Abstract: An optical system for a camera module includes: an image sensor; and an optical arrangement defining a beam path, the optical arrangement including a plurality of optical components including a first prism and an optical lens system, the plurality of optical components being arranged in the beam path in a sequential order relative to one another and in front of the image sensor, the sequential order being such that the first prism is positioned before the optical lens system, at least one of the plurality of optical components including at least one absorption filter.

Abstract: A laminate includes at least two sheets, one of the at least two sheets including a colored glass and another of the at least two sheets being a further sheet. The sheet including the colored glass in a wavelength range from 875 nm to 1600 nm has an internal transmittance at at least one wavelength of at least 75%. A connecting layer is disposed between the at least two sheets. The laminate has a thickness of at most 6 mm. The laminate in a wavelength range from 400 to 700 nm has an average transmittance ?avg,400 nm to 700 nm of less than 15% where ?avg,400 nm to 700 nm is defined as ? a ? v ? g , 400 ? nm - 700 ? nm = ? 400 ? nm 700 ? nm ? ? d ? ? 700 ? nm - 400 ? nm and/or at each wavelength has a spectral transmittance of less than 15%.

Abstract: A filter glass contains >1.1 to 6.0 wt % Li2O and at least one further component selected from Na2O and K2O, and includes the following composition (in wt % based on oxide): 55.0-75.0 P2O5, 4.1-8.0 Al2O3, 8.0-18.0 CuO, 0-<0.8 V2O5, ?2.0 SiO2, ?2.0 F, 0-11.0 Total R?O (R?=Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Zn), and 3.0-17.0 Total R2O (R=Li, Na, K).

Abstract: A glass includes: a plurality of components (in wt.-%) as follows: Component Proportion (% by weight) SiO2 50-80? Al2O3 0-10 B2O3 0-15 Li2O 0-20 Na2O 0-20 K2O 0-25 BaO 0-10 CaO 0-10 MgO 0-10 ZnO 0-10 La2O3 0-20 TiO2 0-5? Cl 0-3? MnO2 0.2-5.0? Cr2O3 0.05-3.0,? a sum of a plurality of proportions of Li2O, Na2O and K2O being in a range of from 5.0 to 30.0 wt.-%, a sum of a plurality of amounts of MnO2 and Cr2O3 being at least 0.3 wt.-%, and a ratio of a plurality of proportions of MnO2 (in wt.-%) and Cr2O3 (in wt.-%) being in a range of from 1.5:1 to 12.5:1.

Abstract: A glass has a maximum crystallization rate (KGmax) of at most 0.20 ?m/min in a temperature range of 700° C. to 1250° C. and a hydrolytic stability according to a hydrolytic class 1 HGA1 according to ISO 720:1985. In the case of a sample thickness of 2 mm of the glass, a ratio of a minimum transmittance in a wavelength range of 850 nm to 950 nm to a maximum transmittance in a wavelength range of 250 nm to 700 nm is in a range of 1.9:1 to 15:1.

Abstract: A glass includes cations of the following components in the indicated amounts (molar proportion in cat.-%): 30-80 cat.-% silicon; 0-20 cat.-% boron; 0-2 cat.-% aluminum; 5-35 cat.-% sodium; 2-25 cat.-% potassium; 0-0.5 cat.-% nickel; 0-0.5 cat.-% chromium; and 0.03-0.5 cat.-% cobalt. A sum of the molar proportions of cations of sodium and potassium is in a range of from 15 to 50 cat.-%, a sum of the molar proportions of cations of nickel and chromium is in a range of from 0.1 to 0.5 cat.-%, and a ratio of the sum of the molar proportions of cations of sodium and potassium to the sum of the molar proportions of cations of nickel and chromium is in a range of from 70:1 to 200:1.

Abstract: A CuO-containing glass has a refractive index n of at least 1.7, a minimum absorption coefficient in a visible wavelength range from 380 nm to 780 nm is located between 450 nm and 550 nm, a difference of the absorption coefficient normalized to CuO weight percent at a wavelength of 700 nm and the minimum absorption coefficient normalized to CuO weight percent in the visible wavelength range from 380 nm to 780 nm is at least 10/cm. The glass includes the following components (in % by weight based on oxide): 0-70 wt-% La2O3, 0-70 wt-% Y2O3; 20-70 wt-% a sum of La2O3+Y2O3+RE2O3; 10-40 wt-% B2O3; 0-40 wt-% SiO2; 0-10 wt-% Nb2O5; 0-30 wt-% ZnO; 0-20 wt-% ZrO2; 0-20 wt-% Ta2O5and 0.1-10 wt-% CuO. RE2O3 includes Ce2O3, Pr2O3, Nd2O3, Sm2O3, Eu2O3, Gd2O3, Tb2O3, Dy2O3, Ho2O3, Er2O3, Tm2O3, Yb2O3, Lu2O3 and mixtures of two or more thereof.

