Optical constants

Refractive index of S-BSM81 (OHARA)

S-BSM81: 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
1.64
Extinction coefficient k
3.42808e-08
Permittivity ε1
2.68959
Permittivity ε2
1.12441e-07
Absorption coefficient α
0.00733127 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
2.72804e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
60.078
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0552186 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.67244
Group velocity dispersion
93.6493 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-510.907 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-BSM81 (OHARA): S-BSM81
ohara_s_bsm81 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "OHARA-optical", "S-BSM81", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(ohara_s_bsm81.range_nm)  # (290, 2400) nm
eps = ohara_s_bsm81.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=0.996356844λ2λ2−0.0144821587+0.651392837λ2λ2−0.00154826389+1.22432622λ2λ2−89.9818604

Valid from 0.29 to 2.4 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C20.996356844
C30.0144821587
C40.651392837
C50.00154826389
C61.22432622
C789.9818604

Comments and conditions

Recommended

Conditions

temperature
298 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 2.81e-06 1.37e-08 -4.03e-11 3.96e-07 7.56e-10 0.182
nd
1.639999
Vd
60.078127
glass code
640601
density
value: 3060
thermal expansion
value: 5.8e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 7.2e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.0073
resistance
acid: 53.0; climatic: 3.0; phosphate: 4.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 298.0 K): dn/dT = 2.00e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 1.53e-06 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 1.49e-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 429 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
S-BSM81 (OHARA), S-BSM81: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.291.6929521.062800e-05
0.291541.6921321.028045e-05
0.2930881.6913249.931051e-06
0.2946451.6905269.579798e-06
0.296211.689749.226679e-06
0.2977831.6889658.871685e-06
0.2993641.6882018.514806e-06
0.31.6878988.371300e-06
0.3009541.6874478.114604e-06
0.3025521.6867047.684512e-06
0.3041591.6859717.252136e-06
0.3057741.6852476.817463e-06
0.3073981.6845346.380483e-06
0.3090311.6838315.941181e-06
0.311.6834195.680300e-06
0.3106721.6831365.565702e-06
0.3123221.6824525.284218e-06
0.313981.6817765.001239e-06
0.3156481.681114.716757e-06
0.3173241.6804534.430764e-06
0.3190091.6798044.143253e-06
0.321.6794283.974200e-06
0.3207031.6791643.873400e-06
0.3224061.6785323.629289e-06
0.3241191.6779093.383881e-06
0.325841.6772943.137169e-06
0.327571.6766872.889148e-06
0.329311.6760882.639810e-06
0.331.6758542.540900e-06
0.3310591.6754972.437977e-06
0.3328171.6749142.267069e-06
0.3345841.6743382.095253e-06
0.3363611.673771.922524e-06
0.3381481.6732091.748878e-06
0.3399431.6726551.574310e-06
0.341.6726381.568800e-06
0.3417491.6721081.461278e-06
0.3435641.6715691.349681e-06
0.3453881.6710361.237491e-06
0.3472221.670511.124706e-06
0.3490661.6699911.011322e-06
0.351.6697319.539100e-07
0.350921.6694789.184512e-07
0.3527841.6689728.466293e-07
0.3546571.6684727.744261e-07
0.3565411.6679787.018394e-07
0.3584341.6674916.288672e-07
0.361.6670955.685200e-07
0.3603381.667015.609095e-07
0.3622511.6665355.177763e-07
