Fused silica window plate with a rectangular aperture is a high-performance optical component renowned for its exceptional purity, superior ultraviolet and infrared transmission, and outstanding thermal stability. Manufactured from high-purity silica, it offers excellent optical clarity, chemical resistance, and durability, making it an ideal material for laser systems, spectroscopy, aerospace applications, and precision scientific instruments. Its low refractive index and minimal optical distortion ensure reliable performance in demanding optical environments.
Product Overview
The fused silica rectangular aperture window plate is an optical component made from high-purity fused silica, commonly used in optical systems as a protective window or part of a lens. Fused silica offers exceptional transparency and outstanding thermal stability, making it particularly suitable for infrared optical systems and high-temperature applications. Its high purity and low refractive index properties ensure the window plate delivers excellent optical performance even in harsh environments.
Key Features
- High Transmittance: Fused silica window plates offer extremely high transparency, ensuring clear and precise light signal transmission while minimizing optical losses in systems.
- Low Refractive Index and Low Dispersion: With a low refractive index, fused silica reduces light bending and scattering, optimizing optical performance.
- Thermal Stability: Fused silica is known for its excellent thermal stability, maintaining consistent optical performance in high-temperature environments.
- High Laser Damage Threshold: Fused silica window plates can withstand high laser energy, making them suitable for high-power laser systems without damage.
- Scratch Resistance: Due to its high hardness, fused silica is highly resistant to wear and tear, ensuring long-lasting performance in demanding environments.
- Precision Manufacturing: The window plates are fabricated using precise cutting, grinding, and polishing techniques, ensuring high surface quality and dimensional accuracy.
Applications
Fused silica rectangular aperture window plates are widely used in various optical fields, particularly in high-performance systems where optical precision and durability are critical:
- Lasers: Used as protective windows in laser systems to ensure efficient and precise beam transmission.
- Optical Instruments: Employed in optical instruments for light path transmission, ensuring system stability and optical accuracy.
- Spectroscopic Instruments: Used in spectrometers as a window to ensure high-efficiency light transmission for spectral analysis.
- Infrared Optical Systems: Fused silica is ideal for infrared optical systems, providing efficient transmission in the infrared spectrum, widely used in infrared spectrometers and imaging systems.
- High-Temperature Environments: Thanks to its excellent thermal stability, fused silica window plates can maintain reliable optical performance even in high-temperature environments.
Optical Property | Value |
Transmission Range | 0.18-2.1 μm |
Refractive Index (@0.5876μm) | 1.4585 |
Physical Property | Value |
Density | 2.21 g/cm³ |
Melting Point | 1900 ℃ |
Thermal Conductivity | 1.35 W/(m·℃) |
Thermal Expansion | 4.0×10⁻⁶ ℃⁻¹ |
Specific Heat Capacity | 0.728×10⁻³ J/(Kg·℃) |
Young's Modulus | 7.36 GPa |
Shear Modulus | 3.14 GPa |
Poisson's Coefficient | 0.17 |
Chemical Property | Value |
Solubility | Insoluble |
Parameter | Range |
Diameter Range | 2-300 mm |
Thickness | 0.12-60 mm |
Surface Finish | 80-50, 60-40, 40-20, 20-10, 10-5 |
Surface Accuracy | λ/2, λ/4, λ/8, λ/10 |
Parallelism | <3' - 30" |
Aperture Transmission | >90% |
Coating | Customizable |