PRODUCING LARGE SAPPHIRE FOR OPTICAL APPLICATIONS

Authors
SCHMID F KHATTAK CP FELT DM
Citation
F. Schmid et al., PRODUCING LARGE SAPPHIRE FOR OPTICAL APPLICATIONS, American Ceramic Society bulletin, 73(2), 1994, pp. 39-44
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science, Ceramics
Journal title
American Ceramic Society bulletin → ACNP
ISSN journal
00027812
Volume
73
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
39 - 44
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-7812(1994)73:2<39:PLSFOA>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Sapphire has a unique combination of desirable mechanical and optical properties. The Heat Exchanger Method hers been developed to produce l arge-sized, high-quality sapphire for industrial applications. Fabrica tion technology has been developed to produce large optical components with super flat and smooth surfaces for IR and VUV optics.