Optical constants

Refractive index of LAFN7 (SCHOTT)

LAFN7: n,k 0.35–2.5 µm

Data
formula 2 + tabulated k
Range
0.35–2.5 µm
Temperature
293 K
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

Click the plot to set the calculator wavelength.

At one wavelength

Range 0.35–2.5 µm
Refractive index n
1.7495
Extinction coefficient k
9.37538e-09
Permittivity ε1
3.06074
Permittivity ε2
3.28044e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00200501 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
9.97501e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
34.951
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.108797 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.81343
Group velocity dispersion
210.478 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-1148.27 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

# LAFN7 (SCHOTT): LAFN7
schott_lafn7 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "SCHOTT-optical", "LAFN7", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(schott_lafn7.range_nm)  # (350, 2500) nm
eps = schott_lafn7.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=1.66842615λ2λ2−0.0103159999+0.298512803λ2λ2−0.0469216348+1.0774376λ2λ2−82.5078509

Valid from 0.35 to 2.5 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C21.66842615
C30.0103159999
C40.298512803
C50.0469216348
C61.0774376
C782.5078509

Comments and conditions

lead containing glass type

Conditions

temperature
293 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 7.27e-06 1.31e-08 -3.32e-11 8.88e-07 9.32e-10 0.248
nd
1.7495
Vd
34.95
glass code
750350.438
glass status
standard
density
value: 4380
thermal expansion
value: 5.3e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 6.4e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.0025
resistance
acid: 53.3; stain: 1.0; alkali: 2.2; climatic: 3.0; phosphate: 4.3

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 293.0 K): dn/dT = 5.79e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 4.45e-06 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 4.34e-06 K⁻¹ at 1550 nm

