Optical constants

Refractive index of L-BSL7 (OHARA)

L-BSL7: n,k 0.3–2.4 µm

Data
formula 2 + tabulated k
Range
0.3–2.4 µm
Temperature
298 K
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

Click the plot to set the calculator wavelength.

At one wavelength

Range 0.3–2.4 µm
Refractive index n
1.51633
Extinction coefficient k
4.67830e-09
Permittivity ε1
2.29925
Permittivity ε2
1.41877e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.0010005 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
1.99901e+10 nm
Abbe number Vd
64.065
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0418525 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.54092
Group velocity dispersion
70.0393 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-382.101 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

# L-BSL7 (OHARA): L-BSL7
ohara_l_bsl7 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "OHARA-optical", "L-BSL7", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(ohara_l_bsl7.range_nm)  # (300, 2400) nm
eps = ohara_l_bsl7.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=0.917473918λ2λ2−0.00527701411+0.352687665λ2λ2−0.0170809497+1.05579788λ2λ2−104.302583

Valid from 0.3 to 2.4 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C20.917473918
C30.00527701411
C40.352687665
C50.0170809497
C61.05579788
C7104.302583

Comments and conditions

Low Softening Temperature

Conditions

temperature
298 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 6.37e-06 1.48e-08 -4.17e-11 4.37e-07 7.14e-10 0.147
nd
1.516330
Vd
64.065129
glass code
516641
density
value: 2380
thermal expansion
value: 5.8e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 7.1e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.0045
resistance
acid: 1.0; climatic: 3.0; phosphate: 1.2

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 298.0 K): dn/dT = 3.21e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 2.78e-06 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 2.73e-06 K⁻¹ at 1550 nm

References

Cite

OHARA Zemax catalog 2017-11-30 (obtained from http://www.ohara-inc.co.jp); See also OHARA glass data sheets; Data from the refractiveindex.info database (M. N. Polyanskiy, Sci. Data 11, 94 (2024), doi:10.1038/s41597-023-02898-2)

