Optical constants

Refractive index of N-LAF3 (SCHOTT)

N-LAF3: 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
1.717
Extinction coefficient k
1.31389e-08
Permittivity ε1
2.94807
Permittivity ε2
4.51187e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00280987 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
7.11777e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
47.961
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0766069 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.76201
Group velocity dispersion
141.024 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-769.359 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-LAF3 (SCHOTT): N-LAF3
schott_n_laf3 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "SCHOTT-optical", "N-LAF3", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(schott_n_laf3.range_nm)  # (350, 2500) nm
eps = schott_n_laf3.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=1.73155854λ2λ2−0.00953833914+0.150874455λ2λ2−0.0407887211+1.06586596λ2λ2−98.0758545

Valid from 0.35 to 2.5 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C21.73155854
C30.00953833914
C40.150874455
C50.0407887211
C61.06586596
C798.0758545

Comments and conditions

inquiry glass

Conditions

temperature
293 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: -2.35e-06 1.07e-08 -9.38e-12 5.72e-07 6.01e-10 0.22
nd
1.717
Vd
47.96
glass code
717480.414
glass status
special
density
value: 4140
thermal expansion
value: 7.6e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 8.7e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.0028
resistance
acid: 52.3; stain: 3.0; alkali: 1.2; climatic: 2.0; phosphate: 3.3

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 293.0 K): dn/dT = -4.11e-07 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = -1.11e-06 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = -1.16e-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
N-LAF3 (SCHOTT), N-LAF3: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.351.7614273.134400e-06
0.3517291.7606692.889297e-06
0.3534661.7599222.642984e-06
0.3552121.7591862.395454e-06
0.3569671.758462.146701e-06
0.358731.7577441.896719e-06
0.3605021.7570381.645502e-06
0.3622831.7563411.393045e-06
0.3640731.7556541.139340e-06
0.3651.7553041.007900e-06
0.3658711.7549779.587270e-07
0.3676791.7543098.567256e-07
0.3694951.753657.542204e-07
0.371.7534697.257100e-07
0.371321.7536.823647e-07
0.3731541.7523586.221359e-07
0.3749981.7517255.616095e-07
0.376851.75115.007841e-07
0.3787121.7504844.396583e-07
0.381.7500643.973500e-07
0.3805821.7498763.876820e-07
0.3824621.7492763.564667e-07
0.3843521.7486833.250972e-07
0.386251.7480982.935728e-07
0.3881581.7475212.618926e-07
0.391.7469742.313100e-07
0.3900761.7469512.306837e-07
0.3920021.7463892.147040e-07
0.3939391.7458331.986455e-07
0.3958851.7452851.825076e-07
0.397841.7447441.662900e-07
0.3998061.7442091.499923e-07
0.41.7441571.483800e-07
0.4017811.7436821.388364e-07
0.4037651.743161.281984e-07
0.4051.7428411.215800e-07
0.405761.7426461.196118e-07
0.4077641.7421371.144194e-07
0.4097781.7416351.092012e-07
0.4118031.741141.039573e-07
0.4138371.740659.868749e-08
0.4158811.7401669.339165e-08
0.4179351.7396888.806964e-08
0.421.7392168.272134e-08
0.421.7392168.272100e-08
0.4220751.738758.028079e-08
0.424161.7382897.782837e-08
0.4262551.7378347.536384e-08
0.428361.7373847.288713e-08
0.4304761.736947.039819e-08
0.4326031.7365016.789695e-08
0.434741.7360676.538335e-08
0.4361.7358156.390100e-08
0.4368871.7356396.329913e-08
0.4390451.7352156.183521e-08
0.4412141.7347966.036405e-08
0.4433941.7343835.888563e-08
0.4455841.7339745.739990e-08
0.4477851.7335695.590684e-08
0.4499971.733175.440640e-08
0.452221.7327755.289855e-08
0.4544541.7323855.138325e-08
0.4566991.7319994.986046e-08
0.4589551.7316184.833015e-08
0.461.7314434.762100e-08
0.4612221.7312414.690121e-08
0.46351.7308684.555888e-08
0.465791.7304994.420991e-08
0.468091.7301354.285429e-08
0.4704031.7297754.149197e-08
0.4727261.7294194.012291e-08
0.4750621.7290663.874710e-08
0.4774081.7287183.736449e-08
0.4797671.7283743.597504e-08
0.4821361.7280333.457874e-08
0.4845181.7276973.317554e-08
0.4869121.7273643.176540e-08
0.4893171.7270343.034830e-08
0.4917341.7267092.892420e-08
0.4941631.7263872.749307e-08
0.4966041.7260682.605487e-08
0.4990571.7257532.460956e-08
0.51.7256332.405400e-08
0.5015221.7254412.366201e-08
0.5041.7251332.302408e-08
0.5064891.7248282.238300e-08
0.5089911.7245262.173875e-08
0.5115061.7242282.109132e-08
0.5140321.7239332.044069e-08
0.5165711.7236411.978685e-08
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0.5216881.7230661.846946e-08
0.5242651.7227831.780588e-08
0.5268541.7225031.713902e-08
0.5294571.7222261.646886e-08
0.5320721.7219521.579540e-08
0.5347011.7216811.511861e-08
0.5373421.7214131.443848e-08
0.5399961.7211471.375499e-08
0.5426641.7208841.306812e-08
0.5453441.7206241.237785e-08
0.5461.7205611.220900e-08
0.5480381.7203671.225456e-08
0.5507451.7201121.231507e-08
0.5534661.719861.237588e-08
0.55621.7196111.243700e-08
0.5589471.7193641.249841e-08
0.5617081.7191191.256013e-08
0.5644831.7188771.262215e-08
0.5672721.7186381.268448e-08
0.5700741.7184011.274712e-08
0.572891.7181661.281006e-08
0.575721.7179341.287332e-08
0.5785641.7177041.293689e-08
0.581.7175891.296900e-08
0.5814221.7174761.300077e-08
0.5842941.7172511.306496e-08
0.587181.7170271.312947e-08
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0.667441.7119181.492428e-08
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0.7151091.709631.598986e-08
0.7186421.7094771.606885e-08
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0.7329471.7088771.638873e-08
0.7365681.708731.646969e-08
0.7402061.7085841.655105e-08
0.7438621.7084391.663281e-08
0.7475371.7082961.671498e-08
0.751231.7081531.679755e-08
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0.758671.7078721.696392e-08
0.7624171.7077331.704772e-08
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0.7699681.7074581.721657e-08
0.7737721.7073221.730162e-08
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0.7814351.7070531.747298e-08
0.7852951.706921.755930e-08
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0.7930731.7066581.773321e-08
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1.050251.7003552.348409e-08
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2.310471.6808753.899167e-06
2.321881.6806714.003004e-06
2.3251.6806154.031400e-06
2.333351.6804654.283693e-06
2.344871.6802574.632021e-06
2.356461.6800474.982070e-06
2.36811.6798355.333847e-06
2.37981.6796215.687363e-06
2.391551.6794056.042625e-06
2.403371.6791876.399641e-06
2.415241.6789666.758421e-06
2.427171.6787437.118974e-06
2.439161.6785187.481307e-06
2.451211.678297.845431e-06
2.463311.678068.211353e-06
2.475481.6778288.579082e-06
2.487711.6775938.948628e-06
2.51.6773569.320000e-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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