Optical constants

Refractive index of N-SF6HT (SCHOTT)

N-SF6HT: 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
1.80517
Extinction coefficient k
3.66443e-08
Permittivity ε1
3.25865
Permittivity ε2
1.32299e-07
Absorption coefficient α
0.00783672 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
2.55209e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
25.36
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.158783 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.89847
Group velocity dispersion
328.598 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-1792.68 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-SF6HT (SCHOTT): N-SF6HT
schott_n_sf6ht = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "SCHOTT-optical", "N-SF6HT", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(schott_n_sf6ht.range_nm)  # (370, 2500) nm
eps = schott_n_sf6ht.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=1.77931763λ2λ2−0.0133714182+0.338149866λ2λ2−0.0617533621+2.08734474λ2λ2−174.01759

Valid from 0.37 to 2.5 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C10.0
C21.77931763
C30.0133714182
C40.338149866
C50.0617533621
C62.08734474
C7174.01759

Comments and conditions

Conditions

temperature
293 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: -4.93e-06 7.02e-09 -2.4e-11 9.84e-07 1.54e-09 0.29
nd
1.80518
Vd
25.36
glass code
805254.337
glass status
standard
density
value: 3369
thermal expansion
value: 9.03e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 1.034e-05, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
0.0146
resistance
acid: 2.0; 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 = -1.13e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = -2.60e-06 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = -2.69e-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-SF6HT (SCHOTT), N-SF6HT: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.371.8937554.607400e-06
0.3717761.891954.070412e-06
0.373561.890183.530847e-06
0.3753531.8884452.988691e-06
0.3771551.8867432.443934e-06
0.3789651.8850741.896562e-06
0.381.8841381.583700e-06
0.3807841.8834371.515947e-06
0.3826121.8818311.358051e-06
0.3844481.8802551.199397e-06
0.3862941.8787081.039981e-06
0.3881481.8771898.798003e-07
0.391.8757067.197900e-07
0.3900111.8756977.194622e-07
0.3918831.8742336.630164e-07
0.3937641.8727946.062997e-07
0.3956541.8713815.493108e-07
0.3975531.8699934.920483e-07
0.3994611.8686284.345110e-07
0.41.8682484.182600e-07
0.4013781.8672883.958419e-07
0.4033051.865973.645087e-07
0.4051.8648343.369400e-07
0.4052411.8646743.350196e-07
0.4071861.86343.195018e-07
0.409141.8621473.039094e-07
0.4111041.8609152.882423e-07
0.4130771.8597042.724999e-07
0.415061.8585122.566820e-07
0.4170521.8573392.407881e-07
0.4190541.8561852.248180e-07
0.421.8556482.172700e-07
0.4210651.8550492.135722e-07
0.4230861.8539322.065566e-07
0.4251171.8528321.995075e-07
0.4271581.8517491.924244e-07
0.4292081.8506821.853074e-07
0.4312681.8496331.781562e-07
0.4333381.8485991.709707e-07
0.4354181.8475811.637508e-07
0.4361.84731.617300e-07
0.4375081.8465781.595399e-07
0.4396081.8455911.564898e-07
0.4417181.8446181.534249e-07
0.4438381.843661.503454e-07
0.4459681.8427151.472511e-07
0.4481091.8417851.441419e-07
0.450261.8408681.410178e-07
0.4524211.8399641.378787e-07
0.4545921.8390741.347246e-07
0.4567741.8381961.315553e-07
0.4589671.837331.283708e-07
0.461.8369281.268700e-07
0.461171.8364771.255472e-07
0.4633831.8356361.230441e-07
0.4656071.8348061.205289e-07
0.4678421.8339881.180016e-07
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0.4746111.8316021.103469e-07
0.4768891.8308281.077707e-07
0.4791781.8300651.051822e-07
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0.4955121.8258.671156e-08
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0.51.8237168.163600e-08
0.500281.8236378.140703e-08
0.5026811.8229697.944249e-08
0.5050941.8223097.746853e-08
0.5075181.8216587.548509e-08
0.5099541.8210157.349213e-08
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0.5173331.8191356.745567e-08
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0.5223111.8179216.338293e-08
0.5248181.8173256.133188e-08
0.5273371.8167375.927099e-08
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0.5401141.8139024.881720e-08
0.5427071.8133554.669624e-08
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0.5748041.8072843.672728e-08
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2.3251.7489623.537800e-06
2.326731.7489293.548467e-06
2.33791.7487163.617146e-06
2.349121.7485013.686155e-06
2.36041.7482843.755495e-06
2.371731.7480663.825168e-06
2.383111.7478453.895176e-06
2.394551.7476233.965519e-06
2.406041.7473994.036200e-06
2.417591.7471734.107221e-06
2.42921.7469454.178582e-06
2.440861.7467154.250286e-06
2.452571.7464834.322334e-06
2.464341.746254.394727e-06
2.476171.7460144.467469e-06
2.488061.7457764.540559e-06
2.51.7455364.614000e-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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