| Glass material is the
most common type because of its excellent optical properties
such as high light transmission and environmental stability.
There are many types of glass materials suitable for making
optical components. The following "glass map"
shows the commercially available glasses from Chinese glass
manufacturer:

The specific selection depends on the optical performance
requirement, environmental suitability, ease of fabrication
and cost. The main characteristics of an optical material
are represented by its refractive index (Nd) and its dispersion
index (Abbe number).
You may need specific information when selecting the material
for a custom component. The data in the following is intended
to assist in these situations The simplest way to select
the right materials is to let Rising EO know your applications,
and our engineers would like to help you to select the right
material from Chinese glass. Hereby you can see the ^Contrast
Table ̄ within the glass manufacturer of China, Schott, Hoya
and Ohara´ More details please tape the key-press to see
it.
| Contrast Table |
| CODE |
nd |
vd |
CHINESE |
SCHOTT |
OHARA |
HOYA |
| QK series type |
| 470668 |
1.47047 |
66.83 |
H-QK1 |
FK1 |
FSL1 |
FC1 |
| 487700 |
1.48746 |
70.04 |
H-QK3 |
|
|
|
| 487704 |
1.48749 |
70.44 |
H-QK3L |
N-FK5 |
S-FSL5 |
FC5 |
| K series type |
| 500621 |
1.49967 |
62.07 |
K1 |
K11 |
|
|
| 500660 |
1.50047 |
66.02 |
H-K2 |
BK4 |
BSL4 |
BSC4 |
| 505647 |
1.50463 |
64.72 |
H-K3 |
BK5 |
|
|
| 508611 |
1.50802 |
61.05 |
K4A |
ZKN7 |
ZSL7 |
ZNC7 |
| 510634 |
1.51007 |
63.36 |
H-K5 |
BK1 |
BSL1 |
BSC1 |
| 511605 |
1.51112 |
60.46 |
H-K6 |
K7 |
NSL7 |
C7 |
| 515606 |
1.51478 |
60.63 |
H-K7 |
|
|
|
| 516568 |
1.51602 |
56.79 |
K8 |
|
NSL2 |
C2 |
| 516642 |
1.51680 |
64.20 |
H-K9L |
N-BK7 |
S-BSL7 |
BSC7 |
| 518590 |
1.51818 |
58.95 |
H-K10 |
|
S-NSL3 |
E-C3 |
| 526602 |
1.52638 |
60.61 |
H-K11 |
BALK1 |
NSL21 |
BACL1 |
| 534555 |
1.53359 |
55.47 |
H-K12 |
ZK5 |
ZSL5 |
ZNC5 |
| 519617 |
1.51878 |
61.69 |
H-K16 |
|
|
BACL3 |
| 522595 |
1.52249 |
59.48 |
H-K50 |
N-K5 |
S-NSL5 |
C5 |
| 523586 |
1.52307 |
58.64 |
H-K51 |
B270 |
NSL51 |
C12 |
| BaK series type |
| 530605 |
1.53028 |
60.47 |
H-BaK1 |
|
|
|
| 540597 |
1.53996 |
59.72 |
H-BaK2 |
N-BAK2 |
S-BAL12 |
BAC2 |
| 547628 |
1.54678 |
62.78 |
H-BaK3 |
|
BAL21 |
|
| 552634 |
1.55248 |
63.36 |
H-BaK4 |
N-PSK3 |
BAL23 |
PCD3 |
| 561583 |
1.56069 |
58.34 |
BaK5 |
|
|
|
| 564608 |
1.56388 |
60.76 |
H-BaK6 |
N-SK11 |
S-BAL41 |
BACD11 |
| 569560 |
1.56883 |
56.04 |
H-BaK7 |
N-BAK4 |
S-BAL14 |
BAC4 |
| 573575 |
1.57250 |
57.49 |
H-BaK8 |
N-BAK1 |
S-BAL11 |
BAC1 |
| 574565 |
1.57444 |
56.45 |
BaK9 |
BAK6 |
BAL16 |
BAC6 |
| 560612 |
1.55963 |
61.21 |
BaK11 |
SK20 |
BAL50 |
|
| ZK series type |
| 569629 |
1.56888 |
62.93 |
H-ZK1 |
PSK2 |
BAL22 |
PCD2 |
| 583595 |
1.58313 |
59.46 |
H-ZK2 |
SK12 |
S-BAL42 |
BACD12 |
| 589613 |
1.58913 |
61.25 |
H-ZK3 |
N-SK5 |
S-BAL35 |
BACD5 |
| 609589 |
1.60881 |
58.86 |
H-ZK4 |
SK3 |
BSM3 |
BACD3 |
| 611558 |
1.61117 |
55.77 |
ZK5 |
SK8 |
BSM8 |
BACD8 |
| 613586 |
1.61272 |
58.58 |
H-ZK6 |
N-SK4 |
S-BSM4 |
BACD4 |
| 613606 |
1.61309 |
60.58 |
H-ZK7 |
|
|
|
| 614551 |
1.61405 |
55.12 |
ZK8 |
SK9 |
BSM9 |
BACD9 |
| 620603 |
1.62041 |
60.34 |
H-ZK9 |
N-SK16 |
S-BSM16 |
BACD16 |
| 622567 |
1.62280 |
56.71 |
H-ZK10 |
N-SK10 |
S-BSM10 |
E-BACD10 |
| 639555 |
1.63854 |
55.45 |
H-ZK11 |
N-SK19 |
S-BSM18 |
BACD18 |
| 603606 |
1.60311 |
60.60 |
H-ZK14 |
N-SK14 |
S-BSM14 |
BACD14 |
| 607595 |
1.60729 |
59.46 |
H-ZK15 |
SK7 |
BSM7 |
BACD7 |
| 614564 |
1.61375 |
56.40 |
H-ZK19 |
SK6 |
BSM6 |
BACD6 |
| 617539 |
1.61720 |
53.91 |
H-ZK20 |
SSK1 |
BSM21 |
BACED1 |
| 623581 |
1.62299 |
58.12 |
H-ZK21 |
N-SK15 |
S-BSM15 |
BACD15 |
| 607567 |
1.60738 |
56.65 |
H-ZK50 |
SK2 |
BSM2 |
BACD2 |
| 618551 |
1.61765 |
55.14 |
ZK51 |
SSK4 |
BSM24 |
BACED4 |
|
CODE |
nd |
vd |
CHINESE |
SCHOTT |
OHARA |
HOYA |
| LaK series type |
| 660574 |
1.65950 |
57.35 |
H-LaK1 |
LAK11 |
LAL11 |
LAC11 |
| 692545 |
1.69211 |
54.54 |
H-LaK2 |
N-LAK9 |
S-LAL9 |
LAC9 |
| 747510 |
1.74693 |
50.95 |
H-LaK3 |
|
|
|
| 641601 |
1.64000 |
60.20 |
H-LaK4L |
N-LAK21 |
S-BSM81 |
LACL60 |
| 678555 |
1.67790 |
55.52 |
H-LaK5 |
N-LAK12 |
S-LAL12 |
LAC12 |
| 678555 |
1.67790 |
55.52 |
H-LaK5A |
N-LAK12 |
S-LAL12 |
LAC12 |
| 694534 |
1.69350 |
53.38 |
H-LaK6 |
LAKN13 |
S-LAL13 |
LAC13 |
| 713538 |
1.71300 |
53.83 |
H-LaK7 |
N-LAK8 |
S-LAL8 |
LAC8 |
| 720503 |
1.72000 |
50.34 |
H-LaK8A |
N-LAK10 |
LAL10 |
LAC10 |
| 651559 |
1.65113 |
55.89 |
LaK10 |
N-LAK22 |
LAL54 |
LACL2 |
| 697562 |
1.69680 |
56.18 |
H-LaK12 |
LAK24 |
LAL64 |
|
| 652584 |
1.65160 |
58.40 |
H-LaK50 |
N-LAK7 |
S-LAL7 |
LAC7 |
| 652584 |
1.65160 |
58.40 |
H-LaK50A |
N-LAK7 |
S-LAL7 |
LAC7 |
| 697555 |
1.69680 |
55.53 |
H-LaK51 |
N-LAK14 |
S-LAL14 |
LAC14 |
| 729547 |
1.72916 |
54.68 |
H-LaK52 |
N-LAK34 |
S-LAL18 |
TaC8 |
| 755523 |
1.75500 |
52.32 |
H-LaK53 |
N-LAK33 |
S-YGH51 |
TaC6 |
