The Properties of Optical Glass (Schott Series on Glass and Glass Ceramics)

This book, entitled The Properties of Optical Glass, is one of a series reporting on research and development activities on products and processes conducted by the Schott Group. The scientifically founded development of new products and technical processes has traditionally been of vital importance at Schott and has always been per­ formed on a scale determined by the prospects for application of our special glasses. The scale has increased enormously since the reconstruction of the Schott Glaswerke in Mainz. The range of expert knowledge required for that could never have been supplied by Schott alone. It is also a tradition in our company to cultivate collaboration with customers, universities, and research institutes. Publications in numerous technical journals, which since 1969 we have edited to a regular timeplan as Forschungsberichte - 'research reports' - formed the basis of this cooperation. They contain up-to-date information on the most var­ ious topics for the expert but are not suited as survey material for those whose standpoint is more remote. This is the point where we would like to place our series, to stimulate the exchange of thoughts, so that we can consider from different points of view the possibilities offered by those incredibly versatile materials, glass and glass ceramics. We would like to show scientists and engineers, interested customers, and friends and employees of our firm the knowledge that has been won through our research and development at Schott in cooperation with the users of our materials. The Properties Of Optical Glass Introduces To The Physical And Chemical Fundamentals Of Optical Glasses And Gives A Survey Of Their Properties With Respect To A Great Variety Of Applications. The Contributions Are Written By Experts Of Schott, One Of The World's Main Companies Producing Special Glasses For Science And Technology. The Book Will Help Both Engineers And Scientists To Find Their Optimum Type Of Special Glass Whatever The Application Should Be: A Consumer And Industrial Product Or A Sophisticated Application In Research And Development. Edited By Hans Bach, Norbert Neuroth. Front Matter....Pages N1-XVII Overview — Optical Glass: An Engineered Material....Pages 1-17 Optical Properties....Pages 19-164 Optical Quality....Pages 165-177 Mechanical Properties....Pages 179-200 Thermal Properties of Glass....Pages 201-228 Chemical Durability of Optical Glass: Testing Methods — Basic Information, Comparison of Methods Applied by Different Manufacturers and International Testing Standards....Pages 229-244 Processing (Grinding and Polishing)....Pages 245-262 Selected Applications....Pages 263-402 Back Matter....Pages 403-414 From the reviews: "The book should be acquired by all libraries with an interest in glass science and applications...the title will endure for many years as the standard work on the properties of optical glass." Optical Systems Engineering