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Al2O3 sapphire Ge germanium GaAs gallium arsenide Si silicon LiF lithium fluoride
CaF2 calcium fluoride BaF2 barium fluoride MgF2 magnesium fluoride NaCl sodium chloride KCl potassium chloride
KBr potassium bromide ZnSe Sublimate zinc selenide ZnSe CVD zinc selenide ZnS zinc sulfide Quartz Crystalline ( SiO2 )
Zerodur® BK7 Fused Silica UV Grade (SiO2) Fused Silica IR Grade (SiO2)  


BARIUM FLUORIDE BaF2
 
PropertiesCrystallographic OpticalThermalMechanicalChemical
 
Syngony
Cubic
Symmetry Class
m3m
Lattice Constants, Angstroms
a=6.196  c=a
Cleavability
(111), perfect
Refractive Index at ne
1.4759
Refractive Index at nF'-nC'
0.0059
Refractive Index at n10.6
1.3926
Refractive Index at n8.0-n12.5
0.0673
Thermal Coefficient of Refractive Index at l=3.39 microns,îÑ-1 
for  +/-60îÑ
(-1.27...-1.51) 10-5
Transmission Range, microns (thickness 10ìì)
0.18¸12
    Transmittance ti(l) vs. wavelength l
 

 
 Internal Transmittance ti(l) vs. 
wavelength l
l,ìêì
ti(l)
0.2
0.60
0.5
0.96
1.0
0.97
3.0
0.97
5.0
0.97
6.0
0.97
7.0
0.97
 8.0
0.97
9.0
0.97
10.0
0.85
12.0
0.42
 
Refractive Index n vs.
wavelength l
l,ìêì
n(l)
0.2
1.5573
0.5
1.4779
1.0
1.4686
2.0
1.4647
3.0
1.4612 
4.0
1.4587 
5.0
1.4511
6.0
1.4441
7.0
1.4357
8.0
1.4258
9.0
1.4144
10.0
1.4014
11.0
1.3865
12.0
1.3696
12.5
1.3585
15
1.3050
Thermal Linear Expansion  at, îÑ-1 for +/-60îÑ
(16.5¸19.2)10-6
Thermal Conductivity, W/(m îÑ) at 38 îÑ
7.1
Specific Heat Capacity, J/(kg îÑ
456
Thermal Stability, îÑ
10+/-2
Melting Point, îÑ
1354
Density, g/cm3 at 20  îÑ
4.83
Mohs Hardness
3
Vickers Microhardness , Pa
82 107
Constants of Elastic Compliance, Pa-1
S11
15.3 10-12
S12
-4.69 10-12
S44
39.47 10-12
Poisson Ratio
0.307
Young Modulus (Å), Pa
<100> 
6.541010
 <100> 
6.631010
Shear Modulus (G),  Pa
 (100) 
2.511010
 (100) 
2.53 1010
Solubility BaF2 ( Barium Fluoride )
in water at 10 îÑ
g/100cm3
in acids
0.17
soluble
"Opto-Technological Laboratory" produces lenses, windows, prisms, wedges, ball lenses, cylindrical lenses, windows for spectrophotometers and others optical components according to customers’ specifications and drawings out of crystals barium  fluoride  ( BaF2 ) .
 
Al2O3 sapphire Ge germanium GaAs gallium arsenide Si silicon LiF lithium fluoride
CaF2 calcium fluoride BaF2 barium fluoride MgF2 magnesium fluoride NaCl sodium chloride KCl potassium chloride
KBr potassium bromide ZnSe Sublimate zinc selenide ZnSe CVD zinc selenide ZnS zinc sulfide Quartz Crystalline ( SiO2 )
Zerodur® BK7 Fused Silica UV Grade (SiO2) Fused Silica IR Grade (SiO2)  

 

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