Optical constants

Refractive index of N-LASF41 (SCHOTT)

N-LASF41: n,k 0.334–2.5 µm

Data
formula 2 + tabulated k
Range
0.334–2.5 µm
Temperature
293 K
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

Click the plot to set the calculator wavelength.

At one wavelength

Range 0.334–2.5 µm
Refractive index n
1.83501
Extinction coefficient k
1.16339e-08
Permittivity ε1
3.36725
Permittivity ε2
4.26965e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00248801 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
8.03854e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
43.129
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0990782 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.89322
Group velocity dispersion
183.823 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-1002.85 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-LASF41 (SCHOTT): N-LASF41
schott_n_lasf41 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "SCHOTT-optical", "N-LASF41", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(schott_n_lasf41.range_nm)  # (334, 2500) nm
eps = schott_n_lasf41.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=1.86348331λ2λ2−0.00910368219+0.413307255λ2λ2−0.0339247268+1.35784815λ2λ2−93.3580595

Valid from 0.334 to 2.5 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C21.86348331
C30.00910368219
C40.413307255
C50.0339247268
C61.35784815
C793.3580595

Comments and conditions

Conditions

temperature
293 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 3.03e-06 1.04e-08 -1.3e-11 6.62e-07 7.82e-10 0.209
nd
1.83501
Vd
43.13
glass code
835431.485
glass status
standard
density
value: 4845
thermal expansion
value: 6.19e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 7.33e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.0083
resistance
acid: 4.0; stain: 1.0; alkali: 1.0; climatic: 1.0; phosphate: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 293.0 K): dn/dT = 3.14e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 2.15e-06 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 2.07e-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 420 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
N-LASF41 (SCHOTT), N-LASF41: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.3341.9029893.422200e-06
0.3356891.9018273.214898e-06
0.3373871.9006833.006547e-06
0.3390931.8995572.797143e-06
0.3408081.8984472.586680e-06
0.3425321.8973532.375152e-06
0.3442641.8962762.162554e-06
0.3460061.8952151.948881e-06
0.3477561.8941691.734128e-06
0.3495141.8931381.518288e-06
0.351.8928571.458700e-06
0.3512821.8921231.393387e-06
0.3530591.8911221.302883e-06
0.3548441.8901351.211921e-06
0.3566391.8891621.120499e-06
0.3584431.8882041.028615e-06
0.3602561.8872589.362668e-07
0.3620781.8863268.434510e-07
0.3639091.8854087.501658e-07
0.3651.8848686.945900e-07
0.365751.8845016.720398e-07
0.3675991.8836086.163861e-07
0.3694591.8827275.604508e-07
0.371.8824735.441600e-07
0.3713271.8818585.181235e-07
0.3732051.8810014.812784e-07
0.3750931.8801554.442469e-07
0.376991.8793214.070282e-07
0.3788961.8784983.696212e-07
0.381.8780293.479700e-07
0.3808131.8776873.384887e-07
0.3827391.8768863.160199e-07
0.3846741.8760962.934374e-07
0.386621.8753162.707408e-07
0.3885751.8745472.479294e-07
0.391.8739962.313100e-07
0.3905411.8737882.279173e-07
0.3925161.8730392.155229e-07
0.3945011.87232.030658e-07
0.3964961.871571.905457e-07
0.3985021.870851.779622e-07
0.41.870321.685600e-07
0.4005171.8701391.666643e-07
0.4025431.8694381.592382e-07
0.4045791.8687451.517746e-07
0.4051.8686031.502300e-07
0.4066251.8680611.460313e-07
0.4086811.8673861.407172e-07
0.4107481.866721.353761e-07
0.4128261.8660621.300081e-07
0.4149141.8654121.246129e-07
0.4170121.8647711.191905e-07
0.4191211.8641371.137406e-07
0.421.8638771.114700e-07
0.4212411.8635121.094846e-07
0.4233721.8628941.060762e-07
0.4255131.8622841.026506e-07
0.4276651.8616829.920766e-08
0.4298281.8610879.574732e-08
0.4320021.8604999.226947e-08
0.4341871.8599188.877404e-08
0.4361.8594448.587300e-08
0.4363831.8593458.540835e-08
0.438591.8587798.272788e-08
0.4408081.8582198.003385e-08
0.4430371.8576667.732619e-08
0.4452781.857127.460484e-08
0.447531.8565817.186973e-08
0.4497941.8560486.912079e-08
0.4520681.8555216.635794e-08
0.4543551.8556.358112e-08
