Optical constants

Refractive index of N-PSK3 (SCHOTT)

N-PSK3: n,k 0.3–2.5 µm

Data
formula 2 + tabulated k
Range
0.3–2.5 µm
Temperature
293 K
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

Click the plot to set the calculator wavelength.

At one wavelength

Range 0.3–2.5 µm
Refractive index n
1.55232
Extinction coefficient k
1.35168e-08
Permittivity ε1
2.4097
Permittivity ε2
4.19647e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00289069 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
6.91877e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
63.456
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0451227 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.57883
Group velocity dispersion
76.6909 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-418.39 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-PSK3 (SCHOTT): N-PSK3
schott_n_psk3 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "SCHOTT-optical", "N-PSK3", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(schott_n_psk3.range_nm)  # (300, 2500) nm
eps = schott_n_psk3.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=0.88727211λ2λ2−0.00469824067+0.489592425λ2λ2−0.0161818463+1.04865296λ2λ2−104.374975

Valid from 0.3 to 2.5 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C20.88727211
C30.00469824067
C40.489592425
C50.0161818463
C61.04865296
C7104.374975

Comments and conditions

Conditions

temperature
293 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 2.03e-06 1.19e-08 2.46e-11 3.14e-07 2.45e-10 0.235
nd
1.55232
Vd
63.46
glass code
552635.291
glass status
standard
density
value: 2910
thermal expansion
value: 6.2e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 7.3e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.0005
resistance
acid: 2.2; stain: 0.0; alkali: 2.0; climatic: 3.0; phosphate: 2.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 293.0 K): dn/dT = 1.33e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 9.86e-07 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 9.56e-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 423 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
N-PSK3 (SCHOTT), N-PSK3: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.31.5912742.686600e-06
0.3015981.5906662.469630e-06
0.3032051.5900662.251503e-06
0.3048211.5894752.032215e-06
0.3064451.5888911.811758e-06
0.3080781.5883161.590126e-06
0.3097191.5877481.367313e-06
0.311.5876521.329200e-06
0.3113691.5871881.238390e-06
0.3130281.5866351.128379e-06
0.3146961.586091.017781e-06
0.3163731.5855529.065933e-07
0.3180591.5850217.948136e-07
0.3197531.5844976.824384e-07
0.321.5844216.660800e-07
0.3214571.583986.214504e-07
0.323171.5834695.689864e-07
0.3248921.5829665.162429e-07
0.3266231.5824694.632183e-07
0.3283631.5819784.099112e-07
0.3301121.5814943.563201e-07
0.3318711.5810163.024435e-07
0.333641.5805452.482798e-07
0.3341.580452.372400e-07
0.3354171.5800792.244541e-07
0.3372041.579622.083312e-07
0.3390011.5791661.921225e-07
0.3408071.5787181.758274e-07
0.3426231.5782761.594454e-07
0.3444491.5778391.429762e-07
0.3462841.5774081.264193e-07
0.3481291.5769821.097741e-07
0.3499841.5765629.304023e-08
0.351.5765589.289400e-08
0.3518491.5761478.669561e-08
0.3537231.5757378.040956e-08
0.3556081.5753327.409002e-08
0.3575031.5749336.773680e-08
0.3594071.5745386.134974e-08
0.3613221.5741485.492864e-08
0.3632481.5737634.847333e-08
0.3651.5734194.259700e-08
0.3651831.5733834.230663e-08
0.3671291.5730083.921798e-08
0.3690851.5726373.611288e-08
0.371.5724653.466000e-08
0.3710511.572273.397510e-08
0.3730281.5719093.268709e-08
0.3750161.5715513.139222e-08
0.3770141.5711983.009044e-08
0.3790231.5708492.878174e-08
0.381.5706822.814500e-08
0.3810421.5705042.743010e-08
0.3830721.5701642.603737e-08
0.3851131.5698282.463721e-08
