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Since the link to the borosilicate glass datasheet was broken, I'll add it here:
http://www.molalla.net/~leeper/borosil.pdf
Example of transmission loss:
http://www.uqgoptics.com/materials_commercial_ARCoatedGlass.asp
A comparison plot of 2 sided AR vs. Mineral Glass:
This was further borne out, when the lens of a HDS LED flashlight was replaced with mineral glass, during Gransee's calibrated integrating sphere tests. It was found that the mineral glass alone caused an additional 13% of loss.
http://www.molalla.net/~leeper/borosil.pdf
Example of transmission loss:
http://www.uqgoptics.com/materials_commercial_ARCoatedGlass.asp
A comparison plot of 2 sided AR vs. Mineral Glass:
This was further borne out, when the lens of a HDS LED flashlight was replaced with mineral glass, during Gransee's calibrated integrating sphere tests. It was found that the mineral glass alone caused an additional 13% of loss.
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