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About the Author
Dr. A. Ray Hilton, Sr., is known worldwide through
publications describing his efforts in chalcogenide
glasses. He serves as Chairman of the Board and
Technical Director of Amorphous Materials, Inc.
(AMI). Under Dr. Hilton’s direction and guidance, a
process was developed to compound and cast high-
purity homogeneous plates of chalcogenide glasses
carried out under high vacuum in high-purity quartz
containers. Thousands of glass blanks required for
government FLIR systems produced in the 1980s for
the Army were supplied by AMI. AMI is currently
developing new glass compositions for lenses for use
in inexpensive infrared cameras.
