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Sapphire windows. Sapphire lenses.

Alkor Technologies - one of the largest Russian manufacturers of sapphire windows and sapphire lenses.

We offer custom sapphire windows and sapphire lenses at very competitive price, delivery within 3-4 weeks. Please send us your sapphire optics specifications, we will quote it for you within 24 hrs.

We have more than 20 years experience in sapphire optics. We offer square sapphire windows, rectangular sapphire windows at very competitive price. Sapphire windows from Alkor works in air and gas analyzers, xenon lamps, vacuum chamber view ports, optical sensors, light pipes and medical devices all over the world.

Alkor manufactures sapphire microoptics (diameter 1-3mm) and large size optical sapphire windows up to 180mm (7 inch +) diameter. Sapphire windows and lenses with AR coating are available upon request.

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# Item Specifications Price
1 Sapphire window Diameter 6.0 (-0.2)mm; thickness 0.20 (+/-0.05)mm; S/D: 80/50 Ask for quote

Sapphire transmission. Thickness of window 10mm.

Sapphire transmission

Sapphire (Al2O3) is used for windows, prisms and lenses in 190-4000nm wavelength range. Sapphire windows exhibits the unique capability of having a broad transmission range and high optical transmission: from the vacuum ultraviolet to the infrared spectrum. It is recognized as a highly important optical material because sapphire combines high transmission with outstanding mechanical-strength properties at high and low temperatures.

Sapphire windows are widely used as protective windows. Sapphire windows are ideal for applications where high pressure, vacuum, or corrosive atmospheres are a consideration.

Sapphire (Al2O3) main properties:

Transmission Range 0.17 to 5.5 μm
Refractive Index No 1.75449; Ne 1.74663 at 1.06 μm (1)
Reflection Loss 14% at 1.06 μm
Absorption Coefficient 0.3 x 10-3 cm-1 at 2.4 μm (2)
Reststrahlen Peak 13.5 μm
dn/dT 13.1 x 10-6 at 0.546 μm (3)
dn/dμ = 0 1.5 μm
Density 3.97 g/cc
Melting Point 2040°C
Thermal Conductivity 27.21 W m-1 K-1 at 300K
Thermal Expansion 5.6 (para) & 5.0 (perp) x 10-6/K *
Hardness Knoop 2000 with 2000g indenter
Specific Heat Capacity 763 J Kg-1 K-1 at 293K (4)
Dielectric Constant 11.5 (para) 9.4 (perp) at 1MHz
Youngs Modulus (E) 335 GPa
Shear Modulus (G) 148.1 GPa
Bulk Modulus (K) 240 GPa
Elastic Coefficients C11=496 C12=164 C13=115 C33=498 C44=148
Apparent Elastic Limit 300 MPa (45,000 psi)
Poisson Ratio 0.25
Solubility 98 x 10-6 g/100g water
Molecular Weight 101.96
Class/Structure Trigonal (hex), R3c

Sapphire index of refraction

No = Ordinary RayNe = Extraordinary Ray

Wavelength, μm
No
Ne
0.193
1.92879
1.91743
0.213
1.88903
1.87839
0.222
1.8754
1.86504
0.226
1.87017
1.85991
0.244
1.85059
1.84075
0.248
1.84696
1.83719
0.257
1.83932
1.82972
0.266
1.83304
1.82358
0.280
1.82437
1.81509
0.308
1.81096
1.80198
0.325
1.80467
1.79582
0.337
1.80082
1.79206
0.351
1.79693
1.78825
0.355
1.79598
1.78732
0.442
1.78038
1.77206
0.458
1.77843
1.77015
0.488
1.7753
1.76711
0.515
1.77304
1.76486
0.532
1.7717
1.76355
0.590
1.76804
1.75996
0.633
1.7659
1.75787
0.670
1.76433
1.75632
0.694
1.76341
1.75542
0.755
1.76141
1.75346
0.780
1.76068
1.75274
0.800
1.76013
1.7522
0.820
1.75961
1.75168
0.980
1.75607
1.81974
1.064
1.75449
1.74663
1.320
1.75009
1.74227
1.550
1.74618
1.73838
2.010
1.73748
1.72973
2.249
1.73232
1.72432
2.703
1.719
1.711
2.941
1.712
1.704
3.333
1.701
1.693
3.704
1.687
1.679
4.000
1.674
1.666
4.348
1.658
1.65
4.762
1.636
1.628
5.000
1.623
1.615
5.263
1.607
1.599