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
LAFN7 (SCHOTT), LAFN7: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.351.8177145.130500e-06
0.3517291.8164534.741920e-06
0.3534661.8152134.351421e-06
0.3552121.8139943.958993e-06
0.3569671.8127963.564626e-06
0.358731.8116183.168311e-06
0.3605021.810462.770039e-06
0.3622831.8093212.369799e-06
0.3640731.8082011.967582e-06
0.3651.807631.759200e-06
0.3658711.8070991.640707e-06
0.3676791.8060151.394911e-06
0.3694951.8049491.147902e-06
0.371.8046561.079200e-06
0.371321.80391.005524e-06
0.3731541.8028679.031498e-07
0.3749981.8018518.002701e-07
0.376851.800856.968822e-07
0.3787121.7998655.929835e-07
0.381.7991955.210700e-07
0.3805821.7988965.086892e-07
0.3824621.7979414.687150e-07
0.3843521.7970014.285434e-07
0.386251.7960753.881734e-07
0.3881581.7951633.476039e-07
0.391.79433.084400e-07
0.3900761.7942653.076733e-07
0.3920021.793382.881136e-07
0.3939391.7925082.684572e-07
0.3958851.791652.487037e-07
0.397841.7908032.288526e-07
0.3998061.7899692.089035e-07
0.41.7898882.069300e-07
0.4017811.7891481.919273e-07
0.4037651.7883381.752042e-07
0.4051.7878411.648000e-07
0.405761.7875391.606428e-07
0.4077641.7867521.496751e-07
0.4097781.7859761.386532e-07
0.4118031.7852111.275769e-07
0.4138371.7844571.164458e-07
0.4158811.7837131.052598e-07
0.4179351.782989.401854e-08
0.421.7822578.272172e-08
0.421.7822578.272100e-08
0.4220751.7815447.840642e-08
0.424161.780847.407025e-08
0.4262551.7801466.971266e-08
0.428361.7794626.533354e-08
0.4304761.7787876.093280e-08
0.4326031.778125.651031e-08
0.434741.7774635.206598e-08
0.4361.7770814.944500e-08
0.4368871.7768144.860028e-08
0.4390451.7761754.654566e-08
0.4412141.7755434.448089e-08
0.4433941.774924.240592e-08
0.4455841.7743054.032071e-08
0.4477851.7736983.822519e-08
0.4499971.7730983.611932e-08
0.452221.7725073.400304e-08
0.4544541.7719233.187632e-08
0.4566991.7713472.973909e-08
0.4589551.7707782.759130e-08
0.461.7705172.659600e-08
0.4612221.7702162.607623e-08
0.46351.7696612.510693e-08
0.465791.7691142.413283e-08
0.468091.7685732.315392e-08
0.4704031.7680392.217018e-08
0.4727261.7675112.118158e-08
0.4750621.766992.018809e-08
0.4774081.7664761.918970e-08
0.4797671.7659681.818637e-08
0.4821361.7654661.717809e-08
0.4845181.764971.616483e-08
0.4869121.764481.514656e-08
0.4893171.7639961.412326e-08
0.4917341.7635181.309491e-08
0.4941631.7630461.206148e-08
0.4966041.762581.102294e-08
0.4990571.7621199.979272e-09
0.51.7619449.578100e-09
0.5015221.7616639.607252e-09
0.5041.7612139.654694e-09
0.5064891.7607689.702371e-09
0.5089911.7603299.750283e-09
0.5115061.7598959.798431e-09
0.5140321.7594659.846818e-09
0.5165711.7590419.895444e-09
0.5191231.7586229.944309e-09
0.5216881.7582079.993417e-09
0.5242651.7577971.004277e-08
0.5268541.7573921.009236e-08
0.5294571.7569921.014220e-08
0.5320721.7565961.019228e-08
0.5347011.7562051.024262e-08
0.5373421.7558181.029320e-08
0.5399961.7554361.034403e-08
0.5426641.7550571.039511e-08
0.5453441.7546831.044644e-08
0.5461.7545931.045900e-08
0.5480381.7543141.038677e-08
0.5507451.7539481.029083e-08
0.5534661.7535861.019442e-08
0.55621.7532291.009754e-08
0.5589471.7528751.000017e-08
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0.5644831.7521799.803991e-09
0.5672721.7518379.705175e-09
0.5700741.7514999.605870e-09
0.572891.7511649.506075e-09
0.575721.7508339.405787e-09
0.5785641.7505059.305004e-09
0.581.7503429.254100e-09
0.5814221.7501819.276785e-09
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0.587181.7495439.368674e-09
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0.7151091.7391749.123248e-09
0.7186421.7389629.168311e-09
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0.7257591.7385459.259107e-09
0.7293441.7383399.304842e-09
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0.7365681.7379329.396990e-09
0.7402061.7377319.443406e-09
0.7438621.7375339.490051e-09
0.7475371.7373359.536926e-09
0.751231.737149.584033e-09
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0.7624171.7365639.726755e-09
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0.7699681.7361879.823082e-09
0.7737721.7360019.871602e-09
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0.7814351.7356339.969363e-09
0.7852951.7354521.001861e-08
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0.7930731.7350931.011782e-08
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0.9948431.7280881.269179e-08
0.9997571.7279551.275448e-08
1.00471.7278231.281748e-08
1.009661.7276921.288080e-08
1.014651.7275611.294442e-08
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1.029761.7271721.313719e-08
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1.039961.7269151.326729e-08
1.045091.7267871.333282e-08
1.050251.726661.339868e-08
1.055441.7265331.346487e-08
1.061.7264221.352300e-08
1.060661.7264061.378184e-08
1.06591.726281.584736e-08
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1.087111.725782.421194e-08
1.092481.7256552.632898e-08
1.097881.7255322.845647e-08
1.10331.7254083.059447e-08
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2.321881.7021866.549446e-06
2.3251.7021176.598500e-06
2.333351.7019347.197843e-06
2.344871.701688.025325e-06
2.356461.7014248.856893e-06
2.36811.7011659.692570e-06
2.37981.7009031.053237e-05
2.391551.7006381.137633e-05
2.403371.7003711.222445e-05
2.415241.7001011.307676e-05
2.427171.6998291.393328e-05
2.439161.6995531.479404e-05
2.451211.6992751.565904e-05
2.463311.6989931.652832e-05
2.475481.6987091.740189e-05
2.487711.6984221.827978e-05
2.51.6981311.916200e-05

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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