Optical constants

Refractive index of AF 32® eco Thin Glass (SCHOTT)

AF 32® eco Thin Glass: n,k 0.31–2.325 µm

Data
formula 2 + tabulated k
Range
0.31–2.325 µm
Temperature
293 K
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

Click the plot to set the calculator wavelength.

At one wavelength

Range 0.31–2.325 µm
Refractive index n
1.51153
Extinction coefficient k
2.34381e-08
Permittivity ε1
2.28472
Permittivity ε2
7.08549e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00501246 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
3.99005e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
62.574
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0424149 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.53645
Group velocity dispersion
71.5931 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-390.578 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

# AF 32® eco Thin Glass (SCHOTT): AF 32® eco Thin Glass
schott_af32eco = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "SCHOTT-misc", "AF32ECO", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(schott_af32eco.range_nm)  # (310, 2325) nm
eps = schott_af32eco.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=1.11332955λ2λ2−0.00707493977+0.141527282λ2λ2−0.0225358637+0.860743147λ2λ2−90.1552652

Valid from 0.31 to 2.325 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C21.11332955
C30.00707493977
C40.141527282
C50.0225358637
C60.860743147
C790.1552652

Comments and conditions

Alkali free alumino borosilicate glass

Conditions

temperature
293 K

Properties

nd
1.511531
Vd
62.574031
glass status
standard
density
value: 2430
thermal expansion
value: 3.2e-06, temperature range: 243 343

