Chemically-strengthened optical windows for harsh marine environments

Knight Optical’s Gorilla® Glass Windows are ultra-durable optical components engineered for precision clarity and impact resilience in offshore, subsea, and marine surface platforms. Chemically strengthened to endure harsh conditions, these windows maintain superior scratch resistance and structural stability, even at reduced thicknesses.

Their robustness allows for ultra-thin profiles—down to 0.2mm—without compromising mechanical protection, making them ideal for compact and weight-sensitive instrumentation used in oceanographic monitoring, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), and marine robotics.

Optimized for performance in the visible spectrum, Gorilla® Glass Windows can be supplied with anti-reflective coatings and tight surface flatness specifications for high-fidelity optical transmission. These components are manufactured with precision tolerances, offering customization in both dimensions and materials, including options such as sapphire, fused silica, and IR crystals.

Backed by rigorous in-house metrology and QA protocols, each unit is tested and inspected to meet bespoke marine scientific requirements and can be delivered mounted or unmounted based on system integration needs.