Description

Barium Fluoride has found applications in the IR and UV range. Barium fluoride is an excellent material for these applications because of its high transmission over an extended range of wavelengths.

Description

BGO is a scintillation crystal of high atomic number Z characterized by a fast rise time and short ratiation length. It is widely used as a scintillator for x-ray computerized tomography (XCT), positron CT (PCT), and electromagnetic shower calorimeter. BGO features high stopping power and high photo peak efficiency, is non-hygroscopic, has low after glow, and is easy to machine.

Dimensions

Dia. 90mm x 60mm

Orientations

Any

Description

Calcium Fluoride has a wide range of transmission characteristics that allow this material to be used in IR as well as UV applications between 0.20-7.0 micron. Because of its versatility, calcium fluoride is one of the more common materials offered in the Optics market.

Dimensions

Dia. 220mm x 30mm

Orientations

(100), (111), Random

Description

Cesium iodide is a material with a high gamma-ray stopping power due to its relative high density and Z value. For scintillation counting, it is used either in its pure form or doped with thallium or sodium. Cesium Iodide can also be used for prisms and cell windows in the infrared out to about 45 micron. This material is relatively soft, does not cleave, and can withstand shock and rapid temperature changes.

Dimensions

Dia. 400mm x 400mm

Orientations

(001), Random

Description

A versatile infrared material, germanium is commonly used in IR imaging systems and instruments. It is typically used for substrates, lenses, and windows in these applications. Germanium is non-hygroscopic and has good thermal conductivity, high hardness, and good strength.

Description

KDP combines unusually wide transparency, moderate nonlinear coupling, high laser damage threshold, and good mechanical/chemical properties. This material is useful with Ti:Sapphire, Nd:YAG and other Q-Switched lasers.

Dimensions

Dia. 300mm x 10-12mm

Orientations

Any

Description

A piezoelectric material with an electro-mechanical coupling coefficient 3-4 times that of quartz. An excellent material for use in surface-acoustic wave (SAW) and laser devices as well as wide band filters, it offers the capabilities of smaller sized devices with higher speed and lower loss.

Dimensions

Dia. 86mm x 100mm

Orientations

Z-axis

Description

Lithium Fluoride has found applications in UV and Vacuum UV optics as well as in x-ray monochromator plates. These applications take advantage of LiF's high transmission over a broad range of wavelengths.

Description

Magnesium Fluoride is used for optical elements in both the infrared and ultraviolet ranges from 0.13-7.0 micron. It is one of the lowest index infrared materials, second only to Lithium Fluoride. It has a high hardness and is resistant to thermal and mechanical shock.

Description

Like Sapphire, Quartz has found many applications in different markets. In these applications the single crystal properties, such as transmission, strength, and chemical stability, are utilized. Quartz is heavily used in the Semiconductor Fabrication and Optics markets.

Dimensions

Dia. 3"-5"

Description

Fused quartz takes advantage of all properties of SiO2. Like crystalline quartz, this material has found applications in many different markets in various shapes and forms.

Dimensions

Dia. 6"

Description

Ruby is chromium doped sapphire and has found applications in the Optics and Laser Markets. The most common uses for ruby are in optical filter and laser rods.

Dimensions

Dia. 10-25mm x 250mm

Orientations

(0001), (10-12), (11-20), Random

Description

Fused silica takes advantage of all properties of SiO2. Like crystalline quartz, this material has found applications in many different markets in various shapes and forms.

Dimensions

Dia. greater than 6"

Description

Silicon is a widely known semiconductor material that is commonly used in infrared optical systems operating in the 3 to 7 micron spectral band. Its refractive index is near 3.4 throughout the range. Silicon is used as a mirror substrate for lasers because of its thermal conductivity, light weight, and hardness. It is also used for windows and lenses in the 1.2-6.7 micron range. Silicon has one of the lowest densities of the common infrared materials making it ideal for systems with weight constraints. Silicon is the lowest material cost option of all the infrared materials.

Dimensions

Wafer of dia. 150mm (B, P doped)

Orientations

Random, (100), (111)

Description

Sodium Chloride is used for CO2 laser optics and windows, lenses, and prisms where transmission to 16 micron is desired. Because of its low absorption, sodium chloride is being used in high power laser systems as well.

Dimensions

Dia. 400mm x 300mm

Orientations

(001), Random

Description

Thallium-doped sodium iodide has long been the scintillation standard. It has good performance, economical price, high luminescence efficiency, very good spectroscopic performance and no significant self-absorption of the scintillation light.

Dimensions

Dia. 400mm x 400mm

Orientations

(001), Random

Description

Titanium-doped sapphire crystals combine supreme physical and optical properties with a lasing range over entire band of 660-1050 nm. The absorption band of Ti:Sapphire centered at 490 nm makes it suitable for variety of laser pump sources. Applications for this material include medical laser systems, lidars, and laser spectroscopy.

Dimensions

Dia. 20-30mm x 10-15mm
Dia. 6-8mm x 80-100mm

Orientations

Random, (0001), (11-20)

Description

Yittrium Aluminum Garnet is commonly used in laser crystals. YAG is doped with one of many different elements to create the necessary properties and output requirements. YAG Laser Rods are typically used in the Laser market as well as in the Telecommunication Market.