Abstract: A method for the production of glass components, an apparatus for carrying out the method, and a glass component that is obtainable through the method are provided. The method is a drawing method wherein a forming zone of a preform is heated to a temperature that allows drawing of the glass. The method includes a forming zone of the preform that is very small. Thereby the width of the preform is decreased to a smaller extent than its thickness. The glass components that can be obtained by this method have very smooth surfaces.

Abstract: An optical arrangement for a camera module with an image sensor is provided. The optical arrangement includes optical components having a transparent cover element; an infrared absorbing cut-off filter; and an optical lens. The optical components are arranged, along an incident optical beam path going through the optical components onto the image sensor, in a sequence through the transparent cover element, then the infrared absorbing cut-off filter, and then the optical lens.

Abstract: A drawing method for glass is described. The method provides glass components that have a strongly increased ratio of width to thickness when compared to the preform, which makes the manufacturing of flat glass components more economical. The method purposefully controls the temperature distribution within the preform.

Abstract: A drawing method for glass is described. The method provides glass components that have a strongly increased ratio of width to thickness when compared to the preform, which makes the manufacturing of flat glass components more economical. The method purposefully controls the temperature distribution within the preform.

Abstract: A drawing method for glass is described. The method provides glass components that have a strongly increased ratio of width to thickness when compared to the preform, which makes the manufacturing of flat glass components more economical. The method purposefully controls the temperature distribution within the preform.

Abstract: Optical glass filters are provided that include a filter glass showing an optimized transmission spectrum which has a high transmission in the wave length range of 300 to 400 nm and a very low transmission in the visible wave length range. The glass has an especially high optical quality and is excellently suitable as an optical filter for generating UV light without a proportion of visible light. The optical glass filters include the components nickel oxide and cobalt oxide.

Abstract: A lighting device is provided that includes an LED and an NIR filter for a control panel or a display, which does not interfere with a night vision device. The light of the LED is in an area of u?>0.19 and v?>0.46 of the u?v? diagram of the CIE-LUV chromaticity diagram. The NIR filter exhibits descending light transmittance between 500 nm and 800 nm. The thickness of the NIR filter is chosen so that a sufficient blocking effect is provided in a range of wavelengths between 600 nm and 800 nm, so that the color coordinates of the filtered useful light are in an area with a radius of 0.04 around coordinates u?=0.19 and v?=0.49 of the u?v? diagram.

Abstract: A method for the production of glass components, an apparatus for carrying out the method, and a glass component that is obtainable through the method are provided. The method is a drawing method wherein a forming zone of a preform is heated to a temperature that allows drawing of the glass. The method includes a forming zone of the preform that is very small. Thereby the width of the preform is decreased to a smaller extent than its thickness. The glass components that can be obtained by this method have very smooth surfaces.

Abstract: An optical arrangement for a camera module with an image sensor is provided. The optical arrangement includes optical components having a transparent cover element; an infrared absorbing cut-off filter; and an optical lens. The optical components are arranged, along an incident optical beam path going through the optical components onto the image sensor, in a sequence through the transparent cover element, then the infrared absorbing cut-off filter, and then the optical lens.

Abstract: A method for the production of glass components, an apparatus for carrying out the method, and a glass component that is obtainable through the method are provided. The method is a drawing method wherein a forming zone of a preform is heated to a temperature that allows drawing of the glass. The method includes a forming zone of the preform that is very small. Thereby the width of the preform is decreased to a smaller extent than its thickness. The glass components that can be obtained by this method have very smooth surfaces.

Abstract: Coloured glasses are provided that include a following composition in percent by weight, based on oxide of: P2O5 25-75? Al2O3 0.5-15?? MgO 0-10 CaO 0-10 BaO 0-35 SrO 0-16 Li2O 0-12 Na2O 0-12 K2O 0-12 CuO 1-20 F/F2 0-20 Sum RO (R = Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba) 0-40 Sum R2O (R = Li, Na, K) 0.5-20.

Abstract: Optical glass filters are provided that include a filter glass showing an optimized transmission spectrum which has a high transmission in the wave length range of 300 to 400 nm and a very low transmission in the visible wave length range. The glass has an especially high optical quality and is excellently suitable as an optical filter for generating UV light without a proportion of visible light. The optical glass filters include the components nickel oxide and cobalt oxide.

Abstract: A drawing method for glass is described. The method provides glass components that have a strongly increased ratio of width to thickness when compared to the preform, which makes the manufacturing of flat glass components more economical. The method purposefully controls the temperature distribution within the preform.