Optical constants

Refractive index of MP-LAF81 (HOYA)

MP-LAF81: 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
1.73076
Extinction coefficient k
1.04495e-08
Permittivity ε1
2.99554
Permittivity ε2
3.61712e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00223472 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
8.94966e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
40.501
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0920115 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.78483
Group velocity dispersion
173.428 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-946.141 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

# MP-LAF81 (HOYA): MP-LAF81
hoya_mp_laf81 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "HOYA-optical", "MP-LAF81", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(hoya_mp_laf81.range_nm)  # (365.01, 1013.98) nm
eps = hoya_mp_laf81.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=2.9167886−0.012398199⁢λ2.0+0.026675237⁢λ−2.0+0.00065190504⁢λ−4.0+4.6956175×10-6⁢λ−6.0+2.691054×10-6⁢λ−8.0

Valid from 0.36501 to 1.01398 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C12.9167886
C2-0.012398199
C32.0
C40.026675237
C5-2.0
C60.00065190504
C7-4.0
C84.6956175e-06
C9-6.0
C102.691054e-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: 1.72608e-06 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
nd
1.73077
Vd
40.50
glass code
731405
glass status
special
density
value: 3220
thermal expansion
value: 8.9e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 1.13e-05, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.004
resistance
acid: 3.0; stain: 5.0; climatic: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 293.0 K): dn/dT = 9.91e-07 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
MP-LAF81 (HOYA), MP-LAF81: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.365011.7783719.973673e-07
0.3659461.7779199.596834e-07
0.3668841.777479.219029e-07
0.3678251.7770248.840256e-07
0.3687681.7765838.460511e-07
0.3697131.7761448.079792e-07
0.371.7760127.964400e-07
0.3706611.7757097.819972e-07
0.3716121.7752777.612432e-07
0.3725651.7748497.404360e-07
0.373521.7744237.195753e-07
0.3744771.7740026.986613e-07
0.3754381.7735836.776935e-07
0.37641.7731676.566721e-07
0.3773651.7727556.355967e-07
0.3783331.7723466.144673e-07
0.3793031.7719395.932837e-07
0.381.771655.780600e-07
0.3802751.7715365.734556e-07
0.381251.7711365.571543e-07
0.3822281.7707395.408113e-07
0.3832081.7703455.244263e-07
0.384191.7699535.079994e-07
0.3851761.7695654.915303e-07
0.3861631.7691794.750190e-07
0.3871531.7687974.584653e-07
0.3881461.7684174.418693e-07
0.3891411.768044.252306e-07
0.391.7677174.108700e-07
0.3901391.7676654.091401e-07
0.3911391.7672943.966733e-07
0.3921421.7669253.841746e-07
0.3931471.7665593.716438e-07
0.3941551.7661953.590808e-07
0.3951661.7658343.464857e-07
0.3961791.7654763.338583e-07
0.3971951.765123.211985e-07
0.3982131.7647663.085062e-07
0.3992341.7644162.957814e-07
0.41.7641552.862400e-07
0.4002581.7640682.846681e-07
0.4012841.7637222.784167e-07
0.4023131.7633782.721493e-07
0.4033451.7630372.658658e-07
0.4043791.7626992.595662e-07
0.4054161.7623632.532505e-07
0.4064551.7620292.469185e-07
0.4074971.7616982.405703e-07
0.4085421.7613692.342059e-07
0.409591.7610422.278251e-07
0.410641.7607172.214280e-07
0.4116931.7603952.150144e-07
0.4127481.7600752.085844e-07
0.4138061.7597572.021380e-07
0.4148671.7594411.956750e-07
0.4159311.7591281.891954e-07
0.4169981.7588161.826992e-07
0.4180671.7585071.761864e-07
0.4191391.75821.696569e-07
0.421.7579551.644100e-07
0.4202131.7578951.638711e-07
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0.430011.755241.391195e-07
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0.4333261.7543911.307414e-07
0.4344371.7541111.279344e-07
0.4355511.7538331.251202e-07
0.4366681.7535571.222988e-07
0.4377871.7532831.194701e-07
0.438911.7530111.166342e-07
0.441.7527491.138800e-07
0.4400351.7527411.138096e-07
0.4411631.7524721.115573e-07
0.4422951.7522051.092992e-07
0.4434291.751941.070352e-07
0.4445661.7516761.047655e-07
0.4457051.7514141.024900e-07
0.4468481.7511541.002086e-07
0.4479941.7508969.792137e-08
0.4491431.7506399.562827e-08
0.4502941.7503849.332930e-08
0.4514491.750139.102444e-08
0.4526061.7498788.871367e-08
0.4537671.7496288.639697e-08
0.454931.749388.407433e-08
0.4560971.7491328.174573e-08
0.4572661.7488877.941117e-08
0.4584381.7486437.707062e-08
0.4596141.74847.472407e-08
0.461.7483217.395300e-08
0.4607921.748167.285030e-08
0.4619741.747927.120577e-08
0.4631581.7476826.955703e-08
0.4643461.7474466.790406e-08
0.4655361.7472116.624685e-08
0.466731.7469776.458539e-08
0.4679271.7467456.291967e-08
0.4691261.7465156.124968e-08
0.4703291.7462865.957541e-08
0.4715351.7460585.789684e-08
0.4727441.7458325.621398e-08
0.4739561.7456075.452679e-08
0.4751711.7453835.283528e-08
0.476391.7451615.113944e-08
0.4776111.744944.943925e-08
0.4788361.7447214.773469e-08
0.481.7445144.611400e-08
0.4800631.7445034.605643e-08
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0.4825281.7440714.381782e-08
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0.4899991.7428053.703278e-08
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0.517071.7387172.289731e-08
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0.5237331.7378162.092512e-08
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0.5470351.7349381.402758e-08
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0.551.73461.315000e-08
0.5512541.7344581.305995e-08
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0.5540841.7341431.285667e-08
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0.9535411.7133757.591790e-09
0.9559851.7133127.611256e-09
0.9584371.7132497.630772e-09
0.9608941.7131867.650338e-09
0.9633581.7131237.669954e-09
0.9658281.7130617.689620e-09
0.9683041.7129997.709337e-09
0.9707871.7129377.729104e-09
0.9732761.7128757.748922e-09
0.9757711.7128137.768791e-09
0.9782731.7127517.788710e-09
0.9807811.712697.808681e-09
0.9832961.7126287.828703e-09
0.9858171.7125677.848776e-09
0.9883451.7125067.868901e-09
0.9908791.7124457.889077e-09
0.9934191.7123847.909306e-09
0.9959671.7123247.929586e-09
0.998521.7122637.949918e-09
11.7122287.961700e-09
1.001081.7122037.970302e-09
1.003651.7121427.990738e-09
1.006221.7120828.011227e-09
1.00881.7120228.031768e-09
1.011391.7119628.052362e-09
1.013981.7119028.073009e-09

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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