Optical constants

Refractive index of S-NBH5 (OHARA)

S-NBH5: 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
1.65411
Extinction coefficient k
1.40486e-08
Permittivity ε1
2.73609
Permittivity ε2
4.64760e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00300443 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
6.65683e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
39.683
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0839819 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.70346
Group velocity dispersion
158.422 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-864.277 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-NBH5 (OHARA): S-NBH5
ohara_s_nbh5 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "OHARA-optical", "S-NBH5", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(ohara_s_nbh5.range_nm)  # (330, 2400) nm
eps = ohara_s_nbh5.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=1.47544521λ2λ2−0.0095583674+0.193060095λ2λ2−0.0460430483+1.5093901λ2λ2−126.422746

Valid from 0.33 to 2.4 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C21.47544521
C30.0095583674
C40.193060095
C50.0460430483
C61.5093901
C7126.422746

Comments and conditions

Recommended

Conditions

temperature
298 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 3.81e-06 1.36e-08 -4.15e-11 6.52e-07 7.31e-10 0.252
nd
1.654115
Vd
39.682794
glass code
654397
density
value: 3020
thermal expansion
value: 6.6e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 8.4e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.0036
resistance
acid: 1.0; climatic: 2.0; phosphate: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 298.0 K): dn/dT = 3.00e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 2.14e-06 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 2.07e-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-NBH5 (OHARA), S-NBH5: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.331.7177275.567900e-06
0.3316451.7165744.987987e-06
0.3332981.7154424.405182e-06
0.334961.7143323.819472e-06
0.336631.7132413.230843e-06
0.3383081.712172.639279e-06
0.3399941.7111182.044766e-06
0.341.7111152.042800e-06
0.3416891.7100851.858849e-06
0.3433931.7090691.673371e-06
0.3451051.7080711.486968e-06
0.3468251.7070911.299635e-06
0.3485541.7061271.111369e-06
0.351.7053369.539100e-07
0.3502921.7051799.416618e-07
0.3520381.7042478.682982e-07
0.3537931.7033317.945689e-07
0.3555561.7024297.204719e-07
0.3573291.7015436.460057e-07
0.359111.7006715.711681e-07
0.361.7002425.337900e-07
0.3609011.6998135.130682e-07
0.36271.6989684.716682e-07
0.3645081.6981374.300618e-07
0.3663251.6973193.882479e-07
0.3681511.6965143.462256e-07
0.3699861.6957223.039939e-07
0.371.6957163.036800e-07
0.3718311.6949422.846983e-07
0.3736841.6941732.654799e-07
0.3755471.6934172.461656e-07
0.3774191.6926722.267551e-07
0.3793011.6919382.072478e-07
0.381.6916692.000000e-07
0.3811921.6912151.924212e-07
0.3830921.6905031.803373e-07
0.3850021.6898011.681930e-07
0.3869211.689111.559883e-07
0.388851.6884281.437227e-07
0.391.6880281.364100e-07
0.3907891.6877571.335580e-07
0.3927371.6870951.265116e-07
0.3946941.6864431.194300e-07
0.3966621.68581.123132e-07
0.398641.6851661.051609e-07
0.41.6847371.002400e-07
0.4006271.6845419.921466e-08
0.4026241.6839259.594757e-08
0.4046311.6833189.266419e-08
0.4066481.6827198.936444e-08
0.4086751.6821288.604825e-08
0.4107131.6815458.271552e-08
0.412761.6809717.936618e-08
0.4148181.6804047.600014e-08
0.4168861.6798457.261732e-08
0.4189641.6792936.921764e-08
0.421.6790226.752300e-08
0.4210531.6787496.675435e-08
0.4231521.6782126.522165e-08
0.4252611.6776826.368131e-08
0.4273811.6771596.213330e-08
0.4295121.6766436.057757e-08
0.4316531.6761345.901408e-08
0.4338051.6756325.744280e-08
0.4359671.6751365.586368e-08
0.4381411.6746465.427669e-08
0.441.6742345.291900e-08
0.4403251.6741635.277725e-08
0.442521.6736865.181943e-08
0.4447261.6732155.085683e-08
0.4469431.672754.988943e-08
0.4491711.6722914.891721e-08
0.451411.6718384.794014e-08
