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OPTICAL COATING [7 records]

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Record 1 2021-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Telecommunications
CONT

buffer layer : to protect from any damage, the core cladding of optical fibre is enclosed in a plastic jacket. The external layer is known as buffer coating.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications optiques

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
Universal entry(ies)
MgF2
formula, see observation
7783-40-6
CAS number
DEF

A crystalline salt which exhibits fluorescence by electric light, is soluble in nitric acid, is insoluble in alcohol and water, is noncombustible, occurs naturally as sellaite but can also be derived by adding sodium fluoride or hydrofluoric acid to a solution of magnesium salt, and is used chiefly as a flux and as a coating for optical glass to cut down reflections.

CONT

Uranium Refining Wastes ... tend to be sludges and residues containing calcium sulfate or carbonate (limed raffinate), calcium fluoride, magnesium fluoride and ammonium nitrate.

OBS

magnesium flux: a specific term.

OBS

Chemical formula: MgF2

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Déchets nucléaires
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
MgF2
formula, see observation
7783-40-6
CAS number
OBS

Formule chimique : MgF2

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Desechos nucleares
Entrada(s) universal(es)
MgF2
formula, see observation
7783-40-6
CAS number
OBS

Fórmula química: MgF2

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Record 3 2011-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Visual Disorders
OBS

Trademark for a quartz coating that hardens the surface of a plastic eyeglass lens. Source : Imperial Optical, Ottawa.

OBS

A trademark of Permalite Plastics Core.

Key term(s)
  • Permalite

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Troubles de la vision
OBS

PermaliteMC : Marque de commerce de Permalite Plastics Core.

Spanish

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Record 4 2008-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Conductivity and Superconductivity (Electricity)
  • Electrochemistry
CONT

Miscellaneous projects: high-class paints, coating materials for buildings, development and production of ABC, dry powder fire extinghisher agent, ITO conductive glass membrane.

OBS

ITO Layer. Proxitronic offers a conducting base coating with indium tin oxide (ITO) to reduce electrostatic effects on the screen caused by electrons and ions.

OBS

Oculux has developed a superior, proprietary electrically conductive ITO coating, that is permamently vacuum deposition bonded to the rear surface of the anti-reflective optical glass panel.

OBS

Light-emitting polymer, LEP, devices are made by coating the precursor onto substrates such as indium-tin-oxide-(ITO)-coated glass followed by thermal conversion to PPV and final cathode deposition.

Key term(s)
  • indium-tin-oxide conductive glass membrane

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conductivité et supraconductivité (Électricité)
  • Électrochimie
OBS

Dépôts d'oxyde d'étain et d'indium (ITO).

Key term(s)
  • membrane de verre conducteur enduite d'indium et d'étain
  • membrane de verre conducteur ITO

Spanish

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Record 5 1999-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
CONT

Oculux has developed a superior, proprietary electrically conductive ITO coating, that is permanently vacuum deposition bonded to the rear surface of the anti-reflective optical glass panel.

OBS

ITO Layer. Proxitronic offers a conducting base coating with indium tin oxide (ITO) to reduce electrostatic effects on the screen caused by electrons and ions.

Key term(s)
  • indium-tin-oxide coating
  • indium tin oxide coating

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
OBS

Dépôts d'oxyde d'étain et d'indium (ITO).

Spanish

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Record 6 1999-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
CONT

Oculux has developed a superior, proprietary electrically conductive ITO coating, that is permanently vacuum deposition bonded to the rear surface of the anti-reflective optical glass panel.

OBS

ITO Layer. Proxitronic offers a conducting base coating with indium tin oxide (ITO) to reduce electrostatic effects on the screen caused by electrons and ions.

Key term(s)
  • conductive indium-tin-oxide coating
  • conductive indium tin oxide coating

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
OBS

Dépôts d'oxyde d'étain et d'indium (ITO).

Spanish

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Record 7 1998-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
DEF

A piece of glass with an exposed broadband reflective optical coating.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
DEF

Miroir qui réfléchit directement depuis sa face avant.

OBS

Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997.

Spanish

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