Optical Shutters handle extreme environmental conditions.
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Designed for operation in harsh environmental conditions, ExtremeService(TM) shutters features temperature-insensitive design that performs over -40°C to +70°C range. Blade coatings are highly emissive in IR spectral region, making shutters suitable for calibrating uncooled sensors in FLIR systems. Additional applications include night vision cameras, analytical instrumentation, IR-illumination systems, as well as metrology and photonics instrumentation.
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Melles Griot Optics Group Announces the ExtremeService(TM) Shutter
Rochester, New York-The Melles Griot Optics Group, manufacturer of UltraThin(TM) and IES(TM) shutters, has announced the release of the new ExtremeService(TM) shutter, designed for operation in extreme environmental conditions involving large variations in temperature. The new shutter is optimized for OEM applications, such as night vision cameras and analytical instrumentation, which require compact size, low weight, and low-voltage operation.
Dr. Bruce Capron, director of sales and marketing for the Melles Griot Optics Group, states "The ExtremeService(TM) shutter provides high performance and high reliability in harsh environmental conditions. Their robust, temperature-insensitive design performs flawlessly at temperatures as low as 440°C and as high as +70°C. The blade coatings are highly emissive in the infrared spectral region, making these shutters the ideal choice for calibrating uncooled sensors in FLIR systems. The ExtremeService(TM) shutters provide the reliability and control needed for night-vision and infrared-illumination systems including a wide range of analytical, metrology, and photonics instrumentation."
Melles Griot designs, manufactures, and distributes devices that create, control, and measure light, as well as products that hold or position photonics devices. The company provides standard and custom solutions to industrial and scientific researchers and original equipment manufacturers. With manufacturing and distribution activities in 41 countries, served industries include biotechnology, metrology, semiconductor equipment, and general research. Melles Griot is a Barloworld Scientific Company.
For more information, contact:
Melles Griot Optics Group
Director of Sales & Marketing
55 Science Parkway
Rochester, NY 14620
Phone: 1- 800-775-7558 / (585) 244-7220
Fax: (585) 244-6292
www.mellesgriot.com
