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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Custom fabricated sapphire prisms that are ideally suited for use in instruments that measure moving liquids and slurries in real-time have been introduced by Meller Optics, Inc. of Providence, Rhode Island. Meller Sapphire Prisms feature Mohs 9 hardness to provide the wear resistance necessary for any instrument using light refraction as a measurement technique. Polished […]
A full line of miniature high-precision sapphire and ruby balls for use in instruments, metering equipment, and other precision mechanisms where low friction bearings, long-life, and dimensional accuracy are important have been introduced by Meller Optics, Inc. of Providence, Rhode Island. Meller Sapphire and Ruby Balls are single crystal materials with zero porosity, that are […]
Custom fabricated sapphire windows that are designed for high-pressure applications in unmanned underwater surveillance vehicles (AUV and UUV)are being introduced by Meller Optics, Inc. of Providence, Rhode Island. Meller Sapphire Windows and Domes for AUV applications feature varying wall thicknesses and include stepped edges and elliptical edge shaping, holes, slots, and wedges for mounting to […]