Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) Windows
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Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) Windows SKU: 530-6131

• Calcium fluoride (CaF2) has useful transmission over the spectral range from 0.2 to 8.0 microns • UV and IR grade CaF2 windows are popular choice for specroscopic and thermal imaging applications • CaF2 windows have high damage threshold and can be used as mirror substrates…

Variant specifications

Specification Value
Diameter ø 25.4 mm
Thickness 1.5 mm
Substrate IR grade CaF2
Group IR Grade CaF2 Protective Windows for Spectroscopy Applications

Shared product specifications

These specifications apply across the Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) Windows product family.

Specifications of CaF₂ Windows

Material CaF₂
Surface quality 40-20 scratch & dig (MIL-PRF-13830B)
Clear aperture 90% of diameter
Diameter tolerance +0.0 -0.13 mm
Thickness tolerance ±0.2 mm
Parallelism 3 arcmin
Flatness λ / 4 @ 633 nm
Spectral range UV, VIS, IR
Material CaF₂
Surface quality 80-50 scratch & dig (MIL-PRF-13830B)
Clear aperture 90% of diameter
Diameter tolerance +0.0 -0.13 mm
Thickness tolerance ±0.2 mm
Parallelism <10 arcmin
Flatness optically polished

Physical Properties

Crystal Type cubic
Density, g / cm³ 3.18
Melting point, °C 1418
Refractive index @ 1.0 µm n=1.4289
Transmission band, µm 0.125-10
Lattice constant, A a=5.462

Classification

Wavelength UV|IR

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