A sapphire optical lens is the ideal optical material for many UV and I applications because it can transmit so far into the UV and IR wavelengths. With its thermal and chemical robustness, a sapphire window can be exposed to extreme plasmas and temperatures, far greater than any other material, and continue to transmit high powered UV, visible and IR for years with no degradation. These properties make it an ideal material for UV/VIS/IR sensors, IR surveillance and recon and broad band inspection equipment (especially when abradants are involved).
Sapphire windows are the ideal material for pyrometry. They transmit a wide range of wavelengths hile safely isolating hot zones up to 2000C from external room temperature observation. This makes sapphire windows the ideal sight window material for furnaces and high temperature processing equipment.
Sapphire custom shapes for medical and dental tools that require UV sterilization and curing and IR thermal processing are typical applications where sapphire lenses and transparent tools excel.
FROM:Rayotek Scientific