Schott Ag

Ulrike Stoehr

Andreas Langsdorf

Kurt Schaupert

Martin Letz

Ina Mitra

Albrecht Seidl

Ralf Biertuempfel

Olaf Claussen

Ralf-Dieter Werner

Keith Gregory Rozenburg

Christoph Gross

An optical converter is provided that has both a stable colour even at highest luminous powers and a high luminous efficiency. The optical converter includes a ceramic element that is fluorescent so that light of a first wavelength is absorbed in the ceramic element and fluorescent having longer wavelength light is emitted. The ceramic element includes pores spatially irregularly distributed within the ceramic element. The distribution of the pores within the ceramic element is inhomogeneous so that the radial distribution function of the pore locations deviates from unity and has a maximum at a characteristic distance, the maximum having a value of at least 1.2.

Optical converter

A transparent laminate is provided that includes at least one chemically prestressed pane having a thickness, a compressive stress (CS) of a surface layer, a thickness of the prestressed surface layer and a tensile stress (CT) of an interior portion. The tensile stress (CT) is greater than 0 and is less than the compressive stress divided by 50.

Transparent laminate which inhibits puncture by projectiles

Methods for press molding a glass body, especially for optical applications, without additional grinding and polishing steps are described. One method is performed with a press mold having an upper mold part, a lower mold part and, if necessary or desired, a ring. In order to improve the quality of the products, especially glass bodies of larger diameters, a voltage is applied across the upper mold part and the lower mold part when the glass body is within the press mold and a pressing force is applied to the glass body when the temperature of the glass body matches the temperature of the press mold. Alternatively, in another method the press mold is cooled after it reaches a predetermined temperature and the pressing force is applied to the glass body in the mold after exceeding the sticking temperature (T).

Method for blank pressing of optical components

The process according to the invention reduces the effort required to shape a glass piece. In this process a liquid glass piece is provided on a structured supporting surface of an electrically conducting base. A voltage is applied across the liquid glass piece by connecting a voltage source between a contact position on the liquid glass piece and the electrically conducting base. The apparatus for performing the process has an electrically conducting base on which the liquid glass piece is supported and a device for applying a voltage between a contact position on the liquid glass piece and the electrically conducting base.

Method for changing the boundary surface tension of a liquid glass piece and apparatus for performing said method

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Mainz, Germany

Ulrike Stoehr