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Ceramic Powders and Precursors - (188 companies)Ceramic powders and precursors contain oxides, carbides, nitrides, carbon, and other non-metals. They are usually micron or mesh-size in distribution. Ceramic powders, sol-gel solutions and precursors are fabricated through atomization, crushing, milling, precipitation, and other chemical processes.Material TypeTypeApplications -
Sapphire Materials and Components - (105 companies)How to Select Sapphire Materials and Components. Sapphire materials and sapphire components consist of a single-crystal or monocrystalline form of aluminum oxide (Al2O3). As ceramic materials, they have superior hardness, mechanical and optical... -
Ultra-hard Materials Machining - (117 companies)Ultra-hard materials machining services fabricate components from ultra-hard materials such as glass, ceramics, sapphire, quartz, stainless steel, and titanium. Providers of ultra-hard materials machining services differ in terms of capabilities... -
Ceramic Balls - (72 companies)Ceramic balls are spherical, rolling elements that provide higher stiffness, lower thermal expansion, lighter weight, increased corrosion resistance, and higher electrical resistance than steel balls. They are made from a variety of ceramic materials. -
Optical Crystals - (189 companies)...devices. Crystal sapphire optical components are used in high power laser windows. Some optical crystals are clear or colorless. Acousto-optical crystals such as tellurium dioxide can be used in argon laser applications. Types of Optical Crystals... -
Solid State Lasers - (176 companies)...lasers include Nd: Yag, ND: YVO 4, Nd: YLF, Alexandrite, and Ti: sapphire. Solid-state lasers using yttrium aluminum garnet as the matrix material, doped with neodymium (Nd:YAG) can have wavelength outputs of 1.064 um, 532 nm, 473 nm, 355 nm, or 266 nm...
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Oxide Ceramics - (198 companies)Oxide ceramics include alumina, zirconia, silica, aluminum silicate, magnesia and other metal oxide based materials.
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Optical Lenses - (482 companies)For example, a lens designed for applications demanding low dispersion might be made of crown glass. Acrylic and polymer lenses are best suited to transmission within the visible spectrum, while minerals such as germanium and sapphire are suitable for a very...
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Ceramic Tube and Ceramic Rod Products - (184 companies)...garnets, and ferromagnetic materials have dielectric and magnetic properties that are useful in RF, microwave, and specialized industrial applications. Sapphire ceramics are used in lasers, substrates, jewel bearings, watch crystals, and other...
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Industrial Ceramic Materials - (413 companies)Industrial ceramic materials are non-metallic, inorganic compounds that include oxides, carbides, or nitrides. They have high melting points, low wear resistance, and a wide range of electrical properties.
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CeNing Optics Co., Ltd.
Sapphire Windows Sapphire Windows are glass with parallel surfaces used to enable optical radiation to pass from one environment to another without allowing environments to mix. Material, transmission, scattering, wavefront distortion,damage threshold and resistance to certain environments should be considered when selecting windows. Specifications: Dimensional tolerance +-0.1mm. hickness tolerance +-0.1mm. Surface quality 80-50 S/D. Surface flatness 1L@633nm. Parallelism 3 arcmin. Protective bevel 0.25mm (read more)Browse Optical Lenses Datasheets for CeNing Optics Co., Ltd. -
Filtertech, Inc.
Centrifuges for Separating Sapphire Glass Sapphire glass is the newest high strength glass being used in smart phones and other advanced electronic display devices. Sapphire glass has a unique manufacturing process, which leads to the high strength, ultra clear and other innovative properties desired in today 's most advanced phones, tablets and display devices. The unique characteristics of Sapphire glass also make it more challenging to process, but our centrifuges have successfully been installed in operations that are grinding... (read more)Browse Process Centrifuges Datasheets for Filtertech, Inc. -
Changchun Yutai Optics Co., Ltd.
Sapphire Optical Glass Balls What are the applications of sapphire balls?. Widely used in laser systems, optical sensors, medical equipment, scientific research experiments, industrial testing instruments and high-precision optical systems. What are the advantages of sapphire balls?. Sapphire balls are ideal for optical applications in extreme environments due to their exceptional hardness, wear resistance and chemical stability. Sapphire is a hard material that effectively resists scratches and abrasion, while providing... (read more)Browse Ball Lenses Datasheets for Changchun Yutai Optics Co., Ltd. -
Insaco, Inc.
Sapphire machining from Insaco Sapphire. Anisotropic single crystal materials exhibit some properties such as thermal expansion and hardness which vary significantly by orientation. For most applications this is unimportant, however it should be considered. Since 1947, Insaco has had experience with this material and we can provide considerable insight as to how orientation might affect your application. Sapphire is also "birefringent " which is an optical refractive property that offsets wave transmission up to 0.8%... (read more) -
Insaco, Inc.
Sapphire Wafer Carriers for Semiconductors Watch > > - Sapphire for GaAs, Indium Phosphide, & Other Semiconductors. Sapphire Wafer Carriers. Insaco, Inc has become recognized as a worldwide leader in custom machined ceramic and sapphire parts for the semiconductor industry. Through this experience, Insaco (R) offers multiple hole wafer carriers in sapphire for GaAs, Indium Phosphide, and other semiconductors. Why Sapphire?. Superior chip resistance. Chemically resistant to all reagents used in processing. Scratch resistant. Harder than... (read more) -
Changchun Yutai Optics Co., Ltd.
