Optical constants

Refractive index of N-LAF7 (SCHOTT)

N-LAF7: 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
1.7495
Extinction coefficient k
3.58785e-08
Permittivity ε1
3.06074
Permittivity ε2
1.25539e-07
Absorption coefficient α
0.00767295 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
2.60656e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
34.82
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.108898 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.81348
Group velocity dispersion
213.252 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-1163.4 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-LAF7 (SCHOTT): N-LAF7
schott_n_laf7 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "SCHOTT-optical", "N-LAF7", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(schott_n_laf7.range_nm)  # (365, 2500) nm
eps = schott_n_laf7.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=1.74028764λ2λ2−0.010792558+0.226710554λ2λ2−0.0538626639+1.32525548λ2λ2−106.268665

Valid from 0.365 to 2.5 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C21.74028764
C30.010792558
C40.226710554
C50.0538626639
C61.32525548
C7106.268665

Comments and conditions

Conditions

temperature
293 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 9.21e-07 1.1e-08 -1.75e-11 7.67e-07 1.1e-09 0.264
nd
1.7495
Vd
34.82
glass code
749348.373
glass status
standard
density
value: 3730
thermal expansion
value: 7.3e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 8.39e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
0.0042
resistance
acid: 51.3; stain: 2.0; alkali: 1.2; climatic: 1.0; phosphate: 1.2

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 293.0 K): dn/dT = 1.90e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 7.91e-07 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 7.09e-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-LAF7 (SCHOTT), N-LAF7: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.3651.8090365.138600e-06
0.3667641.8079084.570310e-06
0.3685371.8067993.999273e-06
0.371.8059023.528200e-06
0.3703191.8057093.479740e-06
0.3721091.8046383.207745e-06
0.3739081.8035842.934435e-06
0.3757151.8025492.659803e-06
0.3775321.801532.383844e-06
0.3793571.8005282.106552e-06
0.381.800182.008800e-06
0.381191.7995421.924811e-06
0.3830331.7985721.794809e-06
0.3848851.7976181.664178e-06
0.3867451.7966791.532915e-06
0.3886151.7957551.401018e-06
0.391.7950821.303300e-06
0.3904941.7948451.283805e-06
0.3923811.7939491.209236e-06
0.3942781.7930671.134307e-06
0.3961841.7921991.059015e-06
0.3980991.7913439.833599e-07
0.41.7905119.082700e-07
0.4000241.7905019.077329e-07
0.4019571.7896718.636784e-07
0.40391.7888548.194109e-07
0.4051.7883997.943600e-07
0.4058531.7880497.785093e-07
0.4078151.7872567.420476e-07
0.4097861.7864747.054096e-07
0.4117671.7857046.685946e-07
0.4137581.7849456.316015e-07
0.4157581.7841965.944297e-07
0.4177681.7834595.570782e-07
0.4197871.7827325.195461e-07
0.421.7826565.155900e-07
0.4218161.7820154.982364e-07
0.4238561.7813084.787554e-07
0.4259041.7806114.591803e-07
0.4279631.7799244.395105e-07
0.4300321.7792464.197457e-07
0.4321111.7785783.998853e-07
0.43421.7779193.799288e-07
0.4361.777363.627300e-07
0.4362991.7772683.611770e-07
0.4384081.7766273.502123e-07
0.4405271.7759943.391946e-07
0.4426571.7753693.281236e-07
0.4447971.7747533.169992e-07
0.4469471.7741453.058209e-07
0.4491071.7735462.945886e-07
0.4512781.7729532.833021e-07
0.453461.7723692.719609e-07
0.4556521.7717932.605650e-07
0.4578551.7712232.491139e-07
0.461.7706782.379600e-07
0.4600681.7706612.377524e-07
0.4622921.7701072.309436e-07
0.4645271.7695592.241019e-07
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0.4690291.7684852.103192e-07
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0.4922011.7634991.393756e-07
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0.4993741.7621191.174167e-07
0.51.7620021.155000e-07
0.5017881.761671.130683e-07
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0.50911.7603541.031231e-07
0.5115611.7599269.977597e-08
0.5140341.7595039.641263e-08
0.5165191.7590859.303303e-08
0.5190161.7586718.963709e-08
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0.5240461.7578598.279590e-08
0.5265791.757467.935047e-08
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0.5342531.756296.891395e-08
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0.5461.7546045.293700e-08
0.5472911.7544265.234302e-08
0.5499371.7540655.112610e-08
0.5525951.7537094.990330e-08
0.5552671.7533564.867458e-08
0.5579511.7530084.743993e-08
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0.5660821.7519854.370004e-08
0.5688181.7516514.244134e-08
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0.7415881.7376871.739170e-08
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0.7523951.7371131.726040e-08
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0.7596871.7367391.717180e-08
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2.303221.703892.501479e-06
2.314361.7036642.572096e-06
2.3251.7034482.639600e-06
2.325541.7034372.655352e-06
2.336791.7032082.980415e-06
2.348081.7029763.307049e-06
2.359431.7027423.635263e-06
2.370841.7025063.965063e-06
2.38231.7022684.296457e-06
2.393821.7020284.629454e-06
2.405391.7017854.964060e-06
2.417021.701545.300283e-06
2.42871.7012925.638132e-06
2.440441.7010425.977614e-06
2.452241.700796.318737e-06
2.464091.7005356.661510e-06
2.4761.7002777.005939e-06
2.487971.7000177.352033e-06
2.51.6997557.699800e-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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