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Micro Window
Micro Window
Micro-optics

Micro Window

Like ordinary optical window sheets, tiny window sheets have two parallel surfaces and are used in most cases to protect sensors and other electronic instruments within the system from environmental conditions, but they are absolutely indispensable and should be adapted to the needs of the overall system.

Key Features
  • Materials
    Materials

    Optical glass such as K9, fused silica, sapphire, MgF2, silicon (Si), ZnSe, ZnS, etc. These materials possess high transmittance, low absorption, low scattering, uniform refractive index, and specific dispersion characteristics.

  • Shape
    Shape

    Precisely hemispherical. The machining precision of the center and radius of curvature of the sphere is extremely high.

  • Surface Quality
    Surface Quality

    The surface is precision polished to an optical grade of 10-5 to ensure image quality and reduce scattering and aberrations.

  • Coating
    Coating

    An AR coating is typically applied to the concave surface to maximize the transmittance of specific wavelengths of light (e.g. visible light) and reduce reflection loss.

Specification of Micro Window

Item

Commercial

High Precision

Material:

Visible material: BK7 (H-K9L), Float glass, Color glass, etc.

UV material: Fused silica, Borosilicate glass, etc.

IR material: Sapphire, Ge, Si, CaF2, MgF2, BaF2, LiF, ZnSe, ZnS, etc.

Dimension:

1mm~10mm

Diameter tolerance:

±0.1mm

±0.03mm

Angle tolerance:

<3 arc min

<10 arc sec

Clear Aperture:

>90% of diameter

Surface Quality:

MIL60-40

MIL20-10, 10-5

Surface flatness:

λ/4@ 632.8nm

λ/10@ 632.8nm

Chamfer:

0.05~0.2mm x 45°

Typical Application Areas
  • Underwater Photography and Detection:
    Underwater Photography and Detection:
    Observation windows for underwater cameras, ROVs (Remotely Operated Vehicles), and AUVs (Autonomous Underwater Vehicles). The hemispherical design provides a near 180° wide field of view while withstanding water pressure.
  • Underwater Photography and Detection:
    Underwater Photography and Detection:
    Observation windows for underwater cameras, ROVs (Remotely Operated Vehicles), and AUVs (Autonomous Underwater Vehicles). The hemispherical design provides a near 180° wide field of view while withstanding water pressure.
  • Underwater Photography and Detection:
    Underwater Photography and Detection:
    Observation windows for underwater cameras, ROVs (Remotely Operated Vehicles), and AUVs (Autonomous Underwater Vehicles). The hemispherical design provides a near 180° wide field of view while withstanding water pressure.
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