Custom Fused Silica Glass Optical Flat Windows for Precision Instruments

Custom Fused Silica Glass Optical Flat Windows for Precision Instruments

Material & Core Properties:
These windows are manufactured from high-purity synthetic fused silica (SiO₂), a premier material for advanced optics.

• Exceptional Surface Flatness: Custom-produced to stringent flatness specifications, often to λ/10 or λ/20, ensuring minimal wavefront distortion for accurate measurement and imaging.

• Broad Spectral Transmission: Features excellent transmission from the deep ultraviolet (UV, ~185nm) through the visible spectrum and into the near-infrared (NIR, ~2.5µm), making it ideal for multi-wavelength systems.

• Ultra-Low Thermal Expansion: Possesses an extremely low coefficient of thermal expansion (~0.55 x 10⁻⁶/°C), providing exceptional dimensional stability under thermal cycling and preventing focus drift.

• High Laser Damage Threshold & Chemical Inertness: Resists damage from high-power laser beams and is highly resistant to scratching, water, and most acids, ensuring longevity in harsh operational environments.

Primary Function:
The core function of an optical flat window is to provide a sealed, optically neutral interface. It is designed to:

• Protect Sensitive Internal Components from dust, moisture, chemicals, and physical contact while allowing light to pass through with minimal absorption or distortion.

• Maintain Pressure or Vacuum within an instrument chamber without altering the optical path.

• Serve as a Reference Surface in interferometry and other metrology tools due to its exceptional surface flatness and homogeneity.

Key Applications:

• Laser & Electro-Optical Systems: As entrance/exit windows for laser cavities, enclosures, and high-power laser cutters.

• Precision Metrology Instruments: In interferometers, spectrometers, and autocollimators where a reference plane is critical.

• Semiconductor Processing Equipment: For inspection windows in lithography, etching, and CVD chambers requiring UV transmission and chemical resistance.

• Aerospace & Defense Sensors: As durable, stable viewports for satellites, rangefinders, and targeting systems exposed to extreme conditions.

• Scientific Research Apparatus: In vacuum chambers, cryogenic systems, and experimental setups where broadband transmission and thermal stability are paramount.