Optical constants

Refractive index of S-LAH79 (OHARA)

S-LAH79: n,k 0.37–2.4 µm

Data
formula 2 + tabulated k
Range
0.37–2.4 µm
Temperature
298 K
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

Click the plot to set the calculator wavelength.

At one wavelength

Range 0.37–2.4 µm
Refractive index n
2.00329
Extinction coefficient k
6.63838e-08
Permittivity ε1
4.01318
Permittivity ε2
2.65972e-07
Absorption coefficient α
0.0141968 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
1.40877e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
28.273
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.178742 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
2.10832
Group velocity dispersion
359.962 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-1963.79 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-LAH79 (OHARA): S-LAH79
ohara_s_lah79 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "OHARA-optical", "S-LAH79", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(ohara_s_lah79.range_nm)  # (370, 2400) nm
eps = ohara_s_lah79.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=2.32557148λ2λ2−0.0132895208+0.507967133λ2λ2−0.0528335449+2.43087198λ2λ2−161.122408

Valid from 0.37 to 2.4 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C22.32557148
C30.0132895208
C40.507967133
C50.0528335449
C62.43087198
C7161.122408

Comments and conditions

Recommended - High Index

Conditions

temperature
298 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 6.01e-06 1.31e-08 -3.15e-11 1.12e-06 1.27e-09 0.26
nd
2.003300
Vd
28.273280
density
value: 5230
thermal expansion
value: 6e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 7.1e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
0.0023
resistance
acid: 1.0; climatic: 2.0; phosphate: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 298.0 K): dn/dT = 7.01e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 4.85e-06 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 4.68e-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 421 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
S-LAH79 (OHARA), S-LAH79: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.372.0977941.032500e-05
0.3717382.0960259.493695e-06
0.3734842.0942848.658486e-06
0.3752382.0925737.819353e-06
0.3770012.0908896.976279e-06
0.3787712.0892336.129246e-06
0.382.0881045.541600e-06
0.3805512.0876035.425933e-06
0.3823382.0859995.050425e-06
0.3841342.0844214.673154e-06
0.3859382.0828674.294110e-06
0.3877512.0813383.913286e-06
0.3895722.0798323.530673e-06
0.392.0794833.440800e-06
0.3914022.078353.267735e-06
0.393242.076893.040800e-06
0.3950872.0754532.812799e-06
0.3969432.0740372.583728e-06
0.3988082.0726422.353580e-06
0.42.0717652.206400e-06
0.4006812.0712692.168662e-06
0.4025632.0699162.064352e-06
0.4044542.0685821.959552e-06
0.4063532.0672691.854260e-06
0.4082622.0659741.748473e-06
0.410182.0646981.642189e-06
0.4121062.0634411.535406e-06
0.4140422.0622011.428122e-06
0.4159872.0609791.320334e-06
0.4179412.0597751.212039e-06
0.4199042.0585871.103236e-06
0.422.058531.097900e-06
0.4218762.0574161.056113e-06
0.4238582.0562621.011976e-06
0.4258482.0551239.676316e-07
0.4278492.0549.230788e-07
0.4298582.0528938.783167e-07
0.4318772.0518018.333444e-07
0.4339062.0507237.881608e-07
0.4359442.049667.427650e-07
0.4379922.0486126.971560e-07
0.442.0476016.524200e-07
0.4400492.0475776.519698e-07
0.4421162.0465566.329045e-07
0.4441922.0455496.137498e-07
0.4462792.0445555.945050e-07
0.4483752.0435745.751699e-07
0.4504812.0426065.557439e-07
