Zinc Sulfide window

Zinc sulfide window

Alternative to Germanium LWIR window

Part details

Material :

Zinc Sulfide (ZnS)

Manufacturing process :

Precision cutting and polishing, AR layer coating on both sides.

Dimensions:

150 x 200 mm  +/- 0.2mm

Thickness : 5 mm +/- 0.1mm

Shape :

Rectangular plate with rounded corners.

Optical treatment :

Anti-reflective @8-12µm with transmission better than 94%, 0° AOI

Specifications :

Parallelism 0.05mm

Optical surface polishing : P3

Permissible astigmatism 0.5fr (AST)

Surface quality ; S/D 60/40

Usage :

Following difficulties to source germanium, Zinc Sulfide can be used as a good alternative for thermal / LWIR application.