Izinto ze-zinc selenide ziyinto ephuzi ekhanyayo ye-polycrystalline, futhi ubukhulu bezinhlayiya zekristalu bungaba ngu-70 μ m.ububanzi bokudluliswa ngu-0.5-15 μ m. Ukwenziwa yi-chemical vapor deposition (CVD) akunawo ukungcola kanye nokulahleka okuphansi kakhulu kokusabalala. Ngokuphathelene no-10.6 μ Ukumuncwa kokukhanya kwe-m wavelength kuncane kakhulu, ngakho-ke kuba yinto ekhethwayo yokwenza amadivayisi okukhanya ezinhlelweni ze-laser ze-CO2 ezinamandla aphezulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, futhi iyinto esetshenziswa kabanzi ezinhlelweni ezahlukene zokukhanya kulo lonke ibhendi yokudlulisa ukukhanya.
Ubude be-Wavelength bugxile ekuhlinzekeni ngemikhiqizo yokukhanya enembile kakhulu iminyaka engama-20