Design and fabrication of low-cost thermal imaging optics using precision chalcogenide glass molding

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7060, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Curatu, George ^a  

^a LightPath Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

Athermal design; Chalcogenide glasses; Diffractive optics; Infrared lens design; Precision glass molding; Thermal imaging

Indexed keywords

ATHERMAL DESIGNS; CHALCOGENIDE GLASS; CHALCOGENIDE GLASSES; INFRARED LENS; PRECISION GLASS; THERMAL IMAGING;

DESIGN; FABRICATION; IMAGE QUALITY; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MOLDING; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; TURNING;

GLASS;

EID: 71449103510     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.797785     Document Type: Conference Paper

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