Sapphire physical property:
A sapphire optical window is the ideal window material for many UV and IR applications because it can transmit so far into the UV and IR bands. With its thermal and chemical robustness, a sapphire window can be exposed to extreme plasmas and temperatures, far greater than any other material, and continue to transmit high powered UV, visible and IR for years with no degradation. These properties make it an ideal material for UV/VIS/IR sensors, IR surveillance and recon and broad band inspection equipment (especially when abradants are involved).
Sapphire windows are the ideal material for pyrometry. They transmit a wide range of wavelengths while safely isolating hot zones up to 2000C from external room temperature observation; making sapphire windows the ideal sight window for furnaces and high temperature processing equipment.
Medical and dental tools that require UV sterilization and curing and IR thermal processing are typical applications where sapphire windows and transparent tools excel.
