Optical constants

Refractive index of S-LAH55 (OHARA)

S-LAH55: n,k 0.33–2.4 µm

Data
formula 2 + tabulated k
Range
0.33–2.4 µm
Temperature
298 K
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

Click the plot to set the calculator wavelength.

At one wavelength

Range 0.33–2.4 µm
Refractive index n
1.8348
Extinction coefficient k
9.36134e-09
Permittivity ε1
3.3665
Permittivity ε2
3.43524e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00200201 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
9.98996e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
42.714
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0999623 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.89354
Group velocity dispersion
185.878 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-1014.06 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-LAH55 (OHARA): S-LAH55
ohara_s_lah55 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "OHARA-optical", "S-LAH55", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(ohara_s_lah55.range_nm)  # (330, 2400) nm
eps = ohara_s_lah55.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=1.95615766λ2λ2−0.00979338965+0.319216215λ2λ2−0.0376836296+1.39173189λ2λ2−94.8775271

Valid from 0.33 to 2.4 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C21.95615766
C30.00979338965
C40.319216215
C50.0376836296
C61.39173189
C794.8775271

Comments and conditions

Conditions

temperature
298 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 2.4e-06 1.26e-08 -2.98e-11 6.81e-07 8.19e-10 0.211
nd
1.834807
Vd
42.713673
glass code
835427
glass status
preferred
density
value: 4730
thermal expansion
value: 6.2e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 7.6e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.0082
resistance
acid: 4.0; phosphate: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 298.0 K): dn/dT = 2.77e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 1.76e-06 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 1.68e-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 425 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
S-LAH55 (OHARA), S-LAH55: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.331.9068264.503200e-06
0.3316451.9056044.127805e-06
0.3332981.9044013.750539e-06
0.334961.9032173.371392e-06
0.336631.9020512.990355e-06
0.3383081.9009032.607418e-06
0.3399941.8997732.222572e-06
0.341.8997692.221300e-06
0.3416891.898662.048733e-06
0.3433931.8975631.874734e-06
0.3451051.8964831.699867e-06
0.3468251.8954191.524129e-06
0.3485541.894371.347514e-06
0.351.8935091.199800e-06
0.3502921.8933371.185573e-06
0.3520381.892321.100354e-06
0.3537931.8913171.014710e-06
0.3555561.8903289.286391e-07
0.3573291.8893548.421393e-07
0.359111.8883937.552083e-07
0.361.8879217.117900e-07
0.3609011.8874476.876823e-07
0.36271.8865146.395175e-07
0.3645081.8855935.911126e-07
0.3663251.8846865.424663e-07
0.3681511.8837924.935776e-07
0.3699861.882914.444451e-07
0.371.8829034.440800e-07
0.3718311.882044.131688e-07
0.3736841.8811823.818721e-07
0.3755471.8803363.504194e-07
0.3774191.8795013.188099e-07
0.3793011.8786782.870428e-07
0.381.8783762.752400e-07
0.3811921.8778662.649296e-07
0.3830921.8770642.484901e-07
0.3850021.8762742.319687e-07
0.3869211.8754942.153649e-07
0.388851.8747241.986784e-07
0.391.8742721.887300e-07
0.3907891.8739651.846179e-07
0.3927371.8732151.744584e-07
0.3946941.8724761.642482e-07
0.3966621.8717461.539871e-07
0.398641.8710251.436749e-07
0.41.8705371.365800e-07
0.4006271.8703141.350590e-07
0.4026241.8696121.302127e-07
0.4046311.8689191.253421e-07
0.4066481.8682351.204473e-07
0.4086751.867561.155281e-07
0.4107131.8668931.105844e-07
0.412761.8662351.056160e-07
0.4148181.8655851.006229e-07
0.4168861.8649439.560485e-08
0.4189641.8643099.056180e-08
0.421.8639978.804800e-08
0.4210531.8636838.676118e-08
0.4231521.8630658.419524e-08
0.4252611.8624558.161652e-08
0.4273811.8618527.902494e-08
0.4295121.8612567.642044e-08
0.4316531.8606687.380296e-08
0.4338051.8600877.117242e-08
0.4359671.8595136.852878e-08
0.4381411.8589466.587195e-08
0.441.8584696.359900e-08
0.4403251.8583866.328378e-08
0.442521.8578336.115378e-08
0.4447261.8572865.901316e-08
0.4469431.8567465.686188e-08
0.4491711.8562125.469986e-08
0.451411.8556855.252707e-08
