Optical constants

Refractive index of S-NBH51 (OHARA)

S-NBH51: 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
1.7495
Extinction coefficient k
1.40486e-08
Permittivity ε1
3.06075
Permittivity ε2
4.91562e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00300443 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
6.65683e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
35.332
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.107665 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.81276
Group velocity dispersion
207.726 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-1133.26 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-NBH51 (OHARA): S-NBH51
ohara_s_nbh51 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "OHARA-optical", "S-NBH51", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(ohara_s_nbh51.range_nm)  # (330, 2400) nm
eps = ohara_s_nbh51.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=1.71203689λ2λ2−0.0107724134+0.255989588λ2λ2−0.0488593504+1.81456998λ2λ2−136.359013

Valid from 0.33 to 2.4 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C21.71203689
C30.0107724134
C40.255989588
C50.0488593504
C61.81456998
C7136.359013

Comments and conditions

Recommended

Conditions

temperature
298 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 3.65e-06 8.19e-09 -2.95e-11 7.55e-07 1.01e-09 0.261
nd
1.749504
Vd
35.332480
glass code
750353
density
value: 3290
thermal expansion
value: 7.3e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 9.2e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.0025
resistance
acid: 1.0; climatic: 3.0; phosphate: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 298.0 K): dn/dT = 3.47e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 2.34e-06 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 2.25e-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-NBH51 (OHARA), S-NBH51: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.331.8338051.027300e-05
0.3316451.8322279.256938e-06
0.3332981.830688.235811e-06
0.334961.8291637.209594e-06
0.336631.8276766.178260e-06
0.3383081.8262175.141786e-06
0.3399941.8247864.100144e-06
0.341.8247814.096700e-06
0.3416891.8233813.740265e-06
0.3433931.8220033.380871e-06
0.3451051.820653.019685e-06
0.3468251.8193222.656699e-06
0.3485541.8180182.291903e-06
0.351.816951.986800e-06
0.3502921.8167381.961086e-06
0.3520381.815481.807067e-06
0.3537931.8142441.652279e-06
0.3555561.8130291.496720e-06
0.3573291.8118361.340386e-06
0.359111.8106631.183272e-06
0.361.8100871.104800e-06
0.3609011.809511.064477e-06
0.36271.8083779.839148e-07
0.3645081.8072639.029512e-07
0.3663251.8061678.215840e-07
0.3681511.8050897.398112e-07
0.3699861.8040296.576307e-07
0.371.8040216.570200e-07
0.3718311.8029866.138315e-07
0.3736841.8019595.701044e-07
0.3755471.8009495.261592e-07
0.3774191.7999564.819950e-07
0.3793011.7989784.376107e-07
0.381.7986194.211200e-07
0.3811921.7980154.025765e-07
0.3830921.7970673.730098e-07
0.3850021.7961343.432957e-07
0.3869211.7952153.134335e-07
0.388851.794312.834224e-07
0.391.793782.655300e-07
0.3907891.7934192.593229e-07
0.3927371.7925422.439872e-07
0.3946941.7916772.285750e-07
0.3966621.7908262.130859e-07
0.398641.7899871.975197e-07
0.41.7894191.868100e-07
0.4006271.789161.844705e-07
0.4026241.7883451.770160e-07
0.4046311.7875431.695244e-07
0.4066481.7867521.619954e-07
0.4086751.7859721.544288e-07
0.4107131.7852031.468246e-07
0.412761.7844461.391824e-07
0.4148181.7836991.315022e-07
0.4168861.7829621.237836e-07
0.4189641.7822361.160266e-07
0.421.7818791.121600e-07
0.4210531.781521.107336e-07
0.4231521.7808141.078893e-07
0.4252611.7801181.050309e-07
0.4273811.7794311.021582e-07
0.4295121.7787539.927119e-08
0.4316531.7780859.636979e-08
