Corning® OptiGrade™

Calcium Fluoride
Corning/ Advanced Optics
June 2024

OptiGrade™ Calcium Fluoride Data Sheet

High Quality Calcium Fluoride Optimized for Imaging Applications

Corning Advanced Optics is a trusted, leading supplier of calcium fluoride crystal

materials. We have expanded our calcium fluoride portfolio to include Corning®
OptiGrade™ Calcium Fluoride. Calcium Fluoride ingots are grown using Corning’s
proprietary highly purified material process, ensuring a consistent supply of high-
quality single crystals. Corning® OptiGrade™ Calcium Fluoride is available as
prefinished blanks or precision polished parts, meeting stringent optical requirements.

The following data applies to a typical sample of Corning® OptiGrade™ Calcium

Fluoride:

Key Attributes
Advanced Optics Feature Typical Capability*
Corning Incorporated Internal Transmittance >99.8 %/cm @ 193 nm, >99.9 %/cm @ 248 nm
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Refractive Index Homogeneity (P-V) ≤ 5 ppm to ≤ 2 ppm, [111], @ 633 nm
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www.corning.com/advanced- Stress Birefringence (P-V) ≤ 5 nm/cm to ≤ 2 nm/cm, [111], @ 592 nm
optics Bubbles/Inclusions ISO 10110-3 1/2 x 0.063
Orientation (111) ±3° typical, others are available upon request

Available Diameters Up to 90 mm diameter, others are available upon request

Surface Finish Saw cut, fine ground, or polished

*Customized specifications are available upon request.

Quality Grade Selection Chart

Optical Grade Material Classification Refractive Index Homogeneity Stress Birefringence
(ppm, P-V) (nm/cm, P-V)
OP-1 Additional data available upon request
OP-2 ≤2 ≤2
OP-3 ≤3 ≤3
OP-5 ≤5 ≤5
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Physical and Chemical Properties CaF2 Refractive Index
Refractive Index of CaF2 measured in 1 atm of N2
Molecular Weight 78.075 g/mol
λ Spectral Measured Measured dn/dT x 10-6 K-1
Crystal Structure Cubic, fluorite type, space group Fm3m (nm) Line 20°C 25°C

Lattice Constant 5.462 Angstroms 2326.05 1.42213 1.42208 -9.6

1530.00 1.42614 1.42609 -10.4

Cleavage Plane (111)
1060.00 1.42853 1.42609 -10.2
Density 3.18 g/cm³ at 25°C
852.34 [s] 1.43004 1.42999 -10.4
Melting Point 1420°C
656.45 [C] 1.43247 1.43242 -10.2
Thermal Conductivity 9.71 W/(mK) at 25°C 644.03 [C’] 1.43269 1.43264 -10.1

Dielectric Constant 6.76 at 1 MHz 632.98 1.43290 1.43285 -10.1

592.00 1.43376 1.43371 -10.0

Mechanical and Elastic Properties 589.30 [D] 1.43382 1.43377 -10.0

587.60 [d] 1.43386 1.43381 -10.0

Young’s Modulus (E) 146 GPa <100>, 89.6 GPa <111>
546.23 [e] 1.43495 1.43490 -9.6
Shear Modulus (G) 60.4 GPa <100> 486.30 [F] 1.43702 1.43698 -9.8

Bulk Modulus (K) 84.8 GPa 480.13 [F’] 1.43728 1.43724 -9.8

Poisson’s Ratio 0.21 <100> 435.96 [g] 1.43948 1.43943 -9.4

365.12 [i] 1.44490 1.44485 -9.6

Elastic Compliance S11 = 0.6829
(x 10-2 /GPa) S12 = -0.1448 334.24 1.44850 1.44845 -8.8

S44 = 2.9563 289.44 1.45618 1.45614 -8.4

Elastic Stiffness C11 = 1.653 253.73 1.46600 1.46596 -7.6

(x 102 GPa) C12 = 0.445 248.35 1.46792 1.46789 -7.3

C44 = 0.338 228.87 1.47637 1.47634 -6.6

Knoop Hardness 156 - 168 kg/mm2 (111) 214.51 1.48457 1.48454 -5.6
(200 gram load) 206.27 1.49033 1.49030 -5.0

194.23 1.50061 1.50059 -3.8

Optical Properties 193.37 1.50144 1.50143 -3.9

Transmission Range 0.12 µm to 9 µm 184.95 1.51056 1.51055 -3.2

Energy Gap 10 eV
193 nm Absorption Coefficient < 2E-3 cm-1
Sellmeier Dispersion Formula
(0 Fluence) (relative, N₂, 2326 nm - 185 nm)
193 nm 2-Photon Absorption Coefficient < 2.5E-9 cm/W n2-1 = A1λ2 /(λ2-B1) + A₂λ2/(λ2 - B₂) + A₃λ2/(λ2 - B₃) + A₄λ2/(λ2 - B₄) with λ in µm

Photoelasticity q11 = -0.38 x 10-12 Pa-1 Sellmeier Dispersion Coefficients (20 °C) Sellmeier Dispersion Coeffcients (25 °C)
(546.38 nm) q12 = 1.15 x 10-12 Pa-1
q44 = 0.75 x 10-12 Pa-1 A1 4.430595147E-01 4.463112200E-01
(q11 - q12) = -1.53 x 10-12 Pa-1 A2 4.454624348E-01 4.408035972E-01
Abbe Number (at 25°C) Vd = 95.22 Ve = 94.68 A3 1.52595301E-01 1.515166998E-01
A4 8.859807728E+00 8.853841319E+00
Linear Thermal Expansion Coefficient B1 1.733873966E-03 1.752260093E-03
B2 7.938987382E-03 7.970736905E-03
Temperature Coefficient [x 10 -6 K-1]
B3 1.234337898E-02 1.231282897E-02
0 to 25 °C 18.5
B4 2.751117861E+03 2.751117881E+03
25 to 50 °C 19.0
50 to 100 °C 19.6
100 to 150 °C 20.5
Internal Transmittance DUV-VIS-IR Region
150 to 200 °C 21.6

Polynomial Dispersion Formula

(relative, N2, 20-25 °C, 2326 nm - 185 nm)
dn/dT = (C0 + C1λ2 + C2λ-2 + C3λ-4 + C4λ-6) x 10-6, with λ in µm

C0 -1.059200E+01
C1 1.543519E-01
C2 1.515306E-01
C3 2.230264E-03
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