R and D on the Application of Polycrystalline Zinc Selenide and Cadmium Telluride to High Energy IR Laser Windows.

Abstract

Theoptical absorption of previously available polycrystalline zinc selenide and cadmium telluride was too extensive to permit the use of these materials in high energy laser windows. The approach used in the program was to make polycrystalline windows by hot-pressing under optimum conditions, making use of starting materials of ordinary purity and stoichiometry which were currently available on a commercial basis. Many ZnSe pressings and a few CdTe pressings were made which possessed essentially theoretical transmittance. Absorption coefficients as ZnSe and CdTe respectively.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0753068

Entities

People

  • C. R. Porter
  • D. W. Roy
  • M. W. Benecke

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Coefficients
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Energy
  • High Energy
  • High Energy Lasers
  • Hot Pressing
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Polycrystals
  • Tellurides

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy