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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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 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 […]
In 2000 – Meller Optics produced the Sapphire Lens Array for the Kepler Space Telescope. For more info on products & services, visit Meller Optics online: melleroptics.com
1990’s: Meller Optics was asked to design a prototype sapphire domes for the ASRAAM and SM-2MR Block III (MHIP) Missile. For more info visit Meller Optics online: melleroptics.com
Meller Optics manufactured the windows for the Tomahawk missiles navigation systems, as well as the internal sapphire optics for the stinger missile. For more info visit Meller Optics online: melleroptics.com