Optical constants

Refractive index of MP-NBF1 (HOYA)

MP-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
9.36134e-09
Permittivity ε1
3.03908
Permittivity ε2
3.26392e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00200201 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
9.98996e+09 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

# MP-NBF1 (HOYA): MP-NBF1
hoya_mp_nbf1 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "HOYA-optical", "MP-NBF1", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(hoya_mp_nbf1.range_nm)  # (365.01, 1013.98) nm
eps = hoya_mp_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
MP-NBF1 (HOYA), MP-NBF1: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.365011.7811452.434448e-07
0.3659461.7808072.331324e-07
0.3668841.7804712.227936e-07
0.3678251.7801372.124282e-07
0.3687681.7798052.020363e-07
0.3697131.7794761.916178e-07
0.371.7793771.884600e-07
0.3706611.7791491.839522e-07
0.3716121.7788241.774745e-07
0.3725651.7785011.709802e-07
0.373521.778181.644693e-07
0.3744771.7778621.579416e-07
0.3754381.7775451.513973e-07
0.37641.7772311.448361e-07
0.3773651.7769191.382582e-07
0.3783331.7766081.316633e-07
0.3793031.77631.250516e-07
0.381.776081.203000e-07
0.3802751.7759941.194143e-07
0.381251.7756891.162784e-07
0.3822281.7753871.131345e-07
0.3832081.7750871.099826e-07
0.384191.7747881.068226e-07
0.3851761.7744921.036545e-07
0.3861631.7741971.004782e-07
0.3871531.7739049.729382e-08
0.3881461.7736139.410126e-08
0.3891411.7733249.090052e-08
0.391.7730778.813800e-08
0.3901391.7730378.776216e-08
0.3911391.7727518.505364e-08
0.3921421.7724688.233817e-08
0.3931471.7721867.961574e-08
0.3941551.7719067.688634e-08
0.3951661.7716277.414993e-08
0.3961791.7713517.140651e-08
0.3971951.7710766.865605e-08
0.3982131.7708036.589854e-08
0.3992341.7705316.313396e-08
0.41.7703296.106100e-08
0.4002581.7702616.083744e-08
0.4012841.7699935.994835e-08
0.4023131.7697275.905698e-08
0.4033451.7694625.816333e-08
0.4043791.7691995.726738e-08
0.4054161.7689375.636914e-08
0.4064551.7686775.546859e-08
0.4074971.7684195.456573e-08
0.4085421.7681625.366056e-08
0.409591.7679075.275307e-08
0.410641.7676535.184325e-08
0.4116931.7674015.093110e-08
0.4127481.767155.001661e-08
0.4138061.7669014.909978e-08
0.4148671.7666534.818059e-08
0.4159311.7664074.725905e-08
0.4169981.7661624.633515e-08
0.4180671.7659194.540887e-08
0.4191391.7656774.448022e-08
0.421.7654854.373400e-08
0.4202131.7654374.360517e-08
0.4212911.7651984.295446e-08
0.4223711.7649614.230209e-08
0.4234541.7647254.164805e-08
0.424541.764494.099232e-08
0.4256281.7642574.033492e-08
0.4267191.7640253.967583e-08
0.4278131.7637943.901506e-08
0.428911.7635653.835258e-08
0.430011.7633373.768841e-08
0.4311131.7631113.702254e-08
0.4322181.7628863.635496e-08
0.4333261.7626623.568566e-08
0.4344371.762443.501465e-08
0.4355511.7622183.434192e-08
0.4366681.7619993.366747e-08
0.4377871.761783.299129e-08
0.438911.7615633.231337e-08
0.441.7613533.165500e-08
0.4400351.7613463.164453e-08
0.4411631.7611323.130939e-08
0.4422951.7609183.097339e-08
0.4434291.7607063.063652e-08
0.4445661.7604953.029880e-08
0.4457051.7602852.996020e-08
0.4468481.7600762.962074e-08
0.4479941.7598692.928041e-08
0.4491431.7596622.893921e-08
0.4502941.7594572.859713e-08
0.4514491.7592532.825417e-08
0.4526061.7590512.791034e-08
0.4537671.7588492.756562e-08
0.454931.7586492.722002e-08
0.4560971.7584492.687353e-08
0.4572661.7582512.652616e-08
0.4584381.7580542.617789e-08
0.4596141.7578582.582873e-08
