Optical constants

Refractive index of S-NSL5 (OHARA)

S-NSL5: 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
1.52249
Extinction coefficient k
9.36134e-09
Permittivity ε1
2.31798
Permittivity ε2
2.85051e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00200201 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
9.98996e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
59.835
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0451066 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.549
Group velocity dispersion
78.5407 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-428.481 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-NSL5 (OHARA): S-NSL5
ohara_s_nsl5 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "OHARA-optical", "S-NSL5", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(ohara_s_nsl5.range_nm)  # (320, 2400) nm
eps = ohara_s_nsl5.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=1.04574577λ2λ2−0.0058523228+0.239613026λ2λ2−0.0236858752+1.1590685λ2λ2−131.329061

Valid from 0.32 to 2.4 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C21.04574577
C30.0058523228
C40.239613026
C50.0236858752
C61.1590685
C7131.329061

Comments and conditions

Recommended

Conditions

temperature
298 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: -1.14e-06 1.21e-08 -4.3e-11 3.41e-07 5.9e-10 0.272
nd
1.522494
Vd
59.835417
glass code
522598
density
value: 2490
thermal expansion
value: 8.2e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 9.5e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.0007
resistance
acid: 1.0; climatic: 1.0; phosphate: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 298.0 K): dn/dT = -4.15e-08 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = -3.94e-07 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = -4.18e-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 426 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
S-NSL5 (OHARA), S-NSL5: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.321.5556178.196800e-06
0.321621.5550957.353629e-06
0.3232481.554586.506189e-06
0.3248851.5540725.654460e-06
0.326531.5535714.798418e-06
0.3281831.5530763.938042e-06
0.3298441.5525883.073310e-06
0.331.5525432.992200e-06
0.3315141.5521072.703215e-06
0.3331921.5516322.382870e-06
0.3348791.5511632.060903e-06
0.3365751.55071.737306e-06
0.3382791.5502431.412071e-06
0.3399911.5497921.085190e-06
0.341.549791.083500e-06
0.3417121.5493489.698938e-07
0.3434421.5489088.551223e-07
0.3451811.5484757.397698e-07
0.3469291.5480476.238332e-07
0.3486851.5476255.073097e-07
0.351.5473134.200700e-07
0.350451.5472084.089991e-07
0.3522251.5467963.653784e-07
0.3540081.5463893.215369e-07
0.35581.5459882.774734e-07
0.3576011.5455922.331868e-07
0.3594121.54521.886761e-07
0.361.5450741.742100e-07
0.3612311.5448141.630564e-07
0.363061.5444321.464890e-07
0.3648981.5440551.298378e-07
0.3667451.5436831.131023e-07
0.3686021.5433159.628200e-08
0.371.5430438.361800e-08
0.3704681.5429528.198664e-08
0.3723441.5425937.545147e-08
0.3742291.5422396.888321e-08
0.3761231.5418896.228169e-08
0.3780281.5415435.564676e-08
0.3799411.5412024.897824e-08
0.381.5411924.877400e-08
0.3818651.5408654.432697e-08
0.3837981.5405313.971694e-08
0.3857411.5402023.508357e-08
0.3876941.5398773.042675e-08
0.3896571.5395552.574635e-08
0.391.5394992.492800e-08
0.391631.5392372.346583e-08
0.3936121.5389242.168677e-08
0.3956051.5386131.989870e-08
0.3976081.5383071.810158e-08
0.3996211.5380041.629536e-08
0.41.5379471.595500e-08
0.4016441.5377051.574467e-08
0.4036771.5374091.548450e-08
0.4057211.5371161.522301e-08
0.4077751.5368281.496020e-08
0.4098391.5365421.469606e-08
0.4119141.536261.443058e-08
0.4141.5359811.416375e-08
0.4160961.5357051.389558e-08
0.4182021.5354321.362604e-08
0.421.5352031.339600e-08
0.4203191.5351631.340619e-08
0.4224471.5348961.347407e-08
0.4245861.5346331.354229e-08
0.4267351.5343721.361086e-08
0.4288961.5341151.367978e-08
0.4310671.533861.374904e-08
0.433251.5336091.381866e-08
0.4354431.533361.388863e-08
0.4376471.5331141.395895e-08
0.4398631.5328711.402963e-08
0.441.5328561.403400e-08
0.442091.532631.410067e-08
0.4443281.5323921.417207e-08
0.4465781.5321571.424383e-08
0.4488381.5319241.431595e-08
0.4511111.5316941.438843e-08
0.4533951.5314671.446129e-08
0.455691.5312421.453451e-08
0.4579971.5310191.460810e-08
0.461.5308291.467200e-08
0.4603161.5307991.462155e-08
0.4626461.5305811.424915e-08
0.4649881.5303661.387487e-08
0.4673421.5301531.349869e-08
0.4697081.5299421.312060e-08
0.4720861.5297331.274060e-08
0.4744761.5295271.235868e-08
0.4768781.5293231.197482e-08
0.4792931.5291211.158902e-08
0.481.5290631.147600e-08
0.4817191.5289211.117425e-08
