Optical constants

Refractive index of N-LAK14 (SCHOTT)

N-LAK14: n,k 0.31–2.5 µm

Data
formula 2 + tabulated k
Range
0.31–2.5 µm
Temperature
293 K
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

Click the plot to set the calculator wavelength.

At one wavelength

Range 0.31–2.5 µm
Refractive index n
1.6968
Extinction coefficient k
1.35168e-08
Permittivity ε1
2.87912
Permittivity ε2
4.58704e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00289069 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
6.91877e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
55.41
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0649941 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.73499
Group velocity dispersion
112.835 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-615.576 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-LAK14 (SCHOTT): N-LAK14
schott_n_lak14 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "SCHOTT-optical", "N-LAK14", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(schott_n_lak14.range_nm)  # (310, 2500) nm
eps = schott_n_lak14.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=1.50781212λ2λ2−0.00746098727+0.318866829λ2λ2−0.0242024834+1.14287213λ2λ2−80.9565165

Valid from 0.31 to 2.5 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C21.50781212
C30.00746098727
C40.318866829
C50.0242024834
C61.14287213
C780.9565165

Comments and conditions

Conditions

temperature
293 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 2.68e-06 1.15e-08 -1.44e-11 3.72e-07 5.53e-10 0.226
nd
1.6968
Vd
55.41
glass code
697554.363
glass status
standard
density
value: 3630
thermal expansion
value: 5.5e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 6.9e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.0079
resistance
acid: 52.3; stain: 2.0; alkali: 1.0; climatic: 3.0; phosphate: 3.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 293.0 K): dn/dT = 2.07e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 1.57e-06 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 1.53e-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 422 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
N-LAK14 (SCHOTT), N-LAK14: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.311.7491643.176300e-06
0.3116261.7483263.010991e-06
0.3132611.7474992.844815e-06
0.3149041.7466832.677767e-06
0.3165561.745882.509843e-06
0.3182161.7450872.341038e-06
0.3198851.7443062.171348e-06
0.321.7442532.159700e-06
0.3215631.7435352.050152e-06
0.323251.7427751.931959e-06
0.3249461.7420251.813146e-06
0.326651.7412861.693710e-06
0.3283641.7405571.573647e-06
0.3300861.7398371.452954e-06
0.3318181.7391281.331628e-06
0.3335581.7384281.209666e-06
0.3341.7382521.178700e-06
0.3353081.7377371.127370e-06
0.3370671.7370561.058334e-06
0.3388351.7363849.889363e-07
0.3406121.735729.191743e-07
0.3423991.7350668.490463e-07
0.3441951.734427.785505e-07
0.3461.7337827.076849e-07
0.3478151.7331536.364476e-07
0.349641.7325325.648366e-07
0.351.7324115.506900e-07
0.3514741.731925.220598e-07
0.3533171.7313154.862402e-07
0.3551711.7307184.502327e-07
0.3570341.7301294.140364e-07
0.3589061.7295473.776502e-07
0.3607891.7289733.410731e-07
0.3626821.7284063.043042e-07
0.3645841.7278462.673424e-07
0.3651.7277252.592600e-07
0.3664961.7272932.431227e-07
0.3684191.7267482.223910e-07
0.371.7263062.053400e-07
0.3703511.7262092.026027e-07
0.3722941.7256771.874693e-07
0.3742471.7251521.722565e-07
0.376211.7246331.569639e-07
0.3781831.7241211.415912e-07
0.381.7236571.274400e-07
0.3801671.7236151.268156e-07
0.3821611.7231151.193674e-07
0.3841661.7226221.118802e-07
0.3861811.7221341.043537e-07
0.3882071.7216539.678768e-08
0.391.7212349.009000e-08
0.3902431.7211788.938994e-08
0.392291.7207088.349538e-08
0.3943481.7202447.756989e-08
0.3964161.7197867.161332e-08
0.3984961.7193336.562550e-08
0.41.719016.129400e-08
0.4005861.7188856.027794e-08
0.4026871.7184445.663519e-08
0.40481.7180075.297333e-08
0.4051.7179665.262600e-08
0.4069231.7175765.092311e-08
0.4090581.7171494.903293e-08
0.4112031.7167284.713284e-08
0.413361.7163124.522279e-08
0.4155281.7159014.330271e-08
0.4177081.7154944.137257e-08
0.4198991.7150933.943230e-08
0.421.7150743.934300e-08
0.4221021.7146963.841692e-08
0.4243161.7143043.744133e-08
0.4265421.7139163.646061e-08
0.4287791.7135333.547475e-08
0.4310281.7131543.448372e-08
0.4332891.712783.348749e-08
0.4355621.712413.248603e-08
0.4361.7123393.229300e-08
0.4378471.7120443.162544e-08
0.4401431.7116833.079518e-08
0.4424521.7113252.996056e-08
0.4447731.7109722.912157e-08
0.4471061.7106232.827817e-08
0.4494511.7102782.743035e-08
0.4518091.7099362.657809e-08
0.4541791.7095992.572135e-08
0.4565611.7092652.486012e-08
0.4589561.7089352.399437e-08
0.461.7087932.361700e-08
0.4613641.7086092.324772e-08
0.4637841.7082872.259230e-08
0.4662161.7079682.193345e-08
0.4686621.7076522.127114e-08
0.471121.707342.060536e-08
0.4735921.7070321.993608e-08
0.4760761.7067271.926329e-08
0.4785731.7064251.858698e-08
0.4810831.7061271.790711e-08
0.4836071.7058311.722368e-08
0.4861441.705541.653667e-08
0.4886941.7052511.584605e-08
0.4912571.7049651.515181e-08
0.4938341.7046831.445393e-08
0.4964241.7044031.375239e-08
0.4990281.7041271.304716e-08
0.51.7040251.278400e-08
0.5016461.7038531.263829e-08
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0.5069221.7033151.217117e-08
0.5095821.703051.193576e-08
0.5122551.7027881.169913e-08
0.5149421.7025291.146125e-08
0.5176431.7022721.122213e-08
0.5203581.7020181.098175e-08
0.5230871.7017671.074011e-08
0.5258311.7015191.049720e-08
0.528591.7012731.025302e-08
0.5313621.7010291.000756e-08
0.5341491.7007889.760806e-09
0.5369511.700559.512762e-09
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0.6654141.6925351.244348e-08
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0.6724131.6922151.218557e-08
0.6759411.6920581.205559e-08
0.6794861.6919011.192494e-08
0.683051.6917461.179359e-08
0.6866331.6915921.166156e-08
0.6902351.6914391.152884e-08
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0.71.6910361.116900e-08
0.7011541.6909891.118741e-08
0.7048321.6908411.124609e-08
0.7085291.6906941.130508e-08
0.7122461.6905491.136438e-08
0.7159821.6904041.142400e-08
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0.7235131.6901181.154416e-08
0.7273081.6899771.160471e-08
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2.275321.6589986.481398e-06
2.287251.6587226.692024e-06
2.299251.6584436.903755e-06
2.311311.658167.116597e-06
2.323431.6578757.330555e-06
2.3251.6578377.358200e-06
2.335621.6575868.074589e-06
2.347871.6572948.900952e-06
2.360191.6569989.731649e-06
2.372571.6566991.056670e-05
2.385011.6563971.140614e-05
2.397521.6560911.224998e-05
2.41011.6557821.309824e-05
2.422741.6554691.395096e-05
2.435451.6551531.480814e-05
2.448231.6548321.566983e-05
2.461071.6545081.653603e-05
2.473981.6541811.740678e-05
2.486951.6538491.828209e-05
2.51.6535141.916200e-05

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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