Chalcogenide Glasses for Infrared Optics

ISBN-13: 9780071596978 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 304 str.

Ray Hilton a.

Opis

Cutting-edge techniques for yielding high-quality chalcogenide glasses This pioneering work describes the technology, developed over a 50-year period, to utilize chalcogenide glasses as infrared optical materials. Methods for qualitatively identifying chalcogenide glass compositions and producing high-purity homogeneous glass are discussed. Chalcogenide Glasses for Infrared Optics includes unique production techniques developed through the author's work at both Texas Instruments (TI) and Amorphous Materials, Inc. (AMI). The production of vacuum float zoned silicon, gallium arsenide, and cadmium telluride, all useful in infrared technology, is explained. The book highlights examples of how glass composition can be changed to enhance a particular property. Coverage includes:

• Transmission of light by solids
• Physical properties of chalcogenide glasses
• Glass production
• Careful characterization of glass properties
• Conventional lens fabrication--spherical surfaces
• Molding of unconventional aspheric lenses with diffractive surfaces
• Glass processes for other applications
• IR imaging bundles made from chalcogenide glass fibers
• Production of infrared crystalline materials at AMI
• Development of an automatic ellipsometer system at TI

Spis treści

Chapter 1. Transmission of Light by Solids; Chapter 2. Chalcogenide Glasses; Chapter 3. Glass Production; Chapter 4. Characterization of Glass Properties; Chapter 5. Conventional Lens Fabrication and Spherical Surfaces; Chapter 6. Unconventional Lens Fabrication, Aspheric Surfaces, and Kinos; Chapter 7. Glass Processes for Other Applications; Chapter 8. IR Imaging Bundles Made from Chalcogenide Glass Fibers; Chapter 9. AMI Infrared Crystalline Materials; Chapter 10. Early Work at Texas Instruments; Index

O autorze

Dr. A. Ray Hilton is known worldwide through publications describing his efforts in chalcogenide glasses. He serves as the Chairman of the Board and Technical Director of Amorphous Materials (AMI).