Benefits of Sapphire Windows - Like Glass, but Stronger

Many people ask me what the benefits are to using sapphire windows instead of glass or fused silica. There are a few short easy answers such as; It&#;s scratch resistant, stronger, etc., but there&#;s even more involved such as spectral ranges and long term costs.

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Below, I&#;ll do my best to touch on each benefit.

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1. Yes, it&#;s stronger and more expensive than typical glass. However, what is the long term cost of the fused silica window that you replace every month? Maybe there&#;s a glass optical component that causes your product to decline in performance over time due to harsh conditions. This is a perfect opportunity for a sapphire window. Al2O3 (sapphire) has a mohs hardness rating of 9. That&#;s 1 less than diamond, making it the second hardest material we can use for optical designs. The cost is a bit more than glass, but the savings over time can be remarkable. Replacing that glass window that you had to repair once a month with a sapphire window might be the last time you ever make that repair, and you won&#;t see a reduction in performance over time.
2. Transmission range from UV to the Mid-IR. There aren&#;t any ultra-strong optical materials that cover the same spectrum as sapphire. For example: Common glass ranges from about 375nm to nm. Guild Optics can source sapphire that transmits well starting at 190nm all the way to nm. That&#;s fairly deep into the ultraviolet and into the mid infrared! Without any anti-reflective coatings, sapphire transmits through most of this range at 86%. Sometimes I have customers who want sapphire for their harsh condition application, but need a little more transmission. In this case, I recommend a normal AR coating on the interior face only, leaving bare sapphire on the exterior face to stand up to the abuse. The single side AR coating can increase your overall transmission to > 92%.
3. Mechanical Properties. Yet again, the answer here is tough and strong. Glass starts melting at °C. Sapphire is still useful at that same temperature. In fact a sapphire window can be used for most applications up to °C or slightly greater. That&#;s nearly °F. To quote an old popular quote from the &#;s, &#;That&#;s Hot.&#;
   But there&#;s more! Sapphire Windows are also nearly impervious to all chemicals. Only very strong hot caustics can eventually etch or damage a polished sapphire optical surface. It&#;s also an excellent thermal conductor.

So there you have it. The benefits of Sapphire windows might be the answer for your next project if any of these points sounded interesting to you. Guild Optical Associates is the place to call.

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