Optical constants

Refractive index of S-LAM55 (OHARA)

S-LAM55: 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
1.762
Extinction coefficient k
1.40486e-08
Permittivity ε1
3.10463
Permittivity ε2
4.95073e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00300443 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
6.65683e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
40.1
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0966758 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.8188
Group velocity dispersion
184.703 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-1007.65 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-LAM55 (OHARA): S-LAM55
ohara_s_lam55 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "OHARA-optical", "S-LAM55", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(ohara_s_lam55.range_nm)  # (350, 2400) nm
eps = ohara_s_lam55.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=1.85412979λ2λ2−0.0108438152+0.165450323λ2λ2−0.051405098+1.27255422λ2λ2−109.986837

Valid from 0.35 to 2.4 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C21.85412979
C30.0108438152
C40.165450323
C50.051405098
C61.27255422
C7109.986837

Comments and conditions

Recommended

Conditions

temperature
298 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 1.27e-06 1.14e-08 -3.64e-11 6.01e-07 7.23e-10 0.278
nd
1.762001
Vd
40.100176
glass code
762401
density
value: 4220
thermal expansion
value: 7.1e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 8.4e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.0001
resistance
acid: 51.2; climatic: 2.0; phosphate: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 298.0 K): dn/dT = 1.86e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 9.50e-07 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 8.83e-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-LAM55 (OHARA), S-LAM55: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.351.8214997.835900e-06
0.3516931.8204356.991533e-06
0.3533941.8193896.143082e-06
0.3551031.818365.290526e-06
0.3568211.8173484.433847e-06
0.3585471.8163523.573025e-06
0.361.815532.848300e-06
0.3602811.8153722.801361e-06
0.3620241.8144092.510494e-06
0.3637751.813462.218219e-06
0.3655351.8125271.924530e-06
0.3673031.8116081.629421e-06
0.3690791.8107031.332885e-06
0.371.8102411.179200e-06
0.3708641.8098121.129140e-06
0.3726581.8089351.025258e-06
0.3744611.8080719.208730e-07
0.3762721.807228.159836e-07
0.3780921.8063827.105868e-07
0.3799211.8055566.046803e-07
0.381.8055216.001000e-07
0.3817591.8047435.581705e-07
0.3836051.8039415.141433e-07
0.3854611.8031514.699031e-07
0.3873251.8023734.254489e-07
0.3891991.8016063.807797e-07
0.391.8012823.616700e-07
0.3910811.8008493.468045e-07
0.3929731.8001043.207925e-07
0.3948731.7993692.946548e-07
0.3967831.7986442.683906e-07
0.3987031.797932.419993e-07
0.41.7974542.241600e-07
0.4006311.7972252.210624e-07
0.4025691.796532.115525e-07
0.4045161.7958452.019966e-07
0.4064731.7951691.923945e-07
0.4084391.7945021.827459e-07
0.4104151.7938441.730506e-07
0.41241.7931951.633085e-07
0.4143941.7925551.535192e-07
0.4163991.7919231.436826e-07
0.4184131.79131.337984e-07
0.421.7908161.260100e-07
0.4204371.7906841.251156e-07
0.422471.7900771.209517e-07
0.4245141.7894781.167675e-07
0.4265671.7888861.125632e-07
0.4286311.7883031.083385e-07
0.4307041.7877261.040934e-07
0.4327871.7871579.982776e-08
0.434881.7865969.554148e-08
0.4369841.7860419.123447e-08
0.4390981.7854948.690663e-08
0.441.7852638.505900e-08
0.4412221.7849538.347003e-08
0.4433561.7844198.069391e-08
0.44551.7838927.790435e-08
0.4476551.7833717.510131e-08
0.449821.7828577.228470e-08
0.4519961.7823496.945448e-08
0.4541821.7818476.661056e-08
0.4563791.7813526.375289e-08
0.4585871.7808626.088139e-08
0.461.7805535.904300e-08
0.4608051.7803795.836718e-08
0.4630341.7799015.649569e-08
0.4652731.7794295.461515e-08
0.4675241.7789625.272552e-08
0.4697851.7785025.082674e-08
0.4720581.7780464.891878e-08
0.4743411.7775964.700159e-08
0.4766351.7771524.507513e-08
0.4789411.7767134.313935e-08
0.481.7765134.225000e-08
0.4812571.7762784.135094e-08
