Optical constants

Refractive index of K-LaKn7 (SUMITA)

K-LaKn7: n,k 0.36–1.55 µm

Data
formula 3 + tabulated k
Range
0.36–1.55 µm
Temperature
293 K
Licence
CC0-1.0

Plot

Click the plot to set the calculator wavelength.

At one wavelength

Range 0.36–1.55 µm
Refractive index n
1.66999
Extinction coefficient k
3.97490e-08
Permittivity ε1
2.78887
Permittivity ε2
1.32761e-07
Absorption coefficient α
0.00850069 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
2.35275e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
51.721
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0665788 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.70911
Group velocity dispersion
120.703 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-658.497 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

# K-LaKn7 (SUMITA): K-LaKn7
sumita_k_lakn7 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "SUMITA-optical", "K-LaKn7", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(sumita_k_lakn7.range_nm)  # (360, 1550) nm
eps = sumita_k_lakn7.eps([633])  # complex permittivity

Downloads the original record once (pinned to the imported snapshot) and caches it.

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Dispersion formula

Polynomial (formula 3), λ in µm
n2=2.735741−0.011476747⁢λ2.0+0.017975035⁢λ−2.0+0.00072020288⁢λ−4.0−5.1933951×10-5⁢λ−6.0+3.5980087×10-6⁢λ−8.0

Valid from 0.36 to 1.55 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C12.735741
C2-0.011476747
C32.0
C40.017975035
C5-2.0
C60.00072020288
C7-4.0
C8-5.1933951e-05
C9-6.0
C103.5980087e-06
C11-8.0

Comments and conditions

Conditions

temperature
293 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: -2.14e-07 1.48e-08 -1.61e-10 5.55e-07 4.75e-10 0.191
nd
1.67000
Vd
51.7
glass code
670517
density
value: 3780
thermal expansion
value: 6.3e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 8.5e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.0042
resistance
acid: 5.0; climatic: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 293.0 K): dn/dT = 6.99e-07 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 6.09e-08 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 1.07e-08 K⁻¹ at 1550 nm

References

Cite

SUMITA Zemax catalog 2017-02-02 (obtained from http://www.sumita-opt.co.jp); See also SUMITA optical glass data book; Data from the refractiveindex.info database (M. N. Polyanskiy, Sci. Data 11, 94 (2024), doi:10.1038/s41597-023-02898-2)

