We supply the following Fused Silica optics:
- Fused Silica windows up to 250mm diameter;
- Fused Silica lenses with custom focal length (spherical and cylindrical);
- Fused Silica wedges (wedged windows);
- Fused Silica mirrors with Aluminum, Gold or dielectric coating.
- Fused Silica prisms: Dove, Porro, roof prism
Please send us your specifications, we will quote it for you within 24 hours.
Fused Silica is available in UV and IR grades for different applications:
UV Fused Silica KU-1 has high transparency within ultraviolet and visible regions. It has no absorption bands within 170-250 nm wavelength interval. It has an intensive OH-absorption band at 2600-2800nm wavelength range. This grade does not express fluorescence as a result of UV excitation, and is characterized by optical-radiation stability. It is practically free from bubbles and inclusions.
The nearest analogues of quartz glass KU-1 are:
Suprasil Standard (Heraeus), Corning HPFS 7980 , Nikon NIFS-A, China JGS1.
KU-1 Windows are in UV grade Fused Silica material and usable down to 170nm. UV grade Fused Silica windows are often used as vacuum viewports and sight glasses.
Maximum dimensions: Dia 300x100mm. Contact us for further information.
KU-1 Fused Silica window: Transmission (10 mm thickness, reflective losses included)
IR Fused Silica KI features high transparency within visible and infrared regions. It has no OH-absorption bands within 2600-2800 nm wavelength interval. Extremely low bubble and inclusion content (0.3 defects/100cm3 of defects larger than 200 microns), low-OH (<50ppm OH), low cost.
Infrared grade Fused Silica windows with low "OH" content can be used for applications requiring IR transmission to about 2900-3500nm. IR Fused Silica windows and mirrors made by Alkor Technologies works in European gas analyzers and gas detectors.
Maximum dimensions: Dia400x250mm. Contact us for further information.
KI IR Fused Silica windows: Transmission (10 mm thickness, reflective losses included)
For large quantity Heraeus Quartz glass can be requested Infrasil and more.
Fused Silica is used for windows, lenses and prisms in the transmission range 0.16-3.5µm. Fused Silica refractive index varies from 1.55 to 1.40 through the transmission range. It is resistant to scratching and thermal shock.
Fused Silica is suitable for applications in the UV, VIS, IR band and is often used as a viewport window. We provide a large variety of Fused Silica vacuum windows for viewports. AR and Reflective Coatings are available for Fused Silica optics.
| Transmission Range : |
0.18 to 2.2 μm (3 μm for IR grades) |
| Refractive Index : |
1.47012 at 4 μm (1) |
| Reflection Loss : |
7.0% at 0.4 μm (2 surfaces) |
| Absorption Coefficient : |
10 x 10-6 cm-1 at 1 μm |
| Reststrahlen Peak : |
n/a |
| dn/dT : |
+11.9 x 10-6 /°C |
| dn/dμ = 0 : |
1.3 μm |
| Density : |
2.203 g/cc |
| Melting Point : |
1600 °C (softening) |
| Fused Silica Thermal Conductivity : |
1.38 W m-1 K-1 |
| Thermal Expansion : |
0.55 x 10-6 /°C at 300K |
| Hardness : |
Knoop 500 with 200g indenter |
| Specific Heat Capacity : |
703 J Kg-1 K-1 |
| Dielectric Constant : |
3.78 at 25GHz |
| Youngs Modulus (E) : |
73.1 GPa |
| Shear Modulus (G) : |
31.2 GPa |
| Bulk Modulus (K) : |
36.7 GPa |
| Elastic Coefficients : |
n/a |
| Apparent Elastic Limit : |
55 MPa (7980 psi) |
| Poisson Ratio : |
0.17 |
| Solubility : |
Insoluble in Water |
| Molecular Weight : |
28.09 |
| Class/Structure : |
Amorphous glass |
| Standard Specifications |
High Precision |
| Material |
UV or IR Fused silica |
| Dimensions |
± 0.00/-0.10mm |
+0.00/-0.05mm |
| Thickness |
± 0.10mm |
±0.05mm |
| Surfaces |
60/40 |
20/10 |
| Edges |
Fine Ground |
Polished |
| Flatness |
≤5 Fringes |
1/10λ |
| Parallelism |
≤ 3 Arc mins |
10 Arc seconds |
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