Schott Optical 1

Optical Filter Glass 2022
Optical Filter Glass

SCHOTT is a leading international technology group in the areas of specialty glass and glass ceramics.
With more than 130 years of outstanding development, materials, and technological expertise we offer
a broad portfolio of high-quality products and intelligent solutions that contribute to our customers’
success.
SCHOTT Advanced Optics, with its deep technological expertise, is a valuable partner for its customers
in developing products and customized solutions for applications in optics, lithography, astronomy,
opto-electronics, life sciences, and research. With a product portfolio of more than 70 filter glasses,
optical glasses, special materials, and components, we master the value chain: from customized glass
development to high-precision optical product finishing and metrology.
SCHOTT: Your Partner for Excellence in Optics
The cover picture illustrates a vehicle equipped

with an optical LIDAR system with RG filter glass.
The black RG glass protects the system; it is
highly transparent in NIR while concealing the
optical system from view.
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Contents
Part I · Optical Filter Glass – Description 3 Optical properties ....................................... 18
3.1 Refractive index ........................................... 18
3.2 Reflection loss at the glass-air interface ................. 18
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................................. 8 3.3 Transmittance and internal transmittance . ............. 19
3.4 Derived optical filter data ................................ 21
Webshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................. 10 3.5 Internal transmittance graphs . .......................... 22
3.6 Spectral characterization of optical filters . ............. 24
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................. 12 3.7 Dependence of spectral transmission on
1.1 General information on listed data . . .................... 12 temperature . .............................................. 32
1.2 Environmental aspects, hazardous substances, 3.8 Luminescence/fluorescence . ............................ 32
RoHS, ISO, REACh .. . . . . . . ................................. 13 3.9 Color ....................................................... 32
1.3 SCHOTT optical filter glass: Product portfolio ......... 13
1.4 Positive list .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................. 14 4 Thermal and mechanical properties . ................ 36
4.1 Mechanical density ρ in g/cm3 ........................... 36
2 Nomenclature and classification 4.2 Knoop hardness HK[0.1/20] ................................. 36
of optical filter glass .. . ................................. 15 4.3 Strength . .................................................. 36
2.1 Group names . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................. 15 4.4 Transformation temperature Tg in °C . .................. 37
2.2 Classification by material . . ............................... 16 4.5 Thermal expansion α in 10 −6/K . ......................... 37
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Contents
5 Chemical properties .. . ................................. 38 Part II · Optical Filter Glass – Properties

5.1 Stain resistance . . . . . . . . . . ................................. 38
5.2 Acid resistance .. . . . . . . . . . ................................. 39
5.3 Alkali resistance .. . . . . . . . . ................................. 40 8 Optical Filter Glass: product line ...................... 54
5.4 Identification of visible surface changes . . .............. 41 8.1 Portfolio glasses ........................................... 54
5.5 Resistance against humidity ............................. 41 8.2 Inquiry glasses . ........................................... 56
5.6 Solarization effects .. . . . . ................................. 42 8.3 Data and tolerances . ..................................... 57
6 Internal quality .. . . . . . . . .................................44 9 Optical Filter Glass: guaranteed values . ............. 57

6.1 Bubbles and inclusions .. ................................. 44
6.2 Striae .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................. 46 10 Optical Filter Glass: references values ................ 64
6.3 Homogeneity of refractive index .. ...................... 46
11 Internal transmittance graphs . ....................... 70
7 Further processing of optical filter glass ............ 47
7.1 Polished optical filters .. . ................................. 47 12 Tolerances for polished filters . ........................ 85
7.2 Thermal toughening .. . . ................................. 48 12.1 Dimensions . ............................................... 86
7.3 Coatings .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................. 50 12.2 Polished surfaces .......................................... 87
12.3 Optical quality . ........................................... 87
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Optical Filter Glass
Part I – Description
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Foreword
SCHOTT Advanced Optics offers a wide range of optical filter • High transmittance
glasses for any spectral solution to meet individual require- • High blocking
ments and enable customized solutions. • Filter spectra with virtually no dependency on angle of inci-
dence.
Optical filter glass is known for its selective absorption in certain • Superior quality, reliability, and durability
wavelength ranges. The optical filter glasses appear colored if • No polarization effects
their filter effect lies within the visible light spectrum. For more • Experience in meeting high-quality surface needs, extremely
than 135 years, filters from SCHOTT have been known for their thin products and small tolerances in processing/manufac-
particularly high quality, purity, and outstanding properties. turing complex glass types
• Excellent adhesion properties for optical coatings
Currently, the SCHOTT Advanced Optics portfolio comprises • All color filter glass types can be used as substrates for thin
more than 70 different optical filter glass types, all produced film coating with interference filters. This has specific benefits
with great care using sophisticated industrial processes. The (absorption properties of a colored filter glass and the reflec-
glasses have the following advantages: tion properties of the interference filters) that can be com-
bined into one optical filter.
• In special melts, glass properties can be tailored to provide
optimal technical solutions.

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5 Chemical properties .. . ................................. 38 Part II · Optical Filter Glass – Properties

6 Internal quality .. . . . . . . . .................................44 9 Optical Filter Glass: guaranteed values . ............. 57

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