n2 Explorer: Ge (Germanium)
Matteo et al. 2024; 220 fs
Matteo et al. 2024; 200 ps
Polyanskiy et al. 2024
Ensley and Bambha 2019
Sheik-Bahae et al. 1991
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About Germanium
Germanium is a brittle, lustrous, gray-white metalloid with a diamond-like crystalline structure. While opaque in the visible spectrum, it becomes transparent in the mid-infrared range, from approximately 2 µm to 14 µm. This unique transparency makes germanium highly valuable in the field of infrared optics. It is commonly utilized as a material for lenses, windows, and prisms in thermal imaging systems, as well as a substrate for mid-infrared detectors and emitters. The material is also employed in semiconductor applications, particularly in the production of transistors and photodetectors.Due to its considerable thermal conductivity, it is commonly employed in high-power laser systems. However, its sensitivity to oxidation and high density may pose some limitations for certain applications.
Other names and variations:- Ge