Member for infrared ray transmission
AssigneesHitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Cable, Ltd.
InventorsToshio Katsuyama, Hiroyoshi Matsumura
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Abstract
A member capable of transmitting infrared rays of 2 .mu.m or longer in wavelength, particularly of 10.6 .mu.m in wavelength, with a slight loss is provided. The member comprises a Ge-Se-Te ternary chalcogenide glass having a composition which, in a compositional diagram of the ternary chalcogenide glass falls within the region bounded by the respective straight lines connecting points A, B, C, D, and E and A in this order, which points A, B, C, D, and E indicate Ge:Se:Te molar proportions of 32:25:43, 20:6:74, 15:5:80, 15:10:75, and 22:31:47, respectively.
Claims4
A member for transmitting infrared rays, which comprises a Ge-Se-Te ternary chalcogenide glass having a composition which in a compositional diagram of the ternary chalcogenide glass shown in FIG. 1 falls within a region bounded by the respective straight lines connecting points A, B, C, D, E and A in this order, which points A, B, C, D, and E indicate Ge:Se:Te molar proportions of 32:25:43, 20:6:74, 15:5:80, 15:10:75, and 22:31:47, respectively.
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