Optical constants

Refractive index of S-NSL3 (OHARA)

S-NSL3: 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
1.51823
Extinction coefficient k
4.67830e-09
Permittivity ε1
2.30501
Permittivity ε2
1.42054e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.0010005 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
1.99901e+10 nm
Abbe number Vd
58.902
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0454022 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.54491
Group velocity dispersion
79.807 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-435.389 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-NSL3 (OHARA): S-NSL3
ohara_s_nsl3 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "OHARA-optical", "S-NSL3", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(ohara_s_nsl3.range_nm)  # (320, 2400) nm
eps = ohara_s_nsl3.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=0.882514764λ2λ2−0.00464504582+0.389271907λ2λ2−0.0200551397+1.10693448λ2λ2−136.234339

Valid from 0.32 to 2.4 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C20.882514764
C30.00464504582
C40.389271907
C50.0200551397
C61.10693448
C7136.234339

Comments and conditions

Recommended

Conditions

temperature
298 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: -2.94e-06 1.06e-08 -3.57e-11 4.22e-07 5.7e-10 0.249
nd
1.518229
Vd
58.902057
glass code
518590
density
value: 2480
thermal expansion
value: 9e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 1.1e-05, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.0005
resistance
acid: 1.0; climatic: 1.0; phosphate: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 298.0 K): dn/dT = -7.26e-07 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = -1.13e-06 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = -1.15e-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-NSL3 (OHARA), S-NSL3: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.321.5516754.831000e-06
0.321621.5511494.318449e-06
0.3232481.5506313.803303e-06
0.3248851.5501193.285549e-06
0.326531.5496142.765173e-06
0.3281831.5491152.242163e-06
0.3298441.5486231.716506e-06
0.331.5485781.667200e-06
0.3315141.5481381.506188e-06
0.3331921.5476591.327703e-06
0.3348791.5471861.148314e-06
0.3365751.5467199.680176e-07
0.3382791.5462587.868082e-07
0.3399911.5458046.046813e-07
0.341.5458016.037400e-07
0.3417121.5453555.380538e-07
0.3434421.5449124.716938e-07
0.3451811.5444744.049979e-07
0.3469291.5440423.379643e-07
0.3486851.5436162.705913e-07
0.351.5433012.201500e-07
0.350451.5431952.144323e-07
0.3522251.5427791.919037e-07
0.3540081.5423681.692611e-07
0.35581.5419631.465039e-07
0.3576011.5415631.236315e-07
0.3594121.5411671.006432e-07
0.361.541049.317200e-08
0.3612311.5407778.754780e-08
0.363061.5403927.919371e-08
0.3648981.5400117.079733e-08
0.3667451.5396356.235843e-08
0.3686021.5392635.387682e-08
0.371.5389884.749100e-08
0.3704681.5388964.669044e-08
0.3723441.5385344.348344e-08
0.3742291.5381764.026019e-08
0.3761231.5378223.702063e-08
0.3780281.5374733.376467e-08
0.3799411.5371273.049222e-08
0.381.5371173.039200e-08
0.3818651.5367862.762542e-08
0.3837981.536452.475745e-08
0.3857411.5361172.187495e-08
0.3876941.5357881.897786e-08
0.3896571.5354631.606611e-08
0.391.5354061.555700e-08
0.391631.5351421.458036e-08
0.3936121.5348241.339206e-08
0.3956051.5345111.219774e-08
0.3976081.5342011.099738e-08
0.3996211.5338959.790937e-09
0.41.5338379.563600e-09
0.4016441.5335929.602920e-09
0.4036771.5332939.651559e-09
0.4057211.5329979.700444e-09
0.4077751.5327059.749576e-09
0.4098391.5324169.798957e-09
0.4119141.5321319.848588e-09
0.4141.5318499.898470e-09
0.4160961.531579.948605e-09
0.4182021.5312949.998994e-09
0.421.5310631.004200e-08
0.4203191.5310221.004963e-08
0.4224471.5307521.010049e-08
0.4245861.5304861.015160e-08
0.4267351.5302231.020298e-08
0.4288961.5299621.025461e-08
0.4310671.5297051.030651e-08
0.433251.5294511.035866e-08
0.4354431.5291991.041109e-08
0.4376471.528951.046377e-08
0.4398631.5287041.051673e-08
0.441.5286891.052000e-08
0.442091.5284611.056995e-08
0.4443281.5282211.062344e-08
0.4465781.5279831.067721e-08
0.4488381.5277481.073124e-08
