Optical constants

Refractive index of K-SK18RH (SUMITA)

K-SK18RH: 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
1.63854
Extinction coefficient k
2.34385e-08
Permittivity ε1
2.6848
Permittivity ε2
7.68096e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00501254 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
3.98999e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
55.48
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0592458 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.67335
Group velocity dispersion
105.959 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-578.065 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-SK18RH (SUMITA): K-SK18RH
sumita_k_sk18rh = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "SUMITA-optical", "K-SK18RH", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(sumita_k_sk18rh.range_nm)  # (360, 1550) nm
eps = sumita_k_sk18rh.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=2.6368942−0.00998234⁢λ2.0+0.017151413⁢λ−2.0+0.00011644223⁢λ−4.0+3.4189945×10-5⁢λ−6.0−1.8645959×10-6⁢λ−8.0

Valid from 0.36 to 1.55 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C12.6368942
C2-0.00998234
C32.0
C40.017151413
C5-2.0
C60.00011644223
C7-4.0
C83.4189945e-05
C9-6.0
C10-1.8645959e-06
C11-8.0

Comments and conditions

Conditions

temperature
293 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 1.1e-06 1.41e-08 -2.56e-10 4.99e-07 4.12e-10 0.193
nd
1.63854
Vd
55.5
glass code
639555
density
value: 3350
thermal expansion
value: 6.7e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 8.4e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.0008
resistance
acid: 3.0; climatic: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 293.0 K): dn/dT = 1.27e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 7.02e-07 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 6.56e-07 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-SK18RH (SUMITA), K-SK18RH: n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.361.6685242.017500e-07
0.361321.6681561.909872e-07
0.3626441.6677921.801849e-07
0.3639731.6674311.693430e-07
0.3653081.6670731.584614e-07
0.3666471.6667171.475399e-07
0.3679911.6663651.365783e-07
0.369341.6660151.255766e-07
0.371.6658461.201900e-07
0.3706931.6656691.180266e-07
0.3720521.6653251.137872e-07
0.3734161.6649841.095323e-07
0.3747851.6646461.052618e-07
0.3761591.6643111.009756e-07
0.3775371.6639789.667376e-08
0.3789211.6636499.235611e-08
0.381.6633948.899100e-08
0.380311.6633228.807670e-08
0.3817041.6629978.397018e-08
0.3831041.6626767.984861e-08
0.3845081.6623577.571194e-08
0.3859171.6620417.156010e-08
0.3873321.6617276.739304e-08
0.3887521.6614166.321070e-08
0.391.6611465.953400e-08
0.3901771.6611085.933193e-08
0.3916071.6608025.769774e-08
0.3930431.6604995.605755e-08
0.3944831.6601985.441136e-08
0.3959291.65995.275914e-08
0.3973811.6596045.110085e-08
0.3988371.6593114.943649e-08
0.41.6590794.810800e-08
0.4002991.659024.799190e-08
0.4017671.6587324.742272e-08
0.4032391.6584464.685145e-08
0.4047171.6581624.627809e-08
0.4062011.6578814.570263e-08
0.407691.6576024.512505e-08
0.4091841.6573254.454536e-08
0.4106841.6570514.396354e-08
0.412191.6567794.337960e-08
0.4137011.6565094.279351e-08
0.4152171.6562414.220527e-08
0.4167391.6559764.161487e-08
0.4182671.6557134.102232e-08
0.41981.6554524.042759e-08
0.421.6554184.035000e-08
0.4213391.6551934.047859e-08
0.4228831.6549364.062694e-08
0.4244331.6546824.077583e-08
0.4259891.6544294.092526e-08
0.4275511.6541794.107525e-08
0.4291181.6539314.122578e-08
0.4306911.6536844.137686e-08
0.432271.653444.152850e-08
0.4338541.6531984.168070e-08
0.4354451.6529574.183345e-08
0.4370411.6527194.198676e-08
0.4386431.6524834.214064e-08
0.441.6522854.227100e-08
0.4402511.6522484.220231e-08
0.4418641.6520164.176005e-08
0.4434841.6517854.131617e-08
0.445111.6515564.087066e-08
0.4467411.651334.042352e-08
0.4483791.6511053.997474e-08
0.4500231.6508813.952432e-08
0.4516721.650663.907224e-08
0.4533281.650443.861851e-08
0.454991.6502223.816311e-08
0.4566571.6500063.770605e-08
0.4583311.6497923.724731e-08
0.461.6495813.679000e-08
0.4600111.6495793.678653e-08
0.4616981.6493693.627147e-08
0.463391.6491593.575453e-08
0.4650891.6489523.523569e-08
0.4667931.6487463.471495e-08
0.4685051.6485423.419229e-08
0.4702221.6483393.366773e-08
0.4719461.6481383.314124e-08
0.4736751.6479393.261282e-08
0.4754121.6477413.208246e-08
0.4771541.6475453.155016e-08
0.4789041.647353.101591e-08
0.481.6472293.068100e-08
0.4806591.6471573.032720e-08
0.4824211.6469652.938132e-08
0.4841891.6467752.843197e-08
0.4859641.6465862.747914e-08
0.4877461.6463992.652282e-08
0.4895331.6462142.556299e-08
0.4913281.6460292.459965e-08
0.4931291.6458472.363277e-08
0.4949361.6456652.266235e-08
0.4967511.6454852.168837e-08
0.4985721.6453072.071082e-08
0.51.6451681.994400e-08
0.5003991.645131.995993e-08
0.5022331.6449542.003312e-08
0.5040741.6447792.010657e-08
