Optical constants

Refractive index of Soda lime glass

Nyakuchena et al. 2023: n 1.10–1.65 µm

Data
formula 5
Range
1.1–1.65 µm
Temperature
296 K
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

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At one wavelength

Range 1.1–1.65 µm
Refractive index n
1.50605
Extinction coefficient k
0
Permittivity ε1
2.26818
Permittivity ε2
0
Absorption coefficient α
0 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
— nm
Abbe number Vd
—
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.00949344 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.51886
Group velocity dispersion
29.1763 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-30.1553 ps/(nm·km)
Photon energy
0.918401 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

# Soda lime glass: Nyakuchena et al. 2023: n 1.10–1.65 µm
soda_lime = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("glass", "soda-lime", "Nyakuchena", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(soda_lime.range_nm)  # (1100, 1650) nm
eps = soda_lime.eps([1350])  # complex permittivity

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Dispersion formula

Cauchy (formula 5), λ in µm
n=1.5062−0.0018⁢λ2.0+0.0057⁢λ−2.0

Valid from 1.1 to 1.65 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C11.5062
C2-0.0018
C32.0
C40.0057
C5-2.0

Comments and conditions

Glass microspheres. 23 °C

Conditions

temperature
296 K

References

M. Nyakuchena, C. Juntunen, P. Shea, Y. Sung. Refractive index dispersion measurement in the short-wave infrared range using synthetic phase microscopy. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 25, 23141-23149 (2023)
  • doi:10.1039/d3cp03158f Refractive index dispersion measurement in the short-wave infrared range using synthetic phase microscopy, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2023)

Cite

Melisa Nyakuchena, Cory Juntunen, Peter Shea and Yongjin Sung. Refractive index dispersion measurement in the short-wave infrared range using synthetic phase microscopy. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 25, 23141-23149 (2023), doi:10.1039/d3cp03158f; Data from the refractiveindex.info database (M. N. Polyanskiy, Sci. Data 11, 94 (2024), doi:10.1038/s41597-023-02898-2)

