Sapphire Systems advanced sapphire-growth technology which is a significant improvement over conventional methods. The firm's method allows fast growth while maintaining high quality (clarity, transmission, uniformity of refractive index, dimensional uniformity, and low internal stress). Less post-growth processing is required. Sapphire Systems has applied this advance sapphire-growth technology to the growth of sapphire fiber and sapphire plate. Currently Sapphire Systems is expanding their plate-growing capability to provide large sapphire plate for aerospace, terrestrial, and marine applications