Optical constants

Refractive index of S-BSL7 (OHARA)

S-BSL7: n,k 0.29–2.4 µm

Data
formula 2 + tabulated k
Range
0.29–2.4 µm
Temperature
298 K
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

Click the plot to set the calculator wavelength.

At one wavelength

Range 0.29–2.4 µm
Refractive index n
1.51633
Extinction coefficient k
1.29605e-08
Permittivity ε1
2.29925
Permittivity ε2
3.93047e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00277172 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
7.21573e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
64.142
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0417585 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.54087
Group velocity dispersion
70.4893 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-384.556 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-BSL7 (OHARA): S-BSL7
ohara_s_bsl7 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "OHARA-optical", "S-BSL7", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(ohara_s_bsl7.range_nm)  # (290, 2400) nm
eps = ohara_s_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=1.1515019λ2λ2−0.010598413+0.118583612λ2λ2+0.011822519+1.26301359λ2λ2−129.617662

Valid from 0.29 to 2.4 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C21.1515019
C30.010598413
C40.118583612
C5-0.011822519
C61.26301359
C7129.617662

Comments and conditions

Recommended

Conditions

temperature
298 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 1.7e-06 1.43e-08 -4.27e-11 4.08e-07 6.74e-10 0.201
nd
1.516330
Vd
64.142022
glass code
516641
density
value: 2520
thermal expansion
value: 7.2e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 8.6e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.0024
resistance
acid: 1.0; climatic: 1.0; phosphate: 2.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 298.0 K): dn/dT = 1.21e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 8.14e-07 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 7.81e-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 429 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
S-BSL7 (OHARA), S-BSL7: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.291.5558565.828700e-06
0.291541.5552545.361637e-06
0.2930881.5546614.892094e-06
0.2946451.5540754.420057e-06
0.296211.5534973.945514e-06
0.2977831.5529273.468450e-06
0.2993641.5523642.988853e-06
0.31.5521412.796000e-06
0.3009541.5518092.657474e-06
0.3025521.5512612.425374e-06
0.3041591.550722.192042e-06
0.3057741.5501861.957471e-06
0.3073981.549661.721654e-06
0.3090311.549141.484585e-06
0.311.5488361.343800e-06
0.3106721.5486271.298243e-06
0.3123221.5481211.186342e-06
0.313981.5476211.073847e-06
0.3156481.5471289.607548e-07
0.3173241.5466428.470618e-07
0.3190091.5461617.327651e-07
0.321.5458836.655600e-07
0.3207031.5456876.423619e-07
0.3224061.5452185.861820e-07
0.3241191.5447565.297038e-07
0.325841.54434.729256e-07
0.327571.5438494.158459e-07
0.329311.5434053.584631e-07
0.331.543233.357000e-07
0.3310591.5429653.178820e-07
0.3328171.5425322.882943e-07
0.3345841.5421042.585495e-07
0.3363611.5416812.286467e-07
0.3381481.5412641.985851e-07
0.3399431.5408511.683639e-07
0.341.5408391.674100e-07
0.3417491.5404441.539759e-07
0.3435641.5400421.400327e-07
0.3453881.5396461.260154e-07
0.3472221.5392541.119237e-07
0.3490661.5388669.775719e-08
0.351.5386739.058400e-08
0.350921.5384848.650098e-08
0.3527841.5381067.823082e-08
0.3546571.5377336.991674e-08
0.3565411.5373656.155850e-08
0.3584341.5370015.315588e-08
0.361.5367054.620700e-08
0.3603381.5366424.554562e-08
0.3622511.5362874.179721e-08
0.3641751.5359363.802889e-08
0.3661091.5355893.424056e-08
0.3680531.5352473.043211e-08
0.371.534912.661900e-08
0.3700081.5349092.661957e-08
0.3719731.5345752.676105e-08
0.3739481.5342452.690328e-08
0.3759341.5339192.704627e-08
0.3779311.5335972.719001e-08
0.3799381.5332792.733452e-08
0.381.5332692.733900e-08
0.3819551.5329642.442532e-08
0.3839841.5326532.140296e-08
0.3860231.5323461.836454e-08
0.3880731.5320431.530999e-08
0.391.5317621.243900e-08
0.3901341.5317431.240045e-08
0.3922061.5314471.180470e-08
0.3942891.5311541.120579e-08
0.3963831.5308651.060370e-08
0.3984881.5305799.998419e-09
0.41.5303769.563600e-09
0.4006041.5302969.679344e-09
0.4027311.5300171.008701e-08
0.404871.5297411.049684e-08
0.407021.5294681.090885e-08
0.4091821.5291981.132304e-08
0.4113551.5289321.173944e-08
0.413541.5286681.215804e-08
0.4157361.5284081.257887e-08
0.4179441.528151.300193e-08
0.421.5279141.339600e-08
0.4201631.5278961.342988e-08
0.4223941.5276441.389344e-08
0.4246381.5273961.435946e-08
0.4268931.527151.482796e-08
0.429161.5269071.529894e-08
0.4314391.5266661.577243e-08
