Optical constants

Refractive index of LF5G15 (SCHOTT)

LF5G15: n,k 0.38–2.5 µm

Data
formula 2 + tabulated k
Range
0.38–2.5 µm
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

Click the plot to set the calculator wavelength. Note: k data cover 390-2500 nm only; k = 0 elsewhere in the n range 380-2500 nm.

At one wavelength

Range 0.38–2.5 µm
Refractive index n
1.58397
Extinction coefficient k
2.90267e-08
Permittivity ε1
2.50895
Permittivity ε2
9.19548e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00620764 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
3.22184e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
40.833
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0727727 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.62673
Group velocity dispersion
138.847 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-757.485 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

# LF5G15 (SCHOTT): LF5G15
schott_lf5g15 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "SCHOTT-optical", "LF5G15", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(schott_lf5g15.range_nm)  # (380, 2500) nm
eps = schott_lf5g15.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=1.28887331λ2λ2−0.0092001566+0.162818811λ2λ2−0.0456954308+10.5579792λ2λ2−1275.44015

Valid from 0.38 to 2.5 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C21.28887331
C30.0092001566
C40.162818811
C50.0456954308
C610.5579792
C71275.44015

Comments and conditions

inquiry glass

Properties

nd
1.58397
Vd
40.83
glass code
584408.322
glass status
special
density
value: 3221
thermal expansion
value: 9.3e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 1.066e-05, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
0.0008
resistance
acid: 1.0; stain: 0.0; alkali: 1.3; climatic: 2.0; phosphate: 2.3
Notes on the source data (kept exactly as published):
  • k data cover 390-2500 nm only; k = 0 elsewhere in the n range 380-2500 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 416 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
LF5G15 (SCHOTT), LF5G15: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.381.6166570
0.3817981.6160620
0.3836051.6154760
0.3854211.6148970
0.3872451.6143270
0.3890781.6137650
0.391.6134863.301200e-06
0.3909191.613213.162883e-06
0.3927691.6126632.884408e-06
0.3946281.6121232.604615e-06
0.3964951.6115912.323499e-06
0.3983721.6110662.041052e-06
0.41.6106181.796000e-06
0.4002571.6105481.773222e-06
0.4021521.6100371.605540e-06
0.4040551.6095321.437065e-06
0.4051.6092851.353400e-06
0.4059671.6090351.305694e-06
0.4078881.6085431.210917e-06
0.4098191.6080591.115692e-06
0.4117581.607581.020016e-06
0.4137071.6071089.238877e-07
0.4156651.6066428.273042e-07
0.4176321.6061827.302636e-07
0.4196091.6057276.327637e-07
0.421.6056386.134600e-07
0.4215951.6052795.823246e-07
0.423591.6048365.433646e-07
0.4255951.6043995.042203e-07
0.4276091.6039674.648907e-07
0.4296321.6035414.253749e-07
0.4316661.603123.856722e-07
0.4337091.6027043.457815e-07
0.4357611.6022933.057021e-07
0.4361.6022463.010400e-07
0.4378241.6018882.876855e-07
0.4398961.6014872.725111e-07
0.4419771.6010922.572649e-07
0.4440691.6007012.419464e-07
0.4461711.6003152.265555e-07
0.4482821.5999332.110918e-07
0.4504041.5995561.955548e-07
0.4525361.5991841.799444e-07
0.4546771.5988161.642600e-07
0.4568291.5984521.485015e-07
0.4589911.5980931.326683e-07
0.461.5979271.252800e-07
0.4611631.5977381.233815e-07
0.4633461.5973871.198198e-07
0.4655391.597041.162413e-07
0.4677421.5966981.126458e-07
0.4699561.5963591.090334e-07
0.472181.5960241.054038e-07
0.4744141.5956931.017571e-07
0.476661.5953669.809305e-08
0.4789161.5950439.441170e-08
0.4811821.5947239.071293e-08
0.4834591.5944078.699666e-08
0.4857471.5940958.326279e-08
0.4880461.5937867.951126e-08
0.4903561.5934817.574197e-08
0.4926771.5931797.195485e-08
0.4950081.592886.814980e-08
0.4973511.5925856.432674e-08
0.4997051.5922936.048559e-08
0.51.5922576.000400e-08
0.502071.5920055.896378e-08
0.5044461.5917195.776962e-08
0.5068331.5914375.656981e-08
0.5092321.5911585.536433e-08
0.5116421.5908815.415314e-08
0.5140631.5906085.293621e-08
0.5164961.5903385.171353e-08
0.5189411.5900715.048506e-08
0.5213971.5898074.925078e-08
0.5238641.5895454.801065e-08
0.5263441.5892864.676466e-08
0.5288351.5890314.551277e-08
0.5313371.5887774.425495e-08
0.5338521.5885274.299118e-08
0.5363781.5882794.172143e-08
