Brand Overview
Vitreosil® is our umbrella brand for fused quartz material grades for optical and lamp applications. Vitreosil® stands for high quality fused quartz products since the first fusion of rock crystals by Heraeus’ Richard Küch in 1899.
Benefits of Vitreosil®
Our material grades from the Vitreosil® family stand for high quality natural raw materials along with a proprietary purification process. Benefit from a wide range of advantages, e.g.:
- High purity
- Low bubble content
- Low variance in quality and performance
Fields of Applications
The applications are as diverse as the grades under the umbrella of Vitreosil.
- The low OH grades are well suited for applications at high temperatures and the NIR.
- The higher OH grades perform well in demanding flash lamp environments
- Our doped grades with tailored transmission properties serve many different applications ranging from UV free light sources to no leaking mirror subtrates.
