Current status of sapphire for optics

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 10289, Issue , 1997, Pages 137-158

  Schmid, Frederick ^a   Khattak, Chandra P ^a   Smith, Maynard B ^a   Felt, D Mark ^a  

^a Crystal Systems Inc Salem MA USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFRARED DEVICES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES; GENERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT EXCHANGER METHODS; NEAR-INFRARED WAVELENGTH; OPTICAL APPLICATIONS; THERMAL SHOCK RESISTANCE; TRANSMITTED WAVEFRONTS; VACUUM ULTRAVIOLETS;

SAPPHIRE;

EID: 84948686450     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.279817     Document Type: Conference Paper

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