Optical constants

Refractive index of N-BAF52 (SCHOTT)

N-BAF52: 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
1.60863
Extinction coefficient k
1.91771e-08
Permittivity ε1
2.58769
Permittivity ε2
6.16975e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00410119 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
4.87663e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
46.597
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0667464 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.64785
Group velocity dispersion
123.585 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-674.224 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-BAF52 (SCHOTT): N-BAF52
schott_n_baf52 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "SCHOTT-optical", "N-BAF52", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(schott_n_baf52.range_nm)  # (365, 2500) nm
eps = schott_n_baf52.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=1.43903433λ2λ2−0.00907800128+0.0967046052λ2λ2−0.050821208+1.09875818λ2λ2−105.691856

Valid from 0.365 to 2.5 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C21.43903433
C30.00907800128
C40.0967046052
C50.050821208
C61.09875818
C7105.691856

Comments and conditions

Conditions

temperature
293 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 1.15e-06 1.27e-08 -5.08e-12 5.64e-07 6.38e-10 0.238
nd
1.60863
Vd
46.6
glass code
609466.305
glass status
standard
density
value: 3045
thermal expansion
value: 6.86e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 7.83e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
0.0024
resistance
acid: 1.0; stain: 0.0; alkali: 1.3; climatic: 1.0; phosphate: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 293.0 K): dn/dT = 1.37e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 7.16e-07 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 6.65e-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-BAF52 (SCHOTT), N-BAF52: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.3651.642931.813200e-06
0.3667641.6423161.586576e-06
0.3685371.6417121.358856e-06
0.371.6412221.171000e-06
0.3703191.6411161.150271e-06
0.3721091.640531.033924e-06
0.3739081.6399529.170143e-07
0.3757151.6393827.995395e-07
0.3775321.6388216.814969e-07
0.3793571.6382685.628836e-07
0.381.6380755.210700e-07
0.381191.6377234.920151e-07
0.3830331.6371854.470421e-07
0.3848851.6366564.018517e-07
0.3867451.6361343.564428e-07
0.3886151.6356193.108144e-07
0.391.6352432.770100e-07
0.3904941.6351112.713717e-07
0.3923811.634612.498050e-07
0.3942781.6341162.281341e-07
0.3961841.6336292.063584e-07
0.3980991.6331491.844774e-07
0.41.6326811.627600e-07
0.4000241.6326751.626330e-07
0.4019571.6322071.522179e-07
0.40391.6317461.417524e-07
0.4051.6314891.358300e-07
0.4058531.6312911.329722e-07
0.4078151.6308421.263983e-07
0.4097861.6303981.197926e-07
0.4117671.6299611.131550e-07
0.4137581.6295291.064854e-07
0.4157581.6291039.978345e-08
0.4177681.6286829.304913e-08
0.4197871.6282678.628226e-08
0.421.6282248.556900e-08
0.4218161.6278578.327419e-08
0.4238561.6274528.069805e-08
0.4259041.6270537.810946e-08
0.4279631.6266587.550835e-08
0.4300321.6262687.289467e-08
0.4321111.6258847.026836e-08
0.43421.6255036.762935e-08
0.4361.6251816.535500e-08
0.4362991.6251286.515311e-08
0.4384081.6247576.372771e-08
0.4405271.6243916.229541e-08
0.4426571.6240296.085620e-08
0.4447971.6236725.941003e-08
0.4469471.6233195.795686e-08
0.4491071.622975.649668e-08
0.4512781.6226265.502943e-08
0.453461.6222855.355509e-08
0.4556521.6219495.207363e-08
0.4578551.6216165.058500e-08
0.461.6212984.913500e-08
0.4600681.6212884.910621e-08
0.4622921.6209634.816207e-08
0.4645271.6206424.721336e-08
0.4667721.6203254.626007e-08
0.4690291.6200124.530216e-08
0.4712961.6197024.433963e-08
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0.4758631.6190934.240058e-08
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0.4804751.6184984.044274e-08
0.4827981.6182053.945672e-08
0.4851321.6179163.846593e-08
0.4874771.617633.747035e-08
0.4898331.6173483.646995e-08
0.4922011.6170683.546472e-08
0.4945811.6167923.445464e-08
0.4969721.6165183.343966e-08
0.4993741.6162483.241979e-08
0.51.6161783.215400e-08
0.5017881.615983.165144e-08
0.5042141.6157163.096961e-08
0.5066511.6154543.028449e-08
0.50911.6151962.959605e-08
0.5115611.614942.890429e-08
0.5140341.6146872.820918e-08
0.5165191.6144362.751071e-08
0.5190161.6141892.680887e-08
0.5215251.6139442.610363e-08
0.5240461.6137012.539499e-08
0.5265791.6134612.468292e-08
0.5291251.6132242.396740e-08
0.5316831.6129892.324843e-08
0.5342531.6127572.252598e-08
0.5368351.6125272.180004e-08
0.5394311.6122992.107059e-08
0.5420381.6120742.033762e-08
0.5446581.6118511.960110e-08
0.5461.6117391.922400e-08
0.5472911.6116311.919859e-08
0.5499371.6114131.914653e-08
0.5525951.6111971.909423e-08
0.5552671.6109831.904166e-08
0.5579511.6107711.898885e-08
0.5606481.6105621.893578e-08
0.5633581.6103541.888245e-08
0.5660821.6101491.882886e-08
0.5688181.6099461.877502e-08
0.5715681.6097451.872092e-08
0.5743311.6095451.866655e-08
0.5771071.6093481.861192e-08
0.5798971.6091531.855703e-08
0.581.6091461.855500e-08
0.58271.608961.877601e-08
0.5855171.6087681.900657e-08
0.5883471.6085791.923824e-08
0.5911921.6083911.947103e-08
0.5940491.6082051.970495e-08
0.5969211.6080211.993999e-08
0.5998071.6078392.017618e-08
0.6027061.6076582.041350e-08
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0.6144451.6069522.137433e-08
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0.6233991.6064412.176824e-08
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0.6931731.6030821.658417e-08
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0.734471.6014971.609753e-08
0.7380211.6013711.614342e-08
0.7415881.6012471.618953e-08
0.7451731.6011231.623586e-08
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0.7523951.6008791.632921e-08
0.7560321.6007581.637622e-08
0.7596871.6006381.642345e-08
0.7633591.6005191.647092e-08
0.7670491.6004011.651861e-08
0.7707571.6002831.656654e-08
0.7744831.6001671.661470e-08
0.7782271.6000511.666309e-08
0.7819891.5999361.671171e-08
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0.7895681.5997081.680966e-08
0.7933851.5995961.685900e-08
0.797221.5994841.690857e-08
0.8010741.5993731.695838e-08
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0.8166761.5989361.716004e-08
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0.8285771.5986151.731386e-08
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1.039361.5941652.003828e-08
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2.3251.5747553.419400e-06
2.325541.5747453.432081e-06
2.336791.5745423.693772e-06
2.348081.5743383.956728e-06
2.359431.5741314.220956e-06
2.370841.5739234.486460e-06
2.38231.5737124.753248e-06
2.393821.5734995.021326e-06
2.405391.5732855.290700e-06
2.417021.5730685.561376e-06
2.42871.5728485.833360e-06
2.440441.5726276.106659e-06
2.452241.5724036.381279e-06
2.464091.5721776.657227e-06
2.4761.5719496.934509e-06
2.487971.5717197.213131e-06
2.51.5714867.493100e-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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