0.5389171.5880344.044567e-08
0.5414681.5877913.916388e-08
0.544031.5875513.787601e-08
0.5461.5873693.688600e-08
0.5466051.5873143.675956e-08
0.5491921.5870793.621875e-08
0.5517911.5868463.567538e-08
0.5544021.5866163.512944e-08
0.5570261.5863883.458091e-08
0.5596621.5861633.402979e-08
0.5623111.585943.347605e-08
0.5649721.5857193.291970e-08
0.5676461.58553.236072e-08
0.5703321.5852843.179909e-08
0.5730321.585073.123480e-08
0.5757441.5848583.066784e-08
0.5784681.5846483.009819e-08
0.581.5845322.977800e-08
0.5812061.584442.965878e-08
0.5839571.5842352.938688e-08
0.586721.5840312.911369e-08
0.5894971.583832.883921e-08
0.5922871.583632.856343e-08
0.595091.5834332.828634e-08
0.5979061.5832372.800794e-08
0.6007361.5830432.772823e-08
0.6035791.5828522.744719e-08
0.6064361.5826622.716482e-08
0.6093061.5824742.688112e-08
0.6121891.5822872.659607e-08
0.6150871.5821032.630968e-08
0.6179981.581922.602192e-08
0.621.5817962.582400e-08
0.6209231.581742.576434e-08
0.6238611.581562.557428e-08
0.6268141.5813832.538333e-08
0.629781.5812072.519147e-08
0.6327611.5810332.499870e-08
0.6357551.5808612.480503e-08
0.6387641.580692.461043e-08
0.6417871.5805212.441492e-08
0.6448251.5803532.421847e-08
0.6478761.5801872.402110e-08
0.6509421.5800222.382280e-08
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0.7053451.5774421.773158e-08
0.7086831.5773021.762827e-08
0.7120371.5771631.752446e-08
0.7154071.5770251.742016e-08
0.7187921.5768891.731537e-08
0.7221941.5767531.721009e-08
0.7256121.5766191.710430e-08
0.7290461.5764861.699802e-08
0.7324961.5763541.689123e-08
0.7359631.5762231.678393e-08
0.7394461.5760931.667613e-08
0.7429461.5759641.656782e-08
0.7464621.5758371.645900e-08
0.7499951.575711.634966e-08
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0.757111.575461.612942e-08
0.7606931.5753361.601852e-08
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0.7679111.5750911.579515e-08
0.7715451.5749711.568267e-08
0.7751961.5748511.556965e-08
0.7788651.5747321.545610e-08
0.7825511.5746141.534202e-08
0.7862551.5744961.522739e-08
0.7899761.574381.511222e-08
0.7937141.5742651.499651e-08
0.7974711.574151.488025e-08
0.8012451.5740371.476344e-08
0.8050371.5739241.464608e-08
0.8088471.5738121.452816e-08
0.8126751.57371.440968e-08
0.8165211.573591.429064e-08
0.8203851.573481.417104e-08
0.8242681.5733711.405087e-08
0.8281691.5732631.393013e-08
0.8320881.5731561.380883e-08
0.8360261.5730491.368695e-08
0.8399831.5729431.356449e-08
0.8439581.5728381.344145e-08
0.8479531.5727341.331783e-08
0.8519661.572631.319362e-08
0.8559981.5725271.306883e-08
0.8600491.5724251.294345e-08
0.8641191.5723231.281747e-08
0.8682091.5722221.269089e-08
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0.9541891.5703221.002978e-08
0.9587051.5702329.890008e-09
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0.9678011.5700549.608487e-09
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0.995611.569538.747797e-09
1.000321.5694448.601963e-09
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1.009811.5692738.308221e-09
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1.019391.5691038.011693e-09
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1.029061.5689357.712351e-09
1.033941.5688517.561617e-09
1.038831.5687687.410169e-09
1.043741.5686857.258005e-09
1.048681.5686027.105120e-09
1.053651.568526.951512e-09
1.058631.5684376.797177e-09
1.061.5684156.754900e-09
1.063641.5683567.273237e-09
1.068681.5682747.989235e-09
1.073741.5681928.708621e-09
1.078821.5681119.431413e-09
1.083921.568031.015762e-08
1.089051.5679491.088727e-08
1.094211.5678691.162038e-08
1.099391.5677891.235695e-08
1.104591.5677091.309700e-08
1.109821.5676291.384056e-08
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1.120351.5674691.533826e-08
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1.136331.5672321.761148e-08
1.141711.5671531.837641e-08
1.147111.5670741.914496e-08
1.152541.5669951.991714e-08
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1.163471.5668382.147248e-08
1.168981.566762.225568e-08
1.174511.5666822.304259e-08
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2.441671.5509226.474316e-06
2.453231.550766.636233e-06
2.464841.5505966.798916e-06
2.47651.5504316.962369e-06
2.488221.5502657.126596e-06
2.51.5500977.291600e-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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