Optical constants

Refractive index of IRG 22 (SCHOTT)

IRG 22: n,k 1–12 µm

Data
formula 2 + tabulated k
Range
1–12 µm
Temperature
293 K
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

Click the plot to set the calculator wavelength.

At one wavelength

Range 1–12 µm
Refractive index n
2.51547
Extinction coefficient k
4.20020e-07
Permittivity ε1
6.32761
Permittivity ε2
2.11310e-06
Absorption coefficient α
0.0152547 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
1.31107e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
—
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.00470594 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
2.53176
Group velocity dispersion
219.975 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-34.6116 ps/(nm·km)
Photon energy
0.358336 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

# IRG 22 (SCHOTT): IRG 22
schott_irg22 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "SCHOTT-infrared", "IRG22", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(schott_irg22.range_nm)  # (1000, 12000) nm
eps = schott_irg22.eps([3460])  # 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=2.4834+2.8203λ2λ2−0.1352+0.9773λ2λ2−1420.7

Valid from 1.0 to 12.0 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C12.4834
C22.8203
C30.1352
C40.9773
C51420.7

Comments and conditions

Conditions

temperature
293 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 6.41e-05 0 0 1.68e-07 0 9.96e-01
density
value: 4410
thermal expansion
value: 12.5e-06, temperature range: 293 373
specific heat
value: 330
thermal conductivity
value: 0.24
transformation temperature
value: 641
hardness
type: Knoop, value: 1.41e9
fracture toughness
value: 0.55e6
shear modulus
value: 8.9e9
youngs modulus
value: 21.5e9

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 293.0 K): dn/dT = 6.97e-05 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 6.91e-05 K⁻¹ at 1550 nm

References

Cite

SCHOTT Infrared Chalcogenide Glasses - IRG 22 Product flyer (Version Aptil 2017); Data from the refractiveindex.info database (M. N. Polyanskiy, Sci. Data 11, 94 (2024), doi:10.1038/s41597-023-02898-2)

Data

Computed on 421 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
IRG 22 (SCHOTT), IRG 22: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
12.5969077.156000e-07
1.006252.5956937.116636e-07
1.012532.5944977.077026e-07
1.018862.593327.037169e-07
1.025222.5921616.997062e-07
1.031632.5910216.956705e-07
1.038072.5898986.916096e-07
1.044562.5887926.875233e-07
1.051082.5877036.834115e-07
1.057652.5866316.792740e-07
1.064262.5855766.751107e-07
1.070912.5845366.709213e-07
1.07762.5835126.667058e-07
1.084332.5825046.624639e-07
1.09112.5815116.581956e-07
1.097922.5805346.539006e-07
1.104782.579576.495787e-07
1.111682.5786226.452298e-07
1.118632.5776876.408538e-07
1.125612.5767676.364505e-07
1.132652.575866.320196e-07
1.139722.5749676.275610e-07
1.146842.5740866.230746e-07
1.154012.5732196.185602e-07
1.161222.5723656.140176e-07
1.168472.5715236.094465e-07
1.175772.5706946.048470e-07
1.183122.5698776.002187e-07
1.190512.5690725.955614e-07
1.197942.5682785.908751e-07
1.205432.5674965.861595e-07
1.212962.5667255.814145e-07
1.220542.5659665.766398e-07
1.228162.5652185.718352e-07
1.235832.564485.670007e-07
1.243562.5637535.621360e-07
1.251322.5630365.572408e-07
1.259142.562335.523151e-07
1.267012.5616345.473586e-07
1.274922.5609475.423712e-07
1.282892.5602715.373525e-07
1.29092.5596045.323026e-07
1.298972.5589465.272211e-07
1.307082.5582985.221078e-07
1.315252.5576595.169626e-07
1.323462.5570295.117853e-07
1.331732.5564085.065756e-07
1.340052.5557955.013333e-07
1.348422.5551924.960583e-07
1.356852.5545964.907504e-07
1.365322.5540094.854093e-07
1.373852.553434.800348e-07
1.382442.5528594.746268e-07
1.391072.5522964.691850e-07
1.399762.5517414.637091e-07
1.408512.5511944.581991e-07
1.417312.5506544.526546e-07
1.426162.5501214.470756e-07
1.435072.5495964.414616e-07
1.444042.5490784.358126e-07
1.453062.5485674.301283e-07
1.462142.5480644.244084e-07
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1.489712.5465934.070337e-07
1.499022.5461164.011696e-07
1.52.5460664.005500e-07
1.508382.5456454.005902e-07
1.51782.5451814.006355e-07
1.527292.5447234.006810e-07
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1.556092.5433874.008192e-07
1.565812.5429534.008659e-07
1.575592.5425254.009128e-07
1.585442.5421034.009601e-07
1.595342.5416864.010076e-07
1.605312.5412754.010555e-07
1.615342.540874.011036e-07
1.625432.540474.011521e-07
1.635582.5400754.012008e-07
1.64582.5396854.012498e-07
1.656082.5393014.012992e-07
1.666432.5389214.013489e-07
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1.687312.5381784.014491e-07
1.697862.5378134.014997e-07
1.708462.5374534.015506e-07
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1.729882.5367474.016534e-07
1.740682.5364024.017053e-07
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1.76252.5357234.018100e-07
1.773512.535394.018629e-07
1.784592.5350624.019160e-07
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1.806962.5344184.020234e-07
1.818252.5341024.020776e-07
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1.841042.5334834.021870e-07
1.852542.5331794.022422e-07
1.864112.5328794.022977e-07
1.875762.5325834.023536e-07
1.887472.5322914.024099e-07
1.899272.5320024.024665e-07
1.911132.5317174.025234e-07
1.923072.5314364.025807e-07
1.935082.5311584.026384e-07
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1.971582.5303454.028136e-07
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1.996292.5298214.029322e-07
22.5297434.029500e-07
2.008762.5295634.047148e-07
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2.482492.522445.001534e-07
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2.794332.5195224.481396e-07
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2.847032.5191134.381954e-07
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2.992472.5180814.107509e-07
32.5180324.093300e-07
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11.85152.4898196.792508e-05
11.92552.4895127.744430e-05
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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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