Optical constants

Refractive index of S-NBH56 (OHARA)

S-NBH56: n,k 0.3–2.4 µm

Data
formula 2 + tabulated k
Range
0.3–2.4 µm
Temperature
298 K
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

Click the plot to set the calculator wavelength. Note: k data cover 360-2400 nm only; k = 0 elsewhere in the n range 300-2400 nm.

At one wavelength

Range 0.3–2.4 µm
Refractive index n
1.85477
Extinction coefficient k
2.20158e-08
Permittivity ε1
3.44018
Permittivity ε2
8.16685e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00470828 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
4.24784e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
24.799
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.172606 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.9562
Group velocity dispersion
355.192 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-1937.76 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-NBH56 (OHARA): S-NBH56
ohara_s_nbh56 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "OHARA-optical", "S-NBH56", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(ohara_s_nbh56.range_nm)  # (300, 2400) nm
eps = ohara_s_nbh56.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=1.85191438λ2λ2−0.013273262+0.431102852λ2λ2−0.0585944644+3.45278284λ2λ2−239.357089

Valid from 0.3 to 2.4 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C21.85191438
C30.013273262
C40.431102852
C50.0585944644
C63.45278284
C7239.357089

Comments and conditions

Recommended

Conditions

temperature
298 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 4.95e-08 7.56e-09 -3.2e-11 1.01e-06 1.32e-09 0.299
nd
1.854779
Vd
24.798980
density
value: 3490
thermal expansion
value: 7.7e-06, temperature range: 243 343
dPgF
0.0109
resistance
acid: 1.0; climatic: 3.0; phosphate: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 298.0 K): dn/dT = 2.15e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 4.23e-07 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 3.05e-07 K⁻¹ at 1550 nm
Notes on the source data (kept exactly as published):
  • k data cover 360-2400 nm only; k = 0 elsewhere in the n range 300-2400 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-NBH56 (OHARA), S-NBH56: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.32.0991460
0.3015682.0926210
0.3031432.0863530
0.3047272.0803260
0.306322.0745260
0.307922.0689380
0.3095292.0635520
0.3111472.0583540
0.3127722.0533360
0.3144072.0484870
0.3160492.0437980
0.3177012.0392610
0.3193612.0348680
0.321032.0306120
0.3227072.0264860
0.3243932.0224850
0.3260882.0186020
0.3277922.0148310
0.3295052.0111680
0.3312272.0076080
0.3329582.0041460
0.3346972.0007790
0.3364461.9975010
0.3382041.994310
0.3399711.9912020
0.3417481.9881730
0.3435341.9852210
0.3453291.9823420
0.3471331.9795340
0.3489471.9767930
0.350771.9741190
0.3526031.9715070
0.3544461.9689560
0.3562981.9664630
0.3581591.9640270
0.361.9616856.323400e-06
0.3600311.9616466.311363e-06
0.3619121.9593175.576529e-06
0.3638031.957044.837856e-06
0.3657041.9548124.095323e-06
0.3676151.9526313.348910e-06
0.3695361.9504972.598597e-06
0.371.9499892.417300e-06
0.3714671.9484072.227323e-06
0.3734081.9463611.975925e-06
0.3753591.9443561.723213e-06
0.377321.9423931.469180e-06
0.3792921.9404681.213820e-06
0.381.9397891.122100e-06
0.3812741.9385831.062474e-06
0.3832661.9367349.692128e-07
0.3852691.9349218.754645e-07
0.3872821.9331437.812263e-07
0.3893051.93146.864957e-07
0.391.9308116.539800e-07
0.391341.9296896.257544e-07
0.3933841.9280115.826696e-07
0.395441.9263645.393596e-07
0.3975061.9247474.958233e-07
