Optical constants

Refractive index of N-BAF3 (SCHOTT)

N-BAF3: n,k 0.365–2.5 µm

Data
formula 2 + tabulated k
Range
0.365–2.5 µm
Temperature
293 K
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

Click the plot to set the calculator wavelength.

At one wavelength

Range 0.365–2.5 µm
Refractive index n
1.58272
Extinction coefficient k
1.38949e-08
Permittivity ε1
2.505
Permittivity ε2
4.39834e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00297155 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
6.73050e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
46.636
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0638773 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.62025
Group velocity dispersion
117.997 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-643.739 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

# N-BAF3 (SCHOTT): N-BAF3
schott_n_baf3 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "SCHOTT-optical", "N-BAF3", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(schott_n_baf3.range_nm)  # (365, 2500) nm
eps = schott_n_baf3.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=1.34859634λ2λ2−0.00871492932+0.10764424λ2λ2−0.0478406436+1.13207084λ2λ2−112.936116

Valid from 0.365 to 2.5 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C21.34859634
C30.00871492932
C40.10764424
C50.0478406436
C61.13207084
C7112.936116

Comments and conditions

inquiry glass

Conditions

temperature
293 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 1.4e-06 1.24e-08 -9.39e-12 5.91e-07 7.44e-10 0.235
nd
1.58272
Vd
46.64
glass code
583466.279
glass status
special
density
value: 2792
thermal expansion
value: 7.17e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 8.24e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
0.0015
resistance
acid: 1.0; stain: 0.0; alkali: 1.0; climatic: 1.0; phosphate: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 293.0 K): dn/dT = 1.47e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 8.13e-07 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 7.61e-07 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 418 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
N-BAF3 (SCHOTT), N-BAF3: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.3651.6154291.658100e-06
0.3667641.6148471.453813e-06
0.3685371.6142731.248539e-06
0.371.6138081.079200e-06
0.3703191.6137081.060230e-06
0.3721091.6131519.537534e-07
0.3739081.6126038.467624e-07
0.3757151.6120627.392542e-07
0.3775321.6115296.312263e-07
0.3793571.6110035.226762e-07
0.381.6108214.844100e-07
0.381191.6104854.560706e-07
0.3830331.6099754.122050e-07
0.3848851.6094713.681274e-07
0.3867451.6089753.238368e-07
0.3886151.6084852.793320e-07
0.391.6081282.463600e-07
0.3904941.6080022.408224e-07
0.3923811.6075252.196408e-07
0.3942781.6070561.983568e-07
0.3961841.6065921.769699e-07
0.3980991.6061351.554796e-07
0.41.6056891.341500e-07
0.4000241.6056831.340243e-07
0.4019571.6052381.237136e-07
0.40391.6047991.133530e-07
0.4051.6045541.074900e-07
0.4058531.6043651.051174e-07
0.4078151.6039379.965974e-08
0.4097861.6035159.417568e-08
0.4117671.6030988.866511e-08
0.4137581.6026868.312790e-08
0.4157581.602287.756393e-08
0.4177681.6018797.197305e-08
0.4197871.6014836.635515e-08
0.421.6014426.576300e-08
0.4218161.6010926.391048e-08
0.4238561.6007066.183086e-08
0.4259041.6003255.974119e-08
0.4279631.5999495.764142e-08
