Meller Visible & Far Infrared Optics for Systems With Multiple Wavelength Devices

PROVIDENCE, RI--(Marketwired - Aug 26, 2015) - Meller Optics, Inc. has introduced a full line of optics for transmission from the visible to 20 microns for OEMs of detectors, sensors, and systems that incorporate multiple wavelength devices.

Meller IR & Broadband Optics include sapphire for the visible through mid- and near IR out to 20 microns utilizing calcium fluoride, magnesium fluoride, germanium, silicon, zinc selenide, and zinc sulfide; available with or without anti-reflective coatings. Offered in sizes from 0.25" to 4" O.D. or diagonal, with ±0.005" tolerance and thickness to ±0.002", they can be custom produced as windows, lenses, and mirrors in various configurations.

Supplied in prototype through production quantities, Meller IR & Broadband Optics can incorporate finishes from 60-40 to 40-20 scratch-dig with flatness to 1/10^th wave in the visible and < 2 arc sec. in./in. parallelism, depending upon material, size, and construction. Suitable for a variety of applications including front surface optics, detector windows, sensors, FLIR, and night vision systems, these optics conform to MIL-PRF-13830.

Meller IR & Broadband Optics are priced according to material, configuration, and quantity. Price quotations are available upon request.

About Meller Optics, Inc.

Founded in 1921, Meller Optics has been providing high quality optics to defense, medical, laser, and industrial markets for 90 years now. Specializing in the grinding and polishing of hard, durable materials such as sapphire and ruby, the company has also developed high-speed, low-cost finishing processes for a variety of optical materials such as laser glasses, fused silica, zinc selenide, germanium, silicon, fluorides, and ceramic materials. Configurations include windows, substrates, lenses, domes, and prisms.

Meller Optics is ISO 9001:2008 certified and in addition to providing standard, off-the-shelf products, they custom fabricate components that meet exacting specifications from delicate, difficult to work with optical materials. They also supply quality Microlux Alumina polishing abrasives and Gugolz optical polishing pitch.