0.4835851.7758493.968655e-08
0.4859241.7754253.801411e-08
0.4882751.7750063.633358e-08
0.4906361.7745923.464492e-08
0.493011.7741823.294809e-08
0.4953941.7737773.124306e-08
0.4977911.7733772.952978e-08
0.51.7730132.795000e-08
0.5001981.7729812.789130e-08
0.5026181.772592.717515e-08
0.5050491.7722032.645553e-08
0.5074921.7718212.573243e-08
0.5099461.7714432.500584e-08
0.5124131.7710692.427573e-08
0.5148921.7706992.354209e-08
0.5173821.7703342.280490e-08
0.5198851.7699722.206414e-08
0.5223991.7696152.131980e-08
0.5249261.7692612.057187e-08
0.5274651.7689111.982031e-08
0.5300161.7685661.906512e-08
0.532581.7682231.830627e-08
0.5351561.7678851.754376e-08
0.5377451.7675511.677756e-08
0.5403461.7672191.600765e-08
0.5429591.7668921.523401e-08
0.5455861.7665681.445664e-08
0.5482251.7662481.367550e-08
0.551.7660351.315000e-08
0.5508761.7659311.317095e-08
0.5535411.7656171.323463e-08
0.5562181.7653071.329862e-08
0.5589091.7651.336292e-08
0.5616121.7646961.342753e-08
0.5643291.7643951.349246e-08
0.5670581.7640981.355769e-08
0.5698011.7638031.362325e-08
0.5725571.7635121.368912e-08
0.5753271.7632241.375531e-08
0.578111.7629381.382182e-08
0.5809061.7626561.388865e-08
0.5837161.7623771.395580e-08
0.5865391.76211.402328e-08
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0.61.7608371.434500e-08
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0.6428551.7573411.537010e-08
0.6459651.7571141.544448e-08
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0.6617391.7560121.451054e-08
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0.6681561.7555861.394724e-08
0.6713881.7553761.366355e-08
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0.6811781.7547561.280422e-08
0.6844731.7545541.251500e-08
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0.691111.7541541.193236e-08
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0.71.7536361.115200e-08
0.7011871.7535681.109522e-08
0.7045791.7533761.093301e-08
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0.7148521.752811.044167e-08
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0.7217851.7524411.011013e-08
0.7252761.7522599.943159e-09
0.7287841.7520789.775380e-09
0.7323091.7518999.606789e-09
0.7358511.7517229.437382e-09
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0.7429871.7513719.096107e-09
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0.7501921.7510278.751522e-09
0.7538211.7508568.577979e-09
0.7574671.7506878.403596e-09
0.7611311.750528.228370e-09
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0.7685111.7501897.875370e-09
0.7722291.7500267.697589e-09
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0.7797171.7497037.339443e-09
0.7834891.7495437.159069e-09
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0.7910861.7492286.795700e-09
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0.81.7488686.369400e-09
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0.883941.7459161.305822e-08
0.8882151.7457831.339893e-08
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0.91.7454251.433800e-08
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0.9876921.7430541.573493e-08
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11.7427551.593100e-08
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1.011811.7424751.611921e-08
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1.021621.7422471.627556e-08
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2.179211.7228491.307376e-06
2.189751.7226631.355759e-06
2.21.7224821.402800e-06
2.200341.7224761.408542e-06
2.210991.7222861.586412e-06
2.221681.7220951.765143e-06
2.232431.7219031.944738e-06
2.243231.7217082.125202e-06
2.254081.7215122.306539e-06
2.264981.7213142.488753e-06
2.275931.7211142.671848e-06
2.286941.7209132.855829e-06
2.2981.7207093.040700e-06
2.309121.7205043.226465e-06
2.320291.7202973.413128e-06
2.331511.7200883.600695e-06
2.342791.7198763.789168e-06
2.354121.7196633.978554e-06
2.365511.7194484.168855e-06
2.376951.7192314.360077e-06
2.388451.7190124.552224e-06
2.41.718794.745300e-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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