Optical constants

Refractive index of S-LAM7 (OHARA)

S-LAM7: n,k 0.36–2.4 µm

Data
formula 2 + tabulated k
Range
0.36–2.4 µm
Temperature
298 K
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

Click the plot to set the calculator wavelength.

At one wavelength

Range 0.36–2.4 µm
Refractive index n
1.74949
Extinction coefficient k
1.51379e-08
Permittivity ε1
3.06073
Permittivity ε2
5.29671e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00323737 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
6.17785e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
35.283
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.107551 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.81269
Group velocity dispersion
210.549 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-1148.66 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-LAM7 (OHARA): S-LAM7
ohara_s_lam7 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "OHARA-optical", "S-LAM7", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(ohara_s_lam7.range_nm)  # (360, 2400) nm
eps = ohara_s_lam7.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=1.71014712λ2λ2−0.010516108+0.256943292λ2λ2−0.0502809636+1.63986271λ2λ2−146.181217

Valid from 0.36 to 2.4 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C21.71014712
C30.010516108
C40.256943292
C50.0502809636
C61.63986271
C7146.181217

Comments and conditions

Recommended

Conditions

temperature
298 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 4.3e-06 1.23e-08 -3.62e-11 7.71e-07 8.56e-10 0.265
nd
1.749497
Vd
35.283397
glass code
750353
density
value: 3810
thermal expansion
value: 6.7e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 7.9e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
0.0025
resistance
acid: 1.0; climatic: 1.0; phosphate: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 298.0 K): dn/dT = 3.89e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 2.72e-06 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 2.63e-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 422 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
S-LAM7 (OHARA), S-LAM7: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.361.8109487.235700e-06
0.3617161.8098246.539220e-06
0.363441.8087185.839421e-06
0.3651721.807635.136287e-06
0.3669121.806564.429801e-06
0.3686611.8055083.719949e-06
0.371.8047173.176400e-06
0.3704181.8044723.110315e-06
0.3721831.8034532.831221e-06
0.3739571.802452.550796e-06
0.375741.8014632.269035e-06
0.377531.8004911.985931e-06
0.379331.7995351.701477e-06
0.381.7991831.595500e-06
0.3811381.7985931.515569e-06
0.3829541.7976661.387929e-06
0.3847791.7967521.259680e-06
0.3866131.7958531.130821e-06
0.3884561.7949671.001347e-06
0.391.7942388.928300e-07
0.3903071.7940948.824567e-07
0.3921671.7932348.196097e-07
0.3940361.7923877.564631e-07
0.3959141.7915526.930155e-07
0.3978011.790736.292655e-07
0.3996971.7899195.652117e-07
0.41.7897915.549800e-07
0.4016021.789125.285171e-07
0.4035161.7883324.969020e-07
0.4054391.7875564.651362e-07
0.4073721.786794.332190e-07
0.4093131.7860354.011496e-07
0.4112641.7852913.689275e-07
0.4132241.7845573.365517e-07
0.4151931.7838343.040217e-07
0.4171721.783122.713366e-07
0.4191611.7824162.384957e-07
0.421.7821232.246300e-07
0.4211581.7817212.188456e-07
0.4231661.7810362.088214e-07
0.4251821.7803611.987495e-07
0.4272091.7796941.886295e-07
0.4292451.7790361.784614e-07
0.4312911.7783871.682447e-07
0.4333461.7777471.579794e-07
0.4354111.7771151.476651e-07
0.4374871.7764911.373017e-07
0.4395721.7758751.268889e-07
0.441.775751.247500e-07
0.4416671.7752681.214521e-07
0.4437721.7746681.172869e-07
0.4458871.7740761.131019e-07
0.4480121.7734911.088970e-07
0.4501471.7729141.046720e-07
0.4522921.7723441.004269e-07
0.4544481.7717829.616158e-08
0.4566141.7712269.187590e-08
0.458791.7706788.756981e-08
0.461.7703778.517600e-08
0.4609771.7701368.402502e-08
0.4631741.7696018.143628e-08
