Optical Glass

Optical Glass

OHARA optical glass is used in various advanced optical systems and an array of devices, such as digital cameras, LCD projectors, medical devices, microscopes, astronomical telescopes, and more.

Ecologically Safe Optical Glass Types

For many years we have been mindful of the environment through the development and manufacture of our ecologically safe glass types, currently melting more than 130 environmentally safe glass types that are free of both lead and arsenic. Ohara produces more than 300 tons of high quality optical glass each month available as strip, slab, cut blanks, pressings and other forms.

Please click on the glass type families in the graph below to access pdf data sheets for individual glass types.

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Glass Types





Glass Properties Intro
1) Optical Glass Type Design
2) Optical Properties
3) Thermal Properties
4) Chemical Properties
5) Mechanical Properties
6) Other Properties
7) Guarantee of Quality
8) Forms of Supply
9) Catalog Data Notes
Optical Glass PDFs
Specialty Glass Types