Optical constants

Refractive index of K-VC82(M) (SUMITA)

K-VC82(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
1.75028
Extinction coefficient k
1.18734e-08
Permittivity ε1
3.06348
Permittivity ε2
4.15636e-08
Absorption coefficient α
0.00253924 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
7.87636e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
45.371
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.0848199 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.80012
Group velocity dispersion
154.985 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-845.527 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-VC82(M) (SUMITA): K-VC82(M)
sumita_k_vc82_m = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "SUMITA-optical", "K-VC82(M)", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(sumita_k_vc82_m.range_nm)  # (360, 1550) nm
eps = sumita_k_vc82_m.eps([633])  # complex permittivity

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Dispersion formula

Polynomial (formula 3), λ in µm
n2=2.9914895−0.01436707⁢λ2.0+0.024650584⁢λ−2.0+0.00071568019⁢λ−4.0−2.7938999×10-5⁢λ−6.0+3.2293973×10-6⁢λ−8.0

Valid from 0.36 to 1.55 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C12.9914895
C2-0.01436707
C32.0
C40.024650584
C5-2.0
C60.00071568019
C7-4.0
C8-2.7938999e-05
C9-6.0
C103.2293973e-06
C11-8.0

Comments and conditions

Conditions

temperature
293 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 5.27e-06 1.73e-08 -7.19e-11 6.68e-07 9.93e-10 0.203
nd
1.75028
Vd
45.4
glass code
756456
density
value: 4250
thermal expansion
value: 5.9e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 8e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.0098
resistance
acid: 4.0; climatic: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 293.0 K): dn/dT = 4.19e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 3.25e-06 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 3.17e-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-VC82(M) (SUMITA), K-VC82(M): n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.361.794736.356800e-07
0.361321.7941535.983849e-07
0.3626441.7935825.609530e-07
0.3639731.7930175.233840e-07
0.3653081.7924574.856772e-07
0.3666471.7919044.478322e-07
0.3679911.7913574.098485e-07
0.369341.7908153.717255e-07
0.371.7905523.530600e-07
0.3706931.7902783.437953e-07
0.3720521.7897473.256402e-07
0.3734161.7892223.074184e-07
0.3747851.7887022.891299e-07
0.3761591.7881872.707743e-07
0.3775371.7876772.523515e-07
0.3789211.7871722.338611e-07
0.381.7867842.194500e-07
0.380311.7866732.169731e-07
0.3817041.7861782.058484e-07
0.3831041.7856881.946830e-07
0.3845081.7852041.834766e-07
0.3859171.7847231.722291e-07
0.3873321.7842481.609404e-07
0.3887521.7837771.496103e-07
0.391.7833681.396500e-07
0.3901771.7833111.388369e-07
0.3916071.7828491.322614e-07
0.3930431.7823921.256618e-07
0.3944831.7819391.190380e-07
0.3959291.781491.123899e-07
0.3973811.7810461.057174e-07
0.3988371.7806069.902047e-08
0.41.7802589.367500e-08
0.4002991.780179.323263e-08
0.4017671.7797389.106382e-08
0.4032391.779318.888707e-08
0.4047171.7788868.670233e-08
0.4062011.7784668.450959e-08
0.407691.778058.230881e-08
0.4091841.7776388.009996e-08
0.4106841.777237.788301e-08
0.412191.7768267.565794e-08
0.4137011.7764257.342471e-08
0.4152171.7760287.118330e-08
0.4167391.7756346.893367e-08
0.4182671.7752446.667579e-08
0.41981.7748586.440964e-08
0.421.7748086.411400e-08
0.4213391.7744756.265182e-08
0.4228831.7740966.096503e-08
0.4244331.7737195.927206e-08
0.4259891.7733475.757288e-08
0.4275511.7729785.586748e-08
0.4291181.7726115.415582e-08
0.4306911.7722495.243789e-08
0.432271.7718895.071366e-08
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0.461.7662374.048900e-08
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1.445911.7243562.303517e-08
1.451211.7242672.311961e-08
1.456521.7241772.320436e-08
1.461861.7240872.328942e-08
1.467221.7239962.337480e-08
1.47261.7239062.346048e-08
1.4781.7238152.354648e-08
1.483421.7237232.363280e-08
1.488851.7236322.371943e-08
1.494311.723542.380638e-08
1.499791.7234472.389365e-08
1.51.7234442.389700e-08
1.505291.7233552.825073e-08
1.51081.7232623.279445e-08
1.516341.7231683.735483e-08
1.52191.7230754.193192e-08
1.527481.7229814.652580e-08
1.533081.7228865.113651e-08
1.53871.7227925.576412e-08
1.544341.7226976.040870e-08
1.551.7226016.507030e-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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