Meller Optics Discusses High-Performance Windows for Lasers & Hypersonic Systems
Meller Optics emphasizes the role of sapphire and alumina windows in defense applications, highlighting their high laser damage threshold, multi-wavelength transparency, thermal shock resistance, and durability for high-energy lasers and hypersonic systemsmeller-opticsNewsSapphire Windows / Feature Article by Meller Optics
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Meller Optics, a developer of high-precision custom optical windows, domes and lenses for UAVs, ROVs, AUVs and robotics systems, discusses advanced optical materials used in modern defense technologies.
The company focuses on developing high-performance optics to meet the demands of modern defense systems. Its expertise in sapphire and alumina optics supports advanced applications, including hypersonic missile technology and directed energy weapons.
Sapphire Windows for High-Energy Lasers (HEL)
Meller Optics’ sapphire optical windows are essential for HEL, offering optical and mechanical properties that resist damage and ensure long-lasting system performance.
These windows feature a high laser damage threshold, transparency across UV, visible, and IR wavelengths, and environmental resistance to corrosion, moisture, and thermal shocks, maintaining performance in extreme conditions.
CeraNova’s CeraLumina™ Windows
CeraNova’s CeraLumina™, a mid-wave transparent polycrystalline alumina, is designed for hypersonic missile defense and advanced sensor applications, providing high performance in demanding environments.
CeraLumina offers high hardness and strength, providing protection against abrasion, environmental hazards and impacts. It delivers thermal shock resistance, retaining strength and optical clarity during rapid temperature changes in hypersonic flights.
These alumina windows also have high transmission in MWIR (Mid-Wave Infrared), allowing sensors and guidance systems to function effectively across important IR wavelengths.
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