Abstract: Optical elements, such as windows for forward-looking, infrared radiation-receiving devices have at least one substantially flat surface adapted for exposure to incident radiation and, within such elements, one or more doped regions having predetermined, desired, non-flat shapes or having doping concentrations. These doped regions are adapted for exposure to the same incident radiation, and are also adapted to reflect, refract or scatter one or more predetermined, desired wavelengths of the incident radiation while transmitting other predetermined, desired wavelengths of the same incident radiation. Methods for making these devices include growing the doped regions on the preformed surface of optical element blocks; immersing such blocks in a molten bath of the material from which the dopant is made; and placing one or more doped inserts into a preformed region of an optical element block.

Abstract: A method of bonding molybdenum and zinc sulfide devices (10, 12) together comprising the steps of lapping the surface of the nickel layers to about a 20,000 Angstrom smoothness, placing nickel layers (16, 16') of about 700 Angstroms respectively on the devices, plating layers of gold (18, 18') of about 4 microns thickness respectively on the nickel layers, respectively immersing the gold-plated layers in a bath (20) of mercury, inverting one (10) of the devices above the other (12), bringing the devices together to effect contact between the mercury films (22, 22'), pressing the devices together within a pressure range of 2 kilograms per square inch to 20 kilograms per square inch for a minimum of 16 hours at room temperature, and sealing the periphery of the gold-mercury seal contact with a nickel seal (26).