Molded GASIR infrared optics for automotive applications

Y. Guimond; Y. Bellec

doi:10.1117/12.668887

18 May 2006 Molded GASIR infrared optics for automotive applications

Y. Guimond, Y. Bellec

Proceedings Volume 6206, Infrared Technology and Applications XXXII; 62062L (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.668887
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2006, Orlando (Kissimmee), Florida, United States

Abstract

Umicore IR Glass has developed an industrial process to manufacture low cost chalcogenide glasses. These materials called GASIR® are transparent in the 3-5 and 8-12 μm atmospheric windows which allows to use them in all the sensing and thermal imaging applications where Germanium and ZnSe usually stands. During the past 5 years, Umicore has developed and produced with and for its customers various GASIR ® optics in low and medium volume for military and civilian applications. But from the beginning of last year, the company is also very active in the automotive market. For that reason, a huge work of development on optics quality has been done to comply with automotive requests. Umicore's GASIR ® optics are used for instance in the night vision system that BMW launched in September 2005 on its 7-series. This system which will be described in this paper was developed by Umicore's customer, automotive TIER1 producer Autoliv.

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Y. Guimond and Y. Bellec "Molded GASIR infrared optics for automotive applications", Proc. SPIE 6206, Infrared Technology and Applications XXXII, 62062L (18 May 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.668887

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