Chemically vapor-deposited Zinc Selenide (CVD ZnSe) is a preferred material for optical components in high power CO2 lasers due to its low absorption at 10.6μm. Also, for its excellent optical performance, CVD ZnSe is widely used as windows, lenses and prisms in high resolution FLIR systems.
Honour's CVD ZnSe shows theoretical transmisision across 0.5~18μm waveband and has very low absorption at 10.6μm with the bulk absorption coefficient less than 5×10-4cm-1. Fine controlled grain size makes GUOJING's CVD ZnSe stable to thermal shock and hostile environment.
Blanks, windows, lenses and prisms can be made according to your specifications, with the size up to 250×200×12mm.
Physical Properties
Symbol | ZnSe |
Crystal Structure | Cubic |
Melting Point (℃) | 1520 |
Density (g/cm3) | 5.27 |
Purity | > 99.9995% |
Optical Properties
Refractive Index
As a function of wavelength at room temperature (20℃)
Wavelength(μm) | n |
0.54 | 2.6754 |
1.0 | 2.4892 |
3.0 | 2.4376 |
5.0 | 2.4295 |
7.0 | 2.4218 |
8.2 | 2.4163 |
10.2 | 2.4053 |
11.0 | 2.4001 |
Bulk Absorption Coefficient (@10.6μm, cm-1) < 5×10-4
Index of Refractive Homogeneity (@0.6328μm) < 1×10-5
Thermo-optic coefficient (dn/dt) 6.1×10-5 (@10.6μm)
Thermal Properties
Thermal Expansion Coefficient (10-6, ℃-1) 5.75
Modulus of Rupture (Mpa) 55 (@room temperature)
Thermal Conductivity (@300K,Wcm-1.K-1) 0.18
Heat Capacity (Cal/g.K) 0.086
Mechanical Properties
Young’s Modulus (Gpa) 67.2
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
Hardness(knoop)(kg/mm2) 105
Products Specifications
Shapes | Circular: windows, spherical lenses |
Rectangular: windows | |
Maximum Dimension | Circular: ∮250×15mm |
Rectangular: 250×200×15mm | |
Tolerance | Diameter: +/- 0.05mm |
Length & Width: +/- 0.05mm | |
Thickness: +/- 0.05mm | |
Surface Quality | Plano blanks: as cut |
Polished windows: to customer |