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IR material Selection Guide
Wavelength Range
Substrate Material
150 nm - 5.0 μm
Sapphire
180 nm - 8.0 μm
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
200 nm - 6.0 μm
Magnesium Fluoride (MgF2)
600 nm - 16 µm
Zinc Selenide (ZnSe)
1.2 - 8.0 μm
Silicon (Si)
2.0 - 16 μm
Germanium (Ge)

Sapphire

Used as transparent barriers for sending and receiving light between two phases under varying conditions in temperature pressure chemical composition cleanliness and phase. Windows of synthetic optica..

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CaF2(Calcium Fluoride)

CaF2 is a cubic crystal with an excellent transmission from 130 nm to 10 m and has widespread applications as transparent windows in the ultraviolet and infrared spectra. Recently, CaF2 windows found ..

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MgF2

MgF2is positive uni-axial crystal with a very high optical transmittance from the vacuum UV to IR. It also has a large resistance to mechanical and thermal shock, to optical radiation, and is chemical..

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ZnSe

Used as transparent barriers for sending and receiving light between two phases under varying conditions in temperature pressure chemical composition cleanliness and phase. Windows made of zinc seleni..

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Silicon

Used as transparent barriers for sending and receiving light between two phases under varying conditions in temperature pressure chemical composition cleanliness and phase. Silicon crystal windows use..

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Ge

Used as transparent barriers for sending and receiving light between two phases under varying conditions in temperature pressure chemical composition cleanliness and phase. Germanium crystal windows u..

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