Optical constants

Refractive index of IRG 27 (SCHOTT)

IRG 27: n,k 0.6–12 µm

Data
formula 2 + tabulated k
Range
0.6–12 µm
Temperature
293 K
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

Click the plot to set the calculator wavelength.

At one wavelength

Range 0.6–12 µm
Refractive index n
2.42411
Extinction coefficient k
2.45002e-07
Permittivity ε1
5.87631
Permittivity ε2
1.18782e-06
Absorption coefficient α
0.011488 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
1.74095e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
—
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.00803779 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
2.44565
Group velocity dispersion
235.344 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-61.7212 ps/(nm·km)
Photon energy
0.462628 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 27 (SCHOTT): IRG 27
schott_irg27 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "SCHOTT-infrared", "IRG27", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(schott_irg27.range_nm)  # (600, 12000) nm
eps = schott_irg27.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=1.4005+3.4429λ2λ2−0.0871+1.0394λ2λ2−805.5

Valid from 0.6 to 12.0 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C11.4005
C23.4429
C30.0871
C41.0394
C5805.5

Comments and conditions

Conditions

temperature
293 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: -3.89e-06 0 0 1.77e-05 0 6.04e-02
density
value: 3200
thermal expansion
value: 22.5e-06, temperature range: 293 373
specific heat
value: 482
thermal conductivity
value: 0.33, temperature: 298
transformation temperature
value: 470
hardness
type: Knoop, value: 1.11e9
fracture toughness
value: 0.285e6
youngs modulus
value: 16.77e9

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 293.0 K): dn/dT = 4.52e-05 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 6.60e-06 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 3.55e-06 K⁻¹ at 1550 nm

