Silicon Carbide Reflecting Mirrors

Semicorex's silicon carbide reflecting mirrors are made form high-performing silicon carbide materials by using advanced 3D printing to form the mirror blanks, followed by high-temperature sintering. The advantage of this one-piece molding method is its customizability for silicon carbide reflecting mirrors with complex and irregular geometries. Semicorex's silicon carbide reflecting mirrors can be specially designed into planar, spherical, or aspherical configurations to achieve seamless matching with different types of optical devices.

To improve operational convenience and reduce equipment energy consumption, Semicorex uses high-stiffness silicon carbide to manufacture the mirror blanks and incorporates complex lattice structures within the blanks to achieve the lightweight requirements of silicon carbide reflecting mirrors. This ingenious combination of material selection and structural design significantly reduces the weight of silicon carbide reflecting mirrors while maintaining their stiffness. As a result, silicon carbide reflecting mirrors occupy an irreplaceable advantageous position in fields such as aerospace and deep space exploration.

There are strict requirements for the optical performance of silicon carbide reflecting mirrors in fields such as aerospace, astronomical observation, and remote sensing. Semicorex’s silicon carbide reflecting mirrors need to undergo precision polishing treatment and cover specialized coatings to improve their optical performance. For instance, using CVD SiC coatings can repair surface voids and defects of reflecting mirrors, thereby improving their surface uniformity, hardness, and weather-ability. While the application of silicon coatings can further enhance the surface flatness and polishing property of the reflecting mirrors, and provide a better reflective interface for the subsequent deposition of optical coatings.