0.4653811.7690737.883519e-08
0.4675991.7685517.622171e-08
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0.4765781.7665276.564262e-08
0.4788491.7660366.296627e-08
0.481.7657916.161000e-08
0.4811311.7655526.061458e-08
0.4834241.7650735.859667e-08
0.4857281.7645995.656915e-08
0.4880431.7641325.453196e-08
0.4903691.763675.248507e-08
0.4927061.7632135.042841e-08
0.4950551.7627624.836196e-08
0.4974141.7623164.628566e-08
0.4997851.7618754.419946e-08
0.51.7618354.401000e-08
0.5021671.7614394.286305e-08
0.504561.7610094.159611e-08
0.5069651.7605834.032314e-08
0.5093811.7601633.904410e-08
0.5118091.7597473.775897e-08
0.5142481.7593363.646771e-08
0.5166991.758933.517029e-08
0.5191611.7585283.386670e-08
0.5216361.7581313.255689e-08
0.5241221.7577383.124083e-08
0.526621.757352.991851e-08
0.529131.7569662.858988e-08
0.5316521.7565862.725492e-08
0.5341851.7562112.591360e-08
0.5367311.755842.456589e-08
0.5392891.7554732.321175e-08
0.541861.755112.185116e-08
0.5444421.7547512.048408e-08
0.5470371.7543961.911049e-08
0.5496441.7540441.773035e-08
0.551.7539971.754200e-08
0.5522641.7536971.739725e-08
0.5548961.7533541.722896e-08
0.5575411.7530141.705986e-08
0.5601981.7526771.688995e-08
0.5628681.7523451.671924e-08
0.565551.7520161.654771e-08
0.5682461.751691.637537e-08
0.5709541.7513681.620220e-08
0.5736751.751051.602821e-08
0.5764091.7507351.585339e-08
0.5791561.7504231.567773e-08
0.5819171.7501141.550124e-08
0.584691.7498091.532391e-08
0.5874771.7495061.514573e-08
0.5902771.7492071.496671e-08
0.593091.7489111.478683e-08
0.5959171.7486181.460609e-08
0.5987571.7483291.442449e-08
0.61.7482031.434500e-08
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0.667951.7424081.064112e-08
0.6711331.742181.069187e-08
0.6743321.7419541.074285e-08
0.6775461.741731.079408e-08
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0.684021.7412881.089727e-08
0.687281.741071.094924e-08
0.6905551.7408541.100145e-08
0.6938471.740641.105391e-08
0.6971531.7404281.110663e-08
0.71.7402481.115200e-08
0.7004761.7402181.112923e-08
0.7038151.740011.096957e-08
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0.7173281.7391961.032326e-08
0.7207471.7389971.015975e-08
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0.7311021.7384119.664538e-09
0.7345861.7382199.497891e-09
0.7380871.7380299.330451e-09
0.7416051.737849.162212e-09
0.7451391.7376538.993171e-09
0.7486911.7374688.823325e-09
0.7522591.7372848.652669e-09
0.7558441.7371028.481200e-09
0.7594461.7369218.308913e-09
0.7630661.7367428.135806e-09
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0.7703571.7363887.787111e-09
0.7740281.7362137.611517e-09
0.7777171.7360397.435086e-09
0.7814241.7358687.257813e-09
0.7851481.7356977.079696e-09
0.788891.7355286.900730e-09
0.792651.735366.720911e-09
0.7964281.7351936.540235e-09
0.81.7350386.369400e-09
0.8002241.7350286.371182e-09
0.8040381.7348646.401548e-09
0.807871.7347026.432058e-09
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0.995861.7285667.928744e-09
11.728467.961700e-09
1.000611.7284447.966530e-09
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1.024681.7278468.158198e-09
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1.034471.727618.236150e-09
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2.21.7080278.979900e-07
2.203141.7079739.222345e-07
2.213641.7077921.003265e-06
2.224191.707611.084682e-06
2.234791.7074261.166486e-06
2.245441.7072411.248681e-06
2.256151.7070541.331267e-06
2.26691.7068651.414247e-06
2.27771.7066751.497623e-06
2.288561.7064831.581396e-06
2.299471.7062891.665568e-06
2.310421.7060941.750141e-06
2.321441.7058971.835117e-06
2.33251.7056991.920498e-06
2.343621.7054982.006287e-06
2.354791.7052962.092484e-06
2.366011.7050922.179092e-06
2.377291.7048862.266112e-06
2.388621.7046792.353548e-06
2.41.7044692.441400e-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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