IP Library Granted Patent US 6,960,545
Granted Patent B2
US 6,960,545 · App. 10/725,846 · Granted Nov 1, 2005

Preferably Pb-free and As-free optical glasses with Tg≦500° C.

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Patent No.
US 6,960,545
App. No.
10/725,846
Granted
Nov 1, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to preferably lead-free and arsenic-free optical glasses, having a refractive index of 1.48≦n d ≦1.56, an Abbe number of 64≦νd≦72, a low transformation temperature (Tg≦500° C.) and good ion exchange properties, as well as good chemical resistance and crystallization stability, and comprising the following composition (in % by weight): SiO 2 53-58 B 2 O 3 11-15 Al 2 O 3 16-20 Na 2 O  0-13 K 2 O  0-13 ΣM 2 O  9-13 F 0.5-4 The glass may additionally contain standard refining agents. The invention also relates to the use of the optical glasses according to the invention in the application areas of imaging, projection, telecommunications, optical communication technology and/or laser technology.

Claims (69)

1. Optical glass having a refractive index n d of 1.48≦n d ≦1.56, an Abbe number ν d of 64≦ν d ≦72 and a transformation temperature Tg≦500° C., which comprises the following composition (in % by weight):

SiO 2

53-58

B 2 O 3

11-15

Al 2 O 3

16-20

Na 2 O

 0-13

K 2 O

 0-13

ΣM 2 O

 9-13

F

0.5-4.

2. Optical glass according to claim 1 , which comprises the following composition (in % by weight):

SiO 2

53-58

B 2 O 3

11-15

Al 2 O 3

16-20

Na 2 O

 9-13

F

0.5-4.

3. Optical glass according to claim 1 or 2 , which comprises the following composition (in % by weight):

SiO 2

53-56

B 2 O 3

11-15

Al 2 O 3

16-18

Na 2 O

11-13

F

0.5-4.

4. Optical glass according to claim 1 , which as refining agents contains the following components (in % by weight):

Sb 2 O 3

0-1

and/or

SnO

0-1

and/or

NaCl

0-1

and/or

SO 4 2−

 0-1.

5. Optical glass according to claim 1 , which is substantially free of lead.

6. Optical glass according to claim 1 , which is substantially free of arsenic.

7. An optical element consisting of the optical glass of claim 1 .

8. Optical glass having a refractive Index n d of 1.48≦n d ≦1.56, an Abbe number ν d of 64≦ν d ≦72 and a transformatIon temperature Tg≦500° C, which comprises the following composition (in % by weight):

SiO 2

53-58

B 2 O 3

11-15

Al 2 O 3

16-20

Na 2 O

 0-13

K 2 O

 0-13

ΣM 2 O

 9-13

F

0.5-4  

Sb 2 O 3

 0-1.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2005
From: SCHOTT GLAS
To: SCHOTT AG
Reel/Frame 015766/0926 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 11, 2004
From: WOLFF, SILKE; WOELFEL, UTE
To: SCHOTT GLAS
Reel/Frame 015061/0289 →