Sapphire windows and lenses backed by experience Another year older and another year wiser. Ordering your optics from Guild Optical Associates is certainly a smart decision. Over the past 33 years, Guild Optics has been refining and perfecting the art of grinding and...
Many people ask me what the benefits are to using sapphire windows instead of glass or fused silica. There are a few short easy answers such as; It's scratch resistant, stronger, etc., but there's even more involved such as spectral ranges and long term costs. Below,...
Sapphire substrates, built to print We make it that simple at Guild Optical Associates. When searching for a manufacturer of sapphire optical components, you may run into many links, but there are only a handful of true US manufacturers. Guild Optics manufactures...
Guild Optics takes your optical sapphire window design and manufactures it into reality. Your harsh environment optical application calls for an optical glass that can endure abuse. Plastic optics, glass optics, or even fused...
Oct. 21st – Day of Photonics: Guild Optical Associates chose to reach out to the kids for this day. Jon taught the 1st – 5th graders at Mason Elementary about the MOHS scale and the hardness of glass vs. sapphire. The children had a chance to scratch glass with sand...
