History of CODE V Glass Database Changes

VERSION (Date)

CODE V
(02/2018)

Note:

• The glass catalog files are not compatible with CODE V 11.0 or earlier

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 12/2017 catalog

OHARA:

• Updated per 11/2017 catalog

CODE V
11.1.8084063 (SR1)
(12/2017)

Note:

• The glass catalog files are not compatible with CODE V 11.0 or earlier

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

Note:

• The glass catalog files are not compatible with CODE V 11.0 or earlier

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)

Note:

• The glass catalog files are not compatible with CODE V version 10.7 or earlier

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