0.3995831.923164.520596e-07
0.41.9228464.432800e-07
0.4016711.9216024.256076e-07
0.403771.9200724.034135e-07
0.405881.9185693.811035e-07
0.4080011.9170933.586769e-07
0.4101331.9156433.361331e-07
0.4122761.9142183.134716e-07
0.414431.9128182.906916e-07
0.4165951.9114422.677925e-07
0.4187721.910092.447739e-07
0.421.909342.317900e-07
0.420961.908762.278742e-07
0.423161.9074532.189053e-07
0.4253711.9061682.098895e-07
0.4275941.9049042.008266e-07
0.4298281.9036611.917163e-07
0.4320741.9024381.825584e-07
0.4343321.9012351.733527e-07
0.4366011.9000521.640989e-07
0.4388821.8988871.547967e-07
0.441.8983261.502400e-07
0.4411761.8977411.479626e-07
0.4434811.8966141.434973e-07
0.4457981.8955041.390087e-07
0.4481281.8944111.344967e-07
0.4504691.8933361.299610e-07
0.4528231.8922771.254017e-07
0.4551891.8912341.208186e-07
0.4575681.8902071.162115e-07
0.4599591.8891961.115803e-07
0.461.8891791.115000e-07
0.4623621.8882011.083671e-07
0.4647781.887221.051626e-07
0.4672061.8862541.019413e-07
0.4696481.8853029.870325e-08
0.4721021.8843649.544824e-08
0.4745691.883449.217621e-08
0.4770481.882538.888710e-08
0.4795411.8816338.558079e-08
0.481.881478.497200e-08
0.4820471.8807498.325786e-08
0.4845661.8798788.114836e-08
0.4870981.8790197.902783e-08
0.4896431.8781727.689623e-08
0.4922011.8773387.475348e-08
0.4947731.8765157.259954e-08
0.4973581.8757047.043435e-08
0.4999571.8749046.825784e-08
0.51.8748916.822200e-08
0.502571.8741156.629598e-08
0.5051961.8733386.432766e-08
0.5078351.8725716.234905e-08
0.5104891.8718146.036010e-08
0.5131561.8710685.836075e-08
0.5158381.8703325.635096e-08
0.5185331.8696065.433067e-08
0.5212431.868895.229983e-08
0.5239661.8681845.025837e-08
0.5267041.8674874.820624e-08
0.5294561.8667994.614339e-08
0.5322231.866124.406976e-08
0.5350041.8654514.198530e-08
0.5377991.864793.988994e-08
0.5406091.8641383.778364e-08
0.5434341.8634943.566633e-08
0.5462741.8628593.353796e-08
0.5491281.8622323.139846e-08
0.551.8620423.074500e-08
0.5519981.8616133.028126e-08
0.5548821.8610022.961164e-08
0.5577811.8603992.893851e-08
0.5606961.8598032.826187e-08
0.5636261.8592152.758170e-08
0.5665711.8586352.689797e-08
0.5695311.8580612.621067e-08
0.5725071.8574952.551978e-08
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0.5785061.8563842.412714e-08
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0.61.8527061.913700e-08
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0.6126391.850741.954019e-08
0.615841.8502641.964231e-08
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0.6222931.8493271.984815e-08
0.6255451.8488671.995187e-08
0.6288131.8484122.005614e-08
0.6320991.8479632.016096e-08
0.6354021.8475192.026632e-08
0.6387221.847082.037223e-08
0.6420591.8466462.047870e-08
0.6454141.8462172.058572e-08
0.6487871.8457922.069330e-08
0.651.8456422.073200e-08
0.6521771.8453732.055803e-08
0.6555851.8449592.028568e-08
0.659011.8445492.001190e-08
0.6624541.8441441.973670e-08
0.6659151.8437431.946006e-08
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0.6728921.8429551.890243e-08
0.6764091.8425671.862143e-08
0.6799431.8421841.833896e-08
0.6834961.8418051.805502e-08
0.6870671.841431.776959e-08
0.6906571.841061.748267e-08
0.6942661.8406931.719425e-08
0.6978941.840331.690432e-08
0.71.8401221.673600e-08
0.7015411.8399711.657630e-08
0.7052061.8396161.619629e-08
0.7088911.8392651.581430e-08
0.7125951.8389181.543030e-08
0.7163191.8385741.504431e-08
0.7200621.8382331.465629e-08
0.7238241.8378971.426625e-08
0.7276061.8375641.387417e-08
0.7314081.8372341.348004e-08
0.735231.8369081.308385e-08
0.7390721.8365851.268559e-08
