Optical constants

Refractive index of N-SF57HT (SCHOTT)

N-SF57HT: n,k 0.37–2.5 µm

Data
formula 2 + tabulated k
Range
0.37–2.5 µm
Temperature
293 K
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

Click the plot to set the calculator wavelength.

At one wavelength

Range 0.37–2.5 µm
Refractive index n
1.84665
Extinction coefficient k
4.50594e-08
Permittivity ε1
3.41013
Permittivity ε2
1.66418e-07
Absorption coefficient α
0.00963637 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
2.07547e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
23.78
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.177623 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.95102
Group velocity dispersion
371.253 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-2025.38 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-SF57HT (SCHOTT): N-SF57HT
schott_n_sf57ht = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "SCHOTT-optical", "N-SF57HT", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(schott_n_sf57ht.range_nm)  # (370, 2500) nm
eps = schott_n_sf57ht.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=1.87543831λ2λ2−0.0141749518+0.37375749λ2λ2−0.0640509927+2.30001797λ2λ2−177.389795

Valid from 0.37 to 2.5 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C21.87543831
C30.0141749518
C40.37375749
C50.0640509927
C62.30001797
C7177.389795

Comments and conditions

Conditions

temperature
293 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: -4.51e-06 8.73e-09 -1.64e-11 1.07e-06 1.57e-09 0.295
nd
1.84666
Vd
23.78
glass code
847238.353
glass status
standard
density
value: 3533
thermal expansion
value: 8.46e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 9.88e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
0.0178
resistance
acid: 1.0; stain: 0.0; alkali: 1.0; climatic: 1.0; phosphate: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 293.0 K): dn/dT = -7.12e-07 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = -2.41e-06 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = -2.52e-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 417 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
N-SF57HT (SCHOTT), N-SF57HT: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.371.9474748.135600e-06
0.3717761.9453797.208032e-06
0.373561.9433286.276011e-06
0.3753531.9413185.339518e-06
0.3771551.9393494.398529e-06
0.3789651.937423.453023e-06
0.381.9363392.912600e-06
0.3807841.9355292.786389e-06
0.3826121.9336752.492258e-06
0.3844481.9318572.196716e-06
0.3862941.9300731.899755e-06
0.3881481.9283241.601369e-06
0.391.9266171.303300e-06
0.3900111.9266081.302686e-06
0.3918831.9249231.196910e-06
0.3937641.923271.090626e-06
0.3956541.9216479.838317e-07
0.3975531.9200538.765251e-07
0.3994611.9184887.687035e-07
0.41.9180527.382500e-07
0.4013781.9169516.989357e-07
0.4033051.9154416.439869e-07
0.4051.914145.956400e-07
0.4052411.9139575.919693e-07
0.4071861.9124995.623081e-07
0.409141.9110665.325046e-07
0.4111041.9096585.025580e-07
0.4130771.9082734.724677e-07
0.415061.9069124.422330e-07
0.4170521.9055734.118531e-07
0.4190541.9042573.813275e-07
0.421.9036443.669000e-07
0.4210651.9029623.596887e-07
0.4230861.9016883.460076e-07
0.4251171.9004353.322608e-07
0.4271581.8992023.184480e-07
0.4292081.8979883.045689e-07
0.4312681.8967942.906232e-07
0.4333381.8956182.766106e-07
0.4354181.8944612.625307e-07
0.4361.8941412.585900e-07
0.4375081.8933222.537902e-07
0.4396081.89222.471054e-07
0.4417181.8910962.403884e-07
0.4438381.8900082.336392e-07
0.4459681.8889362.268577e-07
0.4481091.8878812.200435e-07
0.450261.8868422.131967e-07
0.4524211.8858182.063170e-07
0.4545921.8848091.994043e-07
0.4567741.8838141.924584e-07
0.4589671.8828351.854792e-07
0.461.8823791.821900e-07
0.461171.8818691.801398e-07
0.4633831.8809171.762600e-07
0.4656071.8799791.723616e-07
0.4678421.8790541.684446e-07
0.4700881.8781431.645087e-07
0.4723441.8772441.605539e-07
0.4746111.8763581.565801e-07
0.4768891.8754841.525873e-07
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0.4931451.8696931.240956e-07
0.4955121.868911.199468e-07
0.497891.8681381.157781e-07
0.51.8674641.120800e-07
0.500281.8673751.117529e-07
0.5026811.8666231.089466e-07
0.5050941.865881.061269e-07
0.5075181.8651471.032936e-07
0.5099541.8644241.004467e-07
0.5124021.863719.758619e-08
0.5148611.8630069.471192e-08
0.5173331.862319.182385e-08
0.5198161.8616238.892191e-08
0.5223111.8609458.600605e-08
0.5248181.8602768.307620e-08
0.5273371.8596158.013228e-08
0.5298681.8589627.717423e-08
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0.5349671.8576817.121546e-08
0.5375341.8570526.821462e-08
0.5401141.8564326.519936e-08
0.5427071.8558186.216964e-08
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0.5479291.8546155.744932e-08
0.5505591.8540245.626097e-08
0.5532021.853445.506691e-08
0.5558571.8528635.386712e-08
0.5585251.8522935.266158e-08
0.5612061.851735.145024e-08
0.5638991.8511745.023310e-08
0.5666061.8506244.901011e-08
0.5693261.8500814.778125e-08
0.5720581.8495444.654649e-08
0.5748041.8490144.530580e-08
0.5775631.848494.405916e-08
0.581.8480344.295800e-08
0.5803351.8479714.305068e-08
0.5831211.8474594.382087e-08
0.585921.8469534.459476e-08
0.5887321.8464534.537236e-08
0.5915581.8459584.615370e-08
0.5943971.8454694.693878e-08
0.597251.8449864.772763e-08
0.6001171.8445084.852027e-08
0.6029971.8440364.931672e-08
0.6058911.8435695.011698e-08
0.60881.8431075.092109e-08
0.6117221.842655.172906e-08
0.6146581.8421995.254090e-08
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0.7551861.8267094.107621e-08
0.7588111.8264234.066807e-08
0.7624531.826144.025797e-08
0.7661121.8258593.984591e-08
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0.7734841.8253053.901583e-08
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0.7922261.8239643.690554e-08
0.7960291.8237033.647738e-08
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2.304561.7854383.131713e-06
2.315621.7852153.211793e-06
2.3251.7850263.279700e-06
2.326731.7849913.289616e-06
2.33791.7847643.353458e-06
2.349121.7845353.417606e-06
2.36041.7843053.482063e-06
2.371731.7840733.546828e-06
2.383111.7838393.611905e-06
2.394551.7836023.677294e-06
2.406041.7833643.742997e-06
2.417591.7831243.809015e-06
2.42921.7828823.875350e-06
2.440861.7826383.942003e-06
2.452571.7823924.008977e-06
2.464341.7821434.076271e-06
2.476171.7818934.143889e-06
2.488061.781644.211832e-06
2.51.7813854.280100e-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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