Sumitomo Electric Industries, Limited

Shuji Asaka

Yoshiyuki Yamamoto

Norio Okada

Keiichiro Tanabe

Yoshiaki Kumazawa

Tsuneo Urisu

An object of the invention is to provide a window for an optical use having excellent transmission property over a wide range of from infra-red to vacuum ultraviolet as well as excellent baking resistance and capable of being fitted to an ultra-high vacuum apparatus and a process for the production of the same. This object can be attained by a window for an optical use comprising a diamond as a window material, a flange for a vacuum apparatus, a frame for bonding the diamond to the flange and the specified adhesive material for bonding the frame and diamond, and a process for the production of the window for an optical use comprising a step of preparing a diamond plate, a step of fitting a frame to a flange and bonding the diamond plate to the frame through an adhesive material. The benefits can be enlarged by suitably selecting the shape, material, etc. of the frame.

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