Request InfoMeller Optics Inc.PROVIDENCE, R.I., June 10, 2015 — Meller Optics Inc. offers custom-fabricated sapphire lenses, detector windows and domes that can withstand the rigors of aerospace and high-speed aviation applications. The optics are impervious to water, most acids, alkalis, abrasions from fast-moving dirt and sand, pressures up to 10,000 psi and temperatures up to 1000 °C. Featuring Mohs hardness of 9, the devices provide up to 85 percent transmission from the UV to the IR and can be supplied with various antireflection coatings for enhancing transmission to greater than 99 percent. The optics can be supplied as plano-convex...See full productRelated content from Photonics MediaPRODUCTSPhotonics Spectra May 2022 IssueNIR Aspheric LensesTECHSPEC® Near-Infrared Precision Aspheric Lenses from Edmund Optics Inc. are optimized to eliminate spherical aberration in the NIR spectrum. 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This video provides an overview of the factory in Providence, RI - as well as interviews with some...PHOTONICS BUYERS' GUIDE CATEGORIESOptical MaterialsOptical materials are materials that, by virtue of their optical characteristics, are used in optical elements.Sapphire LensesInfrared CrystalsSapphire WindowsCOMPANIESPhotonics Buyers' GuideMeller Optics Inc.Over 100 Years of Excellence Recognized for our custom fabrication capabilities since 1921, Meller Optics has consistently delivered high precision optics for critical applications in the...Photonics Buyers' GuideShanghai Optics Inc.ISO 9001 & ISO 13485 certified and D&B DUNS # 113515303 Shanghai Optics is an unparalleled custom system solution provider offering advance precision custom optical design, engineering,...Photonics Buyers' GuideFOCtek Photonics Inc.FOCtek provides customers with all types of custom manufactured lenses, Precision Optical Components, Polarizing Optics, Prisms, Filters, Coatings, Optical Systems, Crystals, Nonlinear Crystals,...Photonics Buyers' GuideLaCroix Precision OpticsOptics that Defend, Build, Cure and Discover The LaCroix name is synonymous with quality precision optics. Since 1947, three generations of family leadership have placed LaCroix Precision Optics...