0.4536611.8551645.034345e-08
0.4559221.8546494.814894e-08
0.4581951.854144.594349e-08
0.461.8537424.419200e-08
0.4604791.8536374.396059e-08
0.4627751.853144.285195e-08
0.4650821.8526494.173779e-08
0.46741.8521644.061807e-08
0.469731.8516843.949277e-08
0.4720721.851213.836185e-08
0.4744251.8507413.722531e-08
0.476791.8502783.608309e-08
0.4791671.8498193.493518e-08
0.481.8496613.453300e-08
0.4815561.8493673.370928e-08
0.4839571.8489193.243839e-08
0.4863691.8484763.116116e-08
0.4887941.8480392.987756e-08
0.4912311.8476062.858757e-08
0.4936791.8471792.729115e-08
0.496141.8467562.598826e-08
0.4986141.8463382.467888e-08
0.51.8461062.394500e-08
0.5010991.8459242.361116e-08
0.5035971.8455152.285261e-08
0.5061081.8451112.209029e-08
0.5086311.8447112.132416e-08
0.5111671.8443162.055422e-08
0.5137151.8439241.978043e-08
0.5162761.8435381.900279e-08
0.5188491.8431551.822128e-08
0.5214361.8427771.743586e-08
0.5240351.8424021.664653e-08
0.5266481.8420321.585327e-08
0.5292731.8416661.505605e-08
0.5319121.8413041.425486e-08
0.5345631.8409451.344967e-08
0.5372281.8405911.264047e-08
0.5399061.840241.182724e-08
0.5425981.8398931.100995e-08
0.5453031.839551.018859e-08
0.5480211.839219.363132e-09
0.551.8389668.762300e-09
0.5507531.8388748.774301e-09
0.5534991.8385418.818044e-09
0.5562581.8382128.862005e-09
0.5590311.8378878.906185e-09
0.5618181.8375648.950585e-09
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0.5702621.8366189.085118e-09
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0.6083451.8328359.691769e-09
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0.6144261.8322969.788583e-09
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0.6267691.8312489.985123e-09
0.6298941.8309931.003487e-08
0.6330341.830741.008487e-08
0.636191.8304891.013511e-08
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0.6425491.8299951.023636e-08
0.6457521.8297511.028736e-08
0.6489711.829511.033862e-08
0.651.8294341.035500e-08
0.6522061.8292711.039017e-08
0.6554581.8290341.044199e-08
0.6587251.82881.049408e-08
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0.6653091.8283371.059903e-08
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0.6719591.8278821.070503e-08
0.6753091.8276581.075842e-08
0.6786751.8274361.081209e-08
0.6820591.8272161.086601e-08
0.6854591.8269981.092021e-08
0.6888761.8267821.097468e-08
0.692311.8265681.102942e-08
0.6957611.8263561.108444e-08
0.699231.8261451.113972e-08
0.71.8260991.115200e-08
0.7027161.8259371.119526e-08
0.7062191.825731.125106e-08
0.7097391.8255251.130715e-08
0.7132771.8253221.136351e-08
0.7168331.825121.142015e-08
0.7204071.8249211.147708e-08
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0.7276071.8245261.159179e-08
0.7312351.8243311.164957e-08
0.734881.8241381.170764e-08
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0.7422251.8237571.182465e-08
0.7459251.8235681.188359e-08
0.7496441.8233821.194283e-08
0.7533811.8231961.200236e-08
0.7571371.8230121.206219e-08
0.7609111.822831.212231e-08
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0.7723481.8222911.230450e-08
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0.8573641.8188381.365881e-08
0.8616381.8186851.372690e-08
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0.9854521.8148828.889355e-09
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0.9953011.814628.261307e-09
11.8144967.961700e-09
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1.005251.8143598.003496e-09
1.010261.814238.043396e-09
1.01531.8141018.083495e-09
1.020361.8139728.123794e-09
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2.172791.7914051.846539e-06
2.183621.7911721.923640e-06
2.194511.7909382.001126e-06
2.21.7908192.040200e-06
2.205451.7907012.185331e-06
2.216451.7904612.478082e-06
2.227491.790222.772291e-06
2.23861.7899763.067968e-06
2.249761.789733.365118e-06
2.260971.7894813.663750e-06
2.272251.789233.963870e-06
2.283571.7889764.265487e-06
2.294961.788724.568607e-06
2.30641.7884624.873238e-06
2.317891.78825.179388e-06
2.329451.7879375.487064e-06
2.341061.787675.796274e-06
2.352731.7874016.107026e-06
2.364461.7871296.419326e-06
2.376251.7868546.733184e-06
2.38811.7865777.048606e-06
2.41.7862967.365600e-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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