Corning Enhances Gradient Index Lens Product Offering

Base GRIN material now available in rod form

Corning, NY -- Corning Incorporated recently announced the availability of its silver-based, ion-exchanged gradient index material in rod, or cane, form. Customers can now take advantage of internal finishing capabilities to produce their own gradient index lenses at a significant cost savings.

Corning's proprietary material is made utilizing an ion-exchange process of high-silver specialty glass, creating high coupling efficiency, low chromatic aberration and consistent performance. The material is drawn into rods which are cut and finished into gradient index lenses. These lenses are essential elements in many telecommunications sub-components such as collimators.

"We recognize the intense pricing pressure in the collimator industry today," states James Hollis, commercial manager for Corning's Photonic Materials business. "While we will continue to provide innovative, high performance finished GRIN lenses, the addition of gradient index cane will be extremely beneficial to those customers with their own lense finishing capabilities."

Corning's Photonic Materials product portfolio, including specialty fibers, polarizing glass, GRIN lenses, lensed fiber and other specialty materials, will be on exhibit during the Photonics West show January 25 - 27 in San Jose, California. For more information, visit the Corning booth (#2018) during the show or Corning's website at www.corning.com/photonicmaterials.

About Corning Incorporated
Corning Incorporated (www.corning.com) is a diversified technology company that concentrates its efforts on high-impact growth opportunities. Corning combines its expertise in specialty glass, ceramic materials, polymers and the manipulation of the properties of light, with strong process and manufacturing capabilities to develop, engineer and commercialize significant innovative products for the telecommunications, flat panel display, environmental, semiconductor, and life sciences industries.

Source: Corning Incorporated