Optical constants

Refractive index of S-LAM59 (OHARA)

S-LAM59: n,k 0.34–2.4 µm

Data
formula 2 + tabulated k
Range
0.34–2.4 µm
Temperature
298 K
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

Click the plot to set the calculator wavelength.

At one wavelength

Range 0.34–2.4 µm
Refractive index n
1.697
Extinction coefficient k
1.76522e-08
Permittivity ε1
2.87981
Permittivity ε2
5.99116e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00377509 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
5.29788e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
48.516
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0736648 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.74028
Group velocity dispersion
135.134 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-737.229 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-LAM59 (OHARA): S-LAM59
ohara_s_lam59 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "OHARA-optical", "S-LAM59", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(ohara_s_lam59.range_nm)  # (340, 2400) nm
eps = ohara_s_lam59.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=1.63056133λ2λ2−0.00899690705+0.186994897λ2λ2−0.0368011993+1.30014289λ2λ2−122.239544

Valid from 0.34 to 2.4 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C21.63056133
C30.00899690705
C40.186994897
C50.0368011993
C61.30014289
C7122.239544

Comments and conditions

Recommended

Conditions

temperature
298 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 1.01e-06 1.19e-08 -3.79e-11 5.89e-07 6.69e-10 0.214
nd
1.697002
Vd
48.516066
glass code
697485
density
value: 3770
thermal expansion
value: 7.1e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 8.3e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.0041
resistance
acid: 5.2; climatic: 3.0; phosphate: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 298.0 K): dn/dT = 1.47e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 7.36e-07 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 6.78e-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 424 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
S-LAM59 (OHARA), S-LAM59: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.341.7439245.319600e-06
0.3416691.7431474.782609e-06
0.3433471.7423814.242981e-06
0.3450331.7416263.700704e-06
0.3467271.7408823.155764e-06
0.3484291.7401482.608149e-06
0.351.7394832.102900e-06
0.350141.7394242.086074e-06
0.3518591.738711.879546e-06
0.3535871.7380061.672004e-06
0.3553231.7373121.463444e-06
0.3570681.7366271.253859e-06
0.3588211.7359511.043245e-06
0.361.7355039.015800e-07
0.3605831.7352848.749285e-07
0.3623531.7346277.939307e-07
0.3641321.7339787.125352e-07
0.365921.7333376.307400e-07
0.3677171.7327065.485432e-07
0.3695221.7320824.659429e-07
0.371.7319194.440800e-07
0.3713361.7314674.171129e-07
0.373161.730863.803235e-07
0.3749921.730263.433534e-07
0.3768331.7296693.062018e-07
0.3786831.7290852.688678e-07
0.381.7286752.423000e-07
0.3805431.7285082.370824e-07
0.3824111.7279392.191173e-07
0.3842891.7273772.010640e-07
0.3861761.7268221.829220e-07
0.3880721.7262751.646910e-07
0.3899771.7257341.463704e-07
0.391.7257271.461500e-07
0.3918921.72521.374645e-07
0.3938161.7246731.286307e-07
0.395751.7241521.197534e-07
0.3976931.7236371.108326e-07
0.3996451.7231291.018679e-07
0.41.7230381.002400e-07
0.4016081.7226289.706241e-08
0.403581.7221329.316490e-08
0.4055611.7216438.924825e-08
0.4075521.7211598.531237e-08
0.4095531.7206828.135717e-08
0.4115641.720217.738255e-08
0.4135851.7197447.338841e-08
0.4156161.7192836.937466e-08
0.4176561.7188286.534120e-08
0.4197071.7183786.128794e-08
0.421.7183156.070900e-08
0.4217681.7179345.970637e-08
0.4238391.7174955.853188e-08
0.425921.7170625.735163e-08
0.4280111.7166335.616558e-08
0.4301121.7162095.497370e-08
0.4322241.7157915.377598e-08
0.4343471.7153775.257237e-08
0.4364791.7149685.136285e-08
0.4386221.7145645.014740e-08
0.441.7143074.936600e-08
0.4407761.7141644.902164e-08
0.442941.7137694.806106e-08
0.4451151.7133794.709577e-08
0.44731.7129934.612574e-08
0.4494971.7126124.515094e-08
0.4517041.7122354.417136e-08
0.4539211.7118624.318697e-08
0.456151.7114934.219775e-08
0.458391.7111294.120367e-08
0.461.7108714.048900e-08
0.4606411.7107694.017489e-08
0.4629021.7104123.906574e-08
