Development of Gallium Arsenide for Infrared Windows.

Abstract

A program was initiated to scale-up from 6 by 4 by 0.5 inch to 6 by 12 by 0.5 inch, a GaAs gradient-freeze process for producing gallium arsenide infrared windows. A process was developed that permits the production of gallium arsenide at atmospheric pressure, using a helium vent system. GaAs plates up to 6 by 12 by 0.4 inch were produced by this technique. The atmospheric process also permits further scale-up because ampuls can be easily fabricated and do not require special sizes, shapes and thicknesses. The dn/dt of gallium arsenide was measured and reported. The transmittance of the plates produced was measured and reported. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA037336

Entities

People

  • Harold C. Hafner
  • Maurice J. Brau

Organizations

  • Texas Instruments

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Air Force
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Fabrication
  • Gallium Arsenides
  • Heating Elements
  • Infrared Windows
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Mechanics
  • Optical Materials
  • Optical Properties
  • Rain Erosion
  • Refractive Index
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Tensile Strength
  • Walls

Readers

  • Metallurgy
  • Semiconductor Device Technology
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene