Germanium Optics (Ge Optics)

Germanium (Ge) is a crystalline semiconductor with remarkable optical properties tailored for infrared (IR) applications. Despite its relatively high cost, germanium’s unique characteristics make it an indispensable material in this field. Avantier Inc. specializes in germanium optics (Ge optics) for diverse applications. Our lenses, enhanced with anti-reflection coatings, excel in thermal imaging and FTIR spectroscopy. These lenses offer high refractive index for IR transmission and durability for wide-angle imaging in tough environments.

Product Information

Germanium Lenses: Avantier Inc. specializes in a diverse range of germanium lenses featuring anti-reflection coatings, enhancing their performance for applications like thermal imaging and FTIR spectroscopy. These lenses possess a high refractive index, making them ideal for IR transmission. They excel in wide-angle imaging even in challenging environments due to their durability and top-notch imaging capabilities.

Infrared Germanium Aspheric Lenses: Avantier’s infrared Germanium aspheric lenses are groundbreaking optics, leveraging aspheric lens design with high surface quality for superior infrared performance. They excel in correcting aberrations, ensuring high-quality imaging in various IR applications including thermal imaging, surveillance, remote sensing, and IR spectroscopy.

Germanium MWIR Lenses: Germanium is a key material for medium-wave infrared (MWIR) lenses at Avantier. Its unique properties drive MWIR imaging advancements. Our MWIR lenses, with 25-250 mm focal lengths and 7-27.6 degree field of view angles, come in various interfaces, engineered for seamless integration with a 640×512-15 µm detector, ensuring top performance. Tailored MWIR components are available, supported by our skilled engineers who guide substrate, coating, and lens choices.

Germanium LWIR Lenses: Avantier excels in custom optical solutions, powered by germanium’s unique attributes. Germanium is pivotal in crafting our long-wave infrared (LWIR) lenses, impacting sectors from medicine to industry and defense. Our high-performance LWIR lenses cover 8,000 – 12,000 nanometers, revolutionizing fields like quality control, predictive maintenance, surveillance, and medical imaging.

Germanium Optical Domes: Avantier Inc.’s Germanium Optical Domes are vital components that protect optical systems in challenging environments while maintaining excellent infrared-transmission properties. Leveraging germanium’s unique qualities, these domes ensure clear vision and safeguard optical performance in sectors like aerospace, defense, and remote sensing.

Germanium Windows:

Germanium windows excel in optical and thermal applications, especially in weight-sensitive IR systems, due to their unique properties – wide transmission range, high refractive index, and ruggedness. Ideal for demanding environments, they ensure durability and performance. Avantier Inc. provides customizable Germanium windows, ensuring enduring optical excellence.

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At Avantier Inc., we are proud of our assortment of Germanium optical components. We are committed to addressing precise needs by providing tailored dimensions and coatings that align with your distinct specifications. If you need Germanium lenses ideal for applications such as thermal imaging systems, IR transmitters, or other complex requirements, our unwavering focus is on delivering products of the highest quality for your projects. Please feel free to contact us to arrange a consultation or to obtain a quotation for your upcoming endeavor.