MgF₂ crystal has high light transmittance for UV band
MgF2 crystals feature high hardness, excellent resistance to deliquescence and corrosion.It has high transmittance in the vacuum ultraviolet band and a short ultraviolet cutoff edge (λcutoff= 115 nm).
Main advantages
High transmittance
Birefringent property
Low fluorescent radiation
Good mechanical and chemical stability
Main application fields
Ultraviolet optical systems: Ultraviolet spectrometer, ultraviolet detector, etc.
Infrared optical system: Suitable for a variety of applications such as fluorescence microscopy, image relay,detection or spectroscopy