0.4525972.0416515.362267e-07
0.4547232.0407085.166178e-07
0.4568592.0397774.969169e-07
0.4590042.0388584.771233e-07
0.462.0384374.679400e-07
0.461162.0379514.590284e-07
0.4633262.0370554.423930e-07
0.4655032.0361714.256794e-07
0.4676892.0352984.088873e-07
0.4698862.0344363.920163e-07
0.4720932.0335853.750661e-07
0.474312.0327453.580362e-07
0.4765382.0319143.409264e-07
0.4787772.0310953.237362e-07
0.482.0306523.143400e-07
0.4810252.0302853.097643e-07
0.4832852.0294852.996818e-07
0.4855552.0286952.895520e-07
0.4878352.0279152.793746e-07
0.4901272.0271442.691493e-07
0.4924292.0263832.588760e-07
0.4947422.0256312.485545e-07
0.4970662.0248882.381845e-07
0.49942.0241532.277658e-07
0.52.0239672.250900e-07
0.5017462.0234282.204734e-07
0.5041032.0227112.142423e-07
0.5064712.0220032.079820e-07
0.5088492.0213032.016922e-07
0.511242.0206111.953729e-07
0.5136412.0199271.890239e-07
0.5160532.0192521.826451e-07
0.5184772.0185841.762364e-07
0.5209132.0179241.697975e-07
0.5233592.0172721.633284e-07
0.5258182.0166271.568289e-07
0.5282872.0159891.502988e-07
0.5307692.0153591.437381e-07
0.5332622.0147371.371466e-07
0.5357662.0141211.305241e-07
0.5382832.0135121.238706e-07
0.5408112.012911.171857e-07
0.5433522.0123151.104695e-07
0.5459042.0117271.037217e-07
0.5484682.0111459.694224e-08
0.552.0108029.289100e-08
0.5510442.010579.215506e-08
0.5536322.0100019.033039e-08
0.5562332.0094388.849715e-08
0.5588452.0088828.665530e-08
0.561472.0083328.480479e-08
0.5641072.0077878.294559e-08
0.5667572.0072498.107766e-08
0.5694192.0067177.920096e-08
0.5720942.0061917.731544e-08
0.5747812.005677.542107e-08
0.577482.0051557.351780e-08
0.5801932.0046457.160559e-08
0.5829182.0041416.968439e-08
0.5856562.0036436.775417e-08
0.5884072.0031496.581489e-08
0.5911712.0026616.386650e-08
0.5939472.0021796.190895e-08
0.5967372.0017015.994222e-08
0.599542.0012285.796624e-08
0.62.0011515.764200e-08
0.6023562.0007615.712940e-08
0.6051852.0002985.651387e-08
0.6080281.999845.589544e-08
0.6108841.9993875.527410e-08
0.6137531.9989395.464985e-08
0.6166361.9984955.402267e-08
0.6195321.9980565.339254e-08
0.6224421.9976215.275945e-08
0.6253661.9971915.212339e-08
0.6283031.9967665.148434e-08
0.6312541.9963445.084228e-08
0.6342191.9959275.019722e-08
0.6371981.9955154.954912e-08
0.6401911.9951064.889798e-08
0.6431981.9947024.824378e-08
0.6462191.9943014.758650e-08
0.6492551.9939054.692614e-08
0.651.9938094.676400e-08
0.6523041.9935134.641218e-08
0.6553681.9931244.594439e-08
0.6584461.992744.547440e-08
0.6615391.9923594.500220e-08
0.6646461.9919824.452778e-08
0.6677681.9916094.405114e-08
0.6709051.9912394.357226e-08
0.6740561.9908734.309112e-08
0.6772221.9905114.260773e-08
0.6804031.9901524.212207e-08
0.6835991.9897974.163412e-08
0.686811.9894454.114389e-08
0.6900361.9890964.065135e-08
0.6932771.9887514.015650e-08
0.6965331.9884093.965932e-08
0.6998051.9880713.915981e-08
0.71.988053.913000e-08
0.7030921.9877353.870909e-08
0.7063941.9874033.825949e-08
0.7097121.9870743.780779e-08
0.7130461.9867483.735396e-08
0.7163951.9864253.689800e-08
0.719761.9861053.643991e-08
0.723141.9857883.597965e-08
0.7265371.9854743.551724e-08
0.729951.9851633.505266e-08
0.7333781.9848553.458589e-08
0.7368231.984553.411693e-08
0.7402841.9842473.364577e-08
0.7437611.9839473.317239e-08
0.7472541.983653.269679e-08
0.7507641.9833563.221896e-08
0.7542911.9830643.173888e-08
0.7578331.9827753.125655e-08
0.7613931.9824883.077195e-08
0.7649691.9822043.028508e-08
0.7685621.9819232.979592e-08
0.7721721.9816442.930446e-08
0.7757991.9813672.881069e-08
0.7794431.9810932.831460e-08
