Photonics

Carpinteria, California – February 3, 2005 - NuSil Technology, a leading formulator and manufacturer of silicone compounds for the healthcare, aerospace, electronics and photonics industries announces, through its Lightspan brand, a line of indexmatching materials designed for harsh environments.

NuSil’s Lightspan brand products are specialized fluids, gels, coatings, thermosets and encapsulation materials ideal for refractive index matching. These products encompass a range of materials at the same refractive index, including those resistant to fuels, solvents and other harsh environments, providing the engineering world with material options when matching a refractive index.

Sophisticated and miniaturized electro-optic systems have experienced widespread adoption in industries, including automotive, aircraft and some plant automation. System exposure to chemicals and certain fuels requires the use of materials that resist swelling and degradation, which can result in dimensional or partial changes to the electro-optic system.

NuSil offers two products for these types of applications:

• LS-5238-10 - An optical fluid composed of chemically inert synthetic polymers. Typical applications include projection display components, metrology fluids, and testing and troubleshooting.
• LS-3238 - An ultra-clear encapsulation gel composed of a cross-linkable synthetic polymer fluid designed to protect sensitive photonics and electro-optics from dust, moisture and mechanical vibration. Typical applications include light pipe cladding, encapsulation, and fuel resistant sealing.

These products are designed to address the needs of performance-driven applications and offer photonics customers choices for index-matching applications requiring potting, encapsulating and coating materials. For more information, please contact the NuSil Technology’s Lightspan Application Laboratory at (508) 295 9110.