Request InfoMeller Optics Inc.For use in blood gas monitors and other medical instruments, custom fabricated sapphire optics that are chemically inert and that operate over a wide spectrum, transmitting from the ultraviolet to 4.7 μm, are available from Meller Optics Inc. Second only to diamond in terms of hardness, they transmit up to 85% uncoated and can be coated for >99%, depending upon thickness. 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