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Optical constants of SCHOTT - IRG
IRG 22

Wavelength: µm
 (0.8–15.5)  
 

Complex refractive index (n+ik)[ i ]


n   k   LogX   LogY   eV

Derived optical constants

Dispersion formula [ i ]

$$n^2-1=2.4834+\frac{2.8203λ^2}{λ^2-0.1352}+\frac{0.9773λ^2}{λ^2-1420.7}$$

Conditions & Spec sheet

n_is_absolute: false
wavelength_is_vacuum: false
temperature: 20.0 °C
thermal_dispersion:
  - type: "Schott formula"
    coefficients: 6.41e-05 0 0 1.68e-07 0 9.96e-01
density: 4.41 g/cm3
thermal_expansion:
  - temperature_range: 20 100 °C
    coefficient: 12.5e-06 K-1
specific_heat: 0.33 J/(g·K)
thermal_conductivity:
  - value: 0.24 W/(m·K)
transition_temperature: 368 °C
Knoop_hardness: 1.41 GPa
fracture_toughness: 0.55 MPa·m1/2
shear_modulus: 8.9 GPa
Youngs_modulus: 21.5 GPa

References

SCHOTT Infrared Chalcogenide Glasses - IRG 22 Product flyer (Version Aptil 2017)

Data

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Infrared glass

Often, calcogenide glasses are used in the optical systems operating at infrared wavelengths ~1-14 µm (for instance, optical systems for thermal imaging and night vision)

Infrared glass types/brands from different makers

  • AMTIR (an acronym for "Amorphous Material Transmitting Infrared Radiation"): Amorphous Materials Inc. (AMI)
  • IG: VITRON
  • IRG: SCHOTT
  • BD: LightPath
  • OPTIR: Rochester Precision Optics (RPO)

Cross-reference

Composition AMI VITRON SCHOTT LightPath RPO
Ge33As12Se55 AMTIR-1 IG 2 IRG 22 OPTIR-1*
Ge30Sb13Se32Te25 IG 3 IRG 23*
Ge10As40Se50 IG 4 IRG 24
Ge28Sb12Se60 AMTIR-3* IG 5 IRG 25 BD-2 OPTIR-3*
As40Se60 AMTIR-2 IG 6 IRG 26 BD6
As40S60 AMTIR-6 IRG 27
(*) Out of production

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