Request InfoVolume Zerodur ProductionSCHOTT North America Inc.ELMSFORD, N.Y., Feb. 1, 2008 -- Schott introduced AF32 glass designed for optoelectronics applications, and an expanded line of advanced optics to include infrared (IR) materials available in both zinc sulfide (ZnS) and IR chalcogenide glasses, at SPIE Photonics West 2008. The company also exhibited a hexagonal piece of Zerodur and announced expanded capabilities for its volume production. A glass ceramic, Zerodur offers zero thermal expansion in LCD lithography to manufacture cell phone displays, computer monitors and TVs, as well as in large-format mirror substrates for telescopes. 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