New Sapphire Windows Features Mohs 9 Hardness and Withstand Pressures to 10,000 psi
Press Release Summary:
- Resistant to fast moving dirt, sand, salt water and other particulates
- Windows includes stepped edges and elliptical edge shaping, holes, slots and wedges for mounting
- Used for energy laser weapons, high power microwaves and related applications requiring extremely flat and robust
Original Press Release:
Meller Optics has Introduced Custom Fabricated Sapphire Windows for Directed Energy Laser Weapons
Meller Sapphire Windows for directed energy laser weapons feature Mohs 9 hardness which is second only to diamond and can withstand pressures to 10,000 psi, depending upon thickness. These custom windows can be fabricated in a variety of shapes and sizes with special features including edge shaping, holes, slots, and wedges for mounting.
Providence, R.I. (PRWeb) April 10, 2019 -- Meller Optics, Inc. has introduced new custom fabricated sapphire windows for directed energy laser weapons, high power microwaves, and related applications requiring extremely flat and robust.
Meller Sapphire Windows feature Mohs 9 hardness which is second only to diamond and can withstand pressures to 10,000 psi, depending upon thickness, and can be fabricated in a variety of sizes. Featuring flatness to less than 1/20th wave, less than or equal to 3 Angstrom surface roughness, 10-5 scratch-dig finishes, and less than 2 arc-sec. parallelism, these windows are ideally suited for directed energy weapons.
Manufactured to customer specifications in sizes from 0.25” to 9.00” O.D. and varying wall thicknesses, Meller Sapphire Windows can include stepped edges and elliptical edge shaping, holes, slots, and wedges for mounting. Resistant to fast moving dirt, sand, salt water, and other particulates, they are well suited for all types of laser beam weapon systems.
Meller Sapphire Windows for directed energy laser weapons are priced according to configuration and quantity. Price quotations are available upon request.
For more information contact:
Meller Optics, Inc.
Steve Lydon, Marketing
120 Corliss St. / P.O. Box 6001
Providence, RI 02940
(800) 821-0180 FAX (401) 331-0519
e-mail: steve@melleroptics.com
