Optical constants

Refractive index of K-LaSFn8 (SUMITA)

K-LaSFn8: 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
1.835
Extinction coefficient k
1.29605e-08
Permittivity ε1
3.36722
Permittivity ε2
4.75649e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00277172 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
7.21573e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
42.742
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0999396 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.89372
Group velocity dispersion
185.826 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-1013.78 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-LaSFn8 (SUMITA): K-LaSFn8
sumita_k_lasfn8 = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "SUMITA-optical", "K-LaSFn8", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(sumita_k_lasfn8.range_nm)  # (360, 1550) nm
eps = sumita_k_lasfn8.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=3.2767321−0.015115573⁢λ2.0+0.030753445⁢λ−2.0+0.00078350578⁢λ−4.0−3.4594495×10-6⁢λ−6.0+2.0542573×10-6⁢λ−8.0

Valid from 0.36 to 1.55 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C13.2767321
C2-0.015115573
C32.0
C40.030753445
C5-2.0
C60.00078350578
C7-4.0
C8-3.4594495e-06
C9-6.0
C102.0542573e-06
C11-8.0

Comments and conditions

Conditions

temperature
293 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 1.92e-06 1.65e-08 -2.32e-10 6.04e-07 6.91e-10 0.225
nd
1.83500
Vd
42.7
glass code
835427
density
value: 4900
thermal expansion
value: 6e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 7.4e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.0093
resistance
acid: 2.0; climatic: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 293.0 K): dn/dT = 2.34e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 1.43e-06 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 1.36e-06 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-LaSFn8 (SUMITA), K-LaSFn8: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.361.8879647.937500e-07
0.361321.8872767.535253e-07
0.3626441.8865957.131532e-07
0.3639731.8859216.726330e-07
0.3653081.8852546.319644e-07
0.3666471.8845935.911466e-07
0.3679911.883945.501793e-07
0.369341.8832935.090617e-07
0.371.8829794.889300e-07
0.3706931.8826524.764216e-07
0.3720521.8820184.519098e-07
0.3734161.881394.273082e-07
0.3747851.8807694.026165e-07
0.3761591.8801543.778342e-07
0.3775371.8795443.529611e-07
0.3789211.8789413.279968e-07
0.381.8784773.085400e-07
0.380311.8783443.051289e-07
0.3817041.8777532.898080e-07
0.3831041.8771672.744310e-07
0.3845081.8765872.589976e-07
0.3859171.8760132.435077e-07
0.3873321.8754452.279610e-07
0.3887521.8748822.123573e-07
0.391.8743931.986400e-07
0.3901771.8743241.977189e-07
0.3916071.8737721.902703e-07
0.3930431.8732251.827943e-07
0.3944831.8726831.752909e-07
0.3959291.8721461.677600e-07
0.3973811.8716151.602015e-07
0.3988371.8710881.526153e-07
0.41.8706731.465600e-07
0.4002991.8705671.455818e-07
0.4017671.8700511.407859e-07
0.4032391.8695391.359725e-07
0.4047171.8690321.311414e-07
0.4062011.868531.262926e-07
0.407691.8680321.214260e-07
0.4091841.867541.165416e-07
0.4106841.8670511.116393e-07
0.412191.8665681.067190e-07
0.4137011.8660891.017807e-07
0.4152171.8656149.682428e-08
0.4167391.8651439.184969e-08
0.4182671.8646778.685686e-08
0.41981.8642158.184574e-08
0.421.8641558.119200e-08
0.4213391.8637587.977581e-08
0.4228831.8633047.814207e-08
0.4244331.8628557.650235e-08
0.4259891.8624097.485661e-08
0.4275511.8619687.320485e-08
0.4291181.8615317.154702e-08
0.4306911.8610976.988312e-08
0.432271.8606686.821313e-08
0.4338541.8602426.653701e-08
0.4354451.859826.485474e-08
0.4370411.8594026.316631e-08
0.4386431.8589886.147169e-08
0.441.8586416.003600e-08
0.4402511.8585775.974467e-08
0.4418641.858175.786896e-08
0.4434841.8577675.598638e-08
0.445111.8573675.409689e-08
0.4467411.856975.220048e-08
0.4483791.8565775.029712e-08
0.4500231.8561884.838678e-08
0.4516721.8558014.646944e-08
0.4533281.8554194.454507e-08
0.454991.8550394.261365e-08
0.4566571.8546634.067515e-08
0.4583311.854293.872954e-08
0.461.8539233.679000e-08
0.4600111.853923.678872e-08
0.4616981.8535543.659843e-08
0.463391.853193.640744e-08
0.4650891.852833.621575e-08
0.4667931.8524733.602336e-08
0.4685051.8521193.583027e-08
0.4702221.8517683.563646e-08
0.4719461.8514193.544195e-08
0.4736751.8510743.524672e-08
0.4754121.8507323.505078e-08
0.4771541.8503923.485412e-08
0.4789041.8500563.465673e-08
0.481.8498473.453300e-08
0.4806591.8497223.418411e-08
0.4824211.8493913.325136e-08
0.4841891.8490633.231518e-08
0.4859641.8487383.137557e-08
0.4877461.8484153.043252e-08
0.4895331.8480952.948602e-08
0.4913281.8477772.853604e-08
0.4931291.8474632.758258e-08
0.4949361.8471512.662563e-08
0.4967511.8468412.566516e-08
0.4985721.8465342.470118e-08
0.51.8462962.394500e-08
0.5003991.8462292.382378e-08
0.5022331.8459272.326680e-08
0.5040741.8456282.270777e-08
0.5059221.8453312.214670e-08
0.5077771.8450362.158357e-08
0.5096381.8447442.101837e-08
0.5115061.8444542.045110e-08
0.5133811.8441661.988176e-08
0.5152631.8438811.931032e-08
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0.5190471.8433171.816117e-08
0.520951.8430391.758343e-08
0.522861.8427631.700357e-08
0.5247761.8424891.642158e-08
0.52671.8422171.583747e-08
0.5286311.8419471.525121e-08
0.5305681.841681.466280e-08
0.5325131.8414141.407224e-08
0.5344651.8411511.347951e-08
0.5364241.840891.288460e-08
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0.6141911.8325111.615771e-08
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0.6301251.8311691.819312e-08
0.6324341.8309831.848818e-08
0.6347531.8307981.878431e-08
0.6370791.8306141.908153e-08
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0.6417591.8302511.967925e-08
0.6441111.8300711.997975e-08
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0.651.8296292.073200e-08
0.651221.8295392.049820e-08
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0.6560031.829191.958178e-08
0.6584081.8290181.912105e-08
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1.445911.8055532.303517e-08
1.451211.8054582.311961e-08
1.456521.8053632.320436e-08
1.461861.8052682.328942e-08
1.467221.8051722.337480e-08
1.47261.8050762.346048e-08
1.4781.804982.354648e-08
1.483421.8048842.363280e-08
1.488851.8047882.371943e-08
1.494311.8046912.380638e-08
1.499791.8045942.389365e-08
1.51.804592.389700e-08
1.505291.8044962.825073e-08
1.51081.8043983.279445e-08
1.516341.80433.735483e-08
1.52191.8042024.193192e-08
1.527481.8041034.652580e-08
1.533081.8040045.113651e-08
1.53871.8039055.576412e-08
1.544341.8038056.040870e-08
1.551.8037056.507030e-08

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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