Multiband optics and materials

Daniel J. Gibson; Adam Floyd; Joshua Gild; Shyam Bayya; Vinh Nguyen; Daniel Rhonehouse; Jasbinder Sanghera; Jonathan Koerber; Gregory Forcherio

doi:10.1117/12.2668366

14 June 2023 Multiband optics and materials

Daniel J. Gibson, Adam Floyd, Joshua Gild, Shyam Bayya, Vinh Nguyen, Daniel Rhonehouse, Jasbinder Sanghera, Jonathan Koerber, Gregory Forcherio

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Proceedings Volume 12530, Advanced Optics for Imaging Applications: UV through LWIR VIII; 125300G (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2668366
Event: SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing, 2023, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

NRL is developing new materials that transmit across wide wavelength ranges. MILTRAN is a new rugged optical ceramic that transmits visible through LWIR and is 3.5 times harder than ZnS. With a negative dn/dT, it is well suited as an internal lens element. NRL-series moldable glasses transmit SWIR through LWIR and may be bonded to each other in an adhesive-free thermal process. NRL-200-series glasses transmit visible through MWIR and expand the glass map for multispectral lens designs. These new materials enable greater flexibility for designers of lenses for advanced defense applications and potentially reduce the size, weight and cost of next-generation optics. This paper will discuss new optical materials, their properties and the advantages of using NRL materials in optics designs.

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Daniel J. Gibson, Adam Floyd, Joshua Gild, Shyam Bayya, Vinh Nguyen, Daniel Rhonehouse, Jasbinder Sanghera, Jonathan Koerber, and Gregory Forcherio "Multiband optics and materials", Proc. SPIE 12530, Advanced Optics for Imaging Applications: UV through LWIR VIII, 125300G (14 June 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2668366

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