| 755523 |
1.75500 |
52.32 |
H-LaK53A |
N-LAK33 |
S-YGH51 |
TaC6 |
| 734515 |
1.73400 |
51.49 |
H-LaK54 |
|
S-LAL59 |
TaC4 |
| KF series type |
| 501572 |
1.50058 |
57.21 |
KF1 |
K10 |
FTL10 |
C10 |
| 515545 |
1.51539 |
54.48 |
KF2 |
KF3 |
NSL33 |
CF3 |
| 526510 |
1.52629 |
51.00 |
KF3 |
KF2 |
NSL32 |
CF2 |
| 517522 |
1.51742 |
52.31 |
KF6 |
KF6 |
NSL36 |
CF6 |
| |
|
|
H-KF6 |
|
|
|
| QF series type |
| <548459 |
1.54811 |
45.87 |
QF1 |
LLF1 |
PBL1 |
FEL1 |
| 548458 |
1.54814 |
45.82 |
H-QF1 |
N-LLF1 |
S-TIL1 |
E-FEL1 |
| 561468 |
1.56091 |
46.78 |
QF2 |
LLF3 |
PBL3 |
FEL3 |
| 575413 |
1.57502 |
41.31 |
QF3 |
LF7 |
PBL27 |
FL7 |
| 582420 |
1.58215 |
42.03 |
QF5 |
LF3 |
PBL23 |
FL3 |
| 532488 |
1.53172 |
48.76 |
QF6 |
LLF6 |
PBL6 |
FEL6 |
| 532488 |
1.53172 |
48.84 |
H-QF6 |
N-LLF6 |
S-TIL6 |
E-FEL6 |
| 541472 |
1.54072 |
47.20 |
QF8 |
LLF2 |
PBL2 |
FEL2 |
| 561452 |
1.56138 |
45.24 |
QF9 |
LLF4 |
PBL4 |
FEL4 |
| 578411 |
1.57842 |
|
QF11 |
LF4 |
PBL24 |
FL4 |
| 596392 |
1.59551 |
39.18 |
QF14 |
F8 |
PBM8 |
F8 |
| 581409 |
1.58144 |
40.89 |
H-QF50 |
N-LF5 |
S-TIL25 |
E-FL5 |
| 581409 |
1.58144 |
40.89 |
QF50 |
LF5 |
PBL25 |
FL5 |
| 581409 |
1.58144 |
40.89 |
UQF50 |
ULF5 |
|
|
| F series type |
| 603380 |
1.60342 |
38.01 |
F1 |
F5 |
PBM5 |
F5 |
| 603380 |
1.60342 |
38.01 |
H-F1 |
|
F-TIM5 |
E-F5 |
| 613370 |
1.61293 |
36.96 |
F2 |
F3 |
PBM3 |
F3 |
| 617366 |
1.61659 |
36.61 |
F3 |
F4 |
PBM4 |
F4 |
| 620364 |
1.62005 |
36.35 |
F4 |
F2 |
PBM2 |
F2 |
| 620364 |
1.62005 |
36.35 |
H-F4 |
N-F2 |
S-TIM2 |
E-F2 |
| 624359 |
1.62435 |
35.92 |
F5 |
|
PBM11 |
|
| 625356 |
1.62495 |
35.57 |
F6 |
F7 |
|
F7 |
| 636354 |
1.63636 |
35.35 |
F7 |
F6 |
PBM6 |
F6 |
| 624368 |
1.62364 |
36.81 |
F12 |
F10 |
PBM10 |
|
| 626357 |
1.62588 |
35.70 |
F13 |
F1 |
PBM1 |
F1 |
| 640346 |
1.63890 |
34.57 |
F51 |
SF7 |
PBM27 |
FD7 |
| CODE |
nd |
υd |
CHINESE |
SCHOTT |
OHARA |
HOYA |
| BaF
series type |
| 548540 |
1.54809 |
53.95 |
BaF1 |
BALF5 |
BAL5 |
|
| 570495 |
1.56970 |
49.45 |
BaF2 |
BAF2 |
BAM2 |
BaF2 |
| 580539 |
1.57960 |
53.87 |
BaF3 |
BALF4 |
BAL4 |
BAFL4 |
| H-BaF3
series type |
| 583465 |
1.58271 |
46.47 |
BaF4 |
BaF3 |
BAM3 |
BaF3 |
| 606439 |
1.60562 |
43.88 |
BaF5 |
BaF4 |
BAM4 |
BaF4 |
| 608462 |
1.60801 |
46.21 |
BaF6 |
BAF52 |
|
BAF7 |
| 614400 |
1.61413 |
40.03 |
BaF7 |
|
|
|
| 626391 |
1.62604 |
39.10 |
BaF8 |
BASF1 |
BAM21 |
BAFD1 |
| 603425 |
1.60323 |
42.48 |
BaF51 |
BASF5 |
|
BAFD5 |
| 571530 |
1.57135 |
53.97 |
H-BaF53 |
|
S-BAL3 |
|