History of CODE V and LightTools Glass Database Changes

This page includes history information for both CODE V and LightTools. LightTools history was added to this page beginning with the 2023.03 FCS release. Contact LightTools Support for previous LightTools glass history.

Note: The current glass catalog files and macro data files are compatible only with CODE V version 11.5 FCS or later. The current glass catalog files are compatible only with LightTools 2022.03 or later.

VERSION (Date)

DATABASE CHANGES

CODE V and LightTools

2023.03 FCS
(03/2023)

Note:

  • CDGM issued a new data file named CDGM202206.xlsx, which was made available as of 12/12/2022 at http://www.cdgmgd.com. In that file, dispersion coefficients for 37 existing glasses have been changed. CDGM indicated that the information for those glasses might be changed in a future update. Therefore, the CDGM glass data in CODE V and LightTools 2023.03 has not been updated to use the 12/12/2022 information.


HIKARI

  • Updated per 07/2022 catalog 
  • Availability updated 

 

HOYA

  • Updated per 09/2022 catalog 
  • Availability updated 

 

OHARA:

  • Updated per 11/2022 catalog
  • Availability updated

 

SCHOTT

  • Updated per 07/2022 catalog 


CODE V

2022.03 SR1
(03/2022)

CDGM:

  • Updated per 03/2022 catalog
  • Dispersion coefficients including formula type updated: HF4, HLAF3B, HZLAF89L


OHARA:

  • Updated per 02/2022 catalog
  • Transmission data updated: SBSL7, SLAH63Q


SCHOTT:

  • Updated per 01/2022 catalog


SUMITA:

  • Updated per 12/2021 catalog


CODE V

2022.03
(03/2022)

CDGM:

  • Updated per 11/2021 catalog
  • Transmission data updated: HK9LA
  • Dispersion coefficients updated: DFK61, DFK61A, DFK95, DK59, DK9, DK9GT, DLAF050, DLAF50, DLAF53, DLAF79, DLAK5, DLAK6, DLAK70, DPK3, DQK3L, DZF10, DZF93, DZK2, DZK2L, DZK3, DZK3L, DZK79, DZLAF50, DZLAF52LA, DZLAF61, DZLAF67, DZLAF81, DZLAF85A, DZLAF85L, DZPK1A, DZPK3, HBAF4, HBAF7, HBAF8, HBAK7, HBAK7GT, HF1, HF4, HF51, HK10, HK9LA, HLAF10LA, HLAF3B, HLAF50B, HLAF52, HLAF53, HLAF55, HLAF6LA, HLAK51A, HLAK52, HLAK53B, HLAK54, HQF14, HQF3, HTF3L, HTF5, HZBAF16, HZBAF4, HZBAF5, HZBAF52, HZF10, HZF11, HZF12, HZF13, HZF13GT, HZF3, HZF52, HZF52GT, HZF52TT, HZF6, HZF7LA, HZF7LAGT, HZK11, HZK20, HZK3, HZK4, HZK50, HZK50GT, HZK9B, HZLAF66, HZLAF66GT, HZLAF75A, HZLAF76, HZLAF89L, QF50, QF50GTI
  • Cost and availability updated


HOYA:

  • Updated per 09/2021 catalog
  • Measurement temperature for dn/dT and dispersion is now set to 23° C rather than “room” temperature (assumed as 22° C by default). Warnings are now issued in CODE V for materials with dn/dT and dispersion data when temperature (TEM) is different from 23° C.
  • Transmission data updated: FCD1, FCD100, FCD1B, FCD515, MBACD12, MCFCD1M20, MCLAC130, MCTAF105, MFD80, MLAC130, MNBFD10, MPBACD12, MPCD4, MPCD51, MPFD80, MPLAC130, MPNBFD1020, MPPCD440, MPPCD5170, NBFD10, TAC6
  • Availability updated


MITSUI:

  • Updated per 10/2021 catalog


SCHOTT:

  • Updated per 09/2021 catalog
  • Cost and availability updated
  • Transmission data updated: NLAF7, NLAK10, SF3


CODE V

11.5 SR1
(08/2021)

CDGM:

 

