Optical Glass
More than 120 optical glass types
Here you will be led to an interactive Abbe-Diagram, which gives an overview of all of our optical glass types. Please click on the symbol to the left to get detailed information on properties or downloadable datasheets. For more than 125 years, SCHOTT Advanced Optics has been offering a large portfolio of high-quality optical glasses to meet the needs of a variety of optical and industrial applications, ranging from consumer products to optical systems of research.
We aim to meet future market needs by providing new optical glasses for rapidly-growing innovations and utilizing new melting processes to ensure cost-effectiveness and efficiency. Our range of optical glasses includes:
- Arsenic-free N-glasses
- Glasses suitable for precision molding (low Tg glass)
- Classical glass types with lead oxide as an essential component for outstanding optical properties.
- High transmission glasses ("HT" or "HTultra") with superior transmission.
SCHOTT optical glasses are available in the form of raw glass, cut blanks, pressings as well as finished components.
Our latest list of preferred SCHOTT optical glass includes approximately 120 glass types which are classified into glass groups based upon similar chemical composition and are illustrated in a nd-vd diagram.
You can access an Abbe-Diagram in PDF format as well as an overview of all of our glass types ('Optical Glass - Overview' and 'Optical Glass - Overview (ZEMAX format)')in the downloads area.
- Since 1884, SCHOTT has been the pioneer of the scientific development of optical glass
- Unique portfolio of more than 120 optical glass types to meet the needs of a broad variety of applications
- Extensive processing capabilities (polishing, coating, bonding, etc.)
- Dedicated team of optical glass specialists to provide excellent application support and expertise
- SCHOTT optical glass is well-known for its high levels of product quality due to stringent quality control procedures
Optical glass types are available as:
* Other supply forms and dimensions upon request (dimensions depend on glass type). Please contact us.
Supply Forms* |
Dimensions* |
|---|---|
| Cut blanks | |
| plates | minimum thickness: 2 mm - 40 mm maximum edge length: > 3 mm - 80 mm up to > 1,000 mm |
| round plates | minimum thickness: 2 mm - 40 mm diameter: > 3 mm - 80 mm up to > 1,250 mm |
| worked rods | length: max. 130 mm diameter: 6 mm - 10 mm up to > 50 mm - 80 mm |
| cut prisms | maximum edge length: < 50 mm up to > 100 mm |
| Pressings | |
| pressed blanks | diameter: 5 mm - 320 mm center thickness: 2 mm - 100 mm |
| pressed prisms | maximum edge length: 5 mm - 30 mm up to > 180 mm - 305 mm |
| Raw glass | |
| blocks | standard size: 190 mm x180 mm x140 mm |
| strips | standard size: 280 mm x160 mm x 40mm |
| rods | standard diameter: 30 mm length: up to 1,000 mm |
* Other supply forms and dimensions upon request (dimensions depend on glass type). Please contact us.
For more information on our supply forms, please view our 'Optical Glass - Catalogue' that you will find under downloads section.
We also offer high-precision optical components made of optical glass.
We also offer high-precision optical components made of optical glass.
SCHOTT Optical Glass Specifications
SCHOTT optical glasses are specified according to their optical and internal properties. These include:
Optical Properties
A detailed description of SCHOTT optical glass properties is available in the 'Optical Glass - Collection Datasheets' that can be found in the Downloads area.
Quality Assurance
SCHOTT is both ISO 9001 and 14001 certified and can be your trusted partner. Our optical glass goes through a stringent quality inspection before delivery. The production of optical glass is continuously monitored at all stages in addition to an elaborate final inspection.
Delivery lots are tested for refractive index scattering, stress birefringence, striae and bubbles according to DIN ISO 10110. A test certificate in accordance with DIN EN 10204 documents the standard supply quality. Upon request, we can also supply test certificates with increased accuracy. For high homogeneous cut blanks, we confirm homogeneity through interferometry.
SCHOTT optical glasses are specified according to their optical and internal properties. These include:
Optical Properties
- Refractive index with tolerances
- Abbe value with tolerances
- Refractive index homogeneity
- Internal transmission
- Color code
- Striae
- Bubbles and inclusions
- Stress birefringence
A detailed description of SCHOTT optical glass properties is available in the 'Optical Glass - Collection Datasheets' that can be found in the Downloads area.
Quality Assurance
SCHOTT is both ISO 9001 and 14001 certified and can be your trusted partner. Our optical glass goes through a stringent quality inspection before delivery. The production of optical glass is continuously monitored at all stages in addition to an elaborate final inspection.
Delivery lots are tested for refractive index scattering, stress birefringence, striae and bubbles according to DIN ISO 10110. A test certificate in accordance with DIN EN 10204 documents the standard supply quality. Upon request, we can also supply test certificates with increased accuracy. For high homogeneous cut blanks, we confirm homogeneity through interferometry.
In Europe, please contact your distributor to order cut blanks
- with diameter and edge length < 100 mm
- quantities less than 100 pieces
Hellma Optik GmbH Jena
Phone +49 (0)3641/31078-0 and +49 (0)3641/31078-31
Fax +49 (0)3641/31078-42
sales.optics@hellma.com
www.hellma-optics.com
In Europe, please contact your distributor to order
- quantities of less than 20 kg in weight
- or fall short of the minimum order value per delivery item (€ 500) and the minimum order value (€ 1,000)
Hellma Optik GmbH Jena
Phone +49 (0)3641/31078-0 and +49 (0)3641/31078-31
Fax +49 (0)3641/31078-42
sales.optics@hellma.com
www.hellma-optics.com
Small quantity orders for raw materials
Please also contact a distributor to place an order for quantities that fall short of our minimum value for an item (€ 500) or minimum order value (€ 1,000)
Please also contact a distributor to place an order for quantities that fall short of our minimum value for an item (€ 500) or minimum order value (€ 1,000)
Optik-Kontor Dipl.-Ing. Färber GmbH & Co. KG
Phone +49 (0)641/9627111
Fax +49 (0)641/9627117
info@optisches-glas.de
www.optik-kontor.com
H. V. Skan Ltd., Solihull/GB
Phone +44 (0)121/733-3003
Fax +44 (0)121/733-1030
info@skan.co.uk
www.skan.co.uk
