Products
Sapphire, Glass, and Crystal Tubes
ARD-Optics manufactures polished, semi-polished, and ground tubes from sapphire, glass, and crystal materials. Dimensions and specifications are made to the customer's request.
Materials available: Sapphire, Fused silica, BK-7 glass, Zerodur, MgF₂, Si, Germanium, and other optical crystals and glasses.
Typical applications
- Semiconductor processing
- Laser and optical systems
- Analytical and test instruments
- Medical and lighting technology
- Sensor housings for harsh environments
- Oil and gas industry
- High-pressure applications
- Chemical and pharmaceutical processing
- Water treatment and UV disinfection
- High-temperature furnaces and thermocouple protection
- Aerospace and defense
- Nuclear and energy industry
- Underwater and deep-sea equipment
Specifications
| Material | Sapphire grown by Kyropoulos | Quartz glass & other optical materials |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 1-1000 mm | 1-1000 mm |
| Outer diameter | 2-200 mm | 2-200 mm |
| Wall thickness | 0.3-100 mm | 0.3-100 mm |
| Surface | Ground / Polished | Ground / Polished |
| Ends surface | Ground / Polished | Ground / Polished |
| Perpendicularity | Up to 5 arc min. | Up to 5 arc min. |
| Ends parallelism | Up to 0.02 mm | Up to 0.02 mm |
| Coaxiality | Up to 0.02 mm | Up to 0.02 mm |
| Diameter tolerance | +/- 0.02 mm | +/- 0.02 mm |
| Surface quality S/D MIL-13830 | 60/40 | 40/20 |