The lead-free optical glass can be used in the fields of imaging, sensor technology, microscopy, medical technology, digital projection, photolithography, laser technology, wafer / chip technology, as well as of telecommunications, optical communication engineering and optics / lighting in the automotive sector. It has a refractive index nd of 1.82≦nd≦2.00 and / or an Abbe number vd of 18≦vd≦28 with good chemical stability, excellent crystallization stability and the following composition, in wt. based on oxide content, of:P2O512-35Nb2O530-50Bi2O3 2-13GeO20.1-7 Li2O≦6Na2O≦6K2O≦6Cs2O≦6MgO≦6CaO≦6SrO≦6BaO 7-<17ZnO≦6TiO2≦7ZrO2≦7WO3 2-14F ≦6.