Germanium (Ge)
Germanium is a versatile infrared material.
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Germanium is a versatile infrared material.
Applications
Germanium is commonly used in imaging systems and instruments in the 2 to 12 μm spectral region.;It is used as a substrate for lenses, windows, and output couplers for low-power CW as well as pulsed TEA, CO2 lasers.;One ideal laser application for Ge is a > 99% reflecting back mirror for a CO2 laser with built-in power meters.;A high-reflecting, low-absorption dielectric coating is on one side and an AR coating on the other.;The laser operates on the feedback from the high-reflecting side, but enough power leaks through for monitoring by a power meter.;WITOPTICS supplies these optics for a number of commercial laser applications.
Key Features
The lowest absorbing Ge optics are limited to a throughput power range of 50 to 100 watts before thermal lensing or thermal runaway.;These problems are minimized by properly heat sinking the optic and carefully cleaning contaminated optical surfaces.;Ge is non-hygroscopic and non-toxic, has good thermal conductivity, excellent surface hardness, and good strength.;WITOPTICS carefully monitors the 10.6µm Ge absorptivity for use in laser applications to assure that thermal runaway and fracture do not occur.
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Located in Fuzhou Fuwan Industrial Park, a coastal city in South East China, Witoptics Photonics Inc. is a professional manufacturer of optical components, crystal components and optical assemblies with their design, production and sales team. Our manufacturing capabilities consist of precision optical components, crystal material and components, micro-optics components. The products are widely used in laser industry, optical communication, laser display, medical equipment, survey equipment, precision Instrument and semiconductor.
Witoptics owns a modern production and processing, testing equipment, perfect enterprise management system, quality management system, and the high quality of research, development and management team, successfully provided the advanced technical solutions and satisfactory products for different areas of the numerous customers both in China and abroad.
Customer satisfaction in all area is always emphasized in Witoptics. We are committed to deliver customers with reliable quality, competitive price and on-time delivery products. We are willing to cooperate sincerely with domestic and international enterprise and friends to develop together.
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