Applications Of Infrared Transmitting Glasses In Electro-Optic Systems

Paul Klocek; B. M. Kale

doi:10.1117/12.933757

28 December 1982 Applications Of Infrared Transmitting Glasses In Electro-Optic Systems

Paul Klocek, B. M. Kale

Proceedings Volume 0344, Infrared Sensor Technology; (1982) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.933757
Event: 1982 Technical Symposium East, 1982, Arlington, United States

Abstract

The electro-optical applications of infrared transmitting materials are extensive. The IR transmitting glasses which are being developed and investigated for these applications will be briefly reviewed. Glasses offer ease of formability particularly for fiber optics and the potential for obtaining the lowest theoretical losses in the material. A review of the industrial and military electro-optical applications of these glasses will be presented. New families of infrared transmitting glasses have been discovered which may have advantages over the existing infrared transmitting materials which are typically used as bulk optics in electro-optical applications. In addition, the availability of infrared transmitting fiber optics, in the relatively near term, is an exciting prospect because such fibers will allow a new degree of freedom in systems' design. This paper examines the properties of the newer infrared transmitting glasses and their usefulness in commercial and military systems.

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Paul Klocek and B. M. Kale "Applications Of Infrared Transmitting Glasses In Electro-Optic Systems", Proc. SPIE 0344, Infrared Sensor Technology, (28 December 1982); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.933757

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