LiF double concave lens

Lithium Fluoride(LiF)Double-Concave Lenses


Lithium fluoride (LiF) crystal is also one of the common infrared materials, it has the smallest refractive index in the infrared materials, its transmission spectrum range is 120nm-7000nm, usually used in thermal imaging systems, aerospace optical systems and excimer laser optical systems.

Lithium fluoride (LiF) double concave lens is similar to a plano-concave lens in that the focal length is negative, but the light incident in parallel diverges outward, and it’s often used for laser systems and infrared systems,such as optical instruments,laser device,optical measurement and inspection ect.

Our company can provide Lithium fluoride (LiF) double concave lens with diameters from 2-300mm.and thicknesses from 0.12-60mm (accuracy up to 20-10, 1/10L@633nm),coating AR, BBAR, AF or upon request.

 

Technical parameters of LiF Double-Concave Lens

Diameter

2-300mm

Focal length

15-5000mm

Thicknesses

0.12-60mm

Dimension tolerance

+0/-0.1mm

Thickness tolerance

±0.1mm

Surface quality (scratch &   dig)

60-40, 40-20, or better

Surface accuracy

λ/2, λ/4 or better

Parallelism

3' ,30''

Bevel

0.1~0.3mm x 45 degree

Clear aperture

>85%,>90%

Coating

AR coating or cutom

 

Material properties of LiF

Optical Properties
Transmission Range0.11-7μm
Transmittance>94.8%@0.6μm
Reflection Loss5.2%@0.6μm(both surfaces)
Absorption Coefficienet5.9×10-3@4.3μm
StructureCubic Crystal System
Cleavage Planes<100>
Physical Properties
Density[g/cm3]2.639
Melting Point []848
ThermalConductivity [W/(m×K)]11.3 @ 314K
Thermal Expansion [10-6/K]37.0 @ 283K
Knoop Hardness [kg/mm2]415
Specific Heat Capacity [J/(kg×K)]1562
Dielectric Constant7.33 @ 1 MHz
Young's Modulus (E) [GPa]64.79
Shear Modulus(G) [GPa]55.14
Bulk modulus(K) [GPa]62.03
Poisson Coefficient0.22
Chemical   Properties
Solubility / g/L2.7g @ 20℃
Molecular Weight / g/mol25.9394

 

Transmission curve

 

Lithium fluoride crystals have a wide transmission band (110 to 6,600 nm) and a high transmittance, especially in the vacuum UV band, which is the highest among known materials. Therefore, it is used as an optical material in the ultraviolet band. Lithium fluoride double concave lenses are popular in many UV and IR applications.

 

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