Heat Absorbing Filters KG1, KG2, KG3, KG4 & KG5
Filters made of SCHOTT KG materials
Special Properties
- Very broadband blocking range
- Absorbs infrared energy
- Transmits visible light
- Transmittance is independent of angle of incidence
- Can be thermally tempered
- Largely color neutral
- High thermal stability
- High density for infrared radiation
Typical Applications
- Heat absorbing filters in lighting systems
- Sensor technology
- Absorption of infrared radiation
- Heat absorbing filters for projectors
- Projector optics
Glass filters made to absorb thermal energy
SCHOTT KG1 - KG5 heat absorbing filters have a high density for infrared light. The optical color glass filters are mainly used in lighting systems to absorb heat, which is emitted from a light source. At the same time, the glass filters offer a high, relatively color neutral visible light transmission. The filter optics heat up during operation caused by absorption of heat energy, so the thermal energy can be removed from the illumination system by cooling or ventilating the glass filter. When a heat absorbing filter must withstand very high operating temperatures, it is recommended to thermally temper the filter glass, after it has been polished and shaped. Our KG-optical glass filters are fabricated from original SCHOTT raw filter materials which exist as unpolished raw filter squares or as unpolished rolled filter sheet materials. All heat absorbing filters are ground, polished and shaped to customer's specifications. Please use our inquiry form to request your custom-made heat absorbing filter.
How to order the filters
All polished optical glass filter optics at dimensions at 50 mm x 50 mm and smaller and at 1,00 mm, 2,00 mm or 3,00 mm typically ship within 1 working week. To ask for a quotation for a KG Heat Absorbing Filter, please click the button below:
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Visit our online SCHOTT-filter calculator for the calculation of the transmission of all available color glass filters made of SCHOTT filter material is online and at your free disposal. Using our calculator, you can compute individual filter transmission curves. You can choose to see the internal transmittance, or the external transmittance of the glass filters including surface reflection losses.
Specifications
Show transmission of KG1, KG2, KG3, KG4 and KG5
IR- absorbing glass filters at 200-1100 nm
Show internal transmission at 1000-4600 nm
Product Code
- KG1-KG5
Materials
- Original SCHOTT KG1-KG5 glass filter raw material
Coatings
- Additional coatings on request
Thermal Tempering
- minimum thickness for full filter tempering = 3 mm
Flatness
- Depending on material and thickness of the filters
- Other on request
Surface Quality
- typ. 80-50 scratch & dig (MIL-0-13830A)
- Other on request
Max. Dimension
- 164 mm x 164 mm (square filters)
- ΓΈ 150 mm (diameter filters)
- larger sizes possible at large quantities
Further detailed information about this product is available on request.
All given details and specifications are mean reference values and are not guaranteed. In addition, please consider our "Notes on technical specifications"