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Al2O3 sapphire Ge germanium GaAs gallium arsenide Si silicon LiF lithium fluoride
CaF2 calcium fluoride BaF2 barium fluoride MgF2 magnesium fluoride NaCl sodium chloride KCl potassium chloride
KBr potassium bromide ZnSe Sublimate zinc selenide ZnSe CVD zinc selenide ZnS zinc sulfide Quartz Crystalline ( SiO2 )
Zerodur® BK7 Fused Silica UV Grade (SiO2) Fused Silica IR Grade (SiO2)  


LITHIUM FLUORIDE VACUUM LiF
 
PropertiesCrystallographic OpticalThermalMechanicalChemical
 

 

Syngony
Cubic
Symmetry Class
m3m
Lattice Constants, Angstroms
a=4.026  c=a
Cleavability
(100), perfect
Refractive Index at ne
1.3931
Refractive Index at nF'-nC'
0.004
Thermal Coefficient of Refractive Index at l=3.39 microns,îÑ-1 for  +/-60îÑ
(-1.25...-1.51) 10-5
Transmission Range, microns (thickness 10ìì)
0.12¸6.5
    Transmittance ti(l) vs. wavelength l
1. in vacuum 
2. on an air   

 

 
 Internal Transmittance ti(l) vs. 
wavelength l
l,ìêì
ti(l)
0.2
0.90
0.5
0.98
1.0
0.97
3.0
0.97
5.0
0.88
6.0
0.65
7.0
0.14
 
 
 
Refractive Index n vs.
wavelength l
l,ìêì
n(l)
0.2
1.4390
0.5
1.3943
1.0
1.3871
2.0
1.3788
3.0
1.3666 
4.0
1.3494 
5.0
1.3266
6.0
1.2975
7.0
1.2620
8.0
1.2180
9.0
1.1650
10.0
1.1010
Thermal Linear Expansion  at, îÑ-1 for +/-60îÑ
(28.1¸34.8) 10-6
Thermal Conductivity, W/(m îÑ) at 26 îÑ
14.2
Specific Heat Capacity, J/(kg îÑ) at 10 îÑ
1561.7
Melting Point, îÑ
870
Density, g/cm3 at 20  îÑ
2.60
Mohs Hardness
4
Vickers Microhardness , Pa
9.8 108
Constants of Elastic Compliance, Pa-1
S11
11.32 10-12
S12
-3.06 10-12
S44
15.91 10-12
Poisson Ratio
0.270
Young Modulus (Å), Pa
<100> 
8.841010
 <100> 
14.221010
Shear Modulus (G),  Pa
 (100) 
4.091010
 (100) 
6.291010
Solubility LiF
in water at 20 îÑ g/100cm3
in acids
0.27
soluble
 
"Opto-Technological Laboratory" produces lenses, windows, prisms, wedges and others optical components according to customers’ specifications and drawings out of crystals  lithium fluoride  ( LiF ) .

Al2O3 sapphire Ge germanium GaAs gallium arsenide Si silicon LiF lithium fluoride
CaF2 calcium fluoride BaF2 barium fluoride MgF2 magnesium fluoride NaCl sodium chloride KCl potassium chloride
KBr potassium bromide ZnSe Sublimate zinc selenide ZnSe CVD zinc selenide ZnS zinc sulfide Quartz Crystalline ( SiO2 )
Zerodur® BK7 Fused Silica UV Grade (SiO2) Fused Silica IR Grade (SiO2)  

 

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