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- We studied how temperature impacts the molding process of chalcogenide glass when creating infrared (IR) lenses.
- The adhesion of the glass to the mold and the chances of lens breakage were influenced by the initial and molding temperatures.
- Our tests on the molded lenses showed that proper temperature control allowed us to produce effective chalcogenide glass lenses suitable for IR imaging.
Article Abstract
We examine the effect of temperature on the molding of chalcogenide glass for infrared (IR) lens fabrication and evaluate a molded chalcogenide glass lens. Both the adhesion of the chalcogenide glass to the mold's surface and lens breakage depended on the initial heating temperature and on the molding temperatures in the glass molding process. In addition, the molded chalcogenide glass lens was evaluated based on transcription characteristics of the mold's surface, IR transmittance, and x-ray diffraction patterns. From the analysis results, we verified that the chalcogenide glass lens for IR imaging application could be fabricated by well-controlled temperature conditions.
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