optical components

Fused &Synthetic Quartz . 

Technical Data

Polished discs & Rod

Standard Disc Diameter	Standard Thickness available	Catalogue Number
5	1, 2 & 3mm	QPD 5
10	1, 2 & 3mm	QPD 10
15	1, 2 & 3mm	QPD 15
20	1, 2 & 3mm	QPD 20
25	1, 2 & 3mm	QPD 25
30	1, 2 & 3mm	QPD 30
35	1, 2 & 3mm	QPD 35
40	1, 2 & 3mm	QPD 40
45	2, 3 & 4mm	QPD 45
50	2, 3 & 4mm	QPD 50
55	2, 3 & 4mm	QPD 55
60	2, 3 & 4mm	QPD 60
65	2, 3 & 4mm	QPD 65
70	2, 3 & 4mm	QPD 70
75	2, 3, 4 & 5mm	QPD 75
80	2, 3, 4 & 5mm	QPD 80
85	2, 3, 4 & 5mm	QPD 85
90	2, 3, 4 & 5mm	QPD 90
95	2, 3, 4 & 5mm	QPD 95
100	2, 3, 4 & 5mm	QPD 100
Larger sizes available on request	Thinner & thicker sizes available on request

Polished plates including

• Microscope Slides 75mm x 25mm x 1,2,& 3mm thick

• Watch glasses

• Viewing windows for furnaces

Clear Fused Quartz:

This is the most effective general purpose quartz available. It is a high quality quartz made from natural quartz sand. Because it is made from natural resources, it does contain impurities. The impurities may cause broad band absorption if the quartz should solarize. Solarization appears as a purplish film over the length of the lamp. The chart below represents the transmission properties.

Synthetic Fused Quartz:

This is a synthetic quartz grown from SiCl₄. It is volatilized in a oxygen flame, or, if a hydroxyl free quartz is needed, it is formed by electrical arc in an oxidizing atmosphere. This quartz does not solarize because of the absence of ionic impurities normally associated with Clear Fused Quartz. The chart below represents the transmission properties.               

Transmission Curve of UV Grade Silica