Germanium(Ge) is a core mid-IR crystal with very high transmission, high refractive index, and excellent thermomechanical stability over 2–14μm. It serves thermal imaging, medical IR diagnosis, lasers, security detection, and industrial thermometry. Scysgx uses high-purity single-crystal germanium substrates, more than 260 precision-processing machines, and 65 specialist inspection instruments for closed-loop cutting, grinding, polishing, coating, and inspection. plano-convex, biconvex, plano-concave, meniscus, focusing, and collimating lenses span 1–500mm, with surface accuracy up toλ/10. It provides stable, reliable lenses for high-precision mid-IR optical paths.
| Parameter | Value |
| Material [Standard Specifications] | High-Purity Single-Crystal Germanium (Ge) |
| Diameter Range [Standard Specifications] | 1–500mm |
| Diameter Tolerance [Standard Specifications] | ±0.01mm |
| Center Thickness Tolerance [Standard Specifications] | ±0.02mm |
| Surface Figure Accuracy [Standard Specifications;@632.8nm] | 0.5λ |
| Surface Quality [Standard Specifications] | 60/40 |
| Decentration [Standard Specifications] | ±1′ |
| Chamfer [Standard Specifications] | 0.2–0.5mm×45° |
| Applicable Wavelength Band [Standard Specifications] | 2000–14000nm(2–14μm) |
| Material [High-Precision Grade Specifications] | High-Purity Single-Crystal Germanium (Ge) |
| Diameter Range [High-Precision Grade Specifications] | 1–500mm |
| Diameter Tolerance [High-Precision Grade Specifications] | ±0.01mm |
| Center Thickness Tolerance [High-Precision Grade Specifications] | ±0.01mm |
| Surface Figure Accuracy [High-Precision Grade Specifications;@632.8nm] | λ/10 |
| Surface Quality [High-Precision Grade Specifications] | 60/40 |
| Decentration [High-Precision Grade Specifications] | ±0.5′ |
| Chamfer [High-Precision Grade Specifications] | 0.2–0.5mm×45° |
| Applicable Wavelength Band [High-Precision Grade Specifications] | 2000–14000nm(2–14μm) |
Infrared thermal imaging: security cameras, vehicle night vision, industrial thermometry and outdoor detection lenses. Medical: infrared thermal diagnosis, noninvasive detection and sensing paths. Lasers: mid-infrared focusing, collimation and beam delivery. Industry: high-temperature detection, spectroscopy and oil/gas exploration. Research: infrared microscopy, Fourier infrared spectroscopy and precision laboratory optics.
Dedicated high mid-IR transmission: stable, extremely low absorption over 2000–14000nm (2–14μm) longwave IR. High-index precision focusing reduces lens count, simplifies optics and improves focusing/collimation. Thermal stability: softening temperature 936℃, expansion coefficient 6.1 and no significant high-temperature deformation. Ultraprecision fabrication: tolerance ±0.01mm, figure to λ/10, surface quality 60-40. Full structures: spherical/aspheric, plano-convex/biconvex/plano-concave/meniscus. Mid-IR AR, DLC and high-laser-damage-threshold coatings. IV. Material advantages. Broadband 2–14μm mid-IR transmission, preferred specifically for longwave IR. High index, extremely low scatter and high contrast simplify paths. Expansion coefficient 6.1, softening temperature 936℃, outstanding heat resistance/stability. Knoop hardness 780, moderate strength, impact/wear resistance and long life. Chemical stability suits complex industrial, outdoor and medical environments. V. Available structures: plano-convex, biconvex, plano-concave, biconcave, meniscus, collimating, focusing and aspheric lenses. VI. Coatings. Dedicated 3–5μm, 8–12μm and 2–12μm mid-IR AR greatly improves transmission. DLC improves hardness, contamination/scratch resistance and life. High-laser-damage-threshold layers improve strong-laser tolerance in high-power mid-IR. VIII. Yasi Optical advantages. Fully controlled in-house closed-loop cutting → milling/grinding → polishing → coating → inspection, with full traceability. Precision equipment: ZYGO interferometers, Nikon precision goniometers and optical dimensional instruments for comprehensive quality control. Batch 1–500mm large-aperture germanium lenses for high-end systems. One-stop dimensions, structures, focal lengths and coatings with optical-path support. High-reliability medical/industrial compatibility supports medical-infrared compliance. IX. Quality assurance. All germanium lenses undergo ZYGO interferometric figure, optical dimensional, infrared-transmission and surface-quality inspections to ensure 100% optical and dimensional compliance. Automated ultrasonic ultraclean washing and vacuum moisture-proof packaging ensure transport and long-term stability.
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Sichuan Yasi Optics is a source factory focusing on the R&D and manufacturing of optical components, which has rapidly emerged as a benchmark enterprise in the industry that combines innovation and quality. The company's core business focuses on the customized production of various optical components such as optical prisms, optical lenses, optical windows, laser lenses, etc. The products are widely suitable for application needs in multiple industries including medical, manufacturing, and scientific research. In terms of material selection, we support diverse substrates such as NBK7, quartz, sapphire, germanium, molybdenum, copper, zinc sulfide, fluoride, gallium arsenide, etc., to meet performance requirements in different scenarios. Relying on more than 260 processing equipment and 13 professional testing equipment, we have built a complete processing chain from cutting, grinding, polishing, coating to inspection and delivery. We can not only achieve rapid delivery of small and large batch products, but also precisely meet the personalized production needs of different customers.