Optical constants

Refractive index of S-NBH55 (OHARA)

S-NBH55: 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
1.79999
Extinction coefficient k
2.67161e-08
Permittivity ε1
3.23998
Permittivity ε2
9.61775e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00571348 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
3.50050e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
29.845
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.134853 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.87923
Group velocity dispersion
272.096 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-1484.43 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-NBH55 (OHARA): S-NBH55
ohara_s_nbh55 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "OHARA-optical", "S-NBH55", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(ohara_s_nbh55.range_nm)  # (360, 2400) nm
eps = ohara_s_nbh55.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=1.83145156λ2λ2−0.0122443139+0.287818024λ2λ2−0.057387731+2.152083λ2λ2−186.099124

Valid from 0.36 to 2.4 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C21.83145156
C30.0122443139
C40.287818024
C50.057387731
C62.152083
C7186.099124

Comments and conditions

Recommended

Conditions

temperature
298 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 1.02e-06 7.99e-09 -1.8e-11 9.25e-07 1.17e-09 0.276
nd
1.799999
Vd
29.844688
density
value: 3680
thermal expansion
value: 8.2e-06, temperature range: 243 343
dPgF
0.0085
resistance
acid: 1.0; climatic: 2.0; phosphate: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 298.0 K): dn/dT = 2.39e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 9.51e-07 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 8.47e-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 422 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
S-NBH55 (OHARA), S-NBH55: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.361.8808479.221400e-06
0.3617161.8792878.184221e-06
0.363441.8777577.142099e-06
0.3651721.8762556.095011e-06
0.3669121.8747815.042932e-06
0.3686611.8733333.985838e-06
0.371.8722483.176400e-06
0.3704181.8719133.102026e-06
0.3721831.8705172.787923e-06
0.3739571.8691472.472323e-06
0.375741.8678012.155220e-06
0.377531.8664781.836604e-06
0.379331.8651781.516471e-06
0.381.8647011.397200e-06
0.3811381.8639011.325981e-06
0.3829541.8626451.212251e-06
0.3847791.861411.097980e-06
0.3866131.8601979.831633e-07
0.3884561.8590038.677999e-07
0.391.8580227.711100e-07
0.3903071.8578297.621743e-07
0.3921671.8566747.080367e-07
0.3940361.8555386.536411e-07
0.3959141.8544215.989862e-07
0.3978011.8533215.440709e-07
0.3996971.8522394.888938e-07
0.41.8520684.800800e-07
0.4016021.8511734.607649e-07
0.4035161.8501254.376893e-07
0.4054391.8490924.145037e-07
0.4073721.8480763.912075e-07
0.4093131.8470753.678004e-07
0.4112641.846093.442816e-07
0.4132241.8451193.206508e-07
0.4151931.8441632.969074e-07
0.4171721.8432212.730508e-07
0.4191611.8422932.490805e-07
0.421.8419072.389600e-07
0.4211581.8413792.338219e-07
0.4231661.8404782.249178e-07
0.4251821.8395912.159712e-07
0.4272091.8387162.069820e-07
0.4292451.8378541.979500e-07
0.4312911.8370041.888749e-07
0.4333461.8361661.797565e-07
0.4354111.835341.705947e-07
0.4374871.8345261.613892e-07
0.4395721.8337231.521399e-07
0.441.833561.502400e-07
0.4416671.8329311.470116e-07
0.4437721.832151.429342e-07
0.4458871.831381.388374e-07
0.4480121.830621.347211e-07
0.4501471.8298711.305852e-07
0.4522921.8291321.264295e-07
0.4544481.8284031.222541e-07
0.4566141.8276841.180587e-07
0.458791.8269741.138434e-07
0.461.8265851.115000e-07
0.4609771.8262741.102044e-07
0.4631741.8255831.072902e-07
0.4653811.8249011.043622e-07
0.4675991.8242281.014202e-07
0.4698281.8235649.846426e-08
0.4720671.8229089.549418e-08
0.4743171.8222619.250994e-08
0.4765781.8216238.951148e-08
0.4788491.8209928.649873e-08
0.481.8206778.497200e-08
0.4811311.8203698.402465e-08
0.4834241.8197558.210420e-08
0.4857281.8191488.017460e-08
0.4880431.8185497.823580e-08
0.4903691.8179577.628776e-08
0.4927061.8173737.433043e-08
0.4950551.8167967.236378e-08
0.4974141.8162267.038775e-08