0.4300321.5995775.553150e-08
0.4321111.599215.341137e-08
0.43421.5988475.128100e-08
0.4361.598544.944500e-08
0.4362991.5984894.929098e-08
0.4384081.5981354.820356e-08
0.4405271.5977864.711089e-08
0.4426571.5974414.601293e-08
0.4447971.59714.490967e-08
0.4469471.5967634.380107e-08
0.4491071.596434.268712e-08
0.4512781.5961014.156777e-08
0.453461.5957764.044302e-08
0.4556521.5954543.931283e-08
0.4578551.5951373.817718e-08
0.461.5948333.707100e-08
0.4600681.5948233.704893e-08
0.4622921.5945133.632519e-08
0.4645271.5942073.559794e-08
0.4667721.5939043.486718e-08
0.4690291.5936043.413289e-08
0.4712961.5933093.339505e-08
0.4735741.5930163.265364e-08
0.4758631.5927273.190865e-08
0.4781641.5924413.116005e-08
0.4804751.5921583.040784e-08
0.4827981.5918792.965199e-08
0.4851321.5916022.889249e-08
0.4874771.5913292.812931e-08
0.4898331.5910592.736245e-08
0.4922011.5907922.659188e-08
0.4945811.5905272.581758e-08
0.4969721.5902662.503954e-08
0.4993741.5900082.425774e-08
0.51.5899412.405400e-08
0.5017881.5897522.372980e-08
0.5042141.5894992.328996e-08
0.5066511.5892492.284800e-08
0.50911.5890022.240390e-08
0.5115611.5887572.195765e-08
0.5140341.5885152.150924e-08
0.5165191.5882762.105867e-08
0.5190161.5880392.060592e-08
0.5215251.5878052.015098e-08
0.5240461.5875731.969384e-08
0.5265791.5873441.923449e-08
0.5291251.5871171.877292e-08
0.5316831.5868921.830912e-08
0.5342531.586671.784307e-08
0.5368351.586451.737478e-08
0.5394311.5862321.690422e-08
0.5420381.5860171.643138e-08
0.5446581.5858041.595626e-08
0.5461.5856961.571300e-08
0.5472911.5855931.560878e-08
0.5499371.5853841.539526e-08
0.5525951.5851781.518071e-08
0.5552671.5849731.496512e-08
0.5579511.5847711.474849e-08
0.5606481.584571.453081e-08
0.5633581.5843721.431208e-08
0.5660821.5841751.409230e-08
0.5688181.5839811.387144e-08
0.5715681.5837891.364953e-08
0.5743311.5835981.342654e-08
0.5771071.5834091.320247e-08
0.5798971.5832221.297732e-08
0.581.5832161.296900e-08
0.58271.5830371.329795e-08
0.5855171.5828541.364111e-08
0.5883471.5826731.398593e-08
0.5911921.5824931.433241e-08
0.5940491.5823151.468057e-08
0.5969211.5821391.503042e-08
0.5998071.5819641.538195e-08
0.6027061.5817921.573518e-08
0.605621.581621.609012e-08
0.6085471.5814511.644678e-08
0.6114891.5812831.680516e-08
0.6144451.5811161.716527e-08
0.6174151.5809511.752713e-08
0.621.580811.784200e-08
0.62041.5807881.783232e-08
0.6233991.5806261.775974e-08
0.6264131.5804661.768682e-08
0.6294411.5803071.761353e-08
0.6324831.5801491.753990e-08
0.6355411.5799931.746591e-08
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0.6510511.5792341.709055e-08
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0.661.5788191.687400e-08
0.6605391.5787951.682732e-08
0.6637321.5786511.655072e-08
0.666941.5785081.627278e-08
0.6701651.5783661.599350e-08
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0.6766591.5780871.543088e-08
0.679931.5779491.514752e-08
0.6832171.5778121.486280e-08
0.686521.5776771.457670e-08
0.6898391.5775421.428922e-08
0.6931731.5774091.400035e-08
0.6965241.5772771.371008e-08
0.6998911.5771451.341841e-08
0.71.5771411.340900e-08
0.7032751.5770151.350263e-08
0.7066741.5768861.359983e-08
0.710091.5767581.369750e-08
0.7135231.5766311.379565e-08
0.7169721.5765051.389427e-08
0.7204381.576381.399336e-08
0.7239211.5762561.409294e-08
0.727421.5761331.419299e-08
0.7309371.5760111.429353e-08
0.734471.5758891.439456e-08
0.7380211.5757691.449607e-08
