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On Sat, 17 Mar 2012 09:27:23 -0700, Jeff Liebermann
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On Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:26:12 -0700, josephkk
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Now what do they make lenses out of for that wavelength range?


Near, mid, or far IR? Heat is mid to far IR. Unmodified CCD digital
cameras do near IR. The ideal material for mid IR is germanium.
However, that's rather expensive.
http://www.edmundoptics.com/products/browse.cfm?categoryid=11&subcatid=314

Much cheaper are various plastic formulations, that pass IR.
http://www.fresneltech.com/materials.html
http://www.fresneltech.com/materials_graph.html
http://www.eplastics.com/Plastic/Plexiglass_Acrylic_Sheet_Infrared_Transmitting

For tinkering, the IR motion detectors (PIR) lenses are cheap and
easy:
http://www.glolab.com/pirparts/pirparts.html
http://www.futurlec.com/PIR_Sensors.shtml

There are also a tangle of band pass, low pass, and specialty filters.
http://www.edmundoptics.com/products/browse.cfm?categoryid=41

Or, you can just be weird:
http://amasci.com/amateur/irgoggl.html


Mid to far as i understand it. I want to look at thermal maps of
electronics that may be too hot to touch thermally or electrically.

The idea of forming an image with inexpensive optics and sensors appeals
to me.

?-)