Optical constants

Refractive index of L-LAM60 (OHARA)

L-LAM60: n,k 0.31–2.4 µm

Data
formula 2 + tabulated k
Range
0.31–2.4 µm
Temperature
298 K
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

Click the plot to set the calculator wavelength.

At one wavelength

Range 0.31–2.4 µm
Refractive index n
1.74319
Extinction coefficient k
9.36134e-09
Permittivity ε1
3.03873
Permittivity ε2
3.26373e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00200201 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
9.98996e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
49.296
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0775104 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.78874
Group velocity dispersion
140.041 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-764 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-LAM60 (OHARA): L-LAM60
ohara_l_lam60 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "OHARA-optical", "L-LAM60", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(ohara_l_lam60.range_nm)  # (310, 2400) nm
eps = ohara_l_lam60.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=1.47574184λ2λ2−0.0073695+0.496132743λ2λ2−0.0251891746+1.23796236λ2λ2−98.0306651

Valid from 0.31 to 2.4 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C21.47574184
C30.0073695
C40.496132743
C50.0251891746
C61.23796236
C798.0306651

Comments and conditions

Low Softening Temperature

Conditions

temperature
298 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 2.32e-06 7.99e-09 -3.51e-11 6.6e-07 8.15e-10 0.191
nd
1.743198
Vd
49.295578
glass code
743493
density
value: 4200
thermal expansion
value: 7.4e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 9.2e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.0088
resistance
acid: 51.2; climatic: 3.0; phosphate: 2.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 298.0 K): dn/dT = 2.41e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 1.55e-06 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 1.48e-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-LAM60 (OHARA), L-LAM60: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.311.8081665.940200e-06
0.3115941.8071175.443283e-06
0.3131971.8060824.943811e-06
0.3148071.8050634.441769e-06
0.3164261.8040593.937147e-06
0.3180531.8030693.429929e-06
0.3196891.8020932.920102e-06
0.321.801912.823200e-06
0.3213331.8011322.649809e-06
0.3229861.8001842.434885e-06
0.3246471.799252.218856e-06
0.3263161.7983292.001716e-06
0.3279941.7974211.783459e-06
0.3296811.7965261.564080e-06
0.331.7963581.522600e-06
0.3313761.7956431.435359e-06
0.3330811.7947731.327352e-06
0.3347941.7939141.218789e-06
0.3365151.7930681.109668e-06
0.3382461.7922339.999863e-07
0.3399851.791418.897402e-07
0.341.7914038.888100e-07
0.3417341.7905988.246893e-07
0.3434911.7897977.596932e-07
0.3452581.7890066.943629e-07
0.3470331.7882276.286966e-07
0.3488181.7874585.626926e-07
0.351.7869565.189700e-07
0.3506121.7866995.056895e-07
0.3524151.7859514.665395e-07
0.3542271.7852124.271882e-07
0.3560491.7844833.876345e-07
0.357881.7837643.478774e-07
0.359721.7830553.079159e-07
0.361.7829483.018400e-07
0.361571.7823542.830524e-07
0.363431.7816632.608026e-07
0.3652981.7809812.384383e-07
0.3671771.7803082.159590e-07
0.3690651.7796431.933642e-07
0.371.7793191.821800e-07
0.3709631.7789871.735032e-07
0.3728711.778341.563197e-07
0.3747891.77771.390479e-07
0.3767161.7770691.216872e-07
0.3786531.7764461.042373e-07
0.381.776029.210700e-08
0.3806011.7758319.091237e-08
0.3825581.7752248.701894e-08
0.3845251.7746248.310548e-08
0.3865031.7740327.917189e-08
0.388491.7734487.521808e-08
0.391.773017.221500e-08
0.3904881.772877.135401e-08
0.3924961.77236.781226e-08
0.3945151.7717376.425230e-08
0.3965441.7711816.067402e-08
0.3985831.7706325.707735e-08
0.41.7702565.457800e-08
0.4006331.770095.412793e-08
0.4026931.7695545.266223e-08
0.4047641.7690255.118899e-08
0.4068451.7685024.970817e-08
0.4089381.7679864.821974e-08
0.4110411.7674764.672365e-08
0.4131551.7669724.521988e-08
0.4152791.7664744.370836e-08
0.4174151.7659824.218908e-08
0.4195611.7654964.066198e-08
0.421.7653984.035000e-08
0.4217191.7650163.960262e-08
0.4238881.7645423.865976e-08
0.4260681.7640733.771204e-08
0.4282591.763613.675946e-08
0.4304611.7631533.580198e-08
0.4326751.7627013.483957e-08
0.43491.7622543.387221e-08
0.4371371.7618123.289988e-08
0.4393851.7613763.192255e-08
0.441.7612583.165500e-08
0.4416441.7609453.116659e-08
0.4439151.7605193.049193e-08
