Chalcogenide Glass Laboratory

 

Rob working in the glove box    Our laboratory, under the direction of Dr. George Sigel, Jr., has been active in new and cutting edge research and development of chalcogenide and chalcohalide glasses.  These new glasses have exceptional properties and optical transitions in the near IR to mid IR ( 1um-18 um).

 
  1. Equipment
  2. Unique Capabilities
  3. Pictures of Our Setup
  4. Lab Supervisor

 

Equipment:

  • Lindberg 58000 Series Custom Rocking furnace
  • Vacuum ampoule technology
  • Low water, low oxygen Argon glove box with Vacuum Atmospheres Oxygen Analyzer
  • EMCO Compact 5 Lathe for rotation casting (2800 RPM)
  • Buehler Isomet Low Speed Diamond cutting wheel
  • Oxygen/Propane torch for glass tube sealing 

Capabilities:

  • Chalcogenide and Chalcohalide compositions
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  • Rare Earth Doped compositions
  • Spin Cast tubes
  • Homogeneous glass melting (rocking technique)
  • Glass melting up to 1000o C 
  • Precision polishing down to 1/4 um finish
  • Inert atmosphere glass melting
  • Fused silica glass sealing

Pictures of Our Setup:

Inert Atmosphere Argon glove box Oxy/Propane torch sealing silica Rocking furnace being adjusted Rob working in the glove box Rob sealing an ampoule 

Lab Supervisor:

Roberto DeBari, M.S. 

Ceramic and Materials Engineering

607 Taylor Road

Piscataway, NJ 08854-8065

Tele: 732 445 4527

Fax: 732 445 4545

rdebari@rci.rutgers.edu