Optical Crystal

CaF2 is a crystal, which has good transmission from 170nm to 7800nm. It's slightly soluble in water and susceptible to thermal shock. CaF2 is commonly in IR components such as windows,Lenses and prisms.

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Product introduction

CaF2

Transmission Range: 170nm-7800nm

Thermal Expansion Coefficient: 18.85*10-6/K

Density: 3.18g/cm³

Sapphire

Sapphire is a single crystal aluminum oxide(AL₂O₃). It is one of the hardest materials. Sapphire has good transmission characteristics over the visible,and near IR spectrum.It exhibits high mechanical strength, chemical resistance, thermal conductivity and thermal stability.It is often used as window material in specific field such as space technology where scratch or high temperature resistance is required.

Physical Properties

Crystal Symmetry Hexagonal	System
Lattice Constant	a=4.75;c=12.97
Transparence Range	0.18-4.5um
Density	3.98g/cm³
Mohs Hardness	9
Melting Point	2030℃
Thermal Conductivity	0.04W/m/k
Expansion Coefficient	8.4*10-6/k
Refractive Index	1.755

Silicon(si) Crystals

Silicon(Si) is commonly used as a substrate material for infrared reflectors and windows in the 1.5um-8um region.The strong absorption band at 9um makes it unsuitable for CO₂ laser transmission applications but it is frequently used for laser mirrors because of its high thermal conductivity and low density.Silicon is also a useful transmitter in 20um range.

Physical Properties

Material Type	CZ FZ;N or P
Crystal Direction	{100}{111}
Resistivity (Ohm/cm)	0.003-50
Thermal conductivity(J/K.M.S)	163.3@273K
Density	2.33g/cm³ at20℃
Melting point	1410℃
Boiling point	3265℃
Knoop Hardness	1150
Transparency Range	1000nm-10000nm，30000nm-300000nm