Optical constants

Refractive index of K-VC90(M) (SUMITA)

K-VC90(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
1.84858
Extinction coefficient k
5.67958e-08
Permittivity ε1
3.41724
Permittivity ε2
2.09983e-07
Absorption coefficient α
0.0121463 cm⁻¹
Penetration depth δ = λ/(2πk)
1.64659e+09 nm
Abbe number Vd
38.892
Chromatic dispersion dn/dλ
-0.11113 µm⁻¹
Group index ng
1.91388
Group velocity dispersion
212.044 fs²/mm
Dispersion parameter D
-1156.81 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-VC90(M) (SUMITA): K-VC90(M)
sumita_k_vc90_m = ls.fetch_refractiveindex("specs", "SUMITA-optical", "K-VC90(M)", ref="c5c2f188e848453def5970e347399d653df2ffc2")
print(sumita_k_vc90_m.range_nm)  # (360, 1550) nm
eps = sumita_k_vc90_m.eps([633])  # complex permittivity

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Dispersion formula

Polynomial (formula 3), λ in µm
n2=3.3149515−0.013619007⁢λ2.0+0.033842693⁢λ−2.0+0.001108869⁢λ−4.0−2.8110622×10-5⁢λ−6.0+5.1120171×10-6⁢λ−8.0

Valid from 0.36 to 1.55 µm.

Coefficients as stored
CiValue
C13.3149515
C2-0.013619007
C32.0
C40.033842693
C5-2.0
C60.001108869
C7-4.0
C8-2.8110622e-05
C9-6.0
C105.1120171e-06
C11-8.0

Comments and conditions

Conditions

temperature
293 K

Properties

thermal dispersion
type: formula A, coefficients: 4.39e-07 1.31e-08 -1.78e-10 7.82e-07 9.78e-10 0.232
nd
1.84859
Vd
38.9
glass code
853390
density
value: 4980
thermal expansion
value: 7.7e-06, temperature range: 243 343; value: 9.4e-06, temperature range: 293 573
dPgF
-0.0057
resistance
acid: 2.0; climatic: 1.0

Thermo-optic coefficient

  • Schott thermal-dispersion model (reference temperature 293.0 K): dn/dT = 1.75e-06 K⁻¹ at 633 nm, dn/dT = 5.78e-07 K⁻¹ at 1310 nm, dn/dT = 4.88e-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-VC90(M) (SUMITA), K-VC90(M): n and k versus wavelength
λ (µm)nk
0.361.9093311.697100e-06
0.361321.9085141.600246e-06
0.3626441.9077071.503038e-06
0.3639731.9069081.405473e-06
0.3653081.9061191.307550e-06
0.3666471.9053381.209269e-06
0.3679911.9045661.110627e-06
0.369341.9038031.011623e-06
0.371.9034339.631500e-07
0.3706931.9030489.372102e-07
0.3720521.9023018.863782e-07
0.3734161.9015638.353598e-07
0.3747851.9008337.841543e-07
0.3761591.900117.327612e-07
0.3775371.8993966.811797e-07
0.3789211.8986896.294091e-07
0.381.8981455.890600e-07
0.380311.8979895.831999e-07
0.3817041.8972985.568799e-07
0.3831041.8966135.304633e-07
0.3845081.8959365.039499e-07
0.3859171.8952664.773394e-07
0.3873321.8946034.506313e-07
0.3887521.8939464.238252e-07
0.391.8933774.002600e-07
0.3901771.8932973.983050e-07
0.3916071.8926553.824952e-07
0.3930431.8920193.666274e-07
0.3944831.8913893.507014e-07
0.3959291.8907663.347171e-07
0.3973811.890153.186741e-07
0.3988371.889543.025724e-07
0.41.8890582.897200e-07
0.4002991.8889352.881082e-07
0.4017671.8883382.802058e-07
0.4032391.8877462.722744e-07
0.4047171.887162.643140e-07
0.4062011.8865792.563244e-07
0.407691.8860052.483055e-07
0.4091841.8854362.402573e-07
0.4106841.8848732.321795e-07
0.412191.8843162.240721e-07
0.4137011.8837642.159350e-07
0.4152171.8832172.077681e-07
0.4167391.8826761.995712e-07
0.4182671.882141.913443e-07
0.41981.8816091.830872e-07
0.421.8815411.820100e-07
0.4213391.8810841.798833e-07
0.4228831.8805631.774299e-07
0.4244331.8800471.749675e-07
0.4259891.8795371.724961e-07
0.4275511.8790311.700157e-07
0.4291181.878531.675261e-07
0.4306911.8780341.650274e-07
0.432271.8775421.625196e-07
0.4338541.8770551.600026e-07
0.4354451.8765731.574763e-07
0.4370411.8760951.549408e-07
0.4386431.8756221.523960e-07
0.441.8752261.502400e-07
0.4402511.8751531.499440e-07
0.4418641.8746891.480381e-07
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0.4467411.8733211.422784e-07
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0.4500231.8724291.384034e-07
0.4516721.871991.364552e-07
0.4533281.8715541.344998e-07
0.454991.8711231.325373e-07
0.4566571.8706951.305677e-07
0.4583311.8702711.285907e-07
0.461.8698541.266200e-07
0.4600111.8698521.265986e-07
0.4616981.8694351.234167e-07
0.463391.8690231.202231e-07
0.4650891.8686141.170178e-07
0.4667931.8682091.138008e-07
0.4685051.8678081.105720e-07
0.4702221.867411.073313e-07
0.4719461.8670151.040788e-07
0.4736751.8666241.008143e-07
0.4754121.8662379.753791e-08
0.4771541.8658539.424948e-08
0.4789041.8654729.094900e-08
0.481.8652368.888000e-08
0.4806591.8650958.833274e-08
0.4824211.8647218.686965e-08
0.4841891.864358.540120e-08
0.4859641.8639828.392736e-08
0.4877461.8636188.244812e-08
0.4895331.8632578.096346e-08
0.4913281.8628987.947336e-08
0.4931291.8625437.797779e-08
0.4949361.8621917.647674e-08
0.4967511.8618427.497019e-08
0.4985721.8614967.345812e-08
0.51.8612287.227200e-08
0.5003991.8611537.201090e-08
0.5022331.8608137.081118e-08
0.5040741.8604766.960706e-08
0.5059221.8601416.839852e-08
0.5077771.859816.718556e-08
0.5096381.8594816.596815e-08
0.5115061.8591556.474627e-08
0.5133811.8588326.351992e-08
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0.5171521.8581936.105371e-08
0.5190471.8578785.981383e-08
0.520951.8575655.856939e-08
0.522861.8572555.732040e-08
0.5247761.8569485.606682e-08
0.52671.8566435.480866e-08
0.5286311.856345.354588e-08
0.5305681.856045.227847e-08
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0.6584081.841966.288242e-08
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1.440621.8174842.295104e-08
1.445911.8173932.303517e-08
1.451211.8173022.311961e-08
1.456521.8172112.320436e-08
1.461861.817122.328942e-08
1.467221.8170282.337480e-08
1.47261.8169362.346048e-08
1.4781.8168442.354648e-08
1.483421.8167522.363280e-08
1.488851.816662.371943e-08
1.494311.8165672.380638e-08
1.499791.8164752.389365e-08
1.51.8164712.389700e-08
1.505291.8163822.670119e-08
1.51081.8162882.962776e-08
1.516341.8161953.256505e-08
1.52191.8161013.551311e-08
1.527481.8160073.847198e-08
1.533081.8159134.144169e-08
1.53871.8158194.442229e-08
1.544341.8157244.741381e-08
1.551.8156295.041630e-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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