Optical constants

Refractive index of L-PHL2 (OHARA)

L-PHL2: 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
1.5588
Extinction coefficient k
4.67830e-09
Permittivity ε1
2.42985
Permittivity ε2
1.45850e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.0010005 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
1.99901e+10 nm
Abbe number Vd
62.559
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0461433 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.58591
Group velocity dispersion
80.888 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-441.287 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-PHL2 (OHARA): L-PHL2
ohara_l_phl2 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "OHARA-optical", "L-PHL2", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(ohara_l_phl2.range_nm)  # (300, 2400) nm
eps = ohara_l_phl2.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=1.08137176λ2λ2−0.00594210177+0.31325766λ2λ2−0.0198011567+0.879192863λ2λ2−109.893817

Valid from 0.3 to 2.4 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C21.08137176
C30.00594210177
C40.31325766
C50.0198011567
C60.879192863
C7109.893817

Comments and conditions

Low Softening Temperature

Conditions

temperature
298 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: -4.53e-06 8.19e-09 -3.49e-11 4.89e-07 4.76e-10 0.221
nd
1.558800
Vd
62.558541
glass code
559625
glass status
special
density
value: 3030
thermal expansion
value: 9.9e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 1.3e-05, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
0.0027
resistance
acid: 51.1; climatic: 3.0; phosphate: 4.1

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 298.0 K): dn/dT = -1.44e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = -1.90e-06 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = -1.93e-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-PHL2 (OHARA), L-PHL2: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.31.5995981.099400e-05
0.3015681.5989649.979280e-06
0.3031431.5983398.959258e-06
0.3047271.5977237.933905e-06
0.306321.5971156.903196e-06
0.307921.5965155.867100e-06
0.3095291.5959244.825591e-06
0.311.5957534.520800e-06
0.3111471.5953414.210748e-06
0.3127721.5947653.771079e-06
0.3144071.5941973.329113e-06
0.3160491.5936372.884837e-06
0.3177011.5930852.438240e-06
0.3193611.5925391.989309e-06
0.321.5923321.816500e-06
0.321031.5920011.707244e-06
0.3227071.591471.529261e-06
0.3243931.5909461.350347e-06
0.3260881.5904291.170499e-06
0.3277921.5899199.897116e-07
0.3295051.5894168.079791e-07
0.331.5892727.554700e-07
0.3312271.5889197.014676e-07
0.3329581.5884286.252856e-07
0.3346971.5879445.487056e-07
0.3364461.5874664.717255e-07
0.3382041.5869943.943431e-07
0.3399711.5865293.165564e-07
0.341.5865213.153000e-07
0.3417481.5860692.831144e-07
0.3435341.5856152.502322e-07
0.3453291.5851672.171783e-07
0.3471331.5847241.839516e-07
0.3489471.5842881.505513e-07
0.351.5840381.311600e-07
0.350771.5838561.255153e-07
0.3526031.583431.120834e-07
0.3544461.583019.858125e-08
0.3562981.5825958.500860e-08
0.3581591.5821847.136503e-08
0.361.5817865.787600e-08
0.3600311.5817795.777968e-08
0.3619121.5813795.189947e-08
0.3638031.5809844.598853e-08
0.3657041.5805944.004671e-08
0.3676151.5802093.407384e-08
0.3695361.5798282.806976e-08
0.371.5797372.661900e-08
0.3714671.5794522.493793e-08
0.3734081.5790812.271335e-08
0.3753591.5787142.047714e-08
0.377321.5783521.822925e-08
0.3792921.5779941.596961e-08
0.381.5778671.515800e-08
0.3812741.577641.441498e-08
0.3832661.5772911.325282e-08
0.3852691.5769461.208459e-08
0.3872821.5766051.091026e-08
0.3893051.5762689.729789e-09
0.391.5761539.324600e-09
0.391341.5759359.356617e-09
0.3933841.5756069.405488e-09
0.395441.5752819.454616e-09
0.3975061.574969.503999e-09
0.3995831.5746429.553641e-09
0.41.5745799.563600e-09
0.4016711.5743299.603576e-09
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0.405881.5737129.704246e-09
0.4080011.573419.754976e-09
0.4101331.5731119.805971e-09
0.4122761.5728159.857233e-09
0.414431.5725239.908762e-09
0.4165951.5722349.960561e-09
0.4187721.5719481.001263e-08
0.421.5717891.004200e-08
0.420961.5716661.006495e-08
0.423161.5713871.011752e-08
0.4253711.5711121.017037e-08
0.4275941.5708391.022349e-08
0.4298281.570571.027689e-08
0.4320741.5703031.033057e-08
0.4343321.570041.038453e-08
0.4366011.569781.043877e-08
0.4388821.5695221.049329e-08
0.441.5693981.052000e-08
0.4411761.5692681.054810e-08
0.4434811.5690161.060320e-08
0.4457981.5687671.065858e-08
0.4481281.5685211.071425e-08
0.4504691.5682781.077022e-08
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0.4551891.56781.088302e-08
0.4575681.5675651.093987e-08
0.4599591.5673321.099701e-08
0.461.5673281.099800e-08
0.4623621.5671021.105445e-08
0.4647781.5668751.111219e-08
0.4672061.566651.117023e-08
0.4696481.5664281.122858e-08
0.4721021.5662081.128723e-08
0.4745691.565991.134619e-08
0.4770481.5657751.140546e-08
0.4795411.5655621.146503e-08
0.481.5655231.147600e-08
0.4820471.5653521.111677e-08
0.4845661.5651431.067468e-08
0.4870981.5649371.023028e-08
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0.4922011.5645329.334504e-09
0.4947731.5643338.883103e-09
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0.4999571.563947.973211e-09
0.51.5639377.965700e-09
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0.5051961.5635567.592996e-09
0.5078351.5633677.403635e-09
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0.6387221.5567019.096822e-09
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0.6487871.5563411.021965e-08
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0.6521771.5562231.014681e-08
0.6555851.5561069.820908e-09
0.659011.5559919.493298e-09
0.6624541.5558769.163977e-09
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0.6834961.5552087.151598e-09
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0.71.5547215.573200e-09
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0.9999141.5489847.961019e-09
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1.115561.5475188.881808e-09
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2.15121.5358111.786791e-06
2.162441.5356641.845157e-06
2.173741.5355161.903828e-06
2.18511.5353661.962806e-06
2.196511.5352142.022092e-06
2.21.5351682.040200e-06
2.207991.5350612.073770e-06
2.219531.5349062.122244e-06
2.231121.534752.170971e-06
2.242781.5345922.219953e-06
2.25451.5344332.269190e-06
2.266281.5342722.318685e-06
2.278121.5341092.368439e-06
2.290031.5339442.418453e-06
2.301991.5337782.468728e-06
2.314021.533612.519265e-06
2.326111.533442.570067e-06
2.338271.5332682.621134e-06
2.350491.5330952.672468e-06
2.362771.532922.724070e-06
2.375111.5327422.775942e-06
2.387521.5325632.828085e-06
2.41.5323822.880500e-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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