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Sulfur Copolymers Boost IR Optics

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TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 15, 2014 — A new polymer made from sulfur demonstrates high transmission of IR light that could greatly enhance thermal imaging systems. While crystalline IR materials such as silicon, germanium, zinc selenide and halide salts are all frequently used for IR optics, they can be difficult to form into the complex shapes that are often needed for high-performance optics. A team from the University of Arizona conducted a study on sulfur because it is a heavy atom present at small concentrations in many organic compounds, can be easily molded and has high transmission properties from 600 nm to 6...Read full article

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    Published: August 2014
    Glossary
    germanium
    A crystalline semiconductor material that transmits in the infrared.
    tellurium
    The material favored for study of interaction of high-acoustic intensities with free carriers. Tellurium is the semiconductor with the largest piezoelectric constants. Tellurium oxide is the material of choice for the storage medium in optical mass data storage systems.
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