588491.194422e-08
0.454931.7586491.176761e-08
0.4560971.7584491.159055e-08
0.4572661.7582511.141303e-08
0.4584381.7580541.123506e-08
0.4596141.7578581.105663e-08
0.461.7577941.099800e-08
0.4607921.7576641.101693e-08
0.4619741.757471.104517e-08
0.4631581.7572771.107348e-08
0.4643461.7570861.110186e-08
0.4655361.7568951.113032e-08
0.466731.7567061.115884e-08
0.4679271.7565181.118744e-08
0.4691261.7563311.121612e-08
0.4703291.7561441.124487e-08
0.4715351.7559591.127369e-08
0.4727441.7557751.130258e-08
0.4739561.7555921.133155e-08
0.4751711.755411.136059e-08
0.476391.7552291.138971e-08
0.4776111.7550491.141891e-08
0.4788361.754871.144817e-08
0.481.7547021.147600e-08
0.4800631.7546921.146487e-08
0.4812941.7545151.124884e-08
0.4825281.7543391.103225e-08
0.4837651.7541641.081510e-08
0.4850061.753991.059740e-08
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0.4899991.7533049.721001e-09
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0.5078841.7510178.091309e-09
0.5091861.750868.112056e-09
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0.5144291.7502418.195576e-09
0.5157481.7500898.216590e-09
0.517071.7499378.237657e-09
0.5183961.7497868.258779e-09
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0.5223931.7493388.322470e-09
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0.5250761.7490448.365204e-09
0.5264221.7488988.386653e-09
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0.5428491.7472048.648369e-09
0.5442411.7470678.670544e-09
0.5456361.7469328.692776e-09
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0.5484381.7466628.737411e-09
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0.5569291.7458728.210009e-09
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0.5597891.7456137.982085e-09
0.5612241.7454857.867685e-09
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0.9535411.728272.279862e-08
0.9559851.7282132.285705e-08
0.9584371.7281562.291563e-08
0.9608941.7280992.297437e-08
0.9633581.7280422.303325e-08
0.9658281.7279862.309228e-08
0.9683041.7279292.315147e-08
0.9707871.7278732.321080e-08
0.9732761.7278162.327029e-08
0.9757711.727762.332993e-08
0.9782731.7277042.338973e-08
0.9807811.7276472.344967e-08
0.9832961.7275912.350978e-08
0.9858171.7275352.357003e-08
0.9883451.727482.363044e-08
0.9908791.7274242.369100e-08
0.9934191.7273682.375172e-08
0.9959671.7273122.381260e-08
0.998521.7272572.387363e-08
11.7272252.390900e-08
1.001081.7272012.393484e-08
1.003651.7271462.399624e-08
1.006221.7270912.405779e-08
1.00881.7270352.411950e-08
1.011391.726982.418137e-08
1.013981.7269252.424340e-08

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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