Sapphire glass lens usually refers to artificially synthesized single-crystal sapphire, it's not the traditional glass, but rather an aluminum oxide crystal with a hardness second only to that of diamond.
Optical crystal lenses are used as viewports to protect other components within an optical assembly, instrument, or laser. In certain applications, optical windows are required to withstand harsh environmental conditions and provide high levels of performance and reliability. Sapphire window has several unique properties that make it the ideal material for these applications
Sapphire tubes are the best high-pressure containers and transport plumbing for many high-pressure systems. A sapphire tube can handle extreme pressures while allowing for safe observation and spectral analysis of fluids and gasses.Sapphire tubes can be used in hostile environments to house sensitive sensors, protecting the sensors against pressure and mechanical abuse.
Features of Sapphire crystal lenses
*Material truth: It's composed of AL2O3 single crystal, with Mohs hardness of up to 9, it's more than three times as hard as ordinary optical glass and is extremely difficult to be scratched.
*Optical window: the light transmission range is extremely wide, covering UV( approximately 180nm) to mid-infrared (approximately 5.5um) and is commonly used for ultraviolet lasers or infrared windows.
*Weather resistance: Resistant to high temperatures( melting point 2045℃)resistant to acid and alkali corrosion( except hydrofluoric acid) suitable for harsh working conditions
* Sapphire single crystal is a hexagonal structure crystalline material, there have A,C,R,M plane and random orientation optional. the orientation of sapphire windows may effect it's performance on mechanical, thermal.
Typically application:
*Magnetic protection window: used in barcode scanners, military sighting equipment, and watch crystal lenses, it features extremely high hardness to prevent surface wear
*High power laser optics: as window plates or lenses for ultraviolet/infrared lasers, they utilize their high thershold values and thermal conductivity
*Extreme environments: Observation window of high-temperture furnace, view window of semiconductor etching tank,missile fairings
*Consumer Electronics:smartphone camera protection cover( non-imaging lens), preventing the lens from being scrached by keys
CCRQ supply a wide range of sapphire windows including Round Sapphire Windows, Rectangle Sapphire Windows, Step Sapphire Windows,Sapphire Tube, Sapphire Pin, Sapphire Rod Lens, Sapphire Light Guide Block,Sapphire Prisms, Sapphire Ball lens, Sapphire Half Ball Lens, Sapphire Dome , Sapphire Ring, Sapphire Bearing, Sapphire Wedged Window and Custom Sapphire Windows with various shapes and sizes.
Specifications
| Substrate |
Sapphire single crystal |
| Size |
5-400mm |
| Thickness |
0.1-50mm |
| Dimension tolerance |
+/-0.1mm |
| Chamfer |
0.2*45degree |
| Surface Quality |
40/20 |
| Parallelism |
<3' |
| Centration |
<3' |
| CA |
>90% |
| Coating |
AR, BBAR or as request |