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A Review of the Precision Glass Molding of Chalcogenide Glass (ChG) for Infrared Optics
Chalcogenide glass (ChG) is increasingly demanded in infrared optical systems owing to its excellent infrared optical properties. ChG infrared optics including ChG aspherical and freeform optics are mainly fabricated using the single point diamond turning (SPDT) technique, which is characterized by...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6082271/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30424270 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mi9070337 |
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author | Zhou, Tianfeng Zhu, Zhanchen Liu, Xiaohua Liang, Zhiqiang Wang, Xibin |
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description | Chalcogenide glass (ChG) is increasingly demanded in infrared optical systems owing to its excellent infrared optical properties. ChG infrared optics including ChG aspherical and freeform optics are mainly fabricated using the single point diamond turning (SPDT) technique, which is characterized by high cost and low efficiency. This paper presents an overview of the ChG infrared optics fabrication technique through precision glass molding (PGM). It introduces the thermo-mechanical properties of ChG and models the elastic-viscoplasticity constitutive of ChG. The forming accuracy and surface defects of the formed ChG are discussed, and the countermeasures to improve the optics quality are also reviewed. Moreover, the latest advancements in ChG precision molding are detailed, including the aspherical lens molding process, the ChG freeform optics molding process, and some new improvements in PGM. |
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spelling | pubmed-60822712018-11-01 A Review of the Precision Glass Molding of Chalcogenide Glass (ChG) for Infrared Optics Zhou, Tianfeng Zhu, Zhanchen Liu, Xiaohua Liang, Zhiqiang Wang, Xibin Micromachines (Basel) Review Chalcogenide glass (ChG) is increasingly demanded in infrared optical systems owing to its excellent infrared optical properties. ChG infrared optics including ChG aspherical and freeform optics are mainly fabricated using the single point diamond turning (SPDT) technique, which is characterized by high cost and low efficiency. This paper presents an overview of the ChG infrared optics fabrication technique through precision glass molding (PGM). It introduces the thermo-mechanical properties of ChG and models the elastic-viscoplasticity constitutive of ChG. The forming accuracy and surface defects of the formed ChG are discussed, and the countermeasures to improve the optics quality are also reviewed. Moreover, the latest advancements in ChG precision molding are detailed, including the aspherical lens molding process, the ChG freeform optics molding process, and some new improvements in PGM. MDPI 2018-07-02 /pmc/articles/PMC6082271/ /pubmed/30424270 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mi9070337 Text en © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Zhou, Tianfeng Zhu, Zhanchen Liu, Xiaohua Liang, Zhiqiang Wang, Xibin A Review of the Precision Glass Molding of Chalcogenide Glass (ChG) for Infrared Optics |
title | A Review of the Precision Glass Molding of Chalcogenide Glass (ChG) for Infrared Optics |
title_full | A Review of the Precision Glass Molding of Chalcogenide Glass (ChG) for Infrared Optics |
title_fullStr | A Review of the Precision Glass Molding of Chalcogenide Glass (ChG) for Infrared Optics |
title_full_unstemmed | A Review of the Precision Glass Molding of Chalcogenide Glass (ChG) for Infrared Optics |
title_short | A Review of the Precision Glass Molding of Chalcogenide Glass (ChG) for Infrared Optics |
title_sort | review of the precision glass molding of chalcogenide glass (chg) for infrared optics |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6082271/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30424270 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mi9070337 |
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