Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009Show full title

[F1 [6C] Materials U.K.

[6C002] Optical sensor materials as follows: U.K.

a.

Elemental tellurium (Te) of purity levels of 99,9995 % or more;

b.

Single crystals (including epitaxial wafers) of any of the following:

1.

Cadmium zinc telluride (CdZnTe), with zinc content of less than 6 % by ‘mole fraction’;

2.

Cadmium telluride (CdTe) of any purity level; or

3.

Mercury cadmium telluride (HgCdTe) of any purity level.

Technical Note:

[F2 For the purposes of 6C002.b.1. ‘mole] fraction’ is defined as the ratio of moles of ZnTe to [F3 the sum of the moles] of CdTe and ZnTe present in the crystal.

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in Annex 1 Entry 6C002.b substituted (13.7.2023) by The Export Control (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/695), regs. 1(1), 3(2)(i)(xli)(aa)

F3 Words in Annex 1 Entry 6C002.b substituted (13.7.2023) by The Export Control (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/695), regs. 1(1), 3(2)(i)(xli)(bb)

[6C004] Optical materials as follows: U.K.

a.

Zinc selenide (ZnSe) and zinc sulphide (ZnS) "substrate blanks", produced by the chemical vapour deposition process and having any of the following:

1.

A volume greater than 100 cm³; or

2.

A diameter greater than 80 mm and a thickness of 20 mm or more;

b.

Electro-optic materials and non-linear optical materials, as follows:

1.

Potassium titanyl arsenate (KTA) (CAS 59400-80-5);

2.

Silver gallium selenide (AgGaSe₂, also known as AGSE) (CAS 12002-67-4);

3.

Thallium arsenic selenide (Tl₃AsSe₃, also known as TAS) (CAS 16142-89-5);

4.

Zinc germanium phosphide (ZnGeP₂, also known as ZGP, zinc germanium biphosphide or zinc germanium diphosphide); or

5.

Gallium selenide (GaSe) (CAS 12024-11-2);

c.

Non-linear optical materials, other than those specified in 6C004.b., having any of the following:

1.

Having all of the following:

a.

Dynamic (also known as non-stationary) third order non-linear susceptibility (χ⁽³⁾, chi 3) of 10^–6 m²/V² or more; and

b.

Response time of less than 1 ms; or

2.

Second order non-linear susceptibility (χ⁽²⁾, chi 2) of 3,3×10^–11 m/V or more;

d.

"Substrate blanks" of silicon carbide or beryllium beryllium (Be/Be) deposited materials, exceeding 300 mm in diameter or major axis length;

e.

Glass, including fused silica, phosphate glass, fluorophosphate glass, zirconium fluoride (ZrF₄) (CAS 7783-64-4) and hafnium fluoride (HfF₄) (CAS 13709-52-9) and having all of the following:

1.

A hydroxyl ion (OH-) concentration of less than 5 ppm;

2.

Integrated metallic purity levels of less than 1 ppm; and

3.

High homogeneity (index of refraction variance) less than 5 × 10^–6;

f.

Synthetically produced diamond material with an absorption of less than 10^–5 cm^–1 for wavelengths exceeding 200 nm but not exceeding 14 000 nm.

[6C005] "Laser" materials as follows: U.K.

a.

Synthetic crystalline "laser" host material in unfinished form as follows:

1.

Titanium doped sapphire;

2.

Not used.

b.

Rare-earth-metal doped double-clad fibres having any of the following:

1.

Nominal "laser" wavelength of 975 nm to 1 150 nm and having all of the following:

a.

Average core diameter equal to or greater than 25 μm; and

b.

Core ‘Numerical Aperture’ (‘NA’) less than 0,065; or

Note:

6C005.b.1. does not control double-clad fibres having an inner glass cladding diameter exceeding 150 μm and not exceeding 300 μm.

2.

Nominal "laser" wavelength exceeding 1 530 nm and having all of the following:

a.

Average core diameter equal to or greater than 20 μm; and

b.

Core ‘Numerical Aperture’ (‘NA’) less than 0,1.

[F4 Note: 6C005.b. includes fibres assembled with end caps.

Textual Amendments

F4 Words in Annex 1 Entry 6C005 substituted (1.4.2024) by The Export Control (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/346), regs. 1(1), 3(16)

Technical Note:

For the purposes of 6C005.b, the core 'Numerical Aperture' ('NA') is measured at the emission wavelengths of the fibre.1.]]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1749 of 7 October 2020 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items.