Meller Optics, Inc.
Providence, RI 02904
New Meller Sapphire Optical Domes Provide Mohs 9 Hardness
The Meller Sapphire Optical Domes are custom fabricated in sizes up to 6 in. O.D. and offers 160 degree maximum included angles. The domes have a surface accuracy to less than 1 fringe at 633 nm and finishes to 20-10 scratch-dig per MIL-PRF-13830 standard. The units can withstand 10,000 psi and 1,000°C for shielding optics and electronics in missile guidance systems.
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New Sapphire and Ruby Balls Feature a Mohr 9 Hardness
The Sapphire and Ruby Balls from Meller Optics are available in 42 in. and metric sizes from 0.1 mm to 0.5 in. diameter. The units have surface finishes of 0.008 to 0.010 micron Ra and 0.2 coefficient-of-friction. The balls feature a refractive index of 1.76 microns at 20°C, and 2,000°C melting point. They are suitable for applications such as ball check valves, chromatography pistons and...
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Latest Gugolz Optical Polishing Pitch is Made from All-Natural Wood Resin
Gugolz Optical Polishing Pitch is offered in five grades from soft to hard that can be sliced, melted and poured onto a lap. The unit is suitable for polishing ZnS and ZnSe and offers melting points in 52°C to 87°C range. It eliminates the need for screening, flitering or mixing additives.
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Meller's Sapphire Optics are designed to withstand pressures up to 10,000 psi.
Meller’s Sapphire Optics are available in 3/8 to 4 in. diameter sizes and tolerance of ±0.001 in. This optics consists of chemically inert custom fabricated lenses, detector windows, and domes. Units come with surface finishes from 60-40 to 40-20 scratch-dig, parallelism from 20 to 2 arc/secs and Mohs 9 hardness. These optics are suitable for protecting sensors and detectors in aerospace...
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Hyper-Hemispheric 360° Window features 40-20 scratch-dig surface finishing.
Meller’s Hyper-Hemispheric 360° Window is constructed from sapphire for providing transmission of UV to IR and SWIR. Unit offers 65 degree field-of-view and can be fabricated in sizes ranging from 6 to 12 in. O.D. with varying wall thicknesses. Hyper-Hemispheric window provides surface roughness of 10 Angstrom with surface figure of 1.0 fringe over any 2.0 in. diameter on both faces. Unit’s...
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Microlux Alumina Powders are suitable for optic polishing applications.
Microlux Alumina Powders are offered in Microlux-R and Microlux-RZ grades and seven particle sizes ranging from 0.05 to 3.0 microns. Used for finishing optics mounted on pitch or aluminum plates, powders are ready to mix with de-ionized water and offer surface finishes to 10-5 scratch-dig. For use in aggressive grinding and lapping, microlux-R version powders with 99.99% purity are used.
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Sapphire Optical Domes feature Mohs 9 hardness.
Sapphire Optical Domes are capable of sustaining pressure up to 10,000 psi and are offered in sizes up to 10 in. O.D. Units offer up to 85% transmission uncoated in the UV to IR and surface accuracy less than 1 fringe at 633 nm. Products provide 160 degrees of viewing angle for camera and are suitable for deep water UAVs and subsea applications. Domes come with 20-10 scratch-dig finishes and can...
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Sapphire Missile Domes Provide Clear Front Surface Protection
Custom fabricated sapphire optical domes that are ideal for protecting cameras, guidance systems, sensors, and other devices in weapons systems are available from Meller Optics, Inc. of Providence, Rhode Island. Meller Sapphire Optical Domes feature Mohs 9 hardness, which is second only to diamond, and create a clear protective cover for optical and electronic devices at the front surface of...
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Sapphire and Ruby Balls feature coefficient-of-friction of 0.2.
Sapphire and Ruby Balls are available in 42 in. and metric sizes from 0.1 mm to 0.5 in. diameter. Having a melting point of 2,000°C and refraction index of 1.76 µ at 20°C, units feature Mohs 9 hardness. These units are impervious to most chemicals, solvents, and detergents. Balls feature surface finishing from 0.008 to 0.010 µ Ra and are used as ball check valves, stylus tips, fiberoptic and...
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Sapphire Optics Protect Against Fast Moving Particles
A wide range of custom manufactured sapphire optics that protect cameras, detectors, and sensors from blowing dirt and sand in hostile environments are available from Meller Optics, Inc. of Providence, Rhode Island. Meller Sapphire Optics can be custom manufactured as windows, lenses, and domes in a variety of sizes and configurations with varying thicknesses, mounting holes, slots, wedges, edge...
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New Meller Sapphire Optical Domes Provide Mohs 9 Hardness
The Meller Sapphire Optical Domes are custom fabricated in sizes up to 6 in. O.D. and offers 160 degree maximum included angles. The domes have a surface accuracy to less than 1 fringe at 633 nm and finishes to 20-10 scratch-dig per MIL-PRF-13830 standard. The units can withstand 10,000 psi and 1,000°C for shielding optics and electronics in missile guidance systems.
Read More »
New Sapphire and Ruby Balls Feature a Mohr 9 Hardness
The Sapphire and Ruby Balls from Meller Optics are available in 42 in. and metric sizes from 0.1 mm to 0.5 in. diameter. The units have surface finishes of 0.008 to 0.010 micron Ra and 0.2 coefficient-of-friction. The balls feature a refractive index of 1.76 microns at 20°C, and 2,000°C melting point. They are suitable for applications such as ball check valves, chromatography pistons and...
Read More »
Latest Gugolz Optical Polishing Pitch is Made from All-Natural Wood Resin
Gugolz Optical Polishing Pitch is offered in five grades from soft to hard that can be sliced, melted and poured onto a lap. The unit is suitable for polishing ZnS and ZnSe and offers melting points in 52°C to 87°C range. It eliminates the need for screening, flitering or mixing additives.
Read More »
Meller's Sapphire Optics are designed to withstand pressures up to 10,000 psi.
Meller’s Sapphire Optics are available in 3/8 to 4 in. diameter sizes and tolerance of ±0.001 in. This optics consists of chemically inert custom fabricated lenses, detector windows, and domes. Units come with surface finishes from 60-40 to 40-20 scratch-dig, parallelism from 20 to 2 arc/secs and Mohs 9 hardness. These optics are suitable for protecting sensors and detectors in aerospace...
Read More »
Hyper-Hemispheric 360° Window features 40-20 scratch-dig surface finishing.
Meller’s Hyper-Hemispheric 360° Window is constructed from sapphire for providing transmission of UV to IR and SWIR. Unit offers 65 degree field-of-view and can be fabricated in sizes ranging from 6 to 12 in. O.D. with varying wall thicknesses. Hyper-Hemispheric window provides surface roughness of 10 Angstrom with surface figure of 1.0 fringe over any 2.0 in. diameter on both faces. Unit’s...
Read More »
Microlux Alumina Powders are suitable for optic polishing applications.
Microlux Alumina Powders are offered in Microlux-R and Microlux-RZ grades and seven particle sizes ranging from 0.05 to 3.0 microns. Used for finishing optics mounted on pitch or aluminum plates, powders are ready to mix with de-ionized water and offer surface finishes to 10-5 scratch-dig. For use in aggressive grinding and lapping, microlux-R version powders with 99.99% purity are used.
Read More »
Sapphire Optical Domes feature Mohs 9 hardness.
Sapphire Optical Domes are capable of sustaining pressure up to 10,000 psi and are offered in sizes up to 10 in. O.D. Units offer up to 85% transmission uncoated in the UV to IR and surface accuracy less than 1 fringe at 633 nm. Products provide 160 degrees of viewing angle for camera and are suitable for deep water UAVs and subsea applications. Domes come with 20-10 scratch-dig finishes and can...
Read More »
Sapphire Missile Domes Provide Clear Front Surface Protection
Custom fabricated sapphire optical domes that are ideal for protecting cameras, guidance systems, sensors, and other devices in weapons systems are available from Meller Optics, Inc. of Providence, Rhode Island. Meller Sapphire Optical Domes feature Mohs 9 hardness, which is second only to diamond, and create a clear protective cover for optical and electronic devices at the front surface of...
Read More »
Sapphire and Ruby Balls feature coefficient-of-friction of 0.2.
Sapphire and Ruby Balls are available in 42 in. and metric sizes from 0.1 mm to 0.5 in. diameter. Having a melting point of 2,000°C and refraction index of 1.76 µ at 20°C, units feature Mohs 9 hardness. These units are impervious to most chemicals, solvents, and detergents. Balls feature surface finishing from 0.008 to 0.010 µ Ra and are used as ball check valves, stylus tips, fiberoptic and...
Read More »
Sapphire Optics Protect Against Fast Moving Particles
A wide range of custom manufactured sapphire optics that protect cameras, detectors, and sensors from blowing dirt and sand in hostile environments are available from Meller Optics, Inc. of Providence, Rhode Island. Meller Sapphire Optics can be custom manufactured as windows, lenses, and domes in a variety of sizes and configurations with varying thicknesses, mounting holes, slots, wedges, edge...
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