ALON Optical Ceramics

ALON® Optical Ceramic is an extremely durable crystalline material with excellent optical transparency in the near ultraviolet, visible and infrared up to approximately 5 μm wavelength. [Learn more]   Core Characteristics
Extremely durable
Excellent optical transparency
Crystalline material
   

Spinel Optical Ceramics

An extremely durable crystalline material with excellent optical transparency in the near ultraviolet, visible and infrared. Surmet's Spinel Optical ceramic has much higher strength than our competitors' Spinel Optical ceramic. [Learn more]   Core Characteristics
Optical properties similar to sapphire
Extremely durable crystalline material
Higher transmission than sapphire
   

AlN

Aluminum Nitride (AlN) is a ceramic material possessing outstanding properties such as high thermal conductivity, low electrical resistivity and high hardness. Surmet produces a number of grades of AlN powders used for numerous applications such as substrates and electronic packaging thermal fillers, crucibles, firing tiles, refractories and many more. [Learn more]   Core Characteristics
High thermal conductivity
High chemical purity
Thermal shock resistance
Corrosion/Erosion resistance

Optics Fabrication

Surmet offers optic fabrication services to your specifications. We work with a multitude of materials and processes, and our California facility is well equipped to handle any project. [Contact us] to learn more.   Services Offered
Custom shapes and sizes.
Cutting, grinding, polishing, etc.
Optical Characterization & Metrology
Varied material handling