Product : Precision optical windows for lasers
ARD-Optics manufactures standard and high quality sapphire and different glass optical windows.
High quality windows are used as laser mirrors, transition optics with high beam durability, protective shields, beam splitters, and also for diffusers in precision optics and electronics.
| Standard quality of optics |
High quality optics (precision optic) |
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Sapphire |
Fused silica Quartz |
GlassBK-7 |
Sapphire |
Fused silica Quartz |
GlassBK-7 |
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Diameter |
12.7-152.4 mm |
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Diameter tolerance |
+/-0.1 mm |
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Thickness |
1-50 mm |
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Thickness tolerance |
+/-0.1 mm |
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Flatness,? |
1/2 1/4 |
1/4 |
1/4 |
1/8 1/10 |
1/8 1/10 |
1/8 1/10 |
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Surface quality S/D MIL-13830 |
60/40 |
40/20 |
40/20 |
20/10 10/5 |
10/5 |
10/5 |
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Parallelism |
3 arc min. |
3 arc min. |
3 arc min. |
5 arc sec. |
5 arc sec. |
5 arc sec. |
Materials: sapphire, fused silica (quartz) KU-1 (UV), KI (IR), glass BK-7