0.3641751.6660654.744141e-07
0.3661091.6656024.308216e-07
0.3680531.6651443.869976e-07
0.371.6646943.431200e-07
0.3700081.6646923.430114e-07
0.3719731.6642453.161599e-07
0.3739481.6638042.891658e-07
0.3759341.6633692.620283e-07
0.3779311.6629382.347468e-07
0.3799381.6625132.073203e-07
0.381.66252.064700e-07
0.3819551.6620931.927698e-07
0.3839841.6616791.785586e-07
0.3860231.6612691.642720e-07
0.3880731.6608641.499094e-07
0.391.660491.364100e-07
0.3901341.6604641.358810e-07
0.3922061.6600691.277064e-07
0.3942891.6596791.194885e-07
0.3963831.6592931.112269e-07
0.3984881.6589121.029214e-07
0.41.6586429.695500e-08
0.4006041.6585359.596316e-08
0.4027311.6581639.246975e-08
0.404871.6577958.895779e-08
0.407021.6574328.542717e-08
0.4091821.6570728.187781e-08
0.4113551.6567187.830960e-08
0.413541.6563677.472244e-08
0.4157361.656027.111623e-08
0.4179441.6556776.749087e-08
0.421.6553636.411400e-08
0.4201631.6553396.402273e-08
0.4223941.6550046.277374e-08
0.4246381.6546736.151811e-08
0.4268931.6543466.025582e-08
0.429161.6540235.898682e-08
0.4314391.6537035.771108e-08
0.433731.6533875.642857e-08
0.4360331.6530755.513925e-08
0.4383491.6527665.384308e-08
0.441.6525495.291900e-08
0.4406771.6524615.249822e-08
0.4430171.6521595.104374e-08
0.445371.6518614.958153e-08
0.4477351.6515664.811155e-08
0.4501131.6512744.663377e-08
0.4525031.6509864.514814e-08
0.4549061.65074.365462e-08
0.4573221.6504184.215317e-08
0.4597511.650144.064375e-08
0.461.6501114.048900e-08
0.4621931.6498643.941376e-08
0.4646471.6495913.821005e-08
0.4671151.6493213.699995e-08
0.4695951.6490543.578342e-08
0.4720891.6487913.456043e-08
0.4745961.648533.333095e-08
0.4771171.6482713.209494e-08
0.4796511.6480163.085236e-08
0.481.6479813.068100e-08
0.4821981.6477632.950110e-08
0.4847591.6475142.812634e-08
0.4873331.6472662.674428e-08
0.4899211.6470222.535489e-08
0.4925231.646782.395811e-08
0.4951381.6465412.255392e-08
0.4977681.6463042.114227e-08
0.51.6461061.994400e-08
0.5004111.646071.996042e-08
0.5030691.6458382.006645e-08
0.5057411.6456092.017305e-08
0.5084261.6453822.028021e-08
0.5111261.6451572.038795e-08
0.5138411.6449352.049625e-08
0.516571.6447152.060513e-08
0.5193131.6444972.071459e-08
0.5220711.6442822.082463e-08
0.5248431.6440692.093525e-08
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0.533251.6434422.127066e-08
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0.5389291.6430352.149725e-08
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0.551.6422762.193900e-08
0.5504681.6422452.209273e-08
0.5533921.6420522.305228e-08
0.5563311.6418612.401694e-08
0.5592851.6416722.498672e-08
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0.5652411.64132.694175e-08
0.5682431.6411172.792706e-08
0.5712611.6409352.891760e-08
0.5742941.6407552.991341e-08
0.5773441.6405773.091450e-08
0.580411.64043.192091e-08
0.5834931.6402263.293266e-08
0.5865911.6400523.394979e-08
0.5897071.6398813.497231e-08
0.5928381.6397113.600027e-08
0.5959871.6395423.703369e-08
0.5991521.6393763.807259e-08
0.61.6393313.835100e-08
0.6023341.639213.825691e-08
0.6055321.6390463.812793e-08
0.6087481.6388843.799827e-08
0.6119811.6387233.786792e-08
0.6152311.6385643.773688e-08
0.6184981.6384063.760514e-08
0.6217831.6382493.747271e-08
0.6250851.6380943.733957e-08
0.6284051.637943.720572e-08
0.6317421.6377883.707116e-08
0.6350971.6376363.693589e-08
0.638471.6374873.679990e-08
0.641861.6373383.666319e-08