0.7415881.575651.459808e-08
0.7451731.5755311.470058e-08
0.7487751.5754141.480357e-08
0.7523951.5752971.490706e-08
0.7560321.5751811.501105e-08
0.7596871.5750661.511555e-08
0.7633591.5749521.522055e-08
0.7670491.5748381.532605e-08
0.7707571.5747261.543207e-08
0.7744831.5746141.553860e-08
0.7782271.5745031.564565e-08
0.7819891.5743921.575321e-08
0.7857691.5742831.586129e-08
0.7895681.5741741.596989e-08
0.7933851.5740661.607902e-08
0.797221.5739581.618868e-08
0.8010741.5738521.629887e-08
0.8049461.5737461.640959e-08
0.8088371.5736411.652084e-08
0.8127471.5735361.663264e-08
0.8166761.5734321.674497e-08
0.8206241.5733291.685785e-08
0.8245911.5732261.697127e-08
0.8285771.5731241.708524e-08
0.8325831.5730221.719976e-08
0.8366071.5729221.731483e-08
0.8406521.5728211.743046e-08
0.8447151.5727221.754665e-08
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0.8821851.5718491.861797e-08
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0.895041.5715671.898553e-08
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0.9037151.5713811.923354e-08
0.9080831.5712891.935845e-08
0.9124731.5711971.948396e-08
0.9168841.5711061.961008e-08
0.9213161.5710151.973680e-08
0.925771.5709241.986414e-08
0.9302451.5708341.999210e-08
0.9347421.5707442.012067e-08
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0.9438011.5705652.037968e-08
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0.9529481.5703882.064121e-08
0.9575551.57032.077292e-08
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0.9668351.5701242.103825e-08
0.9715091.5700372.117189e-08
0.9762051.569952.130616e-08
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0.9856661.5697772.157666e-08
0.9904311.5696912.171290e-08
0.9952191.5696052.184979e-08
1.000031.5695192.198734e-08
1.004861.5694342.212556e-08
1.009721.5693482.226445e-08
1.01461.5692632.240401e-08
1.019511.5691792.254424e-08
1.024441.5690942.268515e-08
1.029391.569012.282674e-08
1.034361.5689252.296902e-08
1.039361.5688412.311198e-08
1.044391.5687582.325563e-08
1.049441.5686742.339998e-08
1.054511.568592.354503e-08
1.059611.5685072.369078e-08
1.061.56852.370200e-08
1.064731.5684232.445361e-08
1.069881.568342.527152e-08
1.075051.5682572.609338e-08
1.080251.5681742.691922e-08
1.085471.5680912.774905e-08
1.090711.5680092.858289e-08
1.095991.5679262.942076e-08
1.101291.5678433.026269e-08
1.106611.5677613.110868e-08
1.111961.5676783.195876e-08
1.117331.5675963.281295e-08
1.122741.5675133.367127e-08
1.128161.5674313.453374e-08
1.133621.5673483.540038e-08
1.13911.5672663.627120e-08
1.14461.5671843.714624e-08
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1.24841.5656925.364045e-08
1.254431.5656085.459945e-08
1.26051.5655245.556309e-08
1.266591.565445.653138e-08
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1.98341.555548.192627e-07
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2.3251.549993.075100e-06
2.325541.5499813.084763e-06
2.336791.5497843.284181e-06
2.348081.5495853.484563e-06
2.359431.5493843.685913e-06
2.370841.5491823.888237e-06
2.38231.5489774.091539e-06
2.393821.548774.295823e-06
2.405391.5485624.501095e-06
2.417021.5483514.707359e-06
2.42871.5481384.914621e-06
2.440441.5479235.122884e-06
2.452241.5477055.332154e-06
2.464091.5474865.542436e-06
2.4761.5472645.753734e-06
2.487971.547045.966054e-06
2.51.5468146.179400e-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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