Optical silicon is generally lightly doped (5 to 40 ohm cm) for best transmission above 10 microns, and doping is usually boron (P-type) and phosphorus (N-type). After doping silicon has a further pass band: 30 to 100 microns which is effective only in very high resistivity uncompensated material. CZ Silicon is commonly used as substrate material for infrared reflectors and windows in the 1.5-8 micron region. The strong absorption band at 9 microns makes it unsuitable for CO2 laser transmission applications, but it is frequently used for laser mirrors because of its high thermal conductivity and low density. Application as window, lens in the 1.5 - 8 μm regions; Mirror for CO2 laser and spectrometer applications.
Physical and optial properties:
Crystal Class
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Cubic
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Lattice Parameter
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a=5.43Å
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Melting Point
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1417℃
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Mohs Hardness
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7
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Transmission Band
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1.5-8μm
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Density
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2.329g/cm3
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Young's Modulus
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130.91 GPa @40℃
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Thermal Conductivity
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1.63W/cm/K
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Specific Heat
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0.18cal/g/K @25℃
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Thermal Expansion
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2.6x10-6/℃ @20℃
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Specifications:
Material:
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Si
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Dimension Tolerance:
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+0.0/ -0.1mm
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Thickness Tolerance:
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±0.1mm
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Surface Quality:
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60/40
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Clear Aperture:
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>85%
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Flatness:
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λ/2@633nm
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Parallelism:
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3'
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