Iirc there’s like two draw towers domestically and they get the OMNI contracts. Not to mention it’s hardly an easy process, I imagine the manufacturing yield is pretty rough when you’re melting and stretching glass bundles while trying to maintain alignment.
There’s a reason why big specks and dark pinholes are ‘acceptable’ in everything but aviation use, the cost skyrockets for flawless optics.
Iirc there’s like two draw towers domestically and they get the OMNI contracts. Not to mention it’s hardly an easy process, I imagine the manufacturing yield is pretty rough when you’re melting and stretching glass bundles while trying to maintain alignment.
There’s a reason why big specks and dark pinholes are ‘acceptable’ in everything but aviation use, the cost skyrockets for flawless optics.