An infrared-transparent flexible glass for adaptive optics

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1148072

Summary: Summary: Synthesized selenium-based chalcogenide glass formulation demonstrates high IR transparency combined with mechanical flexibility. Creating compliant IR-transparent glasses allows optical foundries to fabricate compact deformable lenses, soft infrared photonics, bio-integrated thermal sensors, reconfigurable optical hardware without relying on rigid crystalline substrates, offering clear industrial fabrication pathway for next-generation defense imaging and flexible consumer optics.