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Plot the Refractive Index of Optical Material: SF5#
This module demonstrates the usage of the PyOptik library to calculate and plot the refractive index of the optical material SF5 glass over a specified range of wavelengths.
![Refractive Index and Absorption vs. Wavelength [polyetylene]](../../_images/sphx_glr_plot_sf5_001.png)
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.11.12/x64/lib/python3.11/site-packages/PyOptik/material/base_class.py:60: UserWarning: Wavelength range goes from 1.31 µm to 1.55 µm which is outside the allowable range of 40.0 µm to 200.0 µm µm. [Material: polyetylene]
warnings.warn(
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.11.12/x64/lib/python3.11/site-packages/PyOptik/material/base_class.py:60: UserWarning: Wavelength range goes from 399.99999999999994 nm to 1.5 µm which is outside the allowable range of 40.0 µm to 200.0 µm µm. [Material: polyetylene]
warnings.warn(
import numpy
from PyOptik import MaterialBank
# Initialize the material with the Sellmeier model
material = MaterialBank.polyetylene
# Calculate refractive index at specific wavelengths
RI = material.compute_refractive_index(wavelength=[1310e-9, 1550e-9])
# Display calculated refractive indices at sample wavelengths
material.plot(
wavelength=numpy.linspace(400e-9, 1500e-9, 300)
)
Total running time of the script: (0 minutes 0.383 seconds)