Custom fabricated sapphire lenses and windows that provide front surface protection for AUVs used in demanding commercial and military environments has been introduced by Meller Optics, Inc. of Providence, RI. Meller Sapphire Optics for Drones feature Mohs 9 hardness and withstand fast moving dirt, sand, chemicals, heat to 1,000o C, and 10,000 psi pressure for […]
A full line of sapphire lenses, windows, and other shapes that feature highly precise tolerances for flatness, surface finish, and parallelism have been introduced by Meller Optics, Inc. of Providence, RI. Meller Sapphire Substrates for Optical Coaters feature 1/10th per wave flatness per inch, surface finishes to 10-5 scratch-dig, and parallelism to 2 arc-sec, per […]
Custom made sapphire windows for unmanned underwater surveillance vehicles (AUV and UUV) that can withstand high speed particulates and high pressure have been introduced by Meller Optics, Inc. of Providence, RI. Meller Sapphire Windows feature Mohs 9 hardness which is second only to diamond and can withstand fast moving particles, sand, and deep water pressure […]
FLAT SAPPHIRE WINDOWS WITHSTAND PARTICULATES AT HYPERSONIC SPEEDS
Custom fabricated sapphire optics that resist scratching, high pressures, and high temperatures found in harsh environments in which many robotics function have been introduced by Meller Optics, Inc. of Providence, RI. Meller Sapphire Optics can be supplied as lenses, flat windows, and domes custom fabricated in sizes from 3/8” to 4” dia. and varying wall […]
A comprehensive 8-page whitepaper describing the attributes of sapphire and the many applications for this robust, opto-electronic material has been introduced by Meller Optics, Inc. of Providence, RI. Meller Optics’ Properties and Applications of Sapphire Whitepaper provides a comprehensive description of this robust opto-electronic material including its hexagonal/rhombohedral structure and property dependent plane orientations. The […]