0.7429341.8362651.228525e-08
0.7468161.8359491.188282e-08
0.7507181.8356361.147828e-08
0.7546411.8353261.107164e-08
0.7585841.8350191.066286e-08
0.7625471.8347151.025195e-08
0.7665321.8344149.838897e-09
0.7705371.8341169.423682e-09
0.7745641.8338219.006298e-09
0.7786111.8335298.586733e-09
0.7826791.833248.164976e-09
0.7867691.8329547.741014e-09
0.790881.832677.314838e-09
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0.7991671.8321116.455793e-09
0.81.8320566.369400e-09
0.8033421.8318356.396013e-09
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0.8160011.8310246.496803e-09
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0.8331911.8299776.633664e-09
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0.8419211.8294676.703172e-09
0.846321.8292166.738199e-09
0.8507421.8289666.773409e-09
0.8551871.8287196.808803e-09
0.8596561.8284756.844381e-09
0.8641481.8282326.880146e-09
0.8686631.8279916.916097e-09
0.8732021.8277526.952236e-09
0.8777651.8275166.988565e-09
0.8823511.8272817.025083e-09
0.8869621.8270497.061791e-09
0.8915971.8268187.098692e-09
0.8962551.8265897.135785e-09
0.91.8264077.165600e-09
0.9009391.8263627.173072e-09
0.9056461.8261377.210549e-09
0.9103781.8259137.248222e-09
0.9151351.8256927.286092e-09
0.9199171.8254727.324160e-09
0.9247241.8252537.362427e-09
0.9295561.8250377.400894e-09
0.9344131.8248227.439561e-09
0.9392951.8246097.478431e-09
0.9442041.8243977.517504e-09
0.9491371.8241877.556781e-09
0.9540971.8239787.596264e-09
0.9590821.8237717.635952e-09
0.9640931.8235667.675848e-09
0.9691311.8233617.715953e-09
0.9741951.8231597.756267e-09
0.9792851.8229577.796791e-09
0.9844021.8227577.837528e-09
0.9895461.8225597.878477e-09
0.9947171.8223627.919640e-09
0.9999141.8221667.961019e-09
11.8221627.961700e-09
1.005141.8219718.002618e-09
1.010391.8217778.044435e-09
1.015671.8215858.086471e-09
1.020981.8213948.128726e-09
1.026311.8212048.171202e-09
1.031681.8210158.213901e-09
1.037071.8208288.256822e-09
1.042491.8206418.299967e-09
1.047931.8204568.343338e-09
1.053411.8202718.386935e-09
1.058911.8200888.430761e-09
1.064451.8199068.474815e-09
1.070011.8197248.519099e-09
1.07561.8195448.563615e-09
1.081221.8193648.608364e-09
1.086871.8191868.653346e-09
1.092551.8190088.698564e-09
1.098261.8188318.744017e-09
1.1041.8186568.789708e-09
1.109761.818488.835638e-09
1.115561.8183068.881808e-09
1.121391.8181338.928219e-09
1.127251.817968.974873e-09
1.133141.8177889.021770e-09
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1.169131.816779.308346e-09
1.175241.8166039.356986e-09
1.181381.8164369.405880e-09
1.187561.816279.455029e-09
1.193761.8161049.504436e-09
1.21.8159399.554100e-09
1.21.8159399.554100e-09
1.206271.8157749.604008e-09
1.212571.815619.654177e-09
1.218911.8154469.704609e-09
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1.257631.8144721.001278e-08
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1.359891.8120781.082671e-08
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1.41.8111941.114600e-08
1.403081.8111271.156362e-08
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1.908191.8009741.240276e-07
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2.266281.7936214.913033e-07
2.278121.7933675.063005e-07
2.290031.793115.213760e-07
2.301991.7928515.365302e-07
2.314021.792595.517637e-07
2.326111.7923265.670767e-07
2.338271.792065.824698e-07
2.350491.7917925.979433e-07
2.362771.7915216.134976e-07
2.375111.7912486.291332e-07
2.387521.7909736.448506e-07
2.41.7906956.606500e-07

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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