In a mirror furnace, material is heated by the lamps whose radiation is focused by mirrors. They are widely used for growing single crystals for scientific purposes, using the "floating zone" method.
See also
Solar furnace
External links
Pictures and diagrams of single crystal growth from the Ceramic Single-Crystal Growth Laboratory at Cornell University
Hellenica World - Scientific Library
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