Chemistry of inorganic compounds – Halogen or compound thereof – Binary fluorine containing compound
Reexamination Certificate
2009-03-25
2010-11-23
Bos, Steven (Department: 1793)
Chemistry of inorganic compounds
Halogen or compound thereof
Binary fluorine containing compound
C117S081000, C117S083000, C117S202000, C117S204000, C117S206000, C438S689000, C219S407000, C373S119000, C373S137000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07837969
ABSTRACT:
The method of making a single crystal, especially a CaF2single crystal, includes tempering, in which the crystal is heated at <18 K/h to a temperature of 1000° C. to 1350° C. and held at this temperature for at least 65 hours with maximum temperature differences within the crystal of <0.2 K. Subsequently the crystal is cooled with a cooling rate of at maximum 0.5 K/h above a limiting temperature between 900° C. to 600° C. and then further below this limiting temperature at maximum 3 K/h. The obtained CaF2crystals have refractive index uniformity <0.025×10−6(RMS) in a (111)-, (100)- or (110)-direction and a stress birefringence of less than 2.5 nm/cm (PV) and/or a stress birefringence of less than 1 nm/cm (RMS) in the (100)- or (110)-direction. In the (111)-direction the stress birefringence is <0.5 nm/cm (PV) and/or the stress birefringence is <0.15 nm/cm (RMS).
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Parthier Lutz
Staeblein Joerg
Bos Steven
Hellma Materials GmbH & Co. KG
Striker Michael J.
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