  • Updated per 09/2020 catalog
  • Dispersion coefficients including formula type updated: DK9, DLAF050, DLAF50, DZLAF61, DZPK1A, HBAK6, HFK61, HFK61B, HFK71, HFK95N, HK9L, HK9LA, HK9LGT, HLAK10, HLAK2A, HLAK5A, HLAK7A, HLAK8B, HQK3L, HZBAF21, HZF1A, HZF2, HZF39, HZF4A, HZF4AGT, HZF62, HZF71, HZF72A, HZF88, HZK10L, HZK6, HZLAF2A, HZLAF4LA, HZLAF50E, HZLAF52A, HZLAF53B, HZLAF53BGT, HZLAF55D, HZLAF68C, HZLAF68N, HZLAF69, HZLAF69A, HZLAF71, HZLAF75B, HZLAF76A, HZLAF78B, HZLAF85L, HZLAF90, HZLAF92, HZPK5, HZPK7, HWS6

 

  • Cost and availability updates

  • New DNDT data: HZLAF85L


HOYA:

  • Updated per 04/2021 catalog


OHARA:

  • Updated per 11/2020 catalog

  • Dispersion coefficients updated: SBSL7R

  • Transmission data updated: SBAL35R, SBSL7R

  • DNDT constants changed: SBSL7R


CODE V

11.5 FCS
(03/2021)

HIKARI:

  • Updated per 04/2020 catalog


HOYA:

  • Updated per 08/2020 catalog


MITSUI:

  • Updated per 05/2020 catalog

  • Dispersion coefficients updated: APL5014CL, APL5015AL

  • Transmission data updated: APL5014CL, APL5015AL


NHG:

  • Updated per 08/2020 catalog

  • Dispersion coefficients updated: DPK60, DZLAF52L, HQF50, HZF1, HZK2, IRG209

  • Transmission data updated: DZK50, DZLAF52L, DZLAF52NM170, HZF1, HZK2, IRG101, IRG102, IRG104, IRG105, IRG106, IRG201, IRG202, IRG203, IRG204, IRG205, IRG206, IRG207, IRG209


OHARA:

  • Updated per 12/2019 catalog

  • Availability updated


SCHOTT IRG (in SPECIAL catalog):

  • Updated per 09/2020 catalog

  • DNDT constants added to DNDT_Constants.DAT for use with DNDTCALC.SEQ & ENVPIK.SEQ


SUMITA:

  • Updated per 07/2020 catalog

  • Dispersion coefficients updated: KGIR79, KSFLDN3 

  • Availability updated: KGIR79, KGIR140, KPSFN203M, KPSFN4M, KPSFN5M, KPSK11M, KSKF6M

  • Transmission data updated: KGIR79, KCAFK95M, KCD120M, KCD45M, KCSK120M, KGFK68M, KGFK70M, KLAFK55M, KLAFK60M, KPBK40M, KPBK50M, KPFK80M, KPFK85M, KPFK90M, KPG325M, KPG375M, KPG395M, KPSFN1M, KPSFN203M, KPSFN2M, KPSFN3M, KPSK100M, KVC100M, KVC78M, KVC79M, KVC80M, KVC82M, KVC89M, KVC90M, KVC91M, KVC99M, KZNSF8M, KLASFN17, KSFLDN3 


CODE V

11.4.2035793 (FCS) 
(03/2020)

HOYA:

  • Updated per 12/2019 catalog


NHG:

  • Updated per 09/2019 catalog
  • Dispersion coefficients updated: DLAF731, DLAF743, DLAK6, DZF10, DZK2N, DZK3L, DZLAF52N, DZLAF53, DZLAF814, DZLAF851, HF4, HKF6, HLAF52, HLAF53, HLAF6LB, HLAF7, HLAF72, HLAF76, HLAK5, HLAK50A, HLAK5A, HLAK61, HLAK7, HLAK77, HLAK8A, HPK60, HQF14, HQF50, HTF3L, HZBAF20, HZBAF5, HZBAF50, HZBAF52, HZBAF65, HZF1, HZK10, HZK10N, HZK6, HZLAF1, HZLAF59, HZLAF65, HZLAF75, ZF1, ZF13, ZF4, ZLAF58
  • Cost and availability updated
  • Transmission data updated: DLAF731, DZLAF814, DZLAF851, HBAK2, HBAK8, HFK61, HK9L, HLAF4, HLAK52, HPK65, HQK3L, HTF3L, HZBAF20, HZBAF21, HZBAF52, HZF1, HZF11, HZF3, HZF62, HZF75A, HZK10N, HZK11, HZK3A, HZLAF1, HZLAF2, HZLAF51, HZLAF55F, HZLAF67, HZLAF76, HZLAF78, HZLAF80


CODE V

11.3.17983700 (FCS) (12/2019)

CDGM:

  • Updated per 04/2019 catalog

  • New IR glasses are available in the catalog
  • Previously discontinued glass now reintroduced: DZK3L, HQF50
  • Dispersion coefficients updated: DZK3L, HQF50, HTF8
  • Cost and availability updated
  • Transmission data updated: DK9, HFK61, HK3, HLAF10LA, HTF8, HZLAF53BGT  