0.3871651.5694952.322959e-08
0.3892281.5691672.181448e-08
0.391.5690452.128500e-08
0.3913021.5688422.085091e-08
0.3933871.5685222.015581e-08
0.3954831.5682051.945700e-08
0.397591.5678921.875447e-08
0.3997081.5675831.804820e-08
0.41.5675411.795100e-08
0.4018381.5672771.755323e-08
0.4039791.5669751.708991e-08
0.4051.5668331.686900e-08
0.4061321.5666771.701837e-08
0.4082961.5663821.730401e-08
0.4104711.566091.759117e-08
0.4126581.5658021.787985e-08
0.4148571.5655171.817008e-08
0.4170671.5652361.846185e-08
0.4192891.5649571.875518e-08
0.421.5648691.884900e-08
0.4215231.5646821.891735e-08
0.4237691.564411.901814e-08
0.4260271.5641421.911946e-08
0.4282971.5638761.922132e-08
0.4305791.5636131.932373e-08
0.4328731.5633541.942668e-08
0.4351791.5630971.953018e-08
0.4361.5630071.956700e-08
0.4374981.5628431.954159e-08
0.4398291.5625921.950206e-08
0.4421731.5623441.946232e-08
0.4445291.5620991.942237e-08
0.4468971.5618571.938220e-08
0.4492781.5616171.934182e-08
0.4516721.561381.930123e-08
0.4540781.5611451.926042e-08
0.4564981.5609131.921939e-08
0.458931.5606841.917814e-08
0.461.5605841.916000e-08
0.4613751.5604571.905121e-08
0.4638341.5602331.885676e-08
0.4663051.5600111.866128e-08
0.4687891.5597921.846475e-08
0.4712871.5595751.826718e-08
0.4737981.559361.806856e-08
0.4763231.5591481.786887e-08
0.4788611.5589381.766813e-08
0.4814121.558731.746631e-08
0.4839771.5585251.726342e-08
0.4865561.5583221.705945e-08
0.4891481.5581211.685439e-08
0.4917541.5579221.664823e-08
0.4943741.5577251.644098e-08
0.4970081.557531.623263e-08
0.4996571.5573381.602316e-08
0.51.5573131.599600e-08
0.5023191.5571471.580510e-08
0.5049951.5569591.558476e-08
0.5076861.5567721.536325e-08
0.5103911.5565871.514056e-08
0.513111.5564051.491668e-08
0.5158441.5562241.469161e-08
0.5185931.5560451.446534e-08
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0.5891341.5522511.362732e-08
0.5922731.5521121.385356e-08
0.5954281.5519731.408100e-08
0.5986011.5518361.430966e-08
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0.6147191.551171.547136e-08
0.6179941.551041.570742e-08
0.621.5509621.585200e-08
0.6212871.5509121.581681e-08
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0.6279251.5506581.563525e-08
0.6312711.5505331.554375e-08
0.6346341.5504091.545176e-08
0.6380151.5502861.535928e-08
0.6414151.5501641.526630e-08
0.6448321.5500441.517284e-08
0.6482681.5499241.507887e-08
0.6517221.5498051.498440e-08
0.6551951.5496871.488943e-08
0.6586851.549571.479395e-08
0.661.5495271.475800e-08
0.6621951.5494551.456105e-08
0.6657231.549341.424448e-08
0.669271.5492261.392622e-08
0.6728361.5491131.360627e-08
0.6764211.5490011.328461e-08
0.6800251.5488891.296124e-08
0.6836481.5487791.263615e-08
0.6872911.548671.230932e-08
0.6909531.5485611.198075e-08
0.6946341.5484531.165043e-08
0.6983351.5483461.131835e-08
0.71.5482991.116900e-08
0.7020561.548241.116311e-08
0.7057971.5481351.115238e-08
0.7095571.548031.114160e-08
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0.9969831.5424331.031765e-08
1.00231.5423551.030242e-08
1.007641.5422771.028711e-08
1.0131.5421991.027172e-08
1.01841.5421211.025625e-08
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2.271951.5246823.465728e-06
2.284061.5244723.571673e-06
2.296231.5242613.678183e-06
2.308461.5240463.785260e-06
2.320761.523833.892908e-06
2.3251.5237553.930000e-06
2.333131.5236114.148354e-06
2.345561.523394.482346e-06
2.358061.5231664.818117e-06
2.370621.522945.155677e-06
2.383251.5227115.495036e-06
2.395951.5224795.836204e-06
2.408711.5222456.179188e-06
2.421551.5220086.524001e-06
2.434451.5217696.870650e-06
2.447421.5215277.219147e-06
2.460461.5212827.569500e-06
2.473571.5210347.921720e-06
2.486751.5207838.275817e-06
2.51.5205298.631800e-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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