
| Dichroic Glass is a multi layer coating placed on glass by using a highly technical vacuum deposition process. Quartz crystal and metal oxides are vaporized with an electron beam gun in an airless vacuum chamber and the vapor then floats upward and attaches then condenses on the surface of the glass in the form of a crystal structure. There are as many as 30 layers of these materials yet the thickness of the total coating is approximately 35 millionths of an inch. The coating that is created is very similar to a gemstone and by careful control in thickness, different colors are obtained. Dichroic glass was originally created for the Aerospace industry for satellite mirrors, but in now has many technical uses including: Lighting, Fiber Optics, Infrared Lasers, Motion Picture Equipment, Sun Glasses and is now made available to the artist community and is specifically designed to be hot worked in any way but can also be used in its raw form. The main characteristic of Dichroic Glass is that it has a transmitted color and a completely different reflective color. Furthermore, these two colors shift depending on angle of view. With the play of light together with its vibrant color, Dichroic Glass is absolutely amazing and is stunning in the contemporary home. Please keep in mind that the art glass designs created by Uneek Glass Fusions is art and will not be exactly as the pictures. Each item is One of a Kind and individually handcrafted. We are not a manufacturer. |
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