Description

Photonchina offers an exceptional range of cylindrical lenses, designed to focus light onto a line rather than a point, distinguishing them from traditional spherical lenses. These lenses feature curved surfaces that are sections of a cylinder, allowing them to compress images in one direction while maintaining their original form in the perpendicular direction. This unique characteristic makes Photonchina's cylindrical lenses ideal for applications requiring precise control over light directionality and image shaping.

Photonchina's cylindrical lenses are renowned for their superior surface quality, dimensional accuracy, and irregularity control. These lenses are crafted to meet high precision standards, accommodating special shapes and specifications as per customer requirements. The meticulous attention to detail in manufacturing ensures that each lens delivers optimal performance, making them a preferred choice for correcting diode laser outputs and enhancing optical systems.

Photonchina provides a general overview of the soft limits in lens fabrication. As designs approach these limits