Good evening all.  I have an application coming up that may require a custom, IR transparent 'glass' viewing port.  It is a non-industrial setting, but the material is going to have to withstand up to a 15 psi pressure differential.  The larger I can get this port the more accurate our results will be. 

 Thanks in advance for any suggestions you may have on what to use and where to go to get it.

 All the best

-John

Mr. Greg Stockton has a blog that may address some of that:  http://irinformir.blogspot.com/

In his post:  http://irinformir.blogspot.com/2009/10/ir-transparent-materials-for-windows.html

I liked the site he linked:  http://www.ispoptics.com/

Hope that helps.

Ron,

As good as Greg Stockton is, that's not his blog.  It's Gary Orlove's at ITC.

Jack

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Kleinfeld Technical Services, Inc.
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718-884-6644
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Doh!

Thank you for the correction.

 

http://www.crystran.co.uk/

http://www.mt-berlin.com/charts/chart_05.htm#INDEX7

http://www.polytec-pi.fr/

http://www.hvir.com/

http://infrared.als.lbl.gov/content/web-links/58-irwindows

http://www.ispoptics.com/

http://www.janostech.com/

http://www.opticalwindows.co.uk/irwindows.html

http://www.sorem-france.com/index.htm

 

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Bob Berry
BINDT, IRT Level 3 EL, Level 3 CV (ISO 18436)
Thermal Vision
8 Old Fair Green
Dunboyne
Co Meath
Ireland
bob"at"thermalvision"dot"ie
www.thermalvision.ie

Thanks everyone for the leads!

Cheers

-John