American Owned & Operated
Esco Optics is a leading manufacturer of custom and catalog optics, precision optical components, and ITAR optics in the United States.
Diameter Tolerance |
+/- 0.125 mm |
Thickness Tolerance |
+/- 0.125 mm |
Surface Accuracy |
≤ 2λ per inch |
Surface Quality |
60-40 Scratch-Dig or better |
Parallelism |
<5' |
Edges |
Fine ground and safety beveled* |
Clear Aperture |
90% |
*parts under 25.4mm in diameter may not have beveled edges
Commercial windows are used for sight glasses, instrument windows, beamsplitter substrates, vacuum windows and welding window substrates. Esco carries a complete inventory of circular commercial quality windows of S1-UV Grade Fused Silica. Windows are polished both sides with ground edges.
Don't see a part that matches exactly what you need, perhaps you'd like to modify a dimension or add a coating? Use our fast online quote tool to find out what a custom part would cost.
What would be the weight of a window 20 inches diameter, 2 inches thick?
Hello Mike, thank you for your question. The density of Fused Silica is 2.2046 grams/cubic centimeter. Which leads us to our calculation of 20 inch diameter window at 2” thick would be 50.05 lbs. It’s a good sized window and if you’d like a custom quote please follow this link to our custom quote tool https://escooptics.com/pages/custom-optics-form and we should have a cost back to you quickly.
Esco Optics is a leading manufacturer of custom and catalog optics, precision optical components, and ITAR optics in the United States.
As the leader for military and defense optics in the United States, Esco Optics adheres to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations.
ITAR registered and compliant, Esco manufactures ITAR optics for all of its customers with the strictest confidentiality.