Our laboratory, under the direction of Dr. George Sigel, Jr., has been active in new and cutting edge research and development of fluoride  glasses.  These new glasses have exceptional properties and optical transitions in the near IR (0.51um-3 um).

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

Equipment:

• Custom designed Reactive Atmosphere Processing Furnace
• Low water, low oxygen MBraun Nitrogen  glove box 
• EMCO Compact 5 Lathe for rotation casting (2800 RPM)
• Buehler Isomet Low Speed Diamond cutting wheel
• Suction casting molds
• Electrochemical Purification Cell 

Capabilities:

• Fluoride and Fluoro/Chloride compositions
• Rare Earth Doped compositions
• Spin Cast tubes
• Reactive Atmosphere Processing ( NF₃ , SF₆)
• Glass melting up to 1200^o C 
• Precision polishing down to 1/4 um finish
• Spin casting tubes and core/clad configuration
• Suction casting core/clad preforms
• Electrochemical purification of fluoride melts

Pictures of Our Setup:

Robert Gruytch 

Ceramic and Materials Engineering

607 Taylor Road

Piscataway, NJ 08854-8065

Tele: 973 628 3036 (work)

Tele: 908 352 1474 (home)

RGruytch@ispcorp.com

Jim Guiheen 

Ceramic and Materials Engineering

607 Taylor Road

Piscataway, NJ 08854-8065

Tele: 973 455 4693 (work)

Tele: 973 593 9231  (home)