References

Cite

SCHOTT Infrared Chalcogenide Glasses - IRG 27 Product flyer (Version April 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 424 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
IRG 27 (SCHOTT), IRG 27: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.62.6347271.359500e-05
0.6045222.6306421.299773e-05
0.6090782.6266491.239595e-05
0.6136682.6227461.178964e-05
0.6182932.6189311.117877e-05
0.6229522.6151991.056328e-05
0.6276472.611559.943164e-06
0.6323772.6079819.318370e-06
0.6371432.604498.688867e-06
0.6419452.6010748.054621e-06
0.6467832.5977317.415594e-06
0.6516572.594466.771751e-06
0.6565682.5912596.123056e-06
0.6615172.5881255.469473e-06
0.6665022.5850584.810963e-06
0.6715252.5820544.147491e-06
0.6765862.5791133.479019e-06
0.6816852.5762332.805509e-06
0.6868222.5734122.126923e-06
0.6919982.5706491.443223e-06
0.6972132.5679437.543704e-07
0.72.5665273.863100e-07
0.7024682.5652913.836816e-07
0.7077622.5626933.780435e-07
0.7130962.5601473.723628e-07
0.718472.5576523.666394e-07
0.7238852.5552073.608728e-07
0.729342.552813.550627e-07
0.7348372.5504613.492088e-07
0.7403752.5481573.433109e-07
0.7459542.5458993.373685e-07
0.7515762.5436853.313813e-07
0.757242.5415143.253490e-07
0.7629472.5393853.192712e-07
0.7686972.5372963.131476e-07
0.774492.5352483.069779e-07
0.7803272.5332393.007616e-07
0.7862082.5312682.944986e-07
0.7921332.5293342.881883e-07
0.7981032.5274372.818305e-07
0.82.5268452.798100e-07
0.8041182.5255762.787021e-07
0.8101782.5237492.770717e-07
0.8162842.5219572.754289e-07
0.8224352.5201982.737738e-07
0.8286342.5184712.721061e-07
0.8348782.5167762.704260e-07
0.841172.5151132.687331e-07
0.847512.513482.670275e-07
0.8538972.5118772.653091e-07
0.8603322.5103032.635776e-07
0.8668162.5087582.618332e-07
0.8733492.5072412.600756e-07
0.879932.5057512.583047e-07
0.8865622.5042882.565205e-07
0.8932432.5028512.547229e-07
0.8999752.501442.529117e-07
0.9067582.5000552.510869e-07
0.9135912.4986932.492483e-07
0.9204762.4973562.473958e-07
0.9274132.4960432.455294e-07
0.9344032.4947532.436489e-07
0.9414452.4934852.417543e-07
0.948542.492242.398454e-07
0.9556882.4910162.379220e-07
0.9628912.4898142.359842e-07
0.9701472.4886332.340318e-07
0.9774592.4874722.320647e-07
0.9848252.4863312.300827e-07
0.9922472.485212.280859e-07
0.9997252.4841082.260739e-07
12.4840682.260000e-07
1.007262.4830262.249864e-07
1.014852.4819612.239266e-07
1.02252.4809152.228587e-07
1.03022.4798872.217828e-07
1.037972.4788762.206988e-07
1.045792.4778832.196066e-07
1.053672.4769062.185062e-07
1.061612.4759462.173975e-07
1.069612.4750022.162804e-07
1.077682.4740742.151550e-07
1.08582.4731612.140210e-07
1.093982.4722642.128785e-07
1.102222.4713812.117274e-07
1.110532.4705142.105676e-07
1.11892.469662.093991e-07
1.127332.4688212.082217e-07
1.135832.4679962.070355e-07
1.144392.4671852.058404e-07
1.153012.4663862.046362e-07
1.16172.4656012.034230e-07
1.170462.4648292.022006e-07
1.179282.464072.009690e-07
1.188172.4633231.997282e-07
1.197122.4625881.984779e-07
1.206142.4618651.972183e-07
1.215232.4611541.959492e-07
1.224392.4604541.946705e-07
1.233622.4597661.933821e-07
1.242922.4590881.920841e-07
1.252282.4584221.907763e-07
1.261722.4577671.894586e-07
1.271232.4571221.881310e-07
1.280812.4564871.867933e-07
1.290462.4558621.854456e-07
1.300192.4552481.840878e-07
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1.319862.4540481.813413e-07
1.329812.4534621.799525e-07
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1.349932.4523181.771434e-07
1.36012.4517591.757230e-07
1.370352.451211.742919e-07
1.380682.4506691.728500e-07
1.391082.4501361.713972e-07
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1.412132.4490961.684587e-07
1.422772.4485881.669728e-07
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1.742512.4374471.580185e-07
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1.768872.4367871.582173e-07
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1.850382.4349191.588318e-07
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1.950232.4329331.595847e-07
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1.994652.4321391.599197e-07
22.4320471.599600e-07
2.009692.4318811.603455e-07
2.024832.4316271.609483e-07
2.040092.4313771.615557e-07
2.055472.431131.621676e-07
2.070962.4308861.627841e-07
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2.102292.4304081.640311e-07
2.118132.4301731.646617e-07
2.13412.4299421.652970e-07
2.150182.4297131.659372e-07
2.166382.4294881.665821e-07
2.182712.4292661.672319e-07
2.199162.4290461.678866e-07
2.215732.4288291.685462e-07
2.232432.4286151.692108e-07
2.249262.4284031.698804e-07
2.266212.4281941.705551e-07
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2.30052.4277841.719197e-07
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2.35292.4271881.740054e-07
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2.40652.4266121.761387e-07
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2.442912.4262391.775877e-07
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2.99192.421893.578779e-07
32.4218383.608100e-07
3.014452.4217483.592862e-07
3.037162.4216073.568899e-07
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3.323512.4199823.266862e-07
3.348562.4198513.240442e-07
3.373792.4197213.213823e-07
3.399222.4195913.187004e-07
3.424842.4194623.159982e-07
3.450652.4193343.132757e-07
3.476652.4192053.105327e-07
3.52.4190923.080700e-07
3.502852.4190783.314065e-07
3.529252.418955.472549e-07
3.555852.4188237.647300e-07
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3.609652.418571.204610e-06
3.636852.4184441.427039e-06
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3.71972.4180662.104435e-06
3.747732.4179412.333645e-06
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3.861992.417443.267892e-06
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11.52.3751830.00011584
11.55792.3746580.000126052
11.6452.373860.0001414241
11.73272.3730440.0001569121
11.82122.3722110.0001725169
11.91022.3713590.0001882392
122.3704890.00020408

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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