Data

Computed on 416 wavelengths, the same grid as the API and the library
K-LaKn7 (SUMITA), K-LaKn7: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.361.7043258.548700e-07
0.361321.7038877.975113e-07
0.3626441.7034527.399424e-07
0.3639731.7030236.821625e-07
0.3653081.7025976.241707e-07
0.3666471.7021765.659664e-07
0.3679911.7017595.075488e-07
0.369341.7013474.489170e-07
0.371.7011474.202100e-07
0.3706931.7009384.081003e-07
0.3720521.7005343.843699e-07
0.3734161.7001333.605525e-07
0.3747851.6997373.366477e-07
0.3761591.6993443.126554e-07
0.3775371.6989552.885751e-07
0.3789211.698572.644066e-07
0.381.6982732.455700e-07
0.380311.6981882.430919e-07
0.3817041.6978112.319616e-07
0.3831041.6974362.207906e-07
0.3845081.6970662.095785e-07
0.3859171.6966991.983254e-07
0.3873321.6963351.870311e-07
0.3887521.6959751.756953e-07
0.391.6956621.657300e-07
0.3901771.6956181.649214e-07
0.3916071.6952641.583824e-07
0.3930431.6949141.518194e-07
0.3944831.6945671.452323e-07
0.3959291.6942231.386211e-07
0.3973811.6938831.319856e-07
0.3988371.6935451.253258e-07
0.41.6932791.200100e-07
0.4002991.6932111.195317e-07
0.4017671.6928791.171867e-07
0.4032391.6925511.148332e-07
0.4047171.6922251.124710e-07
0.4062011.6919031.101002e-07
0.407691.6915831.077206e-07
0.4091841.6912661.053324e-07
0.4106841.6909521.029354e-07
0.412191.6906411.005296e-07
0.4137011.6903339.811494e-08
0.4152171.6900279.569148e-08
0.4167391.6897249.325913e-08
0.4182671.6894239.081786e-08
0.41981.6891268.836765e-08
0.421.6890878.804800e-08
0.4213391.6888318.736809e-08
0.4228831.6885388.658373e-08
0.4244331.6882488.579650e-08
0.4259891.687968.500638e-08
0.4275511.6876758.421337e-08
0.4291181.6873938.341744e-08
0.4306911.6871138.261861e-08
0.432271.6868358.181684e-08
0.4338541.6865598.101213e-08
0.4354451.6862868.020448e-08
0.4370411.6860157.939386e-08
0.4386431.6857477.858028e-08
0.441.6855227.789100e-08
0.4402511.6854817.774812e-08
0.4418641.6852177.682817e-08
0.4434841.6849557.590486e-08
0.445111.6846967.497816e-08
0.4467411.6844387.404807e-08
0.4483791.6841837.311457e-08
0.4500231.683937.217764e-08
0.4516721.6836797.123728e-08
0.4533281.683437.029347e-08
0.454991.6831836.934621e-08
0.4566571.6829386.839547e-08
0.4583311.6826956.744125e-08
0.461.6824566.649000e-08
0.4600111.6824556.648502e-08
0.4616981.6822166.574646e-08
0.463391.6819796.500518e-08
0.4650891.6817446.426119e-08
0.4667931.6815116.351448e-08
0.4685051.681286.276502e-08
0.4702221.6810516.201282e-08
0.4719461.6808236.125786e-08
0.4736751.6805986.050013e-08
0.4754121.6803745.973963e-08
0.4771541.6801525.897633e-08
0.4789041.6799325.821024e-08
0.481.6797955.773000e-08
0.4806591.6797135.741054e-08
0.4824211.6794975.655645e-08
0.4841891.6792825.569923e-08
0.4859641.6790695.483887e-08
0.4877461.6788575.397536e-08
0.4895331.6786475.310868e-08
0.4913281.6784395.223883e-08
0.4931291.6782335.136578e-08
0.4949361.6780285.048954e-08
0.4967511.6778244.961008e-08
0.4985721.6776234.872740e-08
0.51.6774664.803500e-08
0.5003991.6774234.800269e-08
0.5022331.6772244.785422e-08
0.5040741.6770274.770521e-08
0.5059221.6768324.755566e-08
0.5077771.6766384.740555e-08
0.5096381.6764454.725490e-08
0.5115061.6762544.710369e-08
0.5133811.6760654.695193e-08
0.5152631.6758774.679961e-08
0.5171521.6756914.664674e-08
0.5190471.6755064.649330e-08
0.520951.6753224.633930e-08
0.522861.675144.618474e-08
0.5247761.6749594.602961e-08
0.52671.6747794.587391e-08
0.5286311.6746014.571764e-08
0.5305681.6744254.556080e-08
0.5325131.6742494.540338e-08
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0.6370791.6670632.913823e-08
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0.6417591.6668192.797565e-08
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0.6488421.666462.621576e-08
0.651.6664022.592800e-08
0.651221.6663412.570367e-08
0.6536071.6662242.526482e-08
0.6560031.6661072.482437e-08
0.6584081.6659912.438229e-08
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0.6632441.6657622.349328e-08
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1.461861.6491758.903072e-08
1.467221.6491018.999272e-08
1.47261.6490279.095824e-08
1.4781.6489539.192730e-08
1.483421.6488789.289991e-08
1.488851.6488039.387609e-08
1.494311.6487289.485585e-08
1.499791.6486529.583920e-08
1.51.6486499.587700e-08
1.505291.6485771.010335e-07
1.51081.6485011.064151e-07
1.516341.6484241.118163e-07
1.52191.6483481.172374e-07
1.527481.6482711.226784e-07
1.533081.6481931.281392e-07
1.53871.6481161.336201e-07
1.544341.6480381.391211e-07
1.551.647961.446423e-07

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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