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SAPPHIRE WINDOWS FOR DRONES PROTECT VISION SYSTEMS IN HARSH ENVIRONMENTS

A variety of sapphire windows in various sizes and configurations are displayed on a yellow table. A photo of a drone flying in front of a large fire is in the background.

Custom sapphire windows designed for protecting cameras, detectors, and sensors on drones from fast moving dirt and chemicals when flying over harsh environments have been introduced by Meller Optics, Inc. of Providence, RI. Meller Sapphire Windows for drones combine optical clarity and toughness for protecting sensitive vision systems when flying in harsh environments. Featuring Mohs […]

SAPPHIRE LENSES & WINDOWS FOR EXTREMELY DEMANDING ENVIRONMENTS

2 Round and 2 rectangular sapphire windows sit on a red table with a high resolution photo of flames in the background to imply the durability and strength of the sapphire.

Custom fabricated sapphire optics for use as sight windows in high temperature furnaces, cryogenic processes, fluid-, powder-, and solids processing and as sensor protection in demanding environments have been introduced by Meller Optics, Inc. of Providence, Rhode Island. Meller Sapphire Optics can be fabricated in various shapes, sizes, and opening styles which can incorporate stepped […]

SAPPHIRE LENSES AND WINDOWS PROTECT DRONE VISION SYSTEMS AND SENSORS

A variety of sapphire windows and lenses on a blue table with a photo of a quad-rotor drone flying in the background.

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 […]

SAPPHIRE SUBSTRATES PRECISE FOR OPTICAL COATERS

Sapphire substrates in various configurations posed on a green table. There are colored lights in the background.

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 […]

SAPPHIRE WINDOWS FOR DEEP-DIVING AUVs & UUVs

An assortment of sapphire windows in various configurations on a green table. There is a photo of a long cylindrical unmanned underwater vehicle in the background.

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 […]