HERAEUS:

  • Updated per 04/2017 catalog
  • Temperature ranges for Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE) updated


HIKARI:

  • Updated per 06/2019 catalog
  • Availability updated
  • DNDT Constants are no longer provided for Hikari Glasses
  • Transmission data updated: JBAF10, JBAF11, JBAF12, JBAF3, JBAF4, JBAF8, JBAK1, JBAK2, JBAK4, JBALF4, JBASF2, JBASF6, JBASF7, JBASF8, JBK7A, JF1, JF16, JF2, JF3, JF5, JF8, JFK01A, JFK5, JFKH1, JFKH2, JK3, JK5, JKF6, JKZFH1, JKZFH4, JKZFH7, JLAF01, JLAF010, JLAF016, JLAF016HS, JLAF02, JLAF04, JLAF2, JLAF3, JLAF7, JLAFH3, JLAFH3HS, JLAK01, JLAK011, JLAK02, JLAK09, JLAK10, JLAK12, JLAK13, JLAK14, JLAK18, JLAK7, JLAK7R, JLAK8, JLASF01, JLASF010, JLASF013, JLASF014, JLASF015, JLASF016, JLASF017, JLASF02, JLASF021, JLASF021HS, JLASF03, JLASF05, JLASF05HS, JLASF08A, JLASF09A, JLASFH13, JLASFH13HS, JLASFH15, JLASFH16, JLASFH17, JLASFH17HS, JLASFH2, JLASFH21, 4/1/2019, JLASFH21, JLASFH22, JLASFH23, JLASFH24, JLASFH24HS, JLASFH6, JLASFH9A, JLASKH2, JLF5, JLF6, JLF7, JLLF1, JLLF2, JLLF6, JPKH1, JPSK02, JPSK03, JPSKH1, JPSKH4, JSF03, JSF03HS, JSF1, JSF10, JSF11, JSF13, JSF14, JSF15, JSF2, JSF4, JSF5, JSF6, JSF6HS, JSF7, JSF8, JSFH1, JSFH2, JSFS3, JSK10, JSK11, JSK12, JSK14, JSK15, JSK16, JSK18, JSK2, JSK4, JSK5, JSSK1, JSSK5, JSSK8, QFK01AS, QFKH1S, QFKH2S, QLAF010S, QLAFPH1S, QLAK52S, QLAK53S, QLASF03S, QLASFH11S, QLASFH12S, QLASFH58S, QLASFH59S, QLASFPH2S, QLASFPH3S, QPSKH1S, QPSKH4S, QSF6S, QSK15S, QSK52S, QSK55S


HOYA:

  • Updated per 08/2019 catalog
  • Availability updated
  • Transmission data updated: EFD1


MITSUI:

  • Updated per 03/2019 catalog


NHG:

  • Updated per 05/2019 catalog
  • Dispersion coefficients updated: DLAF731, DLAF743, DLAK6, DZF10, DZK2N, DZK3L, DZLAF52, DZLAF52N, DZLAF53, DZLAF851, HBAK7B, HK10, HKF6, HLAK6, HPK65, HZK14, HZK3A, HZK7, HZLAF51


OHARA:

  • Updated per 04/2019 catalog
  • Cost and availability updated


SCHOTT:

  • Updated per 08/2019 catalog
  • Transmission data updated: NSF14


SUMITA:

  • Updated per 01/2019 catalog
  • Transmission data updated: KCAFK95, KCD120, KCD45, KCSK120, KGFK68, KGFK70, KLAFK55, KLAFK60, KLAFK65, KLASFN8, KPBK40, KPBK50, KPG325, KPG375, KPG395, KPSFN1, KPSFN2, KPSFN202, KPSFN3, KPSK100, KPSK500, KSFLD10, KSFLD14, KSFLD2, KSFLD4, KSSK1, KSSK3, KSSK4, KVC78, KVC79, KVC80, KVC89, KVC90, KZNSF8

 


CODE V 

11.2.12760707 (SR1)(01/2019)

CDGM:

  • Updated per 09/2018 catalog
  • Dispersion coefficients updated: HZPK5 
  • Transmission values updated: HZPK5


CORNING:

  • New glasses: HPFS7979, HPFS7980, HPFS8655


HIKARI:

  • Updated per 04/2018 catalog
  • Availability updated


HOYA:

  • Updated per 10/2018 catalog


NHG:

  • Updated per 08/2018 catalog
  • Cost and availability updated
  • Dispersion coefficients updated: DZK2N, DZK3L, DZLAF52N, DZLAF53, HLAK50A, HLAK5A, HZBAF52, HZF1, IRG207
  • Transmission values updated: DLAF743, DZLAF53, HFK61, HFK69, HK6, HLAF51, HZF7L, IRG207


OHARA
:

  • Updated per 08/2018 catalog
  • Cost updated


SCHOTT:

  • Updated per 06/2018 catalog
  • Transmission values updated: NFK51A, NLAF2, NLAF7, NLASF46B, NPK51, NSK2HT


CODE V
11.2.10738803 (FCS)

(09/2018)

CDGM:
  • Updated per 04/2018 catalog
  • Availability updated
  • Transmission values updated: DLAF53, DZK2, HBAF3, HBAK1, HBAK2, HBAK4, HLAK12, HLAK50A, HLAK5A, HQK3L, HZF13GT, HZF7LAGT, HZK21, HZK50, HZLAF69, HZPK5


HIKARI:

  • Updated per 09/2017 catalog
  • Precision of the DNDT Coefficients has been reduced from 5 to 3 significant digits. DNDT values did not change significantly after the precision change.


HOYA:

  • Updated per 04/2018 catalog


OHARA
:

  • Updated per 02/2018 catalog
  • Cost updated


CODE V
11.1.8084063 (SR1)

(12/2017)

CDGM:

  • Updated per 09/2017 catalog
  • DNDT values have been updated based on the DNDT Constants provided for the glasses


HOYA:

  • Updated per 04/2017 catalog


NHG:

  • Updated per 09/2017 catalog
  • Many glasses have dispersion coefficient changes and 33 of those glasses have a resulting change in refractive index greater than 1.5e-4 at one or more wavelengths


OHARA
:

  • Updated per 06/2017 catalog


SUMITA
:

  • Updated per 02/2017 catalog


CODE V
11.1.6749897 (FCS)

(09/2017)

CDGM:

  • Updated per 03/2017 catalog
  • HK9L* is listed as HK9LA in CODE V
  • Cost updated
  • Index updated: DZLAF61
  • CDGM glasses can now be used with the DNDTCALC macro to compute DNDT values


HIKARI:

  • Updated per 04/2017 catalog


NHG:

  • Updated per 05/2017 catalog
  • Availability updated
  • Many glasses had dispersion coefficient changes and 18 of those glasses had a resulting change in refractive index greater than 1.5e-4 at one or more wavelengths


OHARA:

  • Updated per 05/2017 catalog
  • Prices removed because of conflicting relative prices from Ohara Japan and Ohara Corporation (USA). They will be reinstated once the discrepancy is resolved.


SCHOTT:

  • Updated per 01/2017 catalog
  • IR materials in the SPECIAL catalog updated per 04/2017 catalog
  • IRG23, IRG24, IRG25 and IRG26 had dispersion coefficient changes, although only IRG26 had a resulting change in refractive index greater than 1.5e-4 at one or more wavelengths


CODE V
11.0.4893033 (FCS)

(03/2017)

CDGM:

  • Updated per 04/2016 catalog


HIKARI:

  • Updated per 04/2016 catalog
  • Availability data updated


HOYA:

  • Updated per 09/2016 catalog


NHG:

  • Updated per 10/2016 catalog
  • Dispersion coefficients updated for HLAF50, HLAF54, HPK62A, HZF1, HZF52N, HZLAF50, HZLAF55F, HZLAF70, HZLAF80, IRG105, IRG201, IRG202, IRG203, IRG204, IRG205 and IRG206

    Note that index differences relative to the legacy dispersion coefficients exceed the standard index tolerance of +/-3e-4 for some materials, at one or more wavelengths
  • Updated specific gravity and transmission values for many NHG glasses


OHARA:

  • Updated per 09/2016 catalog
  • Cost and availability data updated


SCHOTT:

  • Updated per 07/2016 catalog
  • Availability data updated


SUMITA:

  • Updated per 02/2016 catalog


CODE V
10.8.746072 (SR1)

(04/2016)

CDGM:

  • Updated per 06/2015 catalog
  • Dispersion coefficients updated for HBAK4, HQK1
  • Transmission values updated for HK9L
  • Glass codes changed: HQK1


OHARA:

  • Updated per 12/2015 catalog
  • Dispersion coefficients updated for LBBH1, LLAH53, LLAH84, LTIM28 based on changes to the annealing cycle for these materials. Note that index differences relative to the legacy dispersion coefficients exceed the standard index tolerance of +/-3e-4 for some materials, at one or more wavelengths.
  • Transmission values updated for LLAH53, LLAL12, SBSM21
  • Glass code changed: LLAH84, LTIM28
  • New glasses added
  • dn/dT data added for LLAH53


SCHOTT:

  • Updated per 10/2015 catalog
  • Two new eco thin glasses added to Schott catalog: AF32ECO, D263TECO
  • New glass added to the SPECIAL materials catalog: IRG22
  • Cost and availability data updated
  • dn/dT data updated for NSF2


SUMITA:

  • Updated per 09/2015 catalog
  • Dispersion coefficients updated for KPSFN214
  • Availability data updated for KPSFN202, KPSFN214
  • Transmission values updated for KBAFN1, KPSFN214, KSFLD2, KVC100
  • dn/dT data updated for KPSFN202, KPSFN214


CODE V
10.8.671304 (FCS)

(12/2015)

Notes:

  • Glass catalog files converted to XML format
  • Pricing information for the CDGM, NHG, Ohara, and Schott catalogs is now based on their published relative cost factors, assuming a price of $10/lb. for the reference glass in each catalog


CDGM:

  • Updated per 02/2015 catalog
  • Dispersion coefficients updated for HK6, HLAF62, HQF14
  • Updated specific gravity for HQF1
  • Updated transmission values for HK11, HK6, HK7, HLAF2, HLAF4, HLAF62, HQF1, HQK1, HZBAF1, HZBAF21, HZF13, HZF52A, HZF7LA, HZK11, HZK21, HZLAF53B, and HZLAF66


HIKARI:

  • Updated per 04/2015 catalog
  • Updated specific gravity for JLAK8, JLASF021, JLASFH6, JLLF6, and JSK16
  • Updated coefficients of thermal expansion for JLAK8, JLASF021, JLASFH6, JLLF6, and JSK16
  • Updated transmission values for JLASF015 and JLASFH2


HOYA:

  • Updated per 06/2015 catalog


NHG:

  • Added to CODE V glass catalog


OHARA:

  • Updated per 03/2015 catalog
  • Updated cost data for glasses per revised Ohara price list


CODE V
10.7.515818 (SR1)

(04/2015)

OHARA:

  • Updated per 01/2015 catalog
  • Updated transmission values for LBAL42 and LLAM69
  • Set the cost for all glasses to 0 on request from Ohara. Revised price list to be made available by the vendor in the upcoming months
  • The absolute dN/dT information for the following glasses can now be computed with the supplied macro DNDTCalc.seq: SAPL1, SBAL60, SBSM36, SBSM93, SLAH92, SLAL11, SLAL52, SPHM51, SYGH52, and TIH53


SCHOTT:

  • Updated per 11/2014 catalog
  • The absolute dN/dT information for the following glass can now be computed with the supplied macro DNDTCalc.seq: NFK58


CODE V
10.7.426221 (FCS)

(11/2014)

CDGM:

  • Updated per 08/2014 catalog
  • Dispersion coefficients updated for F5, HF4, HK5, HK11, HLAF4, HLAK50A, HQF56, HZF1, HZF11, HZF6, HZK50
  • Updated specific gravity for HQF56
  • Updated transmission values for F7, HBAK6, HBAK7, HBAK8, HLAF4, HQF56, and HZF3


OHARA:

  • Updated per 09/2014 catalog
  • Updated transmission and dN/dT values for LLAM72
  • dN/dT formula coefficients updated for SLAH88
  • Note that the dN/dT constants for special-order glasses specified with the Laurent equation have not been updated in the dndtcalc.seq macro. This will be done in a future update.


HOYA:

  • Updated per 05/2014 catalog
  • Updated transmission values for TAFD45


SCHOTT:

  • Updated per 06/2014 catalog
  • Added dN/dT values for NLASF46B


SUMITA:

  • Updated per 02/2014 catalog
  • Updated specific gravity for KLAK6
  • Updated transmission values for KBAFN1, KBAFN3, KBASF12, KBK7, KLAFK50, KLASFN17, KLASFN22, KLASFN23, KLASFN3, KLASKN1, KPBK50, KPFK80, KPFK85, KPFK90, KPG325, KPG395, KPMK30, KPSFN173, KPSK200, KPSK300, KSFLD1, KSFLD10, KSFLD2, KSFLD4, KSFLD5, KSSK1, KSSK3, KSSK4, KVC100, KVC82, KVC90, KVC91, KVC99


Please inform Synopsys Optical Solutions if you are aware of any additional changes, or should you find any errors.