Accession Number:

AD0753068

Title:

R and D on the Application of Polycrystalline Zinc Selenide and Cadmium Telluride to High Energy IR Laser Windows.

Descriptive Note:

Rept. for 1 Jul 71-12 Jun 72,

Corporate Author:

COORS PORCELAIN CO GOLDEN COLO

Personal Author(s):

• Benecke,M. W.
• Porter,C. R.
• Roy,D. W.

Report Date:

1972-07-01

Pagination or Media Count:

143.0

Abstract:

Theoptical absorption of previously available polycrystalline zinc selenide and cadmium telluride was too extensive to permit the use of these materials in high energy laser windows. The approach used in the program was to make polycrystalline windows by hot-pressing under optimum conditions, making use of starting materials of ordinary purity and stoichiometry which were currently available on a commercial basis. Many ZnSe pressings and a few CdTe pressings were made which possessed essentially theoretical transmittance. Absorption coefficients as ZnSe and CdTe respectively.

Descriptors:

• (*INFRARED WINDOWS
• PHYSICAL PROPERTIES)
• (*INFRARED LASERS
• INFRARED WINDOWS)
• LASERS
• INFRARED OPTICAL MATERIALS
• CADMIUM COMPOUNDS
• ZINC COMPOUNDS
• SELENIDES
• TELLURIDES
• OPTICAL PROPERTIES
• ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
• CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
• MANUFACTURING

Subject Categories:

• Lasers and Masers
• Optics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE