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Sapphire Optical Window and Dome
I need an infrared window or seeker dome to an optical specification. Who grows the material and who polishes it?
What it is
Transparent ceramic or single-crystal element that passes infrared or visible light while surviving the outside of an aircraft or missile. Finished by lapping and polishing to an optical figure rather than a dimensional tolerance.
- Typical dimensions
- Fractions of an inch to over a foot across, flat or domed.
- Also known as
- IR window, sensor window, missile dome, sapphire window, optical dome, laser mirror
Suppliers
Grouped by what they actually are. A mill and a distributor answer different needs.
Mills and producers 3
Companies that manufacture this form. Mill direct means longer lead times and mill minimums, with full melt traceability.
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Rubicon Technology Reported
Large sapphire windows in polished and ground condition. Maximum size was not published.
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Saint-Gobain Crystals Reported
Sapphire windows reported as the world's largest at 30 cm wide by more than 50 cm long, used in civilian and military aviation.
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Valley Design Corp. VerifiedAS9100
Finishes grown sapphire into windows; polishes and dices rather than growing boules.
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