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0.4359671.7767759.052352e-08
0.4381411.7761348.757850e-08
0.441.7755948.505900e-08
0.4403251.7755018.475739e-08
0.442521.7748768.271937e-08
0.4447261.774268.067118e-08
0.4469431.7736517.861279e-08
0.4491711.7730517.654413e-08
0.451411.7724587.446516e-08
0.4536611.7718747.237583e-08
0.4559221.7712967.027608e-08
0.4581951.7707276.816586e-08
0.461.7702816.649000e-08
0.4604791.7701646.609450e-08
0.4627751.7696096.419975e-08
0.4650821.769066.229555e-08
0.46741.7685196.038186e-08
0.469731.7679845.845864e-08
0.4720721.7674575.652582e-08
0.4744251.7669355.458337e-08
0.476791.7664215.263123e-08
0.4791671.7659125.066936e-08
0.481.7657364.998200e-08
0.4815561.765414.889205e-08
0.4839571.7649144.721041e-08
0.4863691.7644254.552039e-08
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0.4912311.7634634.211503e-08
0.4936791.7629914.039961e-08
0.496141.7625243.867563e-08
0.4986141.7620633.694306e-08
0.51.7618093.597200e-08
0.5010991.7616083.547018e-08
0.5035971.7611583.432997e-08
0.5061081.7607143.318407e-08
0.5086311.7602753.203247e-08
0.5111671.7598413.087512e-08
0.5137151.7594122.971200e-08
0.5162761.7589882.854308e-08
0.5188491.7585692.736834e-08
0.5214361.7581552.618774e-08
0.5240351.7577452.500125e-08
0.5266481.7573412.380885e-08
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0.5319121.7565462.140619e-08
0.5345631.7561552.019587e-08
0.5372281.7557691.897951e-08
0.5399061.7553871.775709e-08
0.5425981.7550091.652858e-08
0.5453031.7546361.529394e-08
0.5480211.7542671.405315e-08
0.551.7540021.315000e-08
0.5507531.7539021.316800e-08
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0.6330341.7451411.170888e-08
0.636191.7448731.145705e-08
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0.6425491.7443461.094962e-08
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0.6554581.7433221.044199e-08
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0.6719591.7420971.070503e-08
0.6753091.7418591.075842e-08
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0.6820591.741391.086601e-08
0.6854591.7411591.092021e-08
0.6888761.740931.097468e-08
0.692311.7407031.102942e-08
0.6957611.7404781.108444e-08
0.699231.7402561.113972e-08
0.71.7402071.115200e-08
0.7027161.7400351.102212e-08
0.7062191.7398161.085458e-08
0.7097391.73961.068621e-08
0.7132771.7393851.051699e-08
0.7168331.7391721.034693e-08
0.7204071.7389621.017603e-08
0.7239981.7387531.000427e-08
0.7276071.7385469.831651e-09
0.7312351.738349.658175e-09
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0.7422251.7377359.132542e-09
0.7459251.7375378.955581e-09
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0.7533811.7371468.599008e-09
0.7571371.7369538.419387e-09
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0.7685161.7363837.875135e-09
0.7723481.7361967.691905e-09
0.7761981.7360117.507762e-09
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0.9953011.7282511.585615e-08
11.7281251.593100e-08
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2.162021.7059538.633514e-07
2.172791.7057388.993950e-07
2.183621.7055219.356184e-07
2.194511.7053029.720223e-07
2.21.7051929.903800e-07
2.205451.7050821.035873e-06
2.216451.7048591.127640e-06
2.227491.7046341.219864e-06
2.23861.7044071.312548e-06
2.249761.7041781.405694e-06
2.260971.7039471.499304e-06
2.272251.7037141.593381e-06
2.283571.7034781.687927e-06
2.294961.7032411.782944e-06
2.30641.7030011.878435e-06
2.317891.7027591.974402e-06
2.329451.7025142.070847e-06
2.341061.7022682.167773e-06
2.352731.7020192.265183e-06
2.364461.7017672.363077e-06
2.376251.7015132.461460e-06
2.38811.7012572.560334e-06
2.41.7009982.659700e-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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