Optical constants

Refractive index of K-VC100(M) (SUMITA)

K-VC100(M): 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
1.79915
Extinction coefficient k
2.70488e-08
Permittivity ε1
3.23696
Permittivity ε2
9.73301e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00578465 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
3.45743e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
43.511
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.093966 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.85437
Group velocity dispersion
174.473 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-951.844 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-VC100(M) (SUMITA): K-VC100(M)
sumita_k_vc100_m = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "SUMITA-optical", "K-VC100(M)", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(sumita_k_vc100_m.range_nm)  # (360, 1550) nm
eps = sumita_k_vc100_m.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=3.1544352−0.014806744⁢λ2.0+0.027996766⁢λ−2.0+0.00079379644⁢λ−4.0−1.0802615×10-5⁢λ−6.0+2.172329×10-6⁢λ−8.0

Valid from 0.36 to 1.55 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C13.1544352
C2-0.014806744
C32.0
C40.027996766
C5-2.0
C60.00079379644
C7-4.0
C8-1.0802615e-05
C9-6.0
C102.172329e-06
C11-8.0

Comments and conditions

Conditions

temperature
293 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 4.79e-06 1.51e-08 -1.35e-10 6.25e-07 7.77e-10 0.229
nd
1.79916
Vd
43.5
glass code
804436
density
value: 4710
thermal expansion
value: 5.8e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 7.2e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.008
resistance
acid: 3.0; climatic: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 293.0 K): dn/dT = 4.08e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 3.12e-06 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 3.04e-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-VC100(M) (SUMITA), K-VC100(M): n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.361.8489291.063000e-06
0.361321.8482839.974689e-07
0.3626441.8476439.316976e-07
0.3639731.847018.656853e-07
0.3653081.8463837.994309e-07
0.3666471.8457627.329337e-07
0.3679911.8451486.661927e-07
0.369341.844545.992071e-07
0.371.8442465.664100e-07
0.3706931.8439395.496933e-07
0.3720521.8433435.169349e-07
0.3734161.8427534.840564e-07
0.3747851.8421694.510573e-07
0.3761591.8415914.179374e-07
0.3775371.8410193.846960e-07
0.3789211.8404523.513328e-07
0.381.8400163.253300e-07
0.380311.8398913.220160e-07
0.3817041.8393363.071315e-07
0.3831041.8387852.921925e-07
0.3845081.8382412.771986e-07
0.3859171.8377012.621499e-07
0.3873321.8371672.470459e-07
0.3887521.8366382.318866e-07
0.391.8361792.185600e-07
0.3901771.8361142.174048e-07
0.3916071.8355952.080625e-07
0.3930431.8350811.986859e-07
0.3944831.8345721.892750e-07
0.3959291.8340681.798295e-07
0.3973811.8335691.703495e-07
0.3988371.8330741.608347e-07
0.41.8326841.532400e-07
0.4002991.8325841.523672e-07
0.4017671.8320991.480883e-07
0.4032391.8316181.437937e-07
0.4047171.8311421.394834e-07
0.4062011.830671.351572e-07
0.407691.8302031.308152e-07
0.4091841.829741.264573e-07
0.4106841.8292811.220834e-07
0.412191.8288271.176935e-07
0.4137011.8283761.132874e-07
0.4152171.827931.088653e-07
0.4167391.8274881.044269e-07
0.4182671.827059.997225e-08
0.41981.8266169.550127e-08
0.421.826569.491800e-08
0.4213391.8261869.329938e-08
0.4228831.825769.143212e-08
0.4244331.8253388.955802e-08
0.4259891.8249198.767705e-08
0.4275511.8245048.578918e-08
0.4291181.8240938.389439e-08
0.4306911.8236868.199265e-08
0.432271.8232838.008395e-08
0.4338541.8228837.816825e-08
0.4354451.8224867.624552e-08
0.4370411.8220937.431575e-08
0.4386431.8217047.237891e-08
0.441.8213787.073800e-08
0.4402511.8213187.063808e-08
0.4418641.8209356.999474e-08
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0.4483791.8194386.739772e-08
0.4500231.8190726.674251e-08
0.4516721.8187096.608489e-08
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0.4566571.8176396.409754e-08
0.4583311.8172896.343023e-08
0.461.8169446.276500e-08
0.4600111.8169416.275335e-08
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0.463391.8162555.928772e-08
0.4650891.8159175.754537e-08
0.4667931.8155815.579663e-08
0.4685051.8152485.404149e-08
0.4702221.8149185.227991e-08
0.4719461.8145915.051187e-08
0.4736751.8142664.873736e-08
0.4754121.8139454.695633e-08
0.4771541.8136264.516878e-08
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0.4824211.8126854.051903e-08
0.4841891.8123763.925464e-08
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0.4877461.8117673.671196e-08
0.4895331.8114663.543362e-08
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0.4931291.8108723.286286e-08
0.4949361.8105793.157041e-08
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0.51.8097752.795000e-08
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0.5040741.8091472.746017e-08
0.5059221.8088682.723803e-08
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0.5115061.8080442.656673e-08
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0.5171521.807242.588801e-08
0.5190471.8069762.566012e-08
0.520951.8067142.543138e-08
0.522861.8064542.520181e-08
0.5247761.8061972.497140e-08
0.52671.8059412.474014e-08
0.5286311.8056882.450803e-08
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1.451211.771082.311961e-08
1.456521.7709872.320436e-08
1.461861.7708942.328942e-08
1.467221.7708012.337480e-08
1.47261.7707072.346048e-08
1.4781.7706132.354648e-08
1.483421.7705192.363280e-08
1.488851.7704252.371943e-08
1.494311.770332.380638e-08
1.499791.7702352.389365e-08
1.51.7702312.389700e-08
1.505291.770142.859693e-08
1.51081.7700443.350195e-08
1.516341.7699483.842496e-08
1.52191.7698524.336602e-08
1.527481.7697554.832518e-08
1.533081.7696585.330253e-08
1.53871.7695615.829812e-08
1.544341.7694636.331202e-08
1.551.7693656.834430e-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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