0.4841581.5287241.074621e-08
0.4866091.5285281.031600e-08
0.4890731.5283359.883609e-09
0.4915491.5281439.449033e-09
0.4940371.5279549.012256e-09
0.4965381.5277678.573269e-09
0.4990521.5275818.132059e-09
0.51.5275127.965700e-09
0.5015791.5273987.990852e-09
0.5041181.5272168.031308e-09
0.506671.5270368.071969e-09
0.5092351.5268588.112837e-09
0.5118131.5266828.153911e-09
0.5144051.5265088.195193e-09
0.5170091.5263368.236683e-09
0.5196261.5261658.278384e-09
0.5222571.5259968.320297e-09
0.5249011.5258298.362421e-09
0.5275581.5256638.404758e-09
0.5302291.5254998.447310e-09
0.5329131.5253378.490078e-09
0.5356111.5251768.533062e-09
0.5383231.5250178.576263e-09
0.5410481.524868.619683e-09
0.5437881.5247048.663323e-09
0.5465411.5245498.707184e-09
0.5493081.5243978.751267e-09
0.551.5243598.762300e-09
0.5520881.5242458.795573e-09
0.5548831.5240958.840104e-09
0.5576931.5239478.884860e-09
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0.5955331.5221419.487729e-09
0.5985481.5220119.535764e-09
0.61.5219499.558900e-09
0.6015781.5218829.747700e-09
0.6046241.5217551.011208e-08
0.6076851.5216281.047830e-08
0.6107611.5215031.084638e-08
0.6138531.5213791.121632e-08
0.6169611.5212561.158814e-08
0.6200841.5211341.196184e-08
0.6232241.5210131.233742e-08
0.6263791.5208931.271492e-08
0.629551.5207741.309432e-08
0.6327371.5206561.347564e-08
0.635941.5205391.385889e-08
0.639161.5204241.424408e-08
0.6423961.5203091.463123e-08
0.6456481.5201951.502033e-08
0.6489171.5200821.541140e-08
0.651.5200451.554100e-08
0.6522021.519971.534770e-08
0.6555041.5198591.505787e-08
0.6588231.5197491.476656e-08
0.6621581.519641.447378e-08
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0.6688791.5194251.388376e-08
0.6722661.5193181.358651e-08
0.6756691.5192131.328776e-08
0.679091.5191081.298749e-08
0.6825281.5190041.268571e-08
0.6859831.5189011.238239e-08
0.6894561.5187991.207754e-08
0.6929471.5186971.177114e-08
0.6964551.5185961.146320e-08
0.6999811.5184961.115370e-08
0.71.5184961.115200e-08
0.7035241.5183971.120814e-08
0.7070861.5182991.126488e-08
0.7106661.5182011.132191e-08
0.7142641.5181041.137922e-08
0.717881.5180081.143683e-08
0.7215141.5179121.149472e-08
0.7251671.5178171.155291e-08
0.7288381.5177231.161139e-08
0.7325281.517631.167017e-08
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0.7399641.5174451.178863e-08
0.743711.5173531.184830e-08
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0.7512591.5171721.196856e-08
0.7550631.5170821.202915e-08
0.7588851.5169931.209005e-08
0.7627271.5169041.215125e-08
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0.81.5160941.274500e-08
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0.8395351.5153191.337480e-08
0.8437861.515241.344250e-08
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0.8523511.5150841.357895e-08
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0.9101841.5140981.450023e-08
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0.9287561.5138051.479608e-08
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0.9429341.5135871.502193e-08
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0.9768621.5130851.556241e-08
0.9818071.5130141.564119e-08
0.9867781.5129431.572037e-08
0.9917731.5128731.579995e-08
0.9967941.5128021.587993e-08
11.5127571.593100e-08
1.001841.5127321.604844e-08
1.006911.5126611.637203e-08
1.012011.5125911.669727e-08
1.017131.5125211.702414e-08
1.022281.5124511.735267e-08
1.027461.5123811.768287e-08
1.032661.5123111.801473e-08
1.037891.5122411.834828e-08
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1.119561.5111952.355898e-08
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1.130931.5110552.428404e-08
1.136651.5109852.464933e-08
1.142411.5109152.501646e-08
1.148191.5108452.538546e-08
1.1541.5107752.575632e-08
1.159841.5107042.612906e-08
1.165721.5106342.650369e-08
1.171621.5105632.688021e-08
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1.855071.5025355.706112e-07
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2.169441.4982632.390127e-06
2.180431.4981032.480123e-06
2.191471.4979412.570575e-06
2.21.4978162.640500e-06
2.202561.4977782.658222e-06
2.213711.4976132.735385e-06
2.224921.4974472.812939e-06
2.236181.4972792.890886e-06
2.24751.4971092.969228e-06
2.258881.4969383.047966e-06
2.270321.4967653.127102e-06
2.281811.496593.206640e-06
2.293361.4964133.286580e-06
2.304971.4962353.366925e-06
2.316641.4960543.447676e-06
2.328371.4958723.528836e-06
2.340161.4956883.610408e-06
2.352011.4955023.692392e-06
2.363911.4953143.774791e-06
2.375881.4951243.857607e-06
2.387911.4949333.940843e-06
2.41.4947394.024500e-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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