Our optical glasses are classified by their main chemical components and are identified by refractive index (nd) and Abbe-number (Vd). Primarily they can be divided into groups, and further they can be identified into various types.
Each group has a name and a code, and each type of glass within some group is named by the abbreviated group symbol and an Arab number. We classified them into 18 groups according to their positions on nd- Vd situation chart and their main chemical components.
Name
Code
Flint
crown
FK
Light
crown
QK
Crown
K
Phosphate
crown
PK
Barium
crown
BaK
Dense
crown
ZK
Lanthanum
crown
LaK
Spcial
crown
TK
Crown
flint
KF
Name
Code
Light
flint
QF
Flint
F
Barium
BaF
Dense
barium
ZbaF
Dense
flint
ZF
Lanthanum
flint
LaF
Dense
lanthanum flint
ZlaF
Titanium
flint
TiF
Special
flint
TF
Comparative
and Character of the Colorless Optical Glass