Materials
Aerospace-grade alloys and precision optical substrates, each with published properties and a technical datasheet on request.
Metal Additive Manufacturing Materials
Titanium (Ti64)
High-strength, low-density aerospace alloy with strong corrosion resistance. Used for topology-optimized brackets, UAV components, and flight-critical optomechanical structures.
Download Technical Datasheet (PDF) →Aluminum (AlSi10Mg)
Light aluminum alloy that moves heat well and machines cleanly after printing. Used for structural optical housings, heatsinks, and weight-sensitive assemblies.
Download Technical Datasheet (PDF) →Invar 36
Nickel-iron alloy with an ultra-low coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE). Specified where a mount or laser housing has to hold its dimensions across a wide temperature range.
Download Technical Datasheet (PDF) →Inconel (718/625)
Superalloy that keeps its strength where other alloys give up. Used for engine components, exhaust systems, and high-stress aerospace parts.
Download Technical Datasheet (PDF) →Flat Optics Materials
Soft Materials
Zinc Sulphide FLIR (ZnS)
Transmits efficiently across the LWIR band. Standard material in defense thermal imaging, FLIR systems, and hard-service sensor windows.
Download Technical Datasheet (PDF) →Zinc Sulphide Multispectral (ZnS)
Water-clear multispectral grade of ZnS that carries the visible through the LWIR in one aperture. Chosen for shared-aperture sensor windows and multi-band seeker optics.
Download Technical Datasheet (PDF) →Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Low-index crystal with broadband transmission from the deep UV into the MWIR and very low dispersion. Standard for excimer laser optics, UV windows, and achromatic lens designs.
Download Technical Datasheet (PDF) →Zinc Selenide (ZnSe)
Low-absorption infrared substrate with very high transmission at 10.6 µm. The standard window and output-coupler material for CO2 lasers, FTIR instruments, and thermal imaging optics.
Download Technical Datasheet (PDF) →Germanium (Ge)
High-index infrared semiconductor: opaque in the visible, highly transmissive through the LWIR. The reason thermal imaging lenses and defense optics keep coming back to it.
Download Technical Datasheet (PDF) →Hard Materials
Sapphire (Al2O3)
One of the hardest optical materials in service (Mohs 9), with high thermal conductivity and broadband transmission from the UV into the MWIR. Specified for windows that face sand, rain, and pressure.
Download Technical Datasheet (PDF) →Silicon (Si)
Lightweight infrared semiconductor with good thermal conductivity, transmissive through the NIR and MWIR. Used for imaging windows, mirror substrates, and weight-critical IR optics.
Download Technical Datasheet (PDF) →Silicon Carbide (CVD SiC)
Ultra-stiff ceramic with high thermal conductivity. Used for light-weighted space mirrors and optomechanical structures that cannot afford thermal distortion.
Download Technical Datasheet (PDF) →Spinel (MgAl2O4)
Polycrystalline transparent ceramic with sapphire-class hardness and broadband transmission from the visible into the MWIR. Chosen when one aperture has to serve several bands at once.
Download Technical Datasheet (PDF) →Yttrium Aluminium Garnet (YAG)
Hard, thermally stable crystal transmissive from the UV into the MWIR. The host material of solid-state laser rods, and a hard-wearing substrate for high-power laser windows and lenses.
Download Technical Datasheet (PDF) →Glass & Glass Ceramics
Optical Glass (N-BK7 types)
The default optical crown glass. Tight refractive index homogeneity and clean transmission through the visible and near-infrared, for lenses, prisms, and standard windows.
Download Technical Datasheet (PDF) →Silica Glass (SiO2)
Extreme chemical purity, high UV/NIR transmission, and strong thermal shock resistance. Specified for high-power laser optics and interferometry master flats.
Download Technical Datasheet (PDF) →Zerodur
Zero-expansion glass-ceramic that holds its dimensions through severe temperature swings. The substrate of record for interferometry reference flats and large astronomical mirrors.
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