Author: Kelvin Biggs, Managing Director

Expertise and insights from, Kelvin Biggs, Managing Director & Sales Director for UQG Optics

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Material Focus: Sapphire

15th December 2020

Sapphire is an extremely hard crystal and the hardest oxide material, offering excellent structural properties and resistance to scratching. As an optical material, sapphire provides excellent thermal conductivity even at low temperatures.

Meet the team: Carolyn Dockerty

30th November 2020

You know the sort of person you just can’t manage without? The one who knows everything? That’s Carolyn!

UQG Optical Mirrors FAQ

25th November 2020

This month in our product FAQ we are focusing on optical mirrors. These are popular products at UQG Optics, and we wanted to answer some of the questions we get asked a lot.

Material Focus: Fused Silica Glass

25th November 2020

Fused Silica is part of a family of optical materials (along with quartz and fused quartz) which share properties including a high working temperature, high melting temperature and low expansion coefficient.

UQG Optical Components FAQ

22nd October 2020

Some Frequently Asked Questions (and answers!) to help you find the right product or service for your opticalneeds.

Materials focus: Germanium

7th October 2020

Germanium (Ge) is a chemical element. It is a silvery-grey-white and highly brittle metalloid, with a diamond-like crystalline structure. Its chemical and physical properties make it very similar to silicon.