Search
Menu
AdTech Ceramics - Ceramic Packages 1-24 LB

Chalcogenide Glass Molding Advances Precision IR Optics

Facebook X LinkedIn Email
A nitride-based coating extends the lifetime of molds by preventing abrasive wear and averting glass adhesion, promising to reduce the cost of manufacturing infrared optics.

MARCEL FRIEDRICHS AND HOLGER KREILKAMP, FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY IPT

Today, infrared optics are mainly used in relatively high-priced technical devices. Thermal imaging cameras, for instance, help builders and surveyors identify leaks and thermal bridges in buildings, while night vision systems are used by police and military forces to monitor areas in darkness or twilight. Cost-effective infrared systems could open up many new markets, especially in the field of consumer products where thermal imaging cameras might one day be integrated into commercially available smartphones and provide users with information about energy losses in their homes. Further use...Read full article

Related content from Photonics Media



    Articles


    Products


    Photonics Handbook Articles


    White Papers


    Webinars


    Photonics Dictionary Terms


    Media


    Photonics Buyers' Guide Categories


    Companies
    Published: May 2017
    Glossary
    germanium
    A crystalline semiconductor material that transmits in the infrared.
    geometric optics
    A field of physics that deals with light as if it truly were composed of rays diverging in various directions from the source and abruptly bent by refraction or turned by reflection into paths determined by familiar laws. The concept that light travels in a straight line is the basis of geometric optics, which neglects diffraction and acknowledges the wave theory of light only insofar as the wavelengths affect the refractive index.
    Opticschalcogenide glassinfrared opticsinfrared camerasMaterialsasphereslensesnear-infrared range (NIR)longwave-infrared range (LWIR)germaniumRayleigh criteriongeometric opticsmanufacturing amorphous materialsMarcel FriedrichsHolger KreilkampFraunhofer Institute for production - technology IPTFeatures

    We use cookies to improve user experience and analyze our website traffic as stated in our Privacy Policy. By using this website, you agree to the use of cookies unless you have disabled them.