Optical constants

Refractive index of S-NBM51 (OHARA)

S-NBM51: n,k 0.32–2.4 µm

Data
formula 2 + tabulated k
Range
0.32–2.4 µm
Temperature
298 K
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

Click the plot to set the calculator wavelength.

At one wavelength

Range 0.32–2.4 µm
Refractive index n
1.61339
Extinction coefficient k
4.67830e-09
Permittivity ε1
2.60304
Permittivity ε2
1.50959e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.0010005 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
1.99901e+10 nm
Abbe number Vd
44.268
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0709353 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.65508
Group velocity dispersion
130.226 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-710.453 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-NBM51 (OHARA): S-NBM51
ohara_s_nbm51 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "OHARA-optical", "S-NBM51", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(ohara_s_nbm51.range_nm)  # (320, 2400) nm
eps = ohara_s_nbm51.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=1.37023101λ2λ2−0.00871920342+0.177665568λ2λ2−0.0405725552+1.30515471λ2λ2−112.703058

Valid from 0.32 to 2.4 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C21.37023101
C30.00871920342
C40.177665568
C50.0405725552
C61.30515471
C7112.703058

Comments and conditions

Recommended

Conditions

temperature
298 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 3.21e-06 1.49e-08 -3.78e-11 5.35e-07 6.88e-10 0.25
nd
1.613397
Vd
44.267706
glass code
613443
density
value: 2930
thermal expansion
value: 6.5e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 7.8e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.0065
resistance
acid: 1.0; climatic: 2.0; phosphate: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 298.0 K): dn/dT = 2.37e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 1.71e-06 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 1.65e-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 426 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
S-NBM51 (OHARA), S-NBM51: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.321.6705786.431700e-06
0.321621.6695785.701981e-06
0.3232481.6685964.968568e-06
0.3248851.6676314.231442e-06
0.326531.6666823.490584e-06
0.3281831.665752.745975e-06
0.3298441.6648341.997597e-06
0.331.6647491.927400e-06
0.3315141.6639331.753430e-06
0.3331921.6630471.560582e-06
0.3348791.6621761.366758e-06
0.3365751.6613191.171952e-06
0.3382791.6604769.761602e-07
0.3399911.6596477.793771e-07
0.341.6596437.783600e-07
0.3417121.6588317.114923e-07
0.3434421.6580286.439386e-07
0.3451811.6572385.760429e-07
0.3469291.6564615.078035e-07
0.3486851.6556954.392186e-07
0.351.6551333.878700e-07
0.350451.6549423.804613e-07
0.3522251.65423.512703e-07
0.3540081.6534693.219314e-07
0.35581.652752.924441e-07
0.3576011.6520422.628074e-07
0.3594121.6513442.330207e-07
0.361.651122.233400e-07
0.3612311.6506562.132935e-07
0.363061.6499791.983706e-07
0.3648981.6493121.833721e-07
0.3667451.6486551.682977e-07
0.3686021.6480071.531470e-07
0.371.6475281.417400e-07
0.3704681.6473691.397084e-07
0.3723441.646741.315700e-07
0.3742291.646121.233904e-07
0.3761231.6455091.151694e-07
0.3780281.6449061.069068e-07
0.3799411.6443129.860234e-08
0.381.6442949.834800e-08
0.3818651.6437279.288236e-08
0.3837981.6431498.721639e-08
0.3857411.642588.152174e-08
0.3876941.6420187.579825e-08
0.3896571.6414657.004579e-08
0.391.6413696.904000e-08
0.391631.6409186.615592e-08
0.3936121.640386.264676e-08
0.3956051.6398485.911984e-08
0.3976081.6393245.557507e-08
0.3996211.6388075.201235e-08
0.41.6387115.134100e-08
0.4016441.6382975.015966e-08
0.4036771.6377944.869837e-08
0.4057211.6372974.722968e-08
