Optir-1™ & Optir-3™ Properties

Optir-1™ (Equivalent to AMTIR 1 and IG2)
Composition Ge33As12Se55
Density 4.41 g/cm3
Thermal expansion 12.1x 106/K
Specific Heat 0.33 J/gk
Thermal conductivity 0.24 W/mK
Transition temperature 368°C
Knoop hardness 1.41 GPa
Modulus of rupture 19 MPa
Young's modulus 21.5 GPa
Shear modulus 8.9 GPa
Dispersion 202 (4 µm)
108 (10.6 µm)
Thermo-optic coefficient dn/dT 71x106/K(3,4 µm)
60x106/K(10,6 µm)
Optir-3™ (Equivalent to AMTIR 3 and IG5)
Composition Ge28Sb12Se
Density 4.66 g/cm3
Thermal expansion 14.0x 106/K
Specific Heat 0.33 J/gk
Thermal conductivity 0.25 W/mK
Transition temperature 385°C
Knoop hardness 1.13 GPa
Modulus of rupture 18 MPa
Young's modulus 22.1 GPa
Shear modulus 8.5 GPa
Dispersion 180 (4 µm)
102 (10.6 µm)
Thermo-optic coefficient dn/dT 76x106/K(3,4 µm)
91x106/K(10,6 µm)
Optir-1™
Weight Transmission % Indices of Refraction
3.0 68 2,5173
4.0 68 2,5129
5.0 68 2,5098
6.0 68 2,5072
7.0 68 2,5048
8.0 68 2,5024
9.0 68 2,4996
10.0 68 2,4967
11.0 68 2,4930
12.0 56 2,4882
Optir-3™
Weight Transmission % Indices of Refraction
3.0 66 2,6277
4.0 66 2,6226
5.0 66 2,6187
6.0 66 2,6158
7.0 66 2,6132
8.0 66 2,6105
9.0 66 2,6075
10.0 66 2,6038
11.0 66 2,5996
12.0 48 2,5948