Optical constants of OHARA - BAL (Barium, low-index)
S-BAL11
Wavelength:
µm
(0.32–2.4)
Complex refractive index (n+ik)
n
k
LogX
LogY
eV
Derived optical constants
Dispersion formula
$$n^2-1=\frac{0.821314256λ^2}{λ^2-0.00351436131}+\frac{0.612586478λ^2}{λ^2-0.0179762375}+\frac{1.24859637λ^2}{λ^2-133.45667}$$Conditions & Spec sheet
n_is_absolute: false
wavelength_is_vacuum: false
temperature: 25.0 °C
thermal_dispersion:
- type: "Schott formula"
coefficients: 3.44e-06 1.26e-08 -4.45e-11 5.04e-07 6.25e-10 0.192
nd: 1.572501
Vd: 57.742980
glass_code: 573578
glass_status: special
density: 3.02 g/cm3
thermal_expansion:
- temperature_range: -30 70 °C
coefficient: 6.6e-06 K-1
- temperature_range: 20 300 °C
coefficient: 8e-06 K-1
dPgF: -0.0024
climatic_resistance: 2.0
acid_resistance: 2.0
phosphate_resistance: 1.0
Comments
Recommended
References
OHARA Zemax catalog 2017-11-30 (obtained from http://www.ohara-inc.co.jp)
See also OHARA glass data sheets
Data
INFO
BAK1 optical glass
BAK1 is a very popular optical glass. Most glass makers produce this or very similar glass.BAK1 or similar glasses produced by different makers
| Maker | Glass |
|---|---|
| Schott | N-BAK1 |
| Hikari | E-BAK1 |
| Ohara | S-BAL11 |
| CDGM | H-BAK8 |