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World Leaders Umicore Optics are the world's largest manufacturer of optical grade Germanium. Since the early fifties, Umicore has gained substantial expertise in the extraction, refining, and recycling of germanium, and is indeed the world’s largest processor of the material. As a leading supplier, it has developed an unmatched know-how in the Czochralski pulling of high quality germanium single crystals. Germanium optics and lens blanks can be shaped ready to polish, and contoured window blanks and special shapes are available to meet customers most challenging requirements. Polishing and coating services are offered. Germanium crystals of the highest purity for gamma-ray detection are also available. As producer of chalcogenide glass, Umicore Optics can respond to the demand for low cost infrared optics. A unique moulding process allows the manufacture of finished spherical, aspherical and diffractive lens geometry, making this material the ideal candidate for medium to large volume thermal imaging and other infrared optics applications.
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