0.6452691.6371913.652575e-08
0.6486961.6370443.638758e-08
0.651.6369893.633500e-08
0.6521411.63693.597478e-08
0.6556041.6367563.539204e-08
0.6590861.6366133.480621e-08
0.6625861.6364723.421727e-08
0.6661051.6363323.362521e-08
0.6696421.6361933.303000e-08
0.6731981.6360553.243162e-08
0.6767741.6359183.183007e-08
0.6803681.6357823.122533e-08
0.6839811.6356473.061737e-08
0.6876131.6355143.000619e-08
0.6912651.6353812.939176e-08
0.6949361.6352492.877406e-08
0.6986271.6351192.815309e-08
0.71.635072.792200e-08
0.7023371.6349892.771648e-08
0.7060671.634862.738844e-08
0.7098161.6347322.705866e-08
0.7135861.6346052.672712e-08
0.7173751.6344792.639383e-08
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0.7444721.6336222.401067e-08
0.7484261.6335022.366294e-08
0.7524011.6333842.331337e-08
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0.7604131.6331492.260866e-08
0.7644511.6330332.225349e-08
0.7685111.6329172.189644e-08
0.7725931.6328022.153749e-08
0.7766951.6326882.117663e-08
0.780821.6325742.081386e-08
0.7849671.6324612.044916e-08
0.7891361.6323492.008252e-08
0.7933261.6322371.971394e-08
0.797541.6321261.934340e-08
0.81.6320621.912700e-08
0.8017751.6320161.916944e-08
0.8060331.6319061.927125e-08
0.8103131.6317971.937360e-08
0.8146171.6316881.947649e-08
0.8189431.631581.957992e-08
0.8232921.6314721.968391e-08
0.8276641.6313651.978845e-08
0.832061.6312581.989355e-08
0.8364781.6311521.999920e-08
0.8409211.6310472.010541e-08
0.8453871.6309412.021219e-08
0.8498761.6308372.031954e-08
0.8543891.6307322.042745e-08
0.8589271.6306282.053594e-08
0.8634881.6305252.064501e-08
0.8680741.6304222.075465e-08
0.8726841.6303192.086488e-08
0.8773191.6302172.097569e-08
0.8819781.6301152.108709e-08
0.8866621.6300132.119908e-08
0.891371.6299122.131166e-08
0.8961041.6298112.142485e-08
0.91.6297282.151800e-08
0.9008631.629712.160755e-08
0.9056471.629612.210400e-08
0.9104571.629512.260309e-08
0.9152921.629412.310483e-08
0.9201531.629312.360924e-08
0.9250391.6292112.411632e-08
0.9299521.6291122.462610e-08
0.934891.6290132.513858e-08
0.9398551.6289152.565379e-08
0.9448471.6288162.617173e-08
0.9498641.6287182.669242e-08
0.9549091.628622.721588e-08
0.959981.6285222.774211e-08
0.9650781.6284252.827115e-08
0.9702031.6283272.880299e-08
0.9753561.628232.933765e-08
0.9805351.6281322.987516e-08
0.9857431.6280353.041552e-08
0.9909781.6279383.095875e-08
0.996241.6278413.150486e-08
11.6277723.189500e-08
1.001531.6277443.194383e-08
1.006851.6276473.211347e-08
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1.09591.6260963.495359e-08
1.101721.6259993.513922e-08
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2.124731.6082631.758842e-06
2.136021.6080261.860676e-06
2.147361.6077871.963051e-06
2.158771.6075442.065969e-06
2.170231.60732.169434e-06
2.181761.6070522.273449e-06
2.193341.6068022.378015e-06
2.21.6066582.438100e-06
2.204991.6065492.612821e-06
2.21671.6062943.022803e-06
2.228471.6060353.434963e-06
2.240311.6057743.849311e-06
2.25221.605514.265860e-06
2.264171.6052424.684621e-06
2.276191.6049725.105606e-06
2.288281.6046995.528827e-06
2.300431.6044225.954295e-06
2.312651.6041436.382023e-06
2.324931.603866.812022e-06
2.337281.6035747.244305e-06
2.349691.6032847.678884e-06
2.362171.6029928.115770e-06
2.374711.6026968.554977e-06
2.387321.6023968.996516e-06
2.41.6020949.440400e-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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