0.4461981.7600972.981380e-08
0.4484931.7596812.913218e-08
0.4507991.7592692.844705e-08
0.4531181.7588632.775840e-08
0.4554481.7584612.706621e-08
0.457791.7580632.637046e-08
0.461.7576942.571400e-08
0.4601441.757672.563893e-08
0.4625111.7572822.440795e-08
0.4648891.7568982.317064e-08
0.467281.7565182.192697e-08
0.4696831.7561432.067691e-08
0.4720981.7557721.942041e-08
0.4745261.7554051.815746e-08
0.4769671.7550421.688801e-08
0.4794191.7546841.561203e-08
0.481.75461.531000e-08
0.4818851.7543291.499381e-08
0.4843631.7539781.457810e-08
0.4868541.7536321.416025e-08
0.4893581.7532891.374025e-08
0.4918741.7529491.331810e-08
0.4944041.7526141.289377e-08
0.4969461.7522821.246726e-08
0.4995021.7519541.203855e-08
0.51.7518911.195500e-08
0.5020711.751631.182278e-08
0.5046531.7513091.165791e-08
0.5072481.7509921.149219e-08
0.5098561.7506781.132563e-08
0.5124781.7503671.115820e-08
0.5151141.750061.098991e-08
0.5177631.7497561.082076e-08
0.5204261.7494561.065074e-08
0.5231021.7491581.047984e-08
0.5257921.7488641.030807e-08
0.5284961.7485731.013541e-08
0.5312141.7482859.961865e-09
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0.5450141.7468919.080654e-09
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0.5825971.7435879.281629e-09
0.5855931.7433519.329363e-09
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0.5916311.7428859.425567e-09
0.5946741.7426569.474041e-09
0.5977321.7424299.522764e-09
0.61.7422639.558900e-09
0.6008061.7422049.571730e-09
0.6038961.7419819.620924e-09
0.6070011.7417619.670372e-09
0.6101231.7415429.720074e-09
0.613261.7413269.770031e-09
0.6164141.7411129.820245e-09
0.6195841.74099.870718e-09
0.622771.740699.921450e-09
0.6259731.7404829.972443e-09
0.6291921.7402761.002370e-08
0.6324281.7400721.007522e-08
0.635681.739871.012700e-08
0.6389491.739671.017905e-08
0.6422351.7394711.023137e-08
0.6455381.7392751.028396e-08
0.6488581.739081.033681e-08
0.651.7390141.035500e-08
0.6521951.7388871.014512e-08
0.6555491.7386969.824355e-09
0.658921.7385079.501943e-09
0.6623081.7383199.177872e-09
0.6657141.7381338.852135e-09
0.6691381.7379498.524723e-09
0.6725791.7377668.195627e-09
0.6760381.7375857.864839e-09
0.6795151.7374067.532350e-09
0.6830091.7372287.198150e-09
0.6865211.7370526.862233e-09
0.6900521.7368776.524587e-09
0.6936011.7367046.185205e-09
0.6971681.7365325.844078e-09
0.71.7363975.573200e-09
0.7007531.7363625.579195e-09
0.7043571.7361935.607887e-09
0.7079791.7360265.636728e-09
0.711621.735865.665716e-09
0.7152791.7356955.694854e-09
0.7189581.7355325.724142e-09
0.7226551.735375.753580e-09
0.7263711.735215.783169e-09
0.7301071.7350515.812911e-09
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0.7414291.7345815.903057e-09
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0.7966311.7325286.342576e-09
0.81.7324146.369400e-09
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0.8089851.7321156.440936e-09
0.8131451.7319796.474061e-09
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0.8257551.7315776.574459e-09
0.8300011.7314446.608270e-09
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0.91.7294617.165600e-09
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0.9102851.7291967.247477e-09
0.9149661.7290777.284744e-09
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0.9435631.7283787.512408e-09
0.9484161.7282647.551038e-09
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0.9581961.7280367.628895e-09
0.9631231.7279227.668124e-09
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0.9830891.7274737.827068e-09
0.9881441.7273627.867316e-09
0.9932261.7272517.907771e-09
0.9983341.7271417.948434e-09
11.7271057.961700e-09
1.003471.7270317.989310e-09
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2.143891.7076539.506710e-07
2.154911.7074459.913882e-07
2.165991.7072351.032315e-06
2.177131.7070221.073452e-06
2.188331.7068081.114801e-06
2.199581.7065911.156362e-06
2.21.7065831.157900e-06
2.21091.7063721.394129e-06
2.222261.7061511.640650e-06
2.233691.7059271.888438e-06
2.245181.7057022.137500e-06
2.256731.7054742.387843e-06
2.268331.7052442.639474e-06
2.281.7050112.892399e-06
2.291721.7047763.146624e-06
2.303511.7045383.402157e-06
2.315351.7042983.659004e-06
2.327261.7040563.917172e-06
2.339231.7038114.176667e-06
2.351261.7035634.437497e-06
2.363351.7033134.699669e-06
2.37551.703064.963188e-06
2.387721.7028055.228063e-06
2.41.7025465.494300e-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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