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Ge Windows

Germanium (Ge) single crystal is a chemically inert material with a transmission spectrum ranging from 2 to 12μm. It is a common infrared optical material. It has the characteristics of high hardness, good thermal conductivity and insoluble in water.
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Product Description
Shape Circles, rectangles, polygons and other shapes
Size Diameter:Φ8-Φ80mm
Thicness:0.05-50mm
Flatness PV:1/4-1/10λ
Finish 10-5  20-10  40-20
Roughness <5nm
Parallelism <20″
Coatting Custom


Germanium (Ge) single crystal is a chemically inert material with a transmission spectrum ranging from 2 to 12μm. It is a common infrared optical material. It has the characteristics of high hardness, good thermal conductivity and insoluble in water. It is widely used in infrared imaging system and infrared spectrometer system. Germanium single crystal mechanical properties and thermal conductivity is good, at 10.6μm absorption is very small, with germanium single crystal processing window is the first choice for CO2 laser, can also be used to make a variety of filter substrate.      


The application of germanium in infrared optics is mainly used to make infrared optical lens and infrared optical window to protect the infrared optical lens. More than 60% of the middle and low end infrared optical lenses are made of germanium single crystal, and 50% of the high-end infrared optical lenses are made of germanium single crystal. Germanium material is widely used in infrared lenses. In the civil infrared lens, the germanium consumption of small and medium caliber lens is about 250 grams, and the large caliber lens is about 2500 grams.


Civil infrared window is mainly used in a variety of monitoring thermal imagers, night-time auxiliary pilot. The civil field is mainly used in security, civil vehicles, civil ships, civil aircraft, police and so on.


Transmittance curve
2

Physicochemical property


Ddensity( g/cm3)
5.33
Melting temperature(℃) 936
Dielectric constant  Static/high frame 16.6@9.37GHz(300K)
Thermal expansivity(1/℃)
6.1*10^-6@298K
Elasticity modulus(GPa)
77.2
Shear elasticity(GPa) 67
Thermal conductivity 58.61@293K
Thermal capacity(J/k.m.s)
0.31
knoop hardness(kg/mm2)
780
Young's modulus(GPa) 102.7
Poisson's ratio

0.28

Elastic coefficient C11=129  C11=48.3  C11=67.1


Optical property


Through wavelength range 2000nm-12000nm
Absorptivity(1/cm)
  1. 1.3*10^-3@3800nm

  2. 3*10^-2@10600nm

Thermo-optical coeffecient ,dn/dT(1/K)
4.08*10^-4@10600nm


Refractive index as a function of wavelength


The wavelength(nm)
Refractive index(n) The wavelength(nm) Refractive index(n)
2200
4.0879 8000
4.0057
3000 4.0451 9000 4.0040
3800
4.0267
10600 4.0028
5000 4.0160
11000
4.0025
6000
4.0107
12000 4.0021
7000 4.0079
13000 4.0018


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