Barium Fluoride

Optical Material for VIS/IR

Hellma Materials BaF2 features an excellent transmittance in the VIS and IR spectral ranges up to 12µm.

This allows the usage of BaF2 as broadband optical material in the VIS and IR dual-channel systems for visible and thermal imaging.

BaF2 has a lower refractive index than many other optical materials. This reduces transmission losses caused by Fresnel-reflection.

Applications

Hellma Materials BaF2 is an excellent optical material for a broad spectral range in VIS and IR. This enables utilization in sophisticated applications:

  • Thermal imaging and night vision with integrated VIS channel
  • Optics for astronomical instrumentation
  • Infrared laser optics
  • Scintillator for the detection of high energy γ-radiation >5Me

Advantages

Hellma Materials BaF2 is a unique optical material:

  • High transmittance in VIS and extended IR range up to 12µm
  • Low refractive index (nd = 1.47447)
  • Low spectral dispersion (vd = 81.61)
  • Available up to 360 mm diameter
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Barium Fluoride (Data Sheet EN)

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CVD Ceramics Inc.
11911 Advanced Materials Drive
70560 New Iberia, LA
United States

Phone: +1 337 867 4263
info@cvdceramics.com
www.cvdceramics.com

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Silicon Sense, Inc.
110 Daniel Webster Highway
03060 Nashua
United States

Phone: +1 6038 9142 48
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