0.7831041.9808212.781619e-08
0.7867821.9805522.731543e-08
0.7904781.9802852.681232e-08
0.7941911.980022.630685e-08
0.7979211.9797572.579900e-08
0.81.9796132.551600e-08
0.8016691.9794972.544927e-08
0.8054351.9792392.529873e-08
0.8092181.9789832.514748e-08
0.8130191.9787292.499552e-08
0.8168371.9784782.484284e-08
0.8206741.9782282.468945e-08
0.8245291.977982.453534e-08
0.8284021.9777352.438051e-08
0.8322931.9774922.422494e-08
0.8362021.977252.406865e-08
0.840131.977012.391162e-08
0.8440761.9767732.375386e-08
0.848041.9765372.359535e-08
0.8520241.9763032.343610e-08
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0.8600461.9758412.311535e-08
0.8640861.9756132.295385e-08
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0.8763191.9749382.246476e-08
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0.8887251.9742792.196876e-08
0.89291.9740632.180187e-08
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0.91.97372.151800e-08
0.9013071.9736342.154926e-08
0.9055411.9734232.165048e-08
0.9097941.9732132.175218e-08
0.9140671.9730042.185435e-08
0.9183611.9727972.195701e-08
0.9226741.9725912.206015e-08
0.9270081.9723872.216377e-08
0.9313621.9721842.226788e-08
0.9357371.9719832.237247e-08
0.9401321.9717832.247756e-08
0.9445481.9715842.258314e-08
0.9489851.9713872.268922e-08
0.9534421.9711912.279580e-08
0.957921.9709962.290287e-08
0.962421.9708032.301045e-08
0.966941.970612.311854e-08
0.9714821.970422.322713e-08
0.9760451.970232.333623e-08
0.9806291.9700412.344585e-08
0.9852351.9698542.355598e-08
0.9898631.9696682.366663e-08
0.9945131.9694832.377779e-08
0.9991841.9692992.388948e-08
11.9692672.390900e-08
1.003881.9691172.381613e-08
1.008591.9689352.370317e-08
1.013331.9687542.358969e-08
1.018091.9685752.347567e-08
1.022871.9683962.336112e-08
1.027681.9682192.324603e-08
1.03251.9680432.313040e-08
1.037351.9678672.301423e-08
1.042221.9676932.289751e-08
1.047121.9675192.278024e-08
1.052041.9673462.266242e-08
1.056981.9671752.254405e-08
1.061941.9670042.242512e-08
1.066931.9668342.230563e-08
1.071941.9666652.218558e-08
1.076981.9664972.206497e-08
1.082041.9663292.194379e-08
1.087121.9661632.182205e-08
1.092231.9659972.169973e-08
1.097361.9658322.157683e-08
1.102511.9656682.145336e-08
1.107691.9655042.132931e-08
1.112891.9653412.120468e-08
1.118121.9651792.107946e-08
1.123371.9650182.095365e-08
1.128651.9648572.082725e-08
1.133951.9646972.070026e-08
1.139271.9645382.057267e-08
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1.21.9628111.911800e-08
1.205171.9626711.920043e-08
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1.216521.9623661.938120e-08
1.222241.9622151.947222e-08
1.227981.9620641.956368e-08
1.233741.9619131.965556e-08
1.239541.9617631.974787e-08
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2.16491.9424515.386984e-07
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2.185291.9420255.775521e-07
2.195551.941815.971159e-07
2.21.9417176.055900e-07
2.205871.9415946.531093e-07
2.216231.9413757.370338e-07
2.226641.9411568.213525e-07
2.23711.9409349.060672e-07
2.24761.9407119.911799e-07
2.258161.9404861.076692e-06
2.268771.9402591.162606e-06
2.279421.9400311.248924e-06
2.290131.93981.335647e-06
2.300891.9395681.422777e-06
2.311691.9393351.510317e-06
2.322551.9390991.598268e-06
2.333461.9388611.686632e-06
2.344421.9386221.775411e-06
2.355431.938381.864607e-06
2.36651.9381371.954222e-06
2.377611.9378912.044258e-06
2.388781.9376442.134716e-06
2.41.9373942.225600e-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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