0.4651751.710063.795115e-08
0.4674591.7097123.683108e-08
0.4697541.7093683.570551e-08
0.4720611.7090273.457442e-08
0.4743791.708693.343777e-08
0.4767081.7083573.229554e-08
0.4790481.7080283.114770e-08
0.481.7078953.068100e-08
0.48141.7077022.992918e-08
0.4837641.707382.866025e-08
0.4861391.7070612.738509e-08
0.4885261.7067462.610367e-08
0.4909251.7064342.481596e-08
0.4933351.7061262.352193e-08
0.4957581.7058212.222154e-08
0.4981921.7055192.091477e-08
0.51.7052981.994400e-08
0.5006381.705221.985733e-08
0.5030961.7049251.952332e-08
0.5055661.7046331.918768e-08
0.5080481.7043441.885038e-08
0.5105431.7040581.851143e-08
0.513051.7037751.817081e-08
0.5155691.7034951.782852e-08
0.51811.7032181.748455e-08
0.5206441.7029441.713890e-08
0.52321.7026731.679154e-08
0.5257691.7024051.644248e-08
0.5283511.7021391.609170e-08
0.5309451.7018761.573921e-08
0.5335521.7016161.538498e-08
0.5361721.7013591.502901e-08
0.5388041.7011041.467130e-08
0.541451.7008521.431183e-08
0.5441081.7006021.395059e-08
0.546781.7003561.358758e-08
0.5494641.7001111.322279e-08
0.551.7000631.315000e-08
0.5521621.6998691.340890e-08
0.5548731.699631.373352e-08
0.5575981.6993931.405974e-08
0.5603351.6991581.438756e-08
0.5630871.6989261.471700e-08
0.5658511.6986961.504804e-08
0.568631.6984681.538072e-08
0.5714221.6982431.571503e-08
0.5742271.6980191.605098e-08
0.5770471.6977981.638857e-08
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0.5855881.6971481.741135e-08
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0.6271521.6943532.282472e-08
0.6302311.6941672.324295e-08
0.6333251.6939832.366323e-08
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0.639561.693622.451000e-08
0.64271.6934412.493650e-08
0.6458561.6932642.536510e-08
0.6490271.6930882.579580e-08
0.651.6930352.592800e-08
0.6522131.6929142.552110e-08
0.6554161.6927412.493238e-08
0.6586341.692572.434077e-08
0.6618681.6924012.374626e-08
0.6651171.6922332.314882e-08
0.6683831.6920662.254846e-08
0.6716651.6919012.194514e-08
0.6749631.6917372.133887e-08
0.6782771.6915752.072962e-08
0.6816071.6914142.011737e-08
0.6849541.6912551.950212e-08
0.6883171.6910971.888385e-08
0.6916961.690941.826255e-08
0.6950931.6907851.763819e-08
0.6985051.6906311.701077e-08
0.71.6905641.673600e-08
0.7019351.6904781.665877e-08
0.7053821.6903271.652122e-08
0.7088451.6901771.638300e-08
0.7123251.6900281.624410e-08
0.7158231.689881.610451e-08
0.7193371.6897331.596424e-08
0.7228691.6895881.582328e-08
0.7264191.6894441.568163e-08
0.7299851.6893011.553929e-08
0.7335691.6891591.539624e-08
0.7371711.6890191.525249e-08
0.7407911.6888791.510804e-08
0.7444281.6887411.496288e-08
0.7480831.6886031.481700e-08
0.7517561.6884671.467041e-08
0.7554471.6883321.452310e-08
0.7591561.6881981.437507e-08
0.7628841.6880641.422630e-08
0.766631.6879321.407681e-08
0.7703941.6878011.392659e-08
0.7741761.6876711.377562e-08
0.7779781.6875421.362392e-08
0.7817971.6874131.347147e-08
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0.793371.6870341.300961e-08
0.7972651.6869091.285415e-08
0.81.6868231.274500e-08
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0.8707461.6848031.387198e-08
0.8750211.6846931.394009e-08
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0.8879741.6843661.414642e-08
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11.6818981.593100e-08
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1.008571.681731.606756e-08
1.013521.6816341.614647e-08
1.01851.6815391.622577e-08
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1.048871.6809721.670980e-08
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2.186731.6640768.232255e-07
2.197471.66398.539374e-07
2.21.6638588.611800e-07
2.208261.6637229.537763e-07
2.21911.6635431.075359e-06
2.231.6633611.197539e-06
2.240941.6631781.320319e-06
2.251951.6629941.443701e-06
2.2631.6628071.567690e-06
2.274121.6626191.692287e-06
2.285281.6624291.817496e-06
2.29651.6622381.943319e-06
2.307781.6620442.069761e-06
2.319111.6618492.196823e-06
2.33051.6616512.324509e-06
2.341941.6614522.452822e-06
2.353441.6612512.581765e-06
2.364991.6610482.711342e-06
2.37661.6608432.841554e-06
2.388271.6606362.972406e-06
2.41.6604273.103900e-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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