Author Archives: Meller Optics

LARGE SAPPHIRE WINDOWS PROTECT SENSORS FROM HIGH SPEED PARTICULATES

Sapphire windows on a red table in front of a photo of a flying plane.

Custom fabricated large sapphire windows for use in protecting electronic sensors and vison systems on the outboard surface of aircraft and drones have been introduced by Meller Optics, Inc. of Providence, Rhode Island. Meller Large Sapphire Windows exhibit Mohs 9 hardness which is second only to diamond and are optically clear to provide a protective […]

SAPPHIRE WAVEPLATES
EXTEND POLARIZATION CONTROL

Sapphire waveplates on a blue background with sin wave diagrams underneath.

A line of custom manufactured sapphire waveplates that can convert the polarization state of laser light into a different polarization state is being introduced by Meller Optics, Inc. of Providence, Rhode Island. Meller Sapphire Waveplates are manufactured to customer specifications in sizes from 10 to 30 mm in A or M plane configurations and extend […]

SAPPHIRE OPTICS
PRECISE CUSTOM CONFIGURATIONS OFFERED

An assortment of custom sapphire optics accompanied by a small glass globe on a blue background.

Custom sapphire optics fabricated to specifications to meet OEM requirements for particular configurations, mounting options, shapes, and sizes, are manufactured in the USA by Meller Optics, Inc. of Providence, RI. Meller Custom Sapphire Optics can be fabricated as lenses, windows, domes, prisms, cubes, and cylinders and can include features such as drilled holes, slots, wedges, […]

SAPPHIRE OPTICS FOR DRONES RESIST SAND, SALT WATER & BAD WEATHER

Super-powered sapphire optics for drones

Custom fabricated sapphire lenses, windows, and domes for protecting vision systems in commercial and military drones that are exposed to harsh environ- ments are available from Meller Optics, Inc. of Providence, Rhode Island. Meller Sapphire Optics for Drones include lenses, windows, and domes that feature up to 85% transmission from the UV to IR and […]

PRODUCTION OVERRUN OPTICS
2022 LIST IS DYNAMIC AND DOWNLOADABLE

discount optics

An updated list of precision optics derived from production overruns that can save researchers and product developers considerable time and money has been introduced by Meller Optics, Inc. of Providence, Rhode Island. The 2022 Meller Optics Stock Parts List features hundreds of various parts made from materials ranging from sapphire lenses and windows to retardation […]

SPINEL OPTICS
ROBUST AND PRECISION FINISHED

spinel optics

A line of spinel flat windows, domes, hemispheres, and spherical lenses that are optically clear and over 6X stronger and 3X harder than glass is being introduced by Meller Optics, Inc. of Providence, Rhode Island. Meller Spinel Optics feature excellent transmission in the UV through MWIR (350 nm to 5.50 microns) and exhibit 1600 Knoop […]