References

Cite

SCHOTT Zemax catalog 2017-01-20b (obtained from http://www.schott.com); See also SCHOTT 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 419 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
AF 32® eco Thin Glass (SCHOTT), AF 32® eco Thin Glass: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.311.5445948.270100e-06
0.3115691.5440977.822877e-06
0.3131471.5436067.373390e-06
0.3147321.5431226.921628e-06
0.3163261.5426436.467578e-06
0.3179271.5421716.011230e-06
0.3195371.5417055.552571e-06
0.321.5415725.420500e-06
0.3211541.5412445.209358e-06
0.322781.540794.911936e-06
0.3244141.5403414.613008e-06
0.3260571.5398974.312567e-06
0.3277071.5394594.010604e-06
0.3293661.5390273.707113e-06
0.3310341.53863.402086e-06
0.332711.5381783.095514e-06
0.3341.5378582.859500e-06
0.3343941.5377612.821521e-06
0.3360871.537352.658419e-06
0.3377891.5369432.494491e-06
0.3394991.5365422.329733e-06
0.3412171.5361452.164140e-06
0.3429451.5357531.997710e-06
0.3446811.5353661.830437e-06
0.3464261.5349841.662317e-06
0.348181.5346061.493346e-06
0.3499431.5342331.323519e-06
0.351.5342211.318000e-06
0.3517141.5338641.240199e-06
0.3534951.5334991.159392e-06
0.3552851.5331391.078175e-06
0.3570831.5327839.965471e-07
0.3588911.5324329.145060e-07
0.3607081.5320848.320496e-07
0.3625341.5317417.491757e-07
0.364371.5314016.658822e-07
0.3651.5312866.372700e-07
0.3662141.5310666.046298e-07
0.3680681.5307345.547902e-07
0.3699321.5304075.046982e-07
0.371.5303955.028600e-07
0.3718041.5300834.702192e-07
0.3736871.5297634.361700e-07
0.3755791.5294464.019483e-07
0.377481.5291343.675535e-07
0.3793911.5288243.329845e-07
0.381.5287273.219700e-07
0.3813121.5285193.079676e-07
0.3832421.5282172.873620e-07
0.3851821.5279182.666521e-07
0.3871331.5276232.458373e-07
0.3890921.5273312.249171e-07
0.391.5271972.152300e-07
0.3910621.5270422.079352e-07
0.3930421.5267571.943398e-07
0.3950321.5264751.806756e-07
0.3970321.5261961.669422e-07
0.3990421.525921.531393e-07
0.41.525791.465600e-07
0.4010621.5256471.434527e-07
0.4030931.5253781.375125e-07
0.4051331.5251111.315421e-07
0.4071841.5248471.255416e-07
0.4092461.5245861.195106e-07
0.4113181.5243291.134492e-07
0.41341.5240731.073570e-07
0.4154931.5238211.012340e-07
0.4175961.5235729.508005e-08
0.4197111.5233258.889491e-08
0.421.5232918.804800e-08
0.4218351.5230818.637607e-08
0.4239711.5228398.443064e-08
0.4261171.5226018.247536e-08
0.4282751.5223648.051018e-08
0.4304431.5221317.853505e-08
0.4326221.52197.654993e-08
0.4348121.5216717.455475e-08
0.4370141.5214457.254947e-08
0.4392261.5212217.053404e-08
0.441451.5216.850841e-08
0.4436851.5207816.647252e-08
0.4459311.5205646.442632e-08
0.4481881.520356.236977e-08
0.4504571.5201386.030280e-08
0.4527381.5199285.822537e-08
0.455031.519725.613742e-08
0.4573341.5195155.403890e-08
0.4596491.5193115.192976e-08
0.461.5192815.161000e-08
0.4619761.519115.063923e-08
0.4643151.5189114.949022e-08
0.4666661.5187144.833540e-08
0.4690281.5185194.717473e-08
0.4714031.5183264.600818e-08
0.4737891.5181354.483573e-08
0.4761881.5179464.365734e-08
0.4785991.5177594.247299e-08
0.4810221.5175744.128264e-08
0.4834571.517394.008627e-08
0.4859041.5172093.888383e-08
0.4883641.5170293.767531e-08
0.4908371.5168523.646068e-08
0.4933221.5166763.523989e-08
0.4958191.5165013.401292e-08
0.4983291.5163293.277974e-08
0.51.5162163.195900e-08
0.5008521.5161583.186500e-08
0.5033881.5159893.158532e-08
0.5059361.5158223.130422e-08
0.5084981.5156563.102170e-08
0.5110721.5154923.073775e-08
0.5136591.515333.045236e-08
0.516261.5151693.016553e-08
0.5188741.5150092.987724e-08
0.52151.5148522.958750e-08
0.5241411.5146952.929629e-08
0.5267941.5145412.900360e-08
0.5294611.5143882.870943e-08
0.5321421.5142362.841378e-08
0.5348361.5140862.811662e-08
0.5375431.5139372.781797e-08
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0.5431.5136432.721611e-08
0.5457491.5134992.691289e-08
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0.6129641.5105142.444986e-08
0.6160671.5103972.457364e-08
0.6191861.5102822.469804e-08
0.6223211.5101672.482308e-08
0.6254721.5100532.494875e-08
0.6286381.5099412.507505e-08
0.6318211.5098292.520200e-08
0.6350191.5097182.532959e-08
0.6382341.5096082.545782e-08
0.6414651.5094992.558670e-08
0.6447131.5093912.571624e-08
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0.6545551.5090722.610879e-08
0.6578681.5089672.624097e-08
0.661.50892.632600e-08
0.6611991.5088632.687798e-08
0.6645461.508762.841922e-08
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0.6712921.5085563.152514e-08
0.6746911.5084553.308990e-08
0.6781061.5083553.466259e-08
0.6815391.5082563.624324e-08
0.684991.5081573.783189e-08
0.6884581.5080593.942858e-08
0.6919431.5079624.103335e-08
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0.6989671.507774.426732e-08
0.71.5077424.474300e-08
0.7025051.5076754.547405e-08
0.7060621.5075814.651178e-08
0.7096371.5074874.755476e-08
0.7132291.5073944.860302e-08
0.716841.5073014.965659e-08
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0.7314671.5069375.392448e-08
0.735171.5068485.500499e-08
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0.7426331.5066715.718245e-08
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0.8425631.5046178.634017e-08
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0.851.5044838.851000e-08
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0.8597561.5043119.754815e-08
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0.960781.5026951.911402e-07
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0.9705331.5025522.001755e-07
0.9754471.5024812.047275e-07
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1.000391.5021262.278354e-07
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2.278511.4847222.872567e-06
2.290041.4845242.949291e-06
2.301641.4843233.026403e-06
2.313291.4841213.103905e-06
2.3251.4839163.181800e-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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