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Germanium Windows for Gas Detection

04 Aug 2020

Knight Optical can offer custom made Infrared Germanium Windows

Exhaled Breath = 78.04% Nitrogen + 13.6%-16% Oxygen = CO2.

How do we know this? Gas detection in Continuous Emission Systems (CEMS), combustion analysers and environmental monitoring are key to ensuring that the world we live in is monitored for its pollution and environments we work in are safe to do so as gases can be detrimental to life.

Knight Optical provide a number of optical components that are used in Gas Detection Systems. We can also provide interference bandpass filters  that work within the IR, front surface mirrors, gas cells and singlet lenses and window made from Germanium (Ge), Calcium Fluoride (CaF2), Silicon (Si), Quartz/ Fused Silica, Magnesium Fluoride (MgF2) and Sapphire (Al2O3).

Aren’t you a lucky bunch of people?!

Gases are detected at a specific wavelength and all these components work harmoniously to detect what type of gas you are dealing with and the intensity of the gas.

Gases are detected at a specific wavelength and all these components work harmoniously to detect what type of gas you are dealing with and the intensity of the gas.

  • Carbon Monoxide (CO) – 4.73µm
  • Nitric Oxide (NO) - 5.24µm
  • Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) – 7.42µm
  • Hydrogen Chloride (HCl) – 3.55µm
  • Carbon Dioxide (CO2) – 10.7µm

Germanium (Ge) is used within Gas Detection as this very special Infrared Material can transmit over 45% between the 2-14µm up to a temperature on 45°C making it ideal for detecting the gas wavelengths across the whole spectrum.

Check out our stock range online, that’s always a good starting point for a prototype to test a concept or to see whether your current system can be improved.

Typical specifications requested:

Diameter Range:
  less than 5mm to 300mm

Diameter Tolerance:  better than ± 0.1mm

Thickness Tolerance:  +/- 0.2mm

Clear aperture:  90%

Centration tolerance:  better than 1 arc minute

Form error:  better than 0.5 wave (633nm) over aperture

Surface radius tolerance:  less than 1 fringe over aperture

Surface Quality:  < 40-20 scratch/dig

Coating:  AR/DLC (Diamond like coating @ 1-14μm)

Can’t quite find what you’re looking for? Then please contact our experienced Technical Sales Team and they can provide a custom quotation.

UK, Europe, Asia & RoW: E-Mail info@knightoptical.co.uk  Tel +44 (0)1622 859444

USA & Canada: E-Mail usasales@knightoptical.com Tel +001 401-583-7846

Our Germanium optics are checked for quality in our state-of-the-art Metrology laboratory using equipment from Trioptics, Varian and Starret allowing us to work to the highest QA standards and meet the tolerance specifications on these precision components.

CONTACT DETAILS
Knight Optical Ltd
Roebuck Business Park
Harrietsham
Kent
ME17 1AB
United Kingdom
Tel: 44 (0)1622 859444
Fax: 44 (0)1622 859 555
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