Sapphire Optical Rod Lens What are the applications of sapphire rod lenses?. 1. Laser technology: for high power lasers, beam collimation and focusing;. 2. Fiber optic communications: fiber optic coupling and fiber optic connectors;. 3. Imaging systems: endoscopes, providing high resolution images;. 4. Sensors: optical and environmental sensors;. 5. Ultraviolet optics: ultraviolet lasers and ultraviolet spectrometers;. 6. Scientific experiments: high energy physics experiments: optical components for use in high energy... (read more)Browse Optical Lenses Datasheets for Changchun Yutai Optics Co., Ltd. -
Changchun Yutai Optics Co., Ltd.
Sapphire Step Glass Windows What are the design considerations for step glass windows?. Tolerance control of step height and width. Compatibility with mounting structure. Compatibility of coefficients of thermal expansion. Requirements for flatness and parallelism of optical surfaces. Environmental sealing performance (if required). (read more)Browse Optical Windows Datasheets for Changchun Yutai Optics Co., Ltd. -
Changchun Yutai Optics Co., Ltd.
Rectangular Sapphire Windows with Round Corners Advantages of Sapphire. Excellent optical characteristics for UV to IR wavelength. High strength. Low electrical resistance(Insulation). High thermal conductivity. High operating temperature ( <1800 C). High wear and scratch resistance. Chemically inert. Good Thermal Properties (read more)Browse Optical Windows Datasheets for Changchun Yutai Optics Co., Ltd. -
Insaco, Inc.
The scratch resistance between sapphire and glass Watch INSACO demonstrate the scratch resistance between sapphire and glass... Sapphire is an anisotropic, rhombohedral crystal form of Aluminum Oxide. Anisotropic single crystal materials exhibit some properties such as thermal expansion and hardness which vary significantly by orientation. For most applications this is unimportant, however it should be considered. Since 1947, INSACO has had experience with this material and we can provide considerable insight as to how orientation might affect... (read more)Browse Sapphire Materials and Components Datasheets for Insaco, Inc. -
Insaco, Inc.
Sapphire...When Scratch Resistance is Imperative Watch > >INSACO demonstrate the difference in scratch resistance between glass and sapphire. Sapphire is an anisotropic, rhombohedral crystal form of Aluminum Oxide. Anisotropic single crystal materials exhibit some properties such as thermal expansion and hardness which vary significantly by orientation. For most applications this is unimportant, however it should be considered. Since 1947, INSACO has had experience with this material and we can provide considerable insight as to how... (read more)
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Focusing capability of integrated chains of microspheres in the limit of geometrical optics
The effects of periodical focusing of light were studied in chains of sapphire microspheres with 300 µm diameters assembled either on a substrate or inside capillary tubing.
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Detachable microsphere scalpel tips for potential use in ophthalmic surgery with the erbium:YAG laser
Sapphire microspheres with a refractive index of 1.71, used as lenses, focus laser light at the sphere’s surface creating a robust contact laser device where the trans- mission medium will not affect the device’s performance.
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Integrated optics nano-opto-fluidic sensor based on whispering gallery modes for picoliter volume refractometry
We propose and numerically investigate an integrated optics refractometric nano-opto-fluidic sensor based on whispering gallery modes in sapphire microspheres .
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OSA | Liquid-crystal tunable filter based on sapphire microspheres
Liquid-crystal tunable filter based on sapphire microspheres .
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Characterization of novel microsphere chain fiber optic tips for potential use in ophthalmic laser surgery
In this study, chains of sapphire microspheres integrated into a hollow waveguide distal tip are used for erbium:YAG laser ablation studies in contact mode with ophthalmic tissues, ex vivo.
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Novel microsphere chain fiber tips for use in mid-infrared ophthalmic laser surgery
In this study, chains of sapphire microspheres integrated into the distal tip of a hollow waveguide are used for preliminary mid- infrared, Erbium:YAG laser ablation studies in contact mode with ophthalmic tissues, ex vivo.
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Latest achievements in generalized Lorenz‐Mie theories: A commented reference database
Gilardi et al. [163] presented an integrated optical nar- rowband electrically tunable filter based on the WGMs of sapphire microspheres and double ion-exchanged chan- nel BK7 glass waveguides.
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Contact focusing multimodal probes for potential use in ophthalmic surgery with the Erbium:YAG laser
Sapphire microspheres with a refractive index of 1.71, used as lenses, focus laser light at the sphere’s surface creating a robust contact laser device where the transmission medium will not affect the device’s performance.
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REACTOR CHEMISTRY DIVISION ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR PERIOD ENDING JANUARY 31, 1962
In a test for 1 hr at 800°C, and also after 1 hr at 900°C, no dimen- sional change was found in the sapphire micro- sphere specimens.
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Nano-Structures for Optics and Photonics
Gilardi G, Donisi D, Beccherelli R, Serpengüzel A (2009) Liquid crystal tunable filter based on sapphire microspheres .