0.4997851.8156636.840231e-08
0.51.8156126.822200e-08
0.5021671.8151076.678909e-08
0.504561.8145586.520628e-08
0.5069651.8140156.361593e-08
0.5093811.8134796.201800e-08
0.5118091.812956.041246e-08
0.5142481.8124275.879926e-08
0.5166991.811915.717838e-08
0.5191611.8113995.554977e-08
0.5216361.8108955.391340e-08
0.5241221.8103965.226923e-08
0.526621.8099045.061722e-08
0.529131.8094174.895734e-08
0.5316521.8089364.728955e-08
0.5341851.808464.561381e-08
0.5367311.807994.393008e-08
0.5392891.8075264.223833e-08
0.541861.8070674.053852e-08
0.5444421.8066133.883060e-08
0.5470371.8061643.711454e-08
0.5496441.8057213.539031e-08
0.551.8056613.515500e-08
0.5522641.8052823.464691e-08
0.5548961.8048493.405617e-08
0.5575411.804423.346260e-08
0.5601981.8039973.286621e-08
0.5628681.8035783.226698e-08
0.565551.8031643.166489e-08
0.5682461.8027543.105993e-08
0.5709541.8023493.045209e-08
0.5736751.8019482.984135e-08
0.5764091.8015522.922769e-08
0.5791561.8011612.861112e-08
0.5819171.8007732.799161e-08
0.584691.800392.736914e-08
0.5874771.8000112.674371e-08
0.5902771.7996362.611529e-08
0.593091.7992652.548388e-08
0.5959171.7988982.484947e-08
0.5987571.7985362.421202e-08
0.61.7983782.393300e-08
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0.6044781.7978212.411166e-08
0.6073591.797472.422661e-08
0.6102531.7971222.434211e-08
0.6131621.7967792.445816e-08
0.6160841.7964382.457476e-08
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0.6219711.7957682.480963e-08
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0.651.7928392.592800e-08
0.6522581.792622.551293e-08
0.6553661.7923232.494143e-08
0.658491.7920282.436721e-08
0.6616281.7917372.379025e-08
0.6647821.7914482.321054e-08
0.667951.7911632.262807e-08
0.6711331.790882.204283e-08
0.6743321.79062.145479e-08
0.6775461.7903232.086395e-08
0.6807751.7900482.027030e-08
0.684021.7897761.967382e-08
0.687281.7895071.907449e-08
0.6905551.789241.847231e-08
0.6938471.7889761.786725e-08
0.6971531.7887151.725932e-08
0.71.7884931.673600e-08
0.7004761.7884561.671700e-08
0.7038151.7881991.658376e-08
0.7071691.7879451.644989e-08
0.7105391.7876941.631538e-08
0.7139261.7874441.618022e-08
0.7173281.7871971.604443e-08
0.7207471.7869531.590798e-08
0.7241821.7867111.577089e-08
0.7276341.786471.563314e-08
0.7311021.7862331.549474e-08
0.7345861.7859971.535567e-08
0.7380871.7857631.521595e-08
0.7416051.7855321.507555e-08
0.7451391.7853031.493449e-08
0.7486911.7850761.479276e-08
0.7522591.784851.465035e-08
0.7558441.7846271.450726e-08
0.7594461.7844061.436349e-08
0.7630661.7841871.421904e-08
0.7667031.783971.407389e-08
0.7703571.7837551.392806e-08
0.7740281.7835411.378153e-08
0.7777171.783331.363430e-08
0.7814241.783121.348637e-08
0.7851481.7829121.333773e-08
0.788891.7827061.318839e-08
0.792651.7825021.303833e-08
0.7964281.7822991.288756e-08
0.81.782111.274500e-08
0.8002241.7820981.273252e-08
0.8040381.7818991.251972e-08
0.807871.7817011.230592e-08
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0.8155891.7813111.187525e-08
0.8194761.7811191.165837e-08
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0.9911371.7744927.891138e-09
0.995861.7743487.928744e-09
11.7742237.961700e-09
1.000611.7742057.966530e-09
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1.024681.7735028.158198e-09
1.029561.7733648.197081e-09
1.034471.7732268.236150e-09
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1.069481.7722828.514895e-09
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2.203141.7520595.602573e-07
2.213641.7518765.901614e-07
2.224191.7516916.202079e-07
2.234791.7515056.503976e-07
2.245441.7513176.807313e-07
2.256151.7511287.112095e-07
2.26691.7509377.418329e-07
2.27771.7507457.726023e-07
2.288561.7505518.035184e-07
2.299471.7503568.345818e-07
2.310421.7501598.657933e-07
2.321441.749968.971535e-07
2.33251.749769.286631e-07
2.343621.7495589.603230e-07
2.354791.7493549.921337e-07
2.366011.7491491.024096e-06
2.377291.7489421.056211e-06
2.388621.7487331.088478e-06
2.41.7485221.120900e-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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