PROVIDENCE, R.I., July 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Meller Optics, Inc. has introduced custom fabricated sapphire windows, lenses, and domes that exhibit extreme hardness, chemical resistance, and the ability to withstand high temperatures.
Meller Sapphire Windows are ideal for aerospace and military applications where they would be subjected to fast moving particles, harsh chemicals, temps. to 1,000o C and pressures to 10,000 psi. Featuring Mohs 9 hardness which is second only to diamond, combined with high clarity, they are perfect for protecting sensors, and optics in guidance and vision systems.
Providing up to 85% transmission from the UV to IR, Meller Sapphire Windows can include A/R coatings for enhancing transmission to better than 99%. Offered in sizes from 1/4″ to 10″ dia. and 1/2 mm to 1″ thick, flatness can be held to 0.5 fringes of HeNe, parallelism from 20 to 2 arc/secs., and they have surface finishes from 60-40 to 40-20 scratch-dig.
Meller Sapphire Windows are priced according to configuration, size, and quantity. Literature and price quotations are available upon request.
For more information contact:
Meller Optics, Inc.
Craig Schweriner, Marketing
120 Corliss St. / P.O. Box 6001
Providence, RI 02940
(800) 821-0180 FAX (401) 331-0519
e-mail: craig@melleroptics.com
www.melleroptics.com
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