Data

Computed on 400 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
Soda lime glass, Nyakuchena et al. 2023: n 1.10–1.65 µm: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)n
1.11.508733
1.101121.508719
1.102241.508705
1.103361.508691
1.104481.508677
1.10561.508663
1.106731.508649
1.107851.508635
1.108981.508621
1.110111.508607
1.111241.508593
1.112371.508579
1.11351.508565
1.114631.508552
1.115761.508538
1.11691.508524
1.118031.50851
1.119171.508496
1.120311.508482
1.121451.508469
1.122591.508455
1.123731.508441
1.124871.508427
1.126011.508413
1.127161.5084
1.12831.508386
1.129451.508372
1.13061.508358
1.131751.508345
1.13291.508331
1.134051.508317
1.13521.508303
1.136361.50829
1.137511.508276
1.138671.508262
1.139831.508249
1.140991.508235
1.142151.508221
1.143311.508208
1.144471.508194
1.145631.50818
1.14681.508167
1.147961.508153
1.149131.50814
1.15031.508126
1.151471.508112
1.152641.508099
1.153811.508085
1.154991.508072
1.156161.508058
1.157341.508045
1.158511.508031
1.159691.508018
1.160871.508004
1.162051.50799
1.163231.507977
1.164411.507963
1.16561.50795
1.166781.507936
1.167971.507923
1.169161.507909
1.170351.507896
1.171531.507883
1.172731.507869
1.173921.507856
1.175111.507842
1.176311.507829
1.17751.507815
1.17871.507802
1.17991.507788
1.18111.507775
1.18231.507762
1.18351.507748
1.18471.507735
1.185911.507721
1.187111.507708
1.188321.507695
1.189531.507681
1.190741.507668
1.191951.507655
1.193161.507641
1.194371.507628
1.195591.507615
1.19681.507601
1.198021.507588
1.199241.507575
1.200461.507561
1.201681.507548
1.20291.507535
1.204121.507521
1.205351.507508
1.206571.507495
1.20781.507482
1.209031.507468
1.210261.507455
1.211491.507442
1.212721.507428
1.213951.507415
1.215191.507402
1.216421.507389
1.217661.507376
1.21891.507362
1.220141.507349
1.221381.507336
1.222621.507323
1.223861.507309
1.225111.507296
1.226351.507283
1.22761.50727
1.228851.507257
1.23011.507243
1.231351.50723
1.23261.507217
1.233851.507204
1.235111.507191
1.236361.507177
1.237621.507164
1.238881.507151
1.240141.507138
1.24141.507125
1.242661.507112
1.243921.507099
1.245191.507085
1.246451.507072
1.247721.507059
1.248991.507046
1.250261.507033
1.251531.50702
1.25281.507007
1.254081.506993
1.255351.50698
1.256631.506967
1.257911.506954
1.259191.506941
1.260471.506928
1.261751.506915
1.263031.506902
1.264311.506889
1.26561.506875
1.266891.506862
1.268171.506849
1.269461.506836
1.270751.506823
1.272051.50681
1.273341.506797
1.274631.506784
1.275931.506771
1.277231.506758
1.278531.506745
1.279831.506732
1.281131.506719
1.282431.506706
1.283731.506692
1.285041.506679
1.286351.506666
1.287651.506653
1.288961.50664
1.290271.506627
1.291591.506614
1.29291.506601
1.294211.506588
1.295531.506575
1.296851.506562
1.298161.506549
1.299481.506536
1.300811.506523
1.302131.50651
1.303451.506497
1.304781.506484
1.30611.506471
1.307431.506458
1.308761.506445
1.310091.506432
1.311421.506419
1.312761.506406
1.314091.506393
1.315431.506379
1.316771.506366
1.31811.506353
1.319441.50634
1.320791.506327
1.322131.506314
1.323471.506301
1.324821.506288
1.326171.506275
1.327511.506262
1.328861.506249
1.330211.506236
1.331571.506223
1.332921.50621
1.334281.506197
1.335631.506184
1.336991.506171
1.338351.506158
1.339711.506145
1.341071.506132
1.342441.506119
1.34381.506106
1.345171.506093
1.346541.50608
1.34791.506067
1.349271.506054
1.350651.506041
1.352021.506028
1.353391.506015
1.354771.506002
1.356151.505989
1.357531.505976
1.358911.505963
1.360291.50595
1.361671.505937
1.363061.505924
1.364441.505911
1.365831.505898
1.367221.505885
1.368611.505872
1.371.505859
1.371391.505845
1.372791.505832
1.374181.505819
1.375581.505806
1.376981.505793
1.378381.50578
1.379781.505767
1.381181.505754
1.382591.505741
1.383991.505728
1.38541.505715
1.386811.505702
1.388221.505689
1.389631.505676
1.391041.505663
1.392461.50565
1.393871.505637
1.395291.505624
1.396711.50561
1.398131.505597
1.399551.505584
1.400971.505571
1.40241.505558
1.403821.505545
1.405251.505532
1.406681.505519
1.408111.505506
1.409541.505493
1.410971.50548
1.412411.505466
1.413841.505453
1.415281.50544
1.416721.505427
1.418161.505414
1.41961.505401
1.421051.505388
1.422491.505375
1.423941.505362
1.425391.505348
1.426831.505335
1.428281.505322
1.429741.505309
1.431191.505296
1.432651.505283
1.43411.50527
1.435561.505256
1.437021.505243
1.438481.50523
1.439941.505217
1.441411.505204
1.442871.505191
1.444341.505177
1.445811.505164
1.447281.505151
1.448751.505138
1.450221.505125
1.45171.505111
1.453171.505098
1.454651.505085
1.456131.505072
1.457611.505058
1.459091.505045
1.460581.505032
1.462061.505019
1.463551.505006
1.465041.504992
1.466531.504979
1.468021.504966
1.469511.504953
1.4711.504939
1.47251.504926
1.4741.504913
1.475491.504899
1.476991.504886
1.47851.504873
1.481.50486
1.48151.504846
1.483011.504833
1.484521.50482
1.486031.504806
1.487541.504793
1.489051.50478
1.490561.504766
1.492081.504753
1.49361.50474
1.495121.504726
1.496641.504713
1.498161.5047
1.499681.504686
1.501211.504673
1.502731.504659
1.504261.504646
1.505791.504633
1.507321.504619
1.508851.504606
1.510391.504592
1.511921.504579
1.513461.504565
1.5151.504552
1.516541.504539
1.518081.504525
1.519621.504512
1.521171.504498
1.522721.504485
1.524261.504471
1.525811.504458
1.527361.504444
1.528921.504431
1.530471.504417
1.532031.504404
1.533591.50439
1.535151.504377
1.536711.504363
1.538271.50435
1.539831.504336
1.54141.504322
1.542961.504309
1.544531.504295
1.54611.504282
1.547681.504268
1.549251.504255
1.550821.504241
1.55241.504227
1.553981.504214
1.555561.5042
1.557141.504186
1.558721.504173
1.560311.504159
1.56191.504145
1.563481.504132
1.565071.504118
1.566661.504104
1.568261.504091
1.569851.504077
1.571451.504063
1.573051.504049
1.574651.504036
1.576251.504022
1.577851.504008
1.579451.503994
1.581061.503981
1.582671.503967
1.584281.503953
1.585891.503939
1.58751.503925
1.589111.503912
1.590731.503898
1.592351.503884
1.593961.50387
1.595591.503856
1.597211.503842
1.598831.503829
1.600461.503815
1.602081.503801
1.603711.503787
1.605341.503773
1.606981.503759
1.608611.503745
1.610251.503731
1.611881.503717
1.613521.503703
1.615161.503689
1.61681.503675
1.618451.503661
1.620091.503647
1.621741.503633
1.623391.503619
1.625041.503605
1.626691.503591
1.628351.503577
1.631.503563
1.631661.503549
1.633321.503535
1.634981.503521
1.636641.503507
1.63831.503492
1.639971.503478
1.641641.503464
1.643311.50345
1.644981.503436
1.646651.503422
1.648321.503407
1.651.503393

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