Optical constants

Refractive index of N-KF9 (SCHOTT)

N-KF9: 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
1.52346
Extinction coefficient k
8.25031e-09
Permittivity ε1
2.32092
Permittivity ε2
2.51380e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.0017644 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
1.13353e+10 nm
Abbe number Vd
51.54
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0521711 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.55411
Group velocity dispersion
94.1932 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-513.874 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-KF9 (SCHOTT): N-KF9
schott_n_kf9 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "SCHOTT-optical", "N-KF9", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(schott_n_kf9.range_nm)  # (350, 2500) nm
eps = schott_n_kf9.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=1.19286778λ2λ2−0.00839154696+0.0893346571λ2λ2−0.0404010786+0.920819805λ2λ2−112.572446

Valid from 0.35 to 2.5 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C21.19286778
C30.00839154696
C40.0893346571
C50.0404010786
C60.920819805
C7112.572446

Comments and conditions

Conditions

temperature
293 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: -1.66e-06 8.44e-09 -1.01e-11 6.1e-07 6.96e-10 0.217
nd
1.52346
Vd
51.54
glass code
523515.250
glass status
standard
density
value: 2499
thermal expansion
value: 9.61e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 1.095e-05, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.0014
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 = 2.81e-08 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = -5.47e-07 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = -5.90e-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 419 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
N-KF9 (SCHOTT), N-KF9: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.351.5533461.738700e-06
0.3517291.552841.589941e-06
0.3534661.5523411.440446e-06
0.3552121.5518481.290214e-06
0.3569671.5513631.139239e-06
0.358731.5508849.875180e-07
0.3605021.5504128.350479e-07
0.3622831.5499466.818247e-07
0.3640731.5494865.278445e-07
0.3651.5492524.480700e-07
0.3658711.5490334.236307e-07
0.3676791.5485863.729355e-07
0.3694951.5481453.219898e-07
0.371.5480233.078200e-07
0.371321.5477092.875968e-07
0.3731541.547282.594963e-07
0.3749981.5468562.312571e-07
0.376851.5464382.028783e-07
0.3787121.5460251.743594e-07
0.381.5457431.546200e-07
0.3805821.5456171.500895e-07
0.3824621.5452151.354619e-07
0.3843521.5448181.207621e-07
0.386251.5444261.059896e-07
0.3881581.5440399.114413e-08
0.391.5436727.681300e-08
0.3900761.5436577.657546e-08
0.3920021.543287.051523e-08
0.3939391.5429086.442506e-08
0.3958851.542545.830481e-08
0.397841.5421775.215433e-08
0.3998061.5418184.597346e-08
0.41.5417834.536200e-08
0.4017811.5414644.083127e-08
0.4037651.5411143.578100e-08
0.4051.54093.263900e-08
0.405761.5407693.200923e-08
0.4077641.5404283.034776e-08
0.4097781.540092.867807e-08
0.4118031.5397582.700014e-08
0.4138371.5394292.531392e-08
0.4158811.5391042.361937e-08
0.4179351.5387832.191644e-08
0.421.5384662.020511e-08
0.421.5384662.020500e-08
0.4220751.5381521.975767e-08
0.424161.5378431.930810e-08
0.4262551.5375371.885632e-08
0.428361.5372341.840230e-08
0.4304761.5369361.794604e-08
0.4326031.536641.748752e-08
0.434741.5363481.702674e-08
0.4361.5361791.675500e-08
0.4368871.536061.667962e-08
0.4390451.5357751.649627e-08
0.4412141.5354931.631201e-08
0.4433941.5352151.612685e-08
0.4455841.534941.594077e-08
0.4477851.5346681.575377e-08
0.4499971.5343991.556584e-08
0.452221.5341331.537699e-08
0.4544541.533871.518721e-08
0.4566991.533611.499648e-08
0.4589551.5333531.480482e-08
0.461.5332351.471600e-08
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0.46351.5328481.426643e-08
0.465791.5325991.397234e-08
0.468091.5323541.367680e-08
0.4704031.5321111.337979e-08
0.4727261.531871.308132e-08
0.4750621.5316331.278138e-08
0.4774081.5313981.247995e-08
0.4797671.5311661.217704e-08
0.4821361.5309361.187262e-08
0.4845181.5307091.156671e-08
0.4869121.5304841.125928e-08
0.4893171.5302611.095034e-08
0.4917341.5300411.063987e-08
0.4941631.5298241.032786e-08
0.4966041.5296091.001431e-08
0.4990571.5293969.699218e-09
0.51.5293159.578100e-09
0.5015221.5291859.491651e-09
0.5041.5289779.350961e-09
0.5064891.528779.209577e-09
0.5089911.5285669.067494e-09
0.5115061.5283648.924710e-09
0.5140321.5281658.781220e-09
0.5165711.5279678.637021e-09
0.5191231.5277718.492110e-09
0.5216881.5275788.346483e-09
0.5242651.5273868.200137e-09
0.5268541.5271978.053067e-09
0.5294571.5270097.905272e-09
0.5320721.5268247.756746e-09
0.5347011.526647.607486e-09
0.5373421.5264587.457490e-09
0.5399961.5262787.306752e-09
0.5426641.52617.155270e-09
0.5453441.5259247.003039e-09
0.5461.5258816.965800e-09
0.5480381.5257496.991804e-09
0.5507451.5255767.026345e-09
0.5534661.5254057.061056e-09
0.55621.5252367.095938e-09
0.5589471.5250687.130993e-09
0.5617081.5249027.166221e-09
0.5644831.5247387.201623e-09
0.5672721.5245757.237200e-09
0.5700741.5244147.272952e-09
0.572891.5242547.308881e-09
0.575721.5240967.344988e-09
0.5785641.523947.381273e-09
0.581.5238617.399600e-09
0.5814221.5237857.558722e-09
0.5842941.5236317.880209e-09
0.587181.5234798.203284e-09
0.590081.5233298.527955e-09
0.5929951.5231798.854229e-09
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0.6544131.5204711.071901e-08
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0.6977061.5189516.914651e-09
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0.7186421.5183037.223735e-09
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0.7293441.517997.527518e-09
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0.7402061.5176847.835825e-09
0.7438621.5175837.939611e-09
0.7475371.5174848.043910e-09
0.751231.5173858.148724e-09
0.754941.5172878.254055e-09
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0.7624171.5170928.466282e-09
0.7661841.5169968.573183e-09
0.7699681.5169018.680611e-09
0.7737721.5168068.788570e-09
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0.7814351.5166189.006091e-09
0.7852951.5165259.115658e-09
0.7891741.5164339.225766e-09
0.7930731.5163419.336418e-09
0.796991.516259.447617e-09
0.8009271.516169.559365e-09
0.8048841.516079.671664e-09
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1.00471.512481.534321e-08
1.009661.5124071.548408e-08
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1.019661.5122621.576792e-08
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1.055441.5117591.678365e-08
1.061.5116971.691300e-08
1.060661.5116881.701988e-08
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1.097881.5111912.307943e-08
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2.333351.4959666.405092e-06
2.344871.4957956.624741e-06
2.356461.4956226.845476e-06
2.36811.4954477.067301e-06
2.37981.4952717.290222e-06
2.391551.4950937.514244e-06
2.403371.4949137.739372e-06
2.415241.4947317.965613e-06
2.427171.4945478.192971e-06
2.439161.4943628.421452e-06
2.451211.4941748.651062e-06
2.463311.4939858.881806e-06
2.475481.4937949.113690e-06
2.487711.49369.346719e-06
2.51.4934059.580900e-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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