0.433731.5264291.624843e-08
0.4360331.5261941.672696e-08
0.4383491.5259611.720803e-08
0.441.5257981.755100e-08
0.4406771.5257321.757801e-08
0.4430171.5255051.767139e-08
0.445371.525281.776526e-08
0.4477351.5250581.785964e-08
0.4501131.5248381.795451e-08
0.4525031.5246211.804989e-08
0.4549061.5244061.814577e-08
0.4573221.5241941.824216e-08
0.4597511.5239841.833907e-08
0.461.5239631.834900e-08
0.4621931.5237761.801584e-08
0.4646471.5235711.764287e-08
0.4671151.5233671.726792e-08
0.4695951.5231661.689098e-08
0.4720891.5229671.651204e-08
0.4745961.5227711.613108e-08
0.4771171.5225761.574811e-08
0.4796511.5223841.536310e-08
0.481.5223571.531000e-08
0.4821981.5221931.538000e-08
0.4847591.5220051.546156e-08
0.4873331.5218181.554356e-08
0.4899211.5216341.562599e-08
0.4925231.5214521.570885e-08
0.4951381.5212711.579216e-08
0.4977681.5210921.587591e-08
0.51.5209431.594700e-08
0.5004111.5209161.588788e-08
0.5030691.5207411.550601e-08
0.5057411.5205681.512211e-08
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0.5111261.5202271.434819e-08
0.5138411.5200591.395815e-08
0.516571.5198931.356603e-08
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0.5504681.5180288.814591e-09
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0.5563311.5177389.469131e-09
0.5592851.5175959.799010e-09
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0.5712611.5170381.113614e-08
0.5742941.5169021.147487e-08
0.5773441.5167671.181540e-08
0.580411.5166341.215774e-08
0.5834931.5165021.250190e-08
0.5865911.5163711.284788e-08
0.5897071.5162411.319571e-08
0.5928381.5161121.354538e-08
0.5959871.5159851.389690e-08
0.5991521.5158591.425030e-08
0.61.5158251.434500e-08
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0.6119811.5153651.463159e-08
0.6152311.5152451.470933e-08
0.6184981.5151251.478748e-08
0.6217831.5150071.486605e-08
0.6250851.5148891.494504e-08
0.6284051.5147731.502444e-08
0.6317421.5146571.510427e-08
0.6350971.5145431.518452e-08
0.638471.5144291.526520e-08
0.641861.5143171.534630e-08
0.6452691.5142051.542784e-08
0.6486961.5140951.550981e-08
0.651.5140531.554100e-08
0.6521411.5139851.535307e-08
0.6556041.5138761.504907e-08
0.6590861.5137681.474344e-08
0.6625861.5136611.443620e-08
0.6661051.5135551.412732e-08
0.6696421.5134491.381680e-08
0.6731981.5133451.350464e-08
0.6767741.5132411.319081e-08
0.6803681.5131381.287532e-08
0.6839811.5130361.255816e-08
0.6876131.5129351.223931e-08
0.6912651.5128341.191876e-08
0.6949361.5127351.159652e-08
0.6986271.5126361.127256e-08
0.71.5125991.115200e-08
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0.7060671.512441.124864e-08
0.7098161.5123431.130837e-08
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0.7933261.510451.263869e-08
0.797541.5103661.270580e-08
0.81.5103171.274500e-08
0.8017751.5102821.290072e-08
0.8060331.5101991.327427e-08
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0.8232921.5098691.478841e-08
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0.832061.5097071.555760e-08
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0.8589271.5092281.791465e-08
0.8634881.5091491.831483e-08
0.8680741.5090711.871713e-08
0.8726841.5089931.912157e-08
0.8773191.5089151.952816e-08
0.8819781.5088371.993690e-08
0.8866621.508762.034782e-08
0.891371.5086832.076092e-08
0.8961041.5086062.117621e-08
0.91.5085442.151800e-08
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0.9152921.5083012.310483e-08
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0.9250391.508152.411632e-08
0.9299521.5080752.462610e-08
0.934891.5082.513858e-08
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0.9549091.5077012.721588e-08
0.959981.5076262.774211e-08
0.9650781.5075522.827115e-08
0.9702031.5074772.880299e-08
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0.9909781.5071813.095875e-08
0.996241.5071083.150486e-08
11.5070553.189500e-08
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2.136021.4921061.590067e-06
2.147361.4919271.669874e-06
2.158771.4917461.750104e-06
2.170231.4915631.830761e-06
2.181761.4913791.911845e-06
2.193341.4911921.993361e-06
2.21.4910842.040200e-06
2.204991.4910032.066741e-06
2.21671.4908132.129021e-06
2.228471.490622.191631e-06
2.240311.4904252.254573e-06
2.25221.4902292.317850e-06
2.264171.490032.381463e-06
2.276191.4898292.445414e-06
2.288281.4896252.509704e-06
2.300431.489422.574336e-06
2.312651.4892122.639310e-06
2.324931.4890022.704630e-06
2.337281.488792.770297e-06
2.349691.4885752.836313e-06
2.362171.4883582.902679e-06
2.374711.4881392.969398e-06
2.387321.4879173.036471e-06
2.41.4876923.103900e-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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