0.461.7577942.571400e-08
0.4607921.7576642.545384e-08
0.4619741.757472.506585e-08
0.4631581.7572772.467687e-08
0.4643461.7570862.428689e-08
0.4655361.7568952.389590e-08
0.466731.7567062.350392e-08
0.4679271.7565182.311093e-08
0.4691261.7563312.271693e-08
0.4703291.7561442.232192e-08
0.4715351.7559592.192590e-08
0.4727441.7557752.152887e-08
0.4739561.7555922.113081e-08
0.4751711.755412.073174e-08
0.476391.7552292.033164e-08
0.4776111.7550491.993052e-08
0.4788361.754871.952837e-08
0.481.7547021.914600e-08
0.4800631.7546921.912321e-08
0.4812941.7545151.868065e-08
0.4825281.7543391.823696e-08
0.4837651.7541641.779213e-08
0.4850061.753991.734616e-08
0.4862491.7538171.689904e-08
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0.4899991.7533041.555081e-08
0.4912551.7531351.509909e-08
0.4925151.7529661.464622e-08
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0.4963131.7524671.328061e-08
0.4975861.7523021.282307e-08
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0.51.7519931.195500e-08
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0.5027091.7516521.178205e-08
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0.505291.7513331.161723e-08
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0.5078841.7510171.145157e-08
0.5091861.750861.136842e-08
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0.5118011.7505491.120148e-08
0.5131131.7503951.111769e-08
0.5144291.7502411.103368e-08
0.5157481.7500891.094946e-08
0.517071.7499371.086502e-08
0.5183961.7497861.078036e-08
0.5197251.7496361.069549e-08
0.5210571.7494871.061040e-08
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0.5250761.7490441.035383e-08
0.5264221.7488981.026786e-08
0.5277721.7487521.018167e-08
0.5291251.7486081.009527e-08
0.5304811.7484641.000864e-08
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0.5400761.7474789.395993e-09
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0.5428491.7472049.218924e-09
0.5442411.7470679.130049e-09
0.5456361.7469329.040946e-09
0.5470351.7467978.951615e-09
0.5484381.7466628.862054e-09
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0.551.7465148.762300e-09
0.5512541.7463968.782274e-09
0.5526671.7462648.804793e-09
0.5540841.7461328.827369e-09
0.5555051.7460028.850002e-09
0.5569291.7458728.872694e-09
0.5583571.7457428.895444e-09
0.5597891.7456138.918253e-09
0.5612241.7454858.941120e-09
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0.5641061.7452318.987030e-09
0.5655521.7451059.010073e-09
0.5670021.744989.033175e-09
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0.6330011.7401421.008434e-08
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0.9511021.7283287.572374e-09
0.9535411.728277.591790e-09
0.9559851.7282137.611256e-09
0.9584371.7281567.630772e-09
0.9608941.7280997.650338e-09
0.9633581.7280427.669954e-09
0.9658281.7279867.689620e-09
0.9683041.7279297.709337e-09
0.9707871.7278737.729104e-09
0.9732761.7278167.748922e-09
0.9757711.727767.768791e-09
0.9782731.7277047.788710e-09
0.9807811.7276477.808681e-09
0.9832961.7275917.828703e-09
0.9858171.7275357.848776e-09
0.9883451.727487.868901e-09
0.9908791.7274247.889077e-09
0.9934191.7273687.909306e-09
0.9959671.7273127.929586e-09
0.998521.7272577.949918e-09
11.7272257.961700e-09
1.001081.7272017.970302e-09
1.003651.7271467.990738e-09
1.006221.7270918.011227e-09
1.00881.7270358.031768e-09
1.011391.726988.052362e-09
1.013981.7269258.073009e-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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