0.4566531.8544866.079025e-08
0.4589621.8539785.798527e-08
0.461.8537535.672500e-08
0.4612841.8534765.572850e-08
0.4636171.852985.391728e-08
0.4659611.8524895.209689e-08
0.4683181.8520055.026730e-08
0.4706871.8515264.842846e-08
0.4730671.8510524.658032e-08
0.475461.8505844.472283e-08
0.4778641.8501224.285594e-08
0.4802811.8496654.097961e-08
0.482711.8492133.909380e-08
0.4851521.8487663.719844e-08
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0.4900721.8478883.337892e-08
0.492551.8474573.145467e-08
0.4950411.847032.952068e-08
0.4975451.8466082.757690e-08
0.51.8462012.567100e-08
0.5000611.8461912.565302e-08
0.5025911.8457792.491287e-08
0.5051321.8453712.416897e-08
0.5076871.8449682.342131e-08
0.5102551.8445692.266987e-08
0.5128361.8441752.191463e-08
0.5154291.8437852.115557e-08
0.5180361.8433992.039267e-08
0.5206561.8430181.962591e-08
0.5232891.842641.885528e-08
0.5259361.8422671.808074e-08
0.5285961.8418981.730229e-08
0.531271.8415341.651991e-08
0.5339561.8411731.573356e-08
0.5366571.8408151.494324e-08
0.5393711.8404621.414892e-08
0.5420991.8401131.335058e-08
0.5448411.8397671.254821e-08
0.5461.8396231.220900e-08
0.5475971.8394251.215744e-08
0.5503661.8390871.206800e-08
0.553151.8387521.197811e-08
0.5559471.8384211.188776e-08
0.5587591.8380931.179696e-08
0.5615851.8377691.170570e-08
0.5644251.8374481.161397e-08
0.567281.8371311.152178e-08
0.5701491.8368171.142913e-08
0.5730331.8365061.133601e-08
0.5759311.8361981.124241e-08
0.5788441.8358941.114834e-08
0.581.8357741.111100e-08
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0.6212051.8319431.382626e-08
0.6243461.8316811.373043e-08
0.6275041.8314221.363412e-08
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0.6370731.830661.334226e-08
0.6402961.8304111.324399e-08
0.6435341.8301651.314522e-08
0.6467891.829921.304595e-08
0.650061.8296781.294617e-08
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0.6633111.8287331.252099e-08
0.6666661.8285021.239737e-08
0.6700381.8282731.227312e-08
0.6734261.8280471.214824e-08
0.6768321.8278221.202273e-08
0.6802551.82761.189659e-08
0.6836961.8273791.176981e-08
0.6871541.8271611.164238e-08
0.6906291.8269441.151432e-08
0.6941221.826731.138560e-08
0.6976331.8265171.125624e-08
0.71.8263751.116900e-08
0.7011611.8263061.118752e-08
0.7047071.8260971.124411e-08
0.7082711.825891.130097e-08
0.7118541.8256851.135813e-08
0.7154541.8254821.141557e-08
0.7190721.825281.147331e-08
0.7227091.825081.153134e-08
0.7263641.8248821.158966e-08
0.7300381.8246851.164827e-08
0.733731.824491.170718e-08
0.7374411.8242971.176639e-08
0.7411711.8241051.182590e-08
0.7449191.8239151.188571e-08
0.7486871.8237271.194583e-08
0.7524741.823541.200624e-08
0.7562791.8233541.206697e-08
0.7601041.823171.212800e-08
0.7639491.8229881.218933e-08
0.7678121.8228071.225098e-08
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0.7914091.821751.262748e-08
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0.8536211.8193041.362011e-08
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0.8710221.8186931.389775e-08
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0.8932721.817951.425277e-08
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1.013351.8145191.616862e-08
1.018471.8143891.625039e-08
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1.02881.8141311.641518e-08
1.0341.8140031.649820e-08
1.039231.8138751.658164e-08
1.044491.8137481.666551e-08
1.049771.8136211.674979e-08
1.055081.8134941.683451e-08
1.061.8133781.691300e-08
1.060421.8133681.697205e-08
1.065781.8132421.773192e-08
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2.271491.78984.352955e-06
2.282981.7895454.488278e-06
2.294531.7892874.624285e-06
2.306131.7890264.760981e-06
2.31781.7887634.898367e-06
2.3251.78864.983200e-06
2.329521.7884975.231181e-06
2.34131.7882295.877485e-06
2.353141.7879576.527058e-06
2.365051.7876837.179916e-06
2.377011.7874067.836077e-06
2.389031.7871278.495555e-06
2.401111.7868449.158370e-06
2.413261.7865589.824536e-06
2.425461.7862691.049407e-05
2.437731.7859781.116699e-05
2.450061.7856831.184332e-05
2.462451.7853851.252307e-05
2.47491.7850841.320625e-05
2.487421.7847791.389289e-05
2.51.7844721.458300e-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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