Data

Computed on 427 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
L-BSL7 (OHARA), L-BSL7: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.31.5520996.029700e-06
0.3015681.5515535.438835e-06
0.3031431.5510154.844883e-06
0.3047271.5504844.247828e-06
0.306321.549963.647653e-06
0.307921.5494423.044341e-06
0.3095291.5489322.437877e-06
0.311.5487842.260400e-06
0.3111471.5484282.101234e-06
0.3127721.5479311.875529e-06
0.3144071.5474411.648644e-06
0.3160491.5469561.420574e-06
0.3177011.5464781.191312e-06
0.3193611.5460079.608522e-07
0.321.5458278.721400e-07
0.321031.5455418.199919e-07
0.3227071.5450817.350405e-07
0.3243931.5446276.496452e-07
0.3260881.5441795.638036e-07
0.3277921.5437374.775136e-07
0.3295051.54333.907726e-07
0.331.5431753.657100e-07
0.3312271.5428693.406760e-07
0.3329581.5424433.053603e-07
0.3346971.5420232.698601e-07
0.3364461.5416082.341743e-07
0.3382041.5411981.983021e-07
0.3399711.5407931.622424e-07
0.341.5407871.616600e-07
0.3417481.5403931.467287e-07
0.3435341.5399981.314742e-07
0.3453291.5396081.161400e-07
0.3471331.5392231.007257e-07
0.3489471.5388438.523090e-08
0.351.5386257.623500e-08
0.350771.5384677.347402e-08
0.3526031.5380966.690415e-08
0.3544461.537736.029994e-08
0.3562981.5373685.366122e-08
0.3581591.537014.698782e-08
0.361.5366624.039000e-08
0.3600311.5366564.033841e-08
0.3619121.5363073.718921e-08
0.3638031.5359633.402355e-08
0.3657041.5356223.084134e-08
0.3676151.5352852.764251e-08
0.3695361.5349532.442697e-08
0.371.5348732.365000e-08
0.3714671.5346242.285031e-08
0.3734081.5342992.179208e-08
0.3753591.5339782.072832e-08
0.377321.5336611.965899e-08
0.3792921.5333481.858408e-08
0.381.5332371.819800e-08
0.3812741.5330381.746445e-08
0.3832661.5327321.631712e-08
0.3852691.532431.516379e-08
0.3872821.5321311.400443e-08
0.3893051.5318351.283902e-08
0.391.5317351.243900e-08
0.391341.5315431.205381e-08
0.3933841.5312551.146583e-08
0.395441.530971.087479e-08
0.3975061.5306881.028065e-08
0.3995831.5304099.683414e-09
0.41.5303549.563600e-09
0.4016711.5301349.603576e-09
0.403771.5298619.653780e-09
0.405881.5295929.704246e-09
0.4080011.5293269.754976e-09
0.4101331.5290639.805971e-09
0.4122761.5288039.857233e-09
0.414431.5285469.908762e-09
0.4165951.5282919.960561e-09
0.4187721.528041.001263e-08
0.421.52791.004200e-08
0.420961.5277911.006495e-08
0.423161.5275461.011752e-08
0.4253711.5273021.017037e-08
0.4275941.5270621.022349e-08
0.4298281.5268241.027689e-08
0.4320741.5265891.033057e-08
0.4343321.5263571.038453e-08
0.4366011.5261271.043877e-08
0.4388821.52591.049329e-08
0.441.525791.052000e-08
0.4411761.5256751.054810e-08
0.4434811.5254531.060320e-08
0.4457981.5252331.065858e-08
0.4481281.5250151.071425e-08
0.4504691.52481.077022e-08
0.4528231.5245871.082647e-08
0.4551891.5243771.088302e-08
0.4575681.5241691.093987e-08
0.4599591.5239631.099701e-08
0.461.5239591.099800e-08
0.4623621.5237591.060227e-08
0.4647781.5235571.019749e-08
0.4672061.5233589.790592e-09
0.4696481.523169.381571e-09
0.4721021.5229658.970412e-09
0.4745691.5227728.557105e-09
0.4770481.5225818.141638e-09
0.4795411.5223927.724000e-09
0.481.5223577.647100e-09
0.4820471.5222047.271913e-09
0.4845661.5220196.810190e-09
0.4870981.5218366.346055e-09
0.4896431.5216545.879494e-09
0.4922011.5214755.410496e-09
0.4947731.5212974.939046e-09
0.4973581.5211224.465134e-09
0.4999571.5209483.988745e-09
0.51.5209453.980900e-09
0.502571.5207754.001359e-09
0.5051961.5206054.022268e-09
0.5078351.5204364.043286e-09
0.5104891.5202694.064413e-09
0.5131561.5201044.085651e-09
0.5158381.519944.107000e-09
0.5185331.5197784.128461e-09
0.5212431.5196174.150034e-09
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0.5725071.5169834.558156e-09
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0.5876221.5163274.678468e-09
0.5906921.51624.702908e-09
0.5937791.5160734.727477e-09
0.5968811.5159484.752174e-09
0.61.5158244.777000e-09
0.6031351.51574.801962e-09
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0.6126391.5153384.877633e-09
0.615841.5152194.903121e-09
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0.6320991.5146395.032572e-09
0.6354021.5145265.058869e-09
0.6387221.5144145.085304e-09
0.6420591.5143035.111877e-09
0.6454141.5141935.138589e-09
0.6487871.5140845.165440e-09
0.651.5140455.175100e-09
0.6521771.5139755.192432e-09
0.6555851.5138675.219565e-09
0.659011.5137615.246839e-09
0.6624541.5136555.274256e-09
0.6659151.513555.301817e-09
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0.6728921.5133425.357370e-09
0.6764091.5132395.385365e-09
0.6799431.5131375.413505e-09
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0.6906571.5128365.498813e-09
0.6942661.5127375.527547e-09
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0.71.5125825.573200e-09
0.7015411.5125415.585466e-09
0.7052061.5124445.614652e-09
0.7088911.5123485.643991e-09
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0.7163191.5121585.703129e-09
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0.9103781.5083127.248222e-09
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2.162441.4909512.058941e-06
2.173741.4907612.172997e-06
2.18511.4905682.287648e-06
2.196511.4903732.402899e-06
2.21.4903142.438100e-06
2.207991.4901772.510953e-06
2.219531.4899782.616150e-06
2.231121.4897772.721896e-06
2.242781.4895742.828195e-06
2.25451.4893682.935050e-06
2.266281.4891613.042463e-06
2.278121.4889513.150437e-06
2.290031.4887393.258975e-06
2.301991.4885243.368081e-06
2.314021.4883083.477756e-06
2.326111.4880883.588005e-06
2.338271.4878673.698830e-06
2.350491.4876433.810233e-06
2.362771.4874163.922219e-06
2.375111.4871874.034790e-06
2.387521.4869554.147949e-06
2.41.4867214.261700e-06

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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