Zinc sulfide rectangular window is a high-performance optical component designed for exceptional infrared transmission, mechanical durability, and chemical stability. Engineered from ZnS, it offers excellent optical clarity and resistance to environmental degradation, making it ideal for infrared imaging, aerospace technologies, laser systems, and precision scientific instrumentation. Its robust structure ensures reliable performance in demanding optical applications.
Product Overview
The Zinc Sulfide (ZnS) rectangular window is an optical component made from high-purity zinc sulfide material, widely used in various optical systems, particularly for protecting electronic sensors or external environment detectors. Zinc sulfide offers low absorption, low scattering, high optical transmission, and a high laser damage threshold, making it an ideal choice for infrared optical systems. The window provides excellent light transmission over a broad range, from visible light to infrared wavelengths.
Key Features
- High Transmission: Offers high transmittance in the 2-16 μm wavelength range, suitable for visible and mid-to-long wavelength infrared sensor systems.
- Low Absorption and Low Scattering: Minimizes light loss, ensuring efficient optical transmission.
- High Laser Damage Threshold: Capable of withstanding high-power laser irradiation, making it suitable for laser applications.
- Hard and Impact-Resistant: Exhibits high hardness and impact resistance, ideal for harsh environmental conditions.
- High Stability: Provides excellent chemical stability and mechanical strength in complex environments.
Applications
- Infrared Optical Systems: Used in infrared thermal imaging, monitoring, and detection systems as an optical element.
- Laser Technology: Serves as a protective window in high-power laser systems, withstanding laser irradiation.
- Optical Communication: Used in fiber optic communication systems as a light transmission window, ensuring efficient signal transfer.
- Lidar: Serves as a crucial optical window in lidar systems, ensuring stability and accuracy.
- High-Precision Optical Equipment: Widely applied in optical systems requiring high precision and stability.
Physical Property | CVD Zinc Sulfide | Multispectral CVD Zinc Sulfide |
Density | 4.09 g/cm³ | 4.09 g/cm³ |
Resistivity | ~10¹² Ω·cm | ~10¹¹ Ω·cm |
Melting Point | 1827 ℃ | - |
Chemical Purity | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Thermal Expansion | 6.6×10⁻⁶ @ 273K | 6.3×10⁻⁶ @ 273K |
7.3×10⁻⁶ @ 373K | 7.0×10⁻⁶ @ 373K | |
Thermal Conductivity | 16.7 W/(m·K) @ 298K | 27.2 W/(m·K) @ 298K |
Specific Heat Capacity | 0.469 J/(g·K) @ 298K | 0.515 J/(g·K) @ 298K |
Knoop Hardness | 200-235 kg/mm² | 160 kg/mm² |
Bending Strength | 103 MPa | - |
Young's Modulus | 74.5 GPa | 74.5 GPa |
Poisson's Coefficient | 0.29 | 0.29 |
Optical Property | CVD Zinc Sulfide | Multispectral CVD Zinc Sulfide |
Transmission Range | 1-14 μm | 0.37-14 μm |
Refractive Index Inhomogeneity | <7.3×10⁻⁴ @ 10.6μm | <0.2×10⁻⁴ @ 632.8nm |
Absorption Coefficient | 0.2 /cm @ 10.6μm | 0.2 /cm @ 10.6μm |
Thermal Light Coefficient | 4.6×10⁻⁵ @ 1150nm | 5.43×10⁻⁵ @ 632.8nm |
4.3×10⁻⁵ @ 3390nm | 4.21×10⁻⁵ @ 1150nm | |
4.1×10⁻⁵ @ 10.6μm | 3.87×10⁻⁵ @ 3390nm |
CVD Zinc Sulfide - Refractive Index and Wavelength | |||
Wavelength (nm) | Refractive Index (n) | Wavelength (nm) | Refractive Index (n) |
620 | 2.355 | 9800 | 2.203 |
1000 | 2.292 | 10600 | 2.192 |
3800 | 2.253 | 11400 | 2.18 |
5000 | 2.246 | 12200 | 2.167 |
7000 | 2.232 | 13800 | 2.132 |
9000 | 2.212 | 14200 | 2.126 |
Multispectral CVD Zinc Sulfide - Refractive Index and Wavelength | |||
Wavelength (nm) | Refractive Index (n) | Wavelength (nm) | Refractive Index (n) |
400 | 2.545 | 8000 | 2.223 |
1010 | 2.292 | 9000 | 2.213 |
2060 | 2.264 | 10000 | 2.201 |
3500 | 2.255 | 11250 | 2.183 |
4500 | 2.25 | 12000 | 2.171 |
5000 | 2.247 | 13000 | 2.153 |
Property | Value |
Diameter Range | 2-300mm |
Focal Length | 15-5000mm |
Thickness | 0.12-60mm |
Surface Quality | 80-50, 60-40, 40-20, 20-10, 10-5 |
Surface Flatness | λ/2, λ/4, λ/8, λ/10 |
Clear Aperture | >90% |
Coating | Customizable |