0.4536611.671394.695820e-08
0.4559221.6709484.597137e-08
0.4581951.6705114.497962e-08
0.461.670174.419200e-08
0.4604791.670084.396059e-08
0.4627751.6696554.285195e-08
0.4650821.6692344.173779e-08
0.46741.6688194.061807e-08
0.469731.6684083.949277e-08
0.4720721.6680033.836185e-08
0.4744251.6676033.722531e-08
0.476791.6672073.608309e-08
0.4791671.6668163.493518e-08
0.481.6666813.453300e-08
0.4815561.666433.370928e-08
0.4839571.6660493.243839e-08
0.4863691.6656723.116116e-08
0.4887941.6652992.987756e-08
0.4912311.6649312.858757e-08
0.4936791.6645672.729115e-08
0.496141.6642082.598826e-08
0.4986141.6638532.467888e-08
0.51.6636562.394500e-08
0.5010991.6635012.370764e-08
0.5035971.6631542.316831e-08
0.5061081.6628112.262629e-08
0.5086311.6624722.208157e-08
0.5111671.6621372.153413e-08
0.5137151.6618052.098397e-08
0.5162761.6614782.043106e-08
0.5188491.6611541.987539e-08
0.5214361.6608341.931696e-08
0.5240351.6605171.875574e-08
0.5266481.6602041.819173e-08
0.5292731.6598941.762490e-08
0.5319121.6595881.705525e-08
0.5345631.6592851.648275e-08
0.5372281.6589861.590741e-08
0.5399061.658691.532919e-08
0.5425981.6583971.474810e-08
0.5453031.6581071.416410e-08
0.5480211.6578211.357720e-08
0.551.6576151.315000e-08
0.5507531.6575381.316800e-08
0.5534991.6572571.323362e-08
0.5562581.656981.329957e-08
0.5590311.6567061.336585e-08
0.5618181.6564341.343245e-08
0.5646191.6561661.349939e-08
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0.5702621.6556371.363427e-08
0.5731051.6553771.370221e-08
0.5759621.655121.377049e-08
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0.6083451.652461.454461e-08
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0.6144261.6520071.469006e-08
0.6174891.6517851.476333e-08
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0.6298941.6509151.506006e-08
0.6330341.6507031.513518e-08
0.636191.6504931.521066e-08
0.6393611.6502851.528652e-08
0.6425491.6500791.536276e-08
0.6457521.6498751.543938e-08
0.6489711.6496731.551639e-08
0.651.6496091.554100e-08
0.6522061.6494721.534734e-08
0.6554581.6492741.506193e-08
0.6587251.6490781.477511e-08
0.6620091.6488831.448685e-08
0.6653091.648691.419716e-08
0.6686261.6484991.390602e-08
0.6719591.648311.361344e-08
0.6753091.6481231.331939e-08
0.6786751.6479371.302388e-08
0.6820591.6477531.272689e-08
0.6854591.647571.242843e-08
0.6888761.6473891.212847e-08
0.692311.647211.182702e-08
0.6957611.6470331.152407e-08
0.699231.6468561.121961e-08
0.71.6468181.115200e-08
0.7027161.6466821.102212e-08
0.7062191.6465091.085458e-08
0.7097391.6463381.068621e-08
0.7132771.6461681.051699e-08
0.7168331.6459991.034693e-08
0.7204071.6458321.017603e-08
0.7239981.6456661.000427e-08
0.7276071.6455029.831651e-09
0.7312351.6453399.658175e-09
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0.7385431.6450179.308625e-09
0.7422251.6448589.132542e-09
0.7459251.64478.955581e-09
0.7496441.6445448.777738e-09
0.7533811.6443898.599008e-09
0.7571371.6442358.419387e-09
0.7609111.6440828.238871e-09
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0.7800671.6433377.322702e-09
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0.9903641.6372947.884989e-09
0.9953011.6371847.924293e-09
11.6370797.961700e-09
1.000261.6370737.963794e-09
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1.01531.6367448.083495e-09
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2.194511.6166411.448823e-06
2.21.6165371.478800e-06
2.205451.6164341.554641e-06
2.216451.6162251.707624e-06
2.227491.6160141.861370e-06
2.23861.6158012.015882e-06
2.249761.6155862.171164e-06
2.260971.6153692.327220e-06
2.272251.615152.484054e-06
2.283571.6149292.641671e-06
2.294961.6147062.800072e-06
2.30641.614482.959264e-06
2.317891.6142533.119249e-06
2.329451.6140233.280032e-06
2.341061.613793.441616e-06
2.352731.6135563.604005e-06
2.364461.6133193.767205e-06
2.376251.613083.931217e-06
2.38811.6128384.096048e-06
2.41.6125944.261700e-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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