Optical constants

Refractive index of S-BAM12 (OHARA)

S-BAM12: n,k 0.35–2.4 µm

Data
formula 2 + tabulated k
Range
0.35–2.4 µm
Temperature
298 K
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

Click the plot to set the calculator wavelength.

At one wavelength

Range 0.35–2.4 µm
Refractive index n
1.6393
Extinction coefficient k
1.76522e-08
Permittivity ε1
2.68729
Permittivity ε2
5.78745e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00377509 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
5.29788e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
44.873
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0727597 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.68205
Group velocity dispersion
135.822 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-740.982 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-BAM12 (OHARA): S-BAM12
ohara_s_bam12 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "OHARA-optical", "S-BAM12", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(ohara_s_bam12.range_nm)  # (350, 2400) nm
eps = ohara_s_bam12.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=1.50161605λ2λ2−0.00940761826+0.126987445λ2λ2−0.0472602195+1.43544052λ2λ2−141.666499

Valid from 0.35 to 2.4 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C21.50161605
C30.00940761826
C40.126987445
C50.0472602195
C61.43544052
C7141.666499

Comments and conditions

Recommended

Conditions

temperature
298 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 1.32e-06 1.09e-08 -4.03e-11 4.22e-07 5.3e-10 0.301
nd
1.639300
Vd
44.872804
glass code
639449
density
value: 3180
thermal expansion
value: 7.6e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 9.1e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.0006
resistance
acid: 3.2; climatic: 2.0; phosphate: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 298.0 K): dn/dT = 1.37e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 7.91e-07 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 7.49e-07 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 423 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
S-BAM12 (OHARA), S-BAM12: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.351.6828665.682400e-06
0.3516931.6821085.066376e-06
0.3533941.6813624.447372e-06
0.3551031.6806273.825373e-06
0.3568211.6799043.200367e-06
0.3585471.6791922.572337e-06
0.361.6786032.043600e-06
0.3602811.6784912.009950e-06
0.3620241.67781.801430e-06
0.3637751.6771191.591902e-06
0.3655351.6764481.381359e-06
0.3673031.6757881.169799e-06
0.3690791.6751379.572151e-07
0.371.6748048.470400e-07
0.3708641.6744958.102212e-07
0.3726581.6738637.338174e-07
0.3744611.673246.570441e-07
0.3762721.6726255.798994e-07
0.3780921.672025.023815e-07
0.3799211.6714234.244887e-07
0.381.6713974.211200e-07
0.3817591.6708343.878462e-07
0.3836051.6702533.529077e-07
0.3854611.6696813.178001e-07
0.3873251.6691162.825228e-07
0.3891991.6685592.470748e-07
0.391.6683242.319100e-07
0.3910811.668012.226832e-07
0.3929731.6674682.065381e-07
0.3948731.6669331.903148e-07
0.3967831.6664061.740131e-07
0.3987031.6658861.576326e-07
0.41.6655391.465600e-07
0.4006311.6653721.443890e-07
0.4025691.6648651.377238e-07
0.4045161.6643651.310264e-07
0.4064731.6638721.242966e-07
0.4084391.6633841.175342e-07
0.4104151.6629041.107392e-07
0.41241.6624291.039112e-07
0.4143941.661969.705026e-08
0.4163991.6614989.015611e-08
0.4184131.6610418.322861e-08
0.421.6606877.777000e-08
0.4204371.660597.738268e-08
0.422471.6601457.557946e-08
0.4245141.6597057.376752e-08
0.4265671.6592717.194681e-08
0.4286311.6588427.011729e-08
0.4307041.6584196.827893e-08
0.4327871.6580016.643167e-08
0.434881.6575886.457548e-08
0.4369841.6571796.271031e-08
0.4390981.6567766.083612e-08
0.441.6566066.003600e-08
0.4412221.6563785.929471e-08
0.4433561.6559855.799959e-08
0.44551.6555965.669821e-08
0.4476551.6552125.539053e-08
0.449821.6548335.407653e-08
0.4519961.6544585.275617e-08
0.4541821.6540875.142942e-08
0.4563791.6537215.009626e-08
0.4585871.6533594.875665e-08
0.461.6531314.789900e-08
0.4608051.6530024.751628e-08
0.4630341.6526494.645644e-08
