Ilensi ye-silicon ilensi yokukhanya eyenziwe nge-silicon. I-Silicon (Si) iyinto ekristalu evame ukusetshenziswa ezinhlelweni zokukhanya ze-infrared ezisebenza ku-spectral band engu-3 kuya ku-5µm. Inkomba yayo yokukhanya iseduze no-3.4 kulo lonke ububanzi. Inobuningi obuphansi phakathi kwezinto ezivamile ze-infrared, okuyingxenye nje ye-Ge, GaAs kanye ne-ZnSe. Ngakho-ke izinto ze-silicon ziyindlela efanelekile yesistimu enenkinga yesisindo. I-Silicon nayo iqinile futhi ishibhile kunezinye izinto ezivamile ze-infrared, inciphisa izindleko zezinto ngenkathi ikhulisa izindleko zokukhiqiza ngesikhathi esifanayo.
I-silicon ifaneleka kahle ukusetshenziswa kwe-MWIR kodwa ngenxa yokumuncwa kwayo okunamandla ngaphezu kwama-micron ayi-6, ayifanele ukusetshenziswa kwe-LWIR. Ingasetshenziswa futhi njengesibuko sokusetshenziswa kwe-laser ngenxa yokushisa kwayo, isisindo sayo esincane, kanye nobunzima.
I-Wavelength Infraredingakha uhlobo oluhlukahlukene lwelensi ye-silicon ngeizindawo ezibanzi, ezigobile, ezijiyile, ezingenalutho kanye nezisakazekayo.I-Silicon ithandwa kakhulu ezinhlelweni ezisebenza esifundeni se-spectral esingu-3-5µm, ezinezimbozo ezivimbela ukukhanya (i-AR coating), ukudluliselwa okujwayelekile kungakhushulwa kufike ku-98%. Singafaka futhi imbozo efana ne-carbon (i-DLC coating) noma imbozo eqinile (i-HD coating) ebusweni belensi ukuze sinikeze isivikelo esengeziwe ekuklwebhekeni nasekushayweni.
Ubude be-infraredikhiqiza ilensi ye-silicon eyindilinga ne-aspheric esezingeni eliphezulu. Ingagxila noma ihlukanise ukukhanya okungenayo ukuze ihlangabezane nezidingo ezithile zesistimu ye-infrared.
| Izinto | I-Silicon(Si) |
| Ububanzi | 10mm-300mm |
| Isimo | Isiyingi noma i-Aspheric |
| Ubude be-focal | +/-1% |
| Ukwehlisa izinga lokugxila | <1' |
| Umfanekiso womphezulu | <λ/4 @ 632.8nm (Ubuso obuyindilinga) |
| Ukungajwayelekile kobuso | < 0.5 micron (Ubuso be-Aspheric) |
| Imbobo Ecacile | >90% |
| Ukugqoka | I-AR noma i-DLC |
1. I-DLC/AR coating iyatholakala uma iceliwe.
2. Ukwenza ngokwezifiso kuyatholakala kulo mkhiqizo ukuze kuhambisane nezidingo zakho zobuchwepheshe. Sazise ngemininingwane yakho edingekayo.
Ubude be-Wavelength bugxile ekuhlinzekeni ngemikhiqizo yokukhanya enembile kakhulu iminyaka engama-20