0.5059221.6446062.018030e-08
0.5077771.6444352.025429e-08
0.5096381.6442642.032856e-08
0.5115061.6440952.040310e-08
0.5133811.6439272.047791e-08
0.5152631.6437612.055299e-08
0.5171521.6435952.062836e-08
0.5190471.6434312.070399e-08
0.520951.6432692.077991e-08
0.522861.6431072.085610e-08
0.5247761.6429472.093257e-08
0.52671.6427882.100933e-08
0.5286311.642632.108636e-08
0.5305681.6424732.116368e-08
0.5325131.6423172.124128e-08
0.5344651.6421632.131916e-08
0.5364241.642012.139733e-08
0.5383911.6418582.147579e-08
0.5403641.6417072.155453e-08
0.5423451.6415572.163356e-08
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0.5463281.6412612.179250e-08
0.5483311.6411142.187240e-08
0.551.6409932.193900e-08
0.5503411.6409692.195260e-08
0.5523581.6408242.203305e-08
0.5543831.6406812.211379e-08
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0.5646191.639982.252199e-08
0.5666881.6398422.260452e-08
0.5687651.6397062.268737e-08
0.570851.6395712.277051e-08
0.5729431.6394372.285396e-08
0.5750431.6393032.293772e-08
0.5771511.6391712.302178e-08
0.5792671.639042.310615e-08
0.581391.6389092.319083e-08
0.5835211.638782.327582e-08
0.585661.6386512.336112e-08
0.5878071.6385232.344674e-08
0.5899611.6383962.353266e-08
0.5921241.638272.361891e-08
0.5942951.6381452.370547e-08
0.5964731.6380212.379234e-08
0.5986591.6378982.387954e-08
0.61.6378232.393300e-08
0.6008541.6377752.378968e-08
0.6030561.6376542.342001e-08
0.6052671.6375332.304899e-08
0.6074861.6374132.267661e-08
0.6097121.6372942.230286e-08
0.6119471.6371752.192774e-08
0.6141911.6370582.155125e-08
0.6164421.6369412.117338e-08
0.6187021.6368252.079412e-08
0.620971.636712.041347e-08
0.6232461.6365962.003143e-08
0.625531.6364821.964799e-08
0.6278231.6363691.926314e-08
0.6301251.6362571.887688e-08
0.6324341.6361461.848920e-08
0.6347531.6360351.810010e-08
0.6370791.6359251.770958e-08
0.6394151.6358161.731763e-08
0.6417591.6357071.692423e-08
0.6441111.63561.652940e-08
0.6464721.6354921.613312e-08
0.6488421.6353861.573539e-08
0.651.6353341.554100e-08
0.651221.635281.557016e-08
0.6536071.6351751.562722e-08
0.6560031.6350711.568448e-08
0.6584081.6349671.574195e-08
0.6608211.6348641.579963e-08
0.6632441.6347621.585752e-08
0.6656751.634661.591563e-08
0.6681151.6345591.597395e-08
0.6705641.6344591.603248e-08
0.6730221.6343591.609123e-08
0.6754891.634261.615019e-08
0.6779651.6341611.620937e-08
0.680451.6340631.626876e-08
0.6829451.6339661.632838e-08
0.6854481.6338691.638821e-08
0.6879611.6337731.644826e-08
0.6904821.6336771.650853e-08
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0.6955541.6334881.662974e-08
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0.71.6333251.673600e-08
0.7006621.63331.670956e-08
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0.7109921.6329331.629729e-08
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0.7214751.6325731.587894e-08
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0.7294381.6323091.556113e-08
0.7321121.6322221.545442e-08
0.7347951.6321351.534732e-08
0.7374891.6320491.523982e-08
0.7401921.6319641.513193e-08
0.7429051.6318781.502364e-08
0.7456291.6317941.491496e-08
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0.7511051.6316261.469640e-08
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0.7621791.6312951.425445e-08
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0.7677771.6311321.403103e-08
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0.7734161.6309711.380598e-08
0.7762511.6308911.369283e-08
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0.7819521.6307331.346529e-08
0.7848181.6306541.335089e-08
0.7876951.6305751.323608e-08
0.7905831.6304981.312084e-08
0.7934811.630421.300519e-08
0.7963891.6303431.288910e-08
0.7993091.6302661.277260e-08
0.81.6302481.274500e-08
0.8022381.630191.299930e-08
0.8051791.6301131.333337e-08
0.8081311.6300381.366867e-08
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0.8140661.6298871.434296e-08
0.817051.6298131.468196e-08
0.8200451.6297381.502221e-08
0.8230511.6296641.536370e-08
0.8260681.6295911.570644e-08
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0.8321351.6294441.639569e-08
0.8351861.6293721.674222e-08
0.8382471.6292991.709001e-08
0.841321.6292271.743908e-08
0.8444041.6291551.778943e-08
0.8474991.6290841.814106e-08
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1.461861.6197585.831181e-08
1.467221.6196915.852556e-08
1.47261.6196255.874009e-08
1.4781.6195585.895541e-08
1.483421.619495.917151e-08
1.488851.6194235.938841e-08
1.494311.6193555.960611e-08
1.499791.6192875.982460e-08
1.51.6192855.983300e-08
1.505291.6192196.363385e-08
1.51081.6191516.760056e-08
1.516341.6190827.158182e-08
1.52191.6190137.557767e-08
1.527481.6189447.958816e-08
1.533081.6188748.361336e-08
1.53871.6188048.765331e-08
1.544341.6187349.170808e-08
1.551.6186649.577770e-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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