Infrared Barium Fluoride (BaF₂)
Infrared Barium Fluoride (BaF₂)
Infrared Barium Fluoride (BaF₂)
Infrared Barium Fluoride (BaF₂)

Infrared Barium Fluoride (BaF₂)

  • element:Barium Fluoride (BaF₂)
  • purity:High Purity
  • shape:Customizable, such as circular, rectangular, lenses, windows, etc.
  • specification:Customizable according to customer requirements
  • packaging:Vacuum packaging, carton, wooden box

Infrared barium fluoride (BaF₂) is a high-performance optical material known for its superior infrared transmission, low dispersion, and excellent environmental resistance. Manufactured from high-purity BaF₂, it offers outstanding durability, strong thermal stability, and precise optical characteristics for demanding applications. Its exceptional transmission in the infrared spectrum makes it a crucial component for spectroscopy, thermal imaging, laser optics, and aerospace technologies, ensuring reliable optical performance for advanced systems.

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Product Overview:
Infrared Barium Fluoride (BaF₂) is a material with special optical properties primarily used in infrared optical systems. It offers high transmission rates and low absorption rates in the infrared spectrum, effectively transmitting infrared radiation with minimal energy loss. Infrared BaF₂ is commonly used in optical components for infrared detectors, imaging systems, spectrometers, and lasers.

Key Features:

  • High Transparency:Exhibits high transmission in the infrared spectrum, allowing efficient transmission of infrared light signals.
  • Low Absorption Rate:Has a low infrared absorption rate, reducing energy loss and improving the performance of optical systems.
  • Excellent Refractive Index and Dispersion Characteristics:Features a high refractive index and significant dispersion, making it ideal for imaging and spectroscopic analysis applications.
  • Excellent Machining Performance:Can be precision machined into various shapes and optical characteristics through techniques such as grinding and polishing.

Applications:

  • Infrared Optical Systems:Widely used in high-end optical systems such as infrared detectors, infrared imaging systems, and infrared spectrometers.
  • Laser Technology:Serves as a key optical element in lasers, facilitating the transmission and focusing of infrared laser signals.
  • Fiber Optic Communication:Can be used as an essential optical component in infrared fiber optic communication systems.
  • Infrared Imaging and Detection:Extensively applied in military, medical, industrial monitoring, and scientific research for infrared imaging and detection systems.

 

Physical PropertyValue
Density4.89 g/cm³
Melting Point1386 ℃
Thermal Conductivity11.72 W/(m·K) @ 286K
Thermal Expansion18.1×10⁻⁶/K @ 273K
Knoop Hardness82 kg/mm²
Specific Heat Capacity410 J/(kg·K)
Dielectric Constant7.33 @ 1 MHz
Young's Modulus53.07 GPa
Shear Modulus25.4 GPa
Bulk Modulus56.4 GPa
Poisson's Coefficient0.343
Chemical PropertyValue
Solubility1.7 g/L @ 20℃
Molecular Weight175.3238 g/mol
PropertyValue
Material NameInfrared BaF₂
Available Size3-300mm
Material GradeVIR
Transmittance Range0.4-14μm
Crystal StructureMonocrystalline, Polycrystalline
Orientation<111>, <100>, <200>
Blank ShapeRound, rectangular, wedge, lens, step drilled, special-shaped
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