0.4077751.6368074.575356e-08
0.4098391.6363234.426996e-08
0.4119141.6358464.277885e-08
0.4141.6353754.128019e-08
0.4160961.634913.977395e-08
0.4182021.6344513.826008e-08
0.421.6340663.696800e-08
0.4203191.6339983.682681e-08
0.4224471.6335513.588584e-08
0.4245861.6331093.494010e-08
0.4267351.6326733.398958e-08
0.4288961.6322433.303425e-08
0.4310671.6318183.207407e-08
0.433251.6313993.110904e-08
0.4354431.6309843.013912e-08
0.4376471.6305752.916429e-08
0.4398631.6301712.818453e-08
0.441.6301462.812400e-08
0.442091.6297722.787216e-08
0.4443281.6293782.760246e-08
0.4465781.6289892.733140e-08
0.4488381.6286042.705896e-08
0.4511111.6282252.678515e-08
0.4533951.6278492.650995e-08
0.455691.6274792.623335e-08
0.4579971.6271132.595536e-08
0.461.62682.571400e-08
0.4603161.6267512.561033e-08
0.4626461.6263932.484502e-08
0.4649881.626042.407584e-08
0.4673421.6256912.330276e-08
0.4697081.6253462.252577e-08
0.4720861.6250062.174484e-08
0.4744761.6246692.095996e-08
0.4768781.6243362.017111e-08
0.4792931.6240071.937826e-08
0.481.6239121.914600e-08
0.4817191.6236821.852785e-08
0.4841581.6233611.765098e-08
0.4866091.6230431.676968e-08
0.4890731.622731.588392e-08
0.4915491.6224191.499367e-08
0.4940371.6221131.409892e-08
0.4965381.6218091.319963e-08
0.4990521.6215091.229579e-08
0.51.6213981.195500e-08
0.5015791.6212131.171580e-08
0.5041181.620921.133104e-08
0.506671.620631.094433e-08
0.5092351.6203441.055567e-08
0.5118131.620061.016504e-08
0.5144051.619789.772430e-09
0.5170091.6195039.377833e-09
0.5196261.6192298.981239e-09
0.5222571.6189588.582637e-09
0.5249011.618698.182018e-09
0.5275581.6184257.779370e-09
0.5302291.6181637.374683e-09
0.5329131.6179046.967948e-09
0.5356111.6176476.559154e-09
0.5383231.6173946.148290e-09
0.5410481.6171435.735345e-09
0.5437881.6168945.320311e-09
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0.6138531.6116494.887299e-09
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0.6200841.6112674.936912e-09
0.6232241.6110784.961907e-09
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0.639161.6101625.088792e-09
0.6423961.6099845.114556e-09
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0.6555041.6092885.218922e-09
0.6588231.6091185.245345e-09
0.6621581.6089495.271901e-09
0.665511.6087825.298592e-09
0.6688791.6086175.325418e-09
0.6722661.6084535.352380e-09
0.6756691.608295.379478e-09
0.679091.6081295.406713e-09
0.6825281.6079695.434087e-09
0.6859831.6078115.461599e-09
0.6894561.6076545.489250e-09
0.6929471.6074985.517041e-09
0.6964551.6073445.544973e-09
0.6999811.6071915.573046e-09
0.71.607195.573200e-09
0.7035241.6070395.601262e-09
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0.7106661.606745.658122e-09
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0.717881.6064455.715559e-09
0.7215141.6062995.744496e-09
0.7251671.6061555.773579e-09
0.7288381.6060125.802810e-09
0.7325281.605875.832189e-09
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11.598687.961700e-09
1.001841.5986447.976356e-09
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2.169441.579591.797556e-06
2.180431.5793871.884774e-06
2.191471.5791811.972433e-06
2.21.5790212.040200e-06
2.202561.5789732.081190e-06
2.213711.5787632.259670e-06
2.224921.5785512.439053e-06
2.236181.5783372.619345e-06
2.24751.578122.800549e-06
2.258881.5779022.982671e-06
2.270321.5776813.165714e-06
2.281811.5774583.349685e-06
2.293361.5772333.534586e-06
2.304971.5770063.720424e-06
2.316641.5767763.907203e-06
2.328371.5765444.094927e-06
2.340161.5763094.283602e-06
2.352011.5760724.473232e-06
2.363911.5758334.663822e-06
2.375881.5755914.855376e-06
2.387911.5753465.047901e-06
2.41.5750995.241400e-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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