0.4652731.6522994.539148e-08
0.4675241.6519544.432136e-08
0.4697851.6516134.324607e-08
0.4720581.6512764.216558e-08
0.4743411.6509424.107986e-08
0.4766351.6506133.998889e-08
0.4789411.6502873.889264e-08
0.481.6501393.838900e-08
0.4812571.6499653.773269e-08
0.4835851.6496463.651768e-08
0.4859241.6493313.529680e-08
0.4882751.649023.407001e-08
0.4906361.6487123.283729e-08
0.493011.6484083.159861e-08
0.4953941.6481073.035393e-08
0.4977911.6478092.910324e-08
0.51.6475392.795000e-08
0.5001981.6475152.789130e-08
0.5026181.6472232.717515e-08
0.5050491.6469352.645553e-08
0.5074921.6466512.573243e-08
0.5099461.6463692.500584e-08
0.5124131.646092.427573e-08
0.5148921.6458152.354209e-08
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0.5198851.6452722.206414e-08
0.5223991.6450062.131980e-08
0.5249261.6447422.057187e-08
0.5274651.644481.982031e-08
0.5300161.6442221.906512e-08
0.532581.6439661.830627e-08
0.5351561.6437141.754376e-08
0.5377451.6434631.677756e-08
0.5403461.6432161.600765e-08
0.5429591.6429711.523401e-08
0.5455861.6427281.445664e-08
0.5482251.6424881.367550e-08
0.551.6423291.315000e-08
0.5508761.6422511.325494e-08
0.5535411.6420161.357399e-08
0.5562181.6417831.389459e-08
0.5589091.6415531.421674e-08
0.5616121.6413251.454045e-08
0.5643291.6410991.486572e-08
0.5670581.6408761.519257e-08
0.5698011.6406551.552099e-08
0.5725571.6404361.585101e-08
0.5753271.6402191.618262e-08
0.578111.6400051.651584e-08
0.5809061.6397931.685066e-08
0.5837161.6395831.718711e-08
0.5865391.6393741.752518e-08
0.5893761.6391681.786489e-08
0.5922271.6389641.820625e-08
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0.597971.6385621.889391e-08
0.61.6384231.913700e-08
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0.6681561.6344491.928095e-08
0.6713881.634291.902266e-08
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0.6877831.6335111.771236e-08
0.691111.6333591.744648e-08
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0.6978121.633061.691087e-08
0.71.6329641.673600e-08
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0.7045791.6327651.655326e-08
0.7079871.632621.641724e-08
0.7114111.6324761.628057e-08
0.7148521.6323331.614324e-08
0.718311.6321911.600524e-08
0.7217851.632051.586658e-08
0.7252761.6319111.572724e-08
0.7287841.6317731.558723e-08
0.7323091.6316351.544655e-08
0.7358511.6314991.530518e-08
0.739411.6313641.516313e-08
0.7429871.631231.502039e-08
0.7465811.6310971.487696e-08
0.7501921.6309651.473284e-08
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0.7574671.6307041.444250e-08
0.7611311.6305761.429628e-08
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0.7685111.6303211.400171e-08
0.7722291.6301951.385335e-08
0.7759641.6300691.370428e-08
0.7797171.6299451.355448e-08
0.7834891.6298221.340397e-08
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0.7910861.6295781.310074e-08
0.7949131.6294581.294803e-08
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0.81.6292991.274500e-08
0.8026211.6292191.278676e-08
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0.8104051.6289831.291075e-08
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0.9924691.6246331.581103e-08
0.997271.624541.588751e-08
11.6244871.593100e-08
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1.021621.6240781.627556e-08
1.026561.6239871.635430e-08
1.031531.6238961.643343e-08
1.036521.6238051.651293e-08
1.041531.6237141.659283e-08
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2.21.6068621.232900e-06
2.200341.6068561.235730e-06
2.210991.6066851.323407e-06
2.221681.6065121.411508e-06
2.232431.6063371.500034e-06
2.243231.6061611.588990e-06
2.254081.6059841.678375e-06
2.264981.6058051.768193e-06
2.275931.6056241.858445e-06
2.286941.6054411.949133e-06
2.2981.6052572.040261e-06
2.309121.6050712.131829e-06
2.320291.6048832.223840e-06
2.331511.6046942.316296e-06
2.342791.6045032.409199e-06
2.354121.604312.502552e-06
2.365511.6041152.596356e-06
2.376951.6039182.690614e-06
2.388451.603722.785328e-06
2.41.6035192.880500e-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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