Optical constants

Refractive index of S-BAH28 (OHARA)

S-BAH28: n,k 0.36–2.4 µm

Data
formula 2 + tabulated k
Range
0.36–2.4 µm
Temperature
298 K
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

Click the plot to set the calculator wavelength.

At one wavelength

Range 0.36–2.4 µm
Refractive index n
1.72342
Extinction coefficient k
2.45299e-08
Permittivity ε1
2.97016
Permittivity ε2
8.45506e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00524595 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
3.81246e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
37.956
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0966682 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.78022
Group velocity dispersion
187.143 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-1020.96 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

# S-BAH28 (OHARA): S-BAH28
ohara_s_bah28 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "OHARA-optical", "S-BAH28", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(ohara_s_bah28.range_nm)  # (360, 2400) nm
eps = ohara_s_bah28.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=1.69493484λ2λ2−0.010272319+0.192890298λ2λ2−0.052118764+1.56385948λ2λ2−137.818035

Valid from 0.36 to 2.4 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C21.69493484
C30.010272319
C40.192890298
C50.052118764
C61.56385948
C7137.818035

Comments and conditions

Recommended

Conditions

temperature
298 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 3.8e-06 1.33e-08 -3.17e-11 7.28e-07 9.35e-10 0.261
nd
1.723420
Vd
37.955602
glass code
723380
density
value: 3670
thermal expansion
value: 6.6e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 7.3e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
0.0035
resistance
acid: 4.0; climatic: 1.0; phosphate: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 298.0 K): dn/dT = 3.41e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 2.35e-06 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 2.27e-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 422 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
S-BAH28 (OHARA), S-BAH28: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.361.7782058.059800e-06
0.3617161.7772057.252551e-06
0.363441.7762226.441454e-06
0.3651721.7752565.626492e-06
0.3669121.7743054.807645e-06
0.3686611.7733693.984896e-06
0.371.7726663.354900e-06
0.3704181.7724493.283515e-06
0.3721831.7715432.982035e-06
0.3739571.7706522.679118e-06
0.375741.7697752.374757e-06
0.377531.7689112.068946e-06
0.379331.7680611.761678e-06
0.381.7677481.647200e-06
0.3811381.7672241.561388e-06
0.3829541.7663991.424357e-06
0.3847791.7655871.286672e-06
0.3866131.7647881.148331e-06
0.3884561.7641.009331e-06
0.391.7633528.928300e-07
0.3903071.7632248.813001e-07
0.3921671.762468.114457e-07
0.3940361.7617067.412583e-07
0.3959141.7609646.707363e-07
0.3978011.7602325.998783e-07
0.3996971.7595115.286826e-07
0.41.7593975.173100e-07
0.4016021.7588014.941515e-07
0.4035161.75814.664841e-07
0.4054391.7574094.386848e-07
0.4073721.7567284.107530e-07
0.4093131.7560573.826881e-07
0.4112641.7553943.544894e-07
0.4132241.7547413.261563e-07
0.4151931.7540972.976882e-07
0.4171721.7534622.690844e-07
0.4191611.7528352.403443e-07
0.421.7525742.282100e-07
0.4211581.7522172.226387e-07
0.4231661.7516072.129839e-07
0.4251821.7510062.032830e-07
0.4272091.7504121.935359e-07
0.4292451.7498261.837424e-07
0.4312911.7492481.739022e-07
0.4333461.7486771.640151e-07
0.4354111.7481141.540808e-07
0.4374871.7475581.440992e-07
0.4395721.747011.340701e-07
0.441.7468981.320100e-07
0.4416671.7464681.287322e-07
0.4437721.7459341.245924e-07
0.4458871.7454061.204329e-07
0.4480121.7448851.162536e-07
0.4501471.744371.120543e-07
0.4522921.7438621.078350e-07
0.4544481.743361.035957e-07
0.4566141.7428659.933610e-08
0.458791.7423769.505623e-08
0.461.7421079.267700e-08
0.4609771.7418929.153921e-08
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0.4811311.73786.840164e-08
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0.4857281.7369496.442149e-08
0.4880431.7365316.241718e-08
0.4903691.7361186.040331e-08
0.4927061.735715.837984e-08
0.4950551.7353075.634674e-08
0.4974141.7349085.430394e-08
0.4997851.7345145.225140e-08
0.51.7344785.206500e-08
0.5021671.7341245.095024e-08
0.504561.7337394.971887e-08
0.5069651.7333594.848164e-08
0.5093811.7329824.723850e-08
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0.5191611.7315194.220644e-08
0.5216361.7311644.093339e-08
0.5241221.7308123.965429e-08
0.526621.7304643.836908e-08
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0.5316521.729783.578027e-08
0.5341851.7294443.447660e-08
0.5367311.7291123.316671e-08
0.5392891.7287833.185059e-08
0.541861.7284573.052819e-08
0.5444421.7281352.919949e-08
0.5470371.7278172.786446e-08
0.5496441.7275022.652306e-08
0.551.727462.634000e-08
0.5522641.7271912.623102e-08
0.5548961.7268822.610431e-08
0.5575411.7265782.597700e-08
0.5601981.7262762.584908e-08
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0.5709541.7251012.533127e-08
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0.5764091.7245322.506866e-08
0.5791561.7242512.493641e-08
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0.584691.72372.467002e-08
0.5874771.7234282.453587e-08
0.5902771.7231592.440108e-08
0.593091.7228932.426565e-08
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0.7207471.7139462.033822e-08
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0.7276341.713591.967842e-08
0.7311021.7134141.934616e-08
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0.7380871.7130671.867688e-08
0.7416051.7128961.833985e-08
0.7451391.7127261.800121e-08
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0.7522591.712391.731908e-08
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0.7630661.7118971.628365e-08
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0.7703571.7115751.558511e-08
0.7740281.7114161.523334e-08
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0.7814241.7111011.452476e-08
0.7851481.7109461.416794e-08
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0.7964281.7104861.308724e-08
0.81.7103441.274500e-08
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0.8040381.7101861.280932e-08
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11.7042871.593100e-08
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2.203141.6841691.155206e-06
2.213641.6839851.271202e-06
2.224191.6837991.387750e-06
2.234791.6836121.504854e-06
2.245441.6834231.622516e-06
2.256151.6832331.740739e-06
2.26691.6830411.859525e-06
2.27771.6828471.978878e-06
2.288561.6826512.098799e-06
2.299471.6824542.219292e-06
2.310421.6822552.340359e-06
2.321441.6820542.462003e-06
2.33251.6818512.584227e-06
2.343621.6816472.707033e-06
2.354791.6814412.830425e-06
2.366011.6812322.954404e-06
2.377291.6810223.078975e-06
2.388621.680813.204139e-06
2.41.6805963.329900e-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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