Optical constants

Refractive index of Soda lime glass

Vogt et al. 2016: 703 ppm Fe2O3; n,k 0.30–1.69 µm

Data
tabulated nk
Range
0.3–1.69 µm
Points
140
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

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At one wavelength

Range 0.3–1.69 µm
Refractive index n
1.514
Extinction coefficient k
3.74760e-07
Permittivity ε1
2.2922
Permittivity ε2
1.13477e-06
Absorption coefficient α
0.0801459 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
2.49545e+08 nm
Abbe number Vd
—
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
0 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.514
Group velocity dispersion
— fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
— 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

# Soda lime glass: Vogt et al. 2016: 703 ppm Fe2O3; n,k 0.30–1.69 µm
soda_lime = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("glass", "soda-lime", "Vogt-703ppm", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(soda_lime.range_nm)  # (300, 1690) nm
eps = soda_lime.eps([633])  # complex permittivity

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Comments and conditions

Fe2O3 content 0.703‰ (703 ppm). Room temperature.

References

1) M. R. Vogt, H. Hahn, H. Holst, M. Winter, C. Schinke, M. Köntges, R. Brendel, P. P. Altermatt. Measurement of the optical constants of soda-lime glasses in dependence of iron content, and modeling of iron-related power losses in crystalline Si solar cell modules. IEEE J. Photovolt. 6, 111-118 (2016)
2) M. R. Vogt. Development of physical models for the simulation of optical properties of solar cell modules. PhD. Thesis (2015)
  • doi:10.1109/jphotov.2015.2498043 Measurement of the Optical Constants of Soda-Lime Glasses in Dependence of Iron Content and Modeling of Iron-Related Power Losses in Crystalline Si Solar Cell Modules, IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics (2016)

Cite

Malte Ruben Vogt et al.. Measurement of the Optical Constants of Soda-Lime Glasses in Dependence of Iron Content and Modeling of Iron-Related Power Losses in Crystalline Si Solar Cell Modules. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 6, 111-118 (2016), doi:10.1109/jphotov.2015.2498043; M. R. Vogt. Development of physical models for the simulation of optical properties of solar cell modules. PhD. Thesis (2015); Data from the refractiveindex.info database (M. N. Polyanskiy, Sci. Data 11, 94 (2024), doi:10.1038/s41597-023-02898-2)

Data

140 rows as published
Soda lime glass, Vogt et al. 2016: 703 ppm Fe2O3; n,k 0.30–1.69 µm: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.31.5575.79e-05
0.311.5534.42e-05
0.321.5492.53e-05
0.331.5461.12e-05
0.341.5434.19e-06
0.351.541.58e-06
0.361.5388.22e-07
0.371.5366.44e-07
0.381.5346.07e-07
0.391.5325.24e-07
0.41.533.96e-07
0.411.5293.28e-07
0.421.5273.18e-07
0.431.5263.38e-07
0.441.5253.5e-07
0.451.5243.43e-07
0.461.5233.3e-07
0.471.5223.01e-07
0.481.5212.62e-07
0.491.522.39e-07
0.51.5192.36e-07
0.511.5182.36e-07
0.521.5182.37e-07
0.531.5172.35e-07
0.541.5162.33e-07
0.551.5162.43e-07
0.561.5152.66e-07
0.571.5153.11e-07
0.581.5143.55e-07
0.591.5143.81e-07
0.61.5134.06e-07
0.611.5134.47e-07
0.621.5124.94e-07
0.631.5125.37e-07
0.641.5125.78e-07
0.651.5116.52e-07
0.661.5117.35e-07
0.671.5117.8e-07
0.681.518.21e-07
0.691.518.88e-07
0.71.519.75e-07
0.711.511.05e-06
0.721.5091.11e-06
0.731.5091.21e-06
0.741.5091.32e-06
0.751.5091.41e-06
0.761.5081.5e-06
0.771.5081.61e-06
0.781.5081.72e-06
0.791.5081.81e-06
0.81.5081.89e-06
0.811.5071.99e-06
0.821.5072.09e-06
0.831.5072.19e-06
0.841.5072.29e-06
0.851.5072.38e-06
0.861.5072.48e-06
0.871.5072.57e-06
0.881.5062.65e-06
0.891.5062.73e-06
0.91.5062.8e-06
0.911.5062.87e-06
0.921.5062.94e-06
0.931.5063e-06
0.941.5063.06e-06
0.951.5063.12e-06
0.961.5063.17e-06
0.971.5053.22e-06
0.981.5053.27e-06
0.991.5053.31e-06
1.01.5053.36e-06
1.011.5053.41e-06
1.021.5053.46e-06
1.031.5053.51e-06
1.041.5053.56e-06
1.051.5053.6e-06
1.061.5053.64e-06
1.071.5053.68e-06
1.081.5043.71e-06
1.091.5043.74e-06
1.11.5043.77e-06
1.111.5043.79e-06
1.121.5043.81e-06
1.131.5043.83e-06
1.141.5043.85e-06
1.151.5043.87e-06
1.161.5043.88e-06
1.171.5043.89e-06
1.181.5043.9e-06
1.191.5043.9e-06
1.21.5043.9e-06
1.211.5043.9e-06
1.221.5043.89e-06
1.231.5043.88e-06
1.241.5043.87e-06
1.251.5043.85e-06
1.261.5033.84e-06
1.271.5033.82e-06
1.281.5033.8e-06
1.291.5033.78e-06
1.31.5033.75e-06
1.311.5033.73e-06
1.321.5033.7e-06
1.331.5033.67e-06
1.341.5033.64e-06
1.351.5033.61e-06
1.361.5033.58e-06
1.371.5033.55e-06
1.381.5033.52e-06
1.391.5033.49e-06
1.41.5033.46e-06
1.411.5033.42e-06
1.421.5033.38e-06
1.431.5033.33e-06
1.441.5033.28e-06
1.451.5033.23e-06
1.461.5033.18e-06
1.471.5033.12e-06
1.481.5033.08e-06
1.491.5033.03e-06
1.51.5032.99e-06
1.511.5032.95e-06
1.521.5032.92e-06
1.531.5032.89e-06
1.541.5032.85e-06
1.551.5032.82e-06
1.561.5022.77e-06
1.571.5022.73e-06
1.581.5022.69e-06
1.591.5022.65e-06
1.61.5022.61e-06
1.611.5022.57e-06
1.621.5022.55e-06
1.631.5022.53e-06
1.641.5022.53e-06
1.651.5022.55e-06
1.661.5022.6e-06
1.671.5022.66e-06
1.681.5022.73e-06
1.691.5022.81e-06

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