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Our Material Data Tech Notes include transmission curves, refraction indices, and useful wavelength ranges for the most common optical materials.

 

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Magnesium Fluoride Calcium Fluoride 
Barium Fluoride UV-Grade Fused Silica
IR Grade Fused Silica Crystal Quartz
BK7 Sapphire
Spinel Silicon
Germanium Zinc Selenide
Zinc Sulfide Cleartran
Gallium Arsenide AMTIR
 
materials
 
 
 
 
   
Chemical Formula: MgF2
Refractive Index (@ 1.01 microns): 1.38
Useful Wavelength Range (Transmission): 150nm to 8.0µm
 
 
Chemical Formula: CaF2
Refractive Index (@ 1.01 microns): 1.43
Useful Wavelength Range (Transmission): 150nm to 8.0µm
 
MagnesiumFluoride  
CalciumFuoride
 
 
 
 
 
   
Chemical Formula: BaF2
Refractive Index (@ 1.01 micron): 1.47
Useful Wavelength Range (Transmission): 300nm to 9.5µm
 
 
Chemical Formula: SiO2
Refractive Index (@ 588nm): 1.46
Useful Wavelength Range (Transmission): 
175nm to 2.2µm, 2.9µm to 3.6µm
 

BariumFluoride

 

UV-gradeFusedSilica

 
 
 
 
 
   
Chemical Formula: SiO2
Refractive Index (@ 5.88nm): 1.46
Useful Wavelength Range (Transmission): 200nm to 2.4µm
 
Chemical Formula: SiO2
Refractive Index (@ .99 micron): 1.54
Useful Wavelength Range (Transmission): 200nm to 2.4µm
 
 
IR-gradeFusedSilica   CrystalQuartz
 
 
 
 
 
   

BK7



Chemical Formula: BK7
Refractive Index (@ 588nm): 1.51
Useful Wavelength Range (Transmission): 320nm to 2.3µm
 
 
Chemical Formula: AI2O3
Refractive Index (@ 1.01 micron): 1.76
Useful Wavelength Range (Transmission): 150nm to 5.0µm
 
BK7  
Sapphire
 
 
 
 
 
   
Chemical Formula: MgAI2O4
Refractive Index (@ 1.01 micron): 1.72
Useful Wavelength Range (Transmission): 400nm to 5.0µm
 
 
 
Chemical Formula: Si
Refractive Index (@ 5.0 microns): 3.42
Useful Wavelength Range (Transmission): 
1.06µm to 6.7µm, 30µm to FIR
 
Spinel  
Silicon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Germanium (Ge)

 
Chemical Formula: Ge
Refractive Index (@ 4.87 microns): 4.02
Useful Wavelength Range (Transmission): 2.0µm to 17.0µm
 
 
 
Chemical Formula: ZnSe
Refractive Index (@ 1.00 micron): 2.49
Useful Wavelength Range (Transmission): 500nm to 20.0µm
 
Germanium  
ZincSelenide
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chemical Formula: ZnS
Refractive Index (@ 1.00 micron): 2.27
Useful Wavelength Range (Transmission): 450nm to 14.0µm
 
 
Chemical Formula: ZnS
Refractive Index (@ 1.01 micron): 2.29
Useful Wavelength Range (Transmission): 400nm to 12.0µm
 
ZincSulfide  
Cleartran
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chemical Formula: GaAs
Refractive Index (@ 10 microns): 3.14
Useful Wavelength Range (Transmission): 1.0µm to 8.0µm
 
 
Chemical Formula: GeAsSe
Refractive Index (@ 10 microns): 2.5
Useful Wavelength Range (Transmission): 150nm to 8.0µm
GalliumArsenide  
Amtir