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 […]
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A full line of optical polishing pitch that is made from wood resin to prevent contamination and is ready to use without screening, filtering, or mixing additives is available from Meller Optics, Inc. of Providence, RI. Meller’s Gugolz Optical Polishing Pitch comes in five grades from very-soft to very-hard, with melting points from 52ºC to […]
Custom fabricated sapphire windows for use in laser weapon systems and autonomous technologies requiring robust and ultra-clear protective optics have been introduced by Meller Optics, Inc. of Providence, Rhode Island. Meller Sapphire Windows feature Mohs 9 hardness, flatness to < 1/20th wave, ≤ 3 Å surface roughness, 10-5 scratch-dig finishes, and < 2 arc-sec. parallelism. Manufactured to specifications in […]
Custom fabricated sapphire lenses, windows, and domes for protecting all types of vision systems and sensors on drones that are exposed to harsh environments are available from Meller Optics, Inc. of Providence, RI. Meller Sapphire Optics feature Mohs 9 hardness, which is second only to diamond, and are impervious to fast moving dirt, sand, most […]
Custom sapphire windows and domes that offer front surface protection for viewing optics in cameras, machine inspection devices, refractometers, and weapons are available from Meller Optics, Inc. of Providence, Rhode Island. Meller Sapphire Windows & Domes feature Mohs 9 hardness, which is second only to diamond, provide transmission from the UV to IR (270 nm […]