0.4511111.5275151.078555e-08
0.4533951.5272851.084013e-08
0.455691.5270581.089499e-08
0.4579971.5268331.095013e-08
0.461.526641.099800e-08
0.4603161.526611.094511e-08
0.4626461.526391.055466e-08
0.4649881.5261721.016223e-08
0.4673421.5259579.767819e-09
0.4697081.5257449.371408e-09
0.4720861.5255338.972991e-09
0.4744761.5253258.572557e-09
0.4768781.5251198.170096e-09
0.4792931.5249157.765596e-09
0.481.5248567.647100e-09
0.4817191.5247137.674488e-09
0.4841581.5245137.713337e-09
0.4866091.5243167.752384e-09
0.4890731.524127.791628e-09
0.4915491.5239277.831071e-09
0.4940371.5237367.870713e-09
0.4965381.5235477.910556e-09
0.4990521.5233597.950601e-09
0.51.5232897.965700e-09
0.5015791.5231747.852454e-09
0.5041181.5229917.670298e-09
0.506671.5228097.487221e-09
0.5092351.5226297.303216e-09
0.5118131.5224527.118280e-09
0.5144051.5222766.932407e-09
0.5170091.5221026.745594e-09
0.5196261.5219296.557835e-09
0.5222571.5217596.369125e-09
0.5249011.521596.179460e-09
0.5275581.5214235.988834e-09
0.5302291.5212585.797244e-09
0.5329131.5210945.604684e-09
0.5356111.5209325.411148e-09
0.5383231.5207715.216633e-09
0.5410481.5206135.021134e-09
0.5437881.5204554.824644e-09
0.5465411.52034.627160e-09
0.5493081.5201464.428676e-09
0.551.5201074.379000e-09
0.5520881.5199934.395624e-09
0.5548831.5198424.417873e-09
0.5576931.5196924.440234e-09
0.5605161.5195444.462708e-09
0.5633541.5193974.485296e-09
0.5662061.5192524.507999e-09
0.5690721.5191084.530816e-09
0.5719531.5189664.553749e-09
0.5748491.5188254.576798e-09
0.5777591.5186854.599963e-09
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0.5836241.5184094.646647e-09
0.5865791.5182744.670167e-09
0.5895481.5181394.693805e-09
0.5925331.5180064.717563e-09
0.5955331.5178744.741441e-09
0.5985481.5177434.765441e-09
0.61.5176814.777000e-09
0.6015781.5176144.953047e-09
0.6046241.5174855.292812e-09
0.6076851.5173585.634297e-09
0.6107611.5172325.977511e-09
0.6138531.5171076.322463e-09
0.6169611.5169836.669161e-09
0.6200841.5168617.017614e-09
0.6232241.5167397.367831e-09
0.6263791.5166197.719821e-09
0.629551.5164998.073594e-09
0.6327371.5163818.429157e-09
0.635941.5162648.786521e-09
0.639161.5161489.145693e-09
0.6423961.5160329.506684e-09
0.6456481.5159189.869503e-09
0.6489171.5158051.023416e-08
0.651.5157681.035500e-08
0.6522021.5156931.039010e-08
0.6555041.5155821.044273e-08
0.6588231.5154711.049563e-08
0.6621581.5153621.054880e-08
0.665511.5152531.060223e-08
0.6688791.5151461.065594e-08
0.6722661.5150391.070992e-08
0.6756691.5149331.076417e-08
0.679091.5148281.081869e-08
0.6825281.5147241.087349e-08
0.6859831.5146211.092857e-08
0.6894561.5145191.098393e-08
0.6929471.5144171.103957e-08
0.6964551.5143161.109549e-08
0.6999811.5142161.115169e-08
0.71.5142161.115200e-08
0.7035241.5141171.120814e-08
0.7070861.5140191.126488e-08
0.7106661.5139211.132191e-08
0.7142641.5138241.137922e-08
0.717881.5137281.143683e-08
0.7215141.5136321.149472e-08
0.7251671.5135381.155291e-08
0.7288381.5134441.161139e-08
0.7325281.513351.167017e-08
0.7362371.5132581.172925e-08
0.7399641.5131661.178863e-08
0.743711.5130741.184830e-08
0.7474751.5129841.190828e-08
0.7512591.5128941.196856e-08
0.7550631.5128041.202915e-08
0.7588851.5127161.209005e-08
0.7627271.5126271.215125e-08
0.7665891.512541.221276e-08
0.770471.5124531.227458e-08
0.774371.5123661.233672e-08
0.7782911.5122811.239917e-08
0.7822311.5121951.246194e-08
0.7861911.512111.252503e-08
0.7901711.5120261.258843e-08
0.7941721.5119431.265216e-08
0.7981921.5118591.271621e-08
0.81.5118221.274500e-08
0.8022331.5117771.278058e-08
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0.8103771.5116131.291030e-08
0.8144791.5115321.297566e-08
0.8186031.5114511.304134e-08
0.8227471.5113711.310736e-08
0.8269121.5112911.317372e-08
0.8310991.5112121.324040e-08
0.8353061.5111331.330743e-08
0.8395351.5110541.337480e-08
0.8437861.5109761.344250e-08
0.8480571.5108991.351055e-08
0.8523511.5108221.357895e-08
0.8566661.5107451.364769e-08
0.8610031.5106681.371678e-08
0.8653621.5105921.378622e-08
0.8697431.5105171.385600e-08
0.8741461.5104411.392615e-08
0.8785721.5103661.399665e-08
0.883021.5102911.406750e-08
0.887491.5102171.413872e-08
0.8919831.5101431.421029e-08
0.8964991.510071.428223e-08
0.91.5100131.433800e-08
0.9010371.5099961.443730e-08
0.9055991.5099231.487389e-08
0.9101841.509851.531270e-08
0.9147921.5097781.575372e-08
0.9194231.5097061.619698e-08
0.9240781.5096341.664249e-08
0.9287561.5095621.709025e-08
0.9334581.5094911.754027e-08
0.9381841.5094191.799257e-08
0.9429341.5093481.844717e-08
0.9477071.5092781.890406e-08
0.9525051.5092071.936327e-08
0.9573271.5091371.982481e-08
0.9621741.5090672.028868e-08
0.9670451.5089972.075489e-08
0.9719411.5089272.122347e-08
0.9768621.5088582.169442e-08
0.9818071.5087892.216776e-08
0.9867781.5087192.264349e-08
0.9917731.508652.312163e-08
0.9967941.5085822.360219e-08
11.5085382.390900e-08
1.001841.5085132.395301e-08
1.006911.5084442.407428e-08
1.012011.5083762.419617e-08
1.017131.5083082.431867e-08
1.022281.5082392.444179e-08
1.027461.5081712.456554e-08
1.032661.5081032.468991e-08
1.037891.5080362.481491e-08
1.043141.5079682.494055e-08
1.048421.50792.506682e-08
1.053731.5078322.519373e-08
1.059071.5077652.532128e-08
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1.069821.507632.557832e-08
1.075231.5075622.570782e-08
1.080681.5074952.583798e-08
1.086151.5074282.596879e-08
1.091651.507362.610027e-08
1.097171.5072932.623241e-08
1.102731.5072262.636522e-08
1.108311.5071582.649870e-08
1.113921.5070912.663286e-08
1.119561.5070242.676770e-08
1.125231.5069562.690322e-08
1.130931.5068892.703943e-08
1.136651.5068212.717632e-08
1.142411.5067542.731391e-08
1.148191.5066862.745220e-08
1.1541.5066192.759119e-08
1.159841.5065512.773088e-08
1.165721.5064832.787127e-08
1.171621.5064162.801238e-08
1.177551.5063482.815420e-08
1.183511.506282.829674e-08
1.18951.5062122.844000e-08
1.195521.5061432.858399e-08
1.21.5060932.869100e-08
1.201581.5060752.917036e-08
1.207661.5060063.101946e-08
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1.28961.5051015.592715e-08
1.296131.505035.791172e-08
1.302691.5049595.990632e-08
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1.315921.5048166.392589e-08
1.322581.5047446.595094e-08
1.329271.5046716.798625e-08
1.3361.5045997.003186e-08
1.342771.5045267.208783e-08
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1.35641.5043797.623105e-08
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1.772651.499824.178956e-07
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1.790641.4996124.494527e-07
1.799711.4995074.653511e-07
1.81.4995044.658600e-07
1.808821.4994014.962550e-07
1.817981.4992945.278088e-07
1.827181.4991875.595223e-07
1.836431.4990785.913964e-07
1.845731.4989686.234318e-07
1.855071.4988586.556295e-07
1.864471.4987476.879901e-07
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1.883391.4985217.532037e-07
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1.912141.4981758.522674e-07
1.921821.4980588.856235e-07
1.931551.4979399.191486e-07
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1.951161.49779.867086e-07
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1.980941.4973321.089337e-06
1.990971.4972071.123893e-06
21.4970941.155000e-06
2.001051.4970811.162813e-06
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2.073051.4961651.697597e-06
2.083551.496031.775550e-06
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2.10471.4957541.932641e-06
2.115351.4956152.011784e-06
2.126061.4954742.091327e-06
2.136831.4953312.171273e-06
2.147641.4951882.251624e-06
2.158521.4950432.332382e-06
2.169441.4948962.413548e-06
2.180431.4947482.495126e-06
2.191471.4945992.577116e-06
2.21.4944832.640500e-06
2.202561.4944482.658222e-06
2.213711.4942962.735385e-06
2.224921.4941422.812939e-06
2.236181.4939872.890886e-06
2.24751.493832.969228e-06
2.258881.4936713.047966e-06
2.270321.4935113.127102e-06
2.281811.493353.206640e-06
2.293361.4931873.286580e-06
2.304971.4930223.366925e-06
2.316641.4928553.447676e-06
2.328371.4926873.528836e-06
2.340161.4925173.610408e-06
2.352011.4923453.692392e-06
2.363911.4921723.774791e-06
2.375881.4919963.857607e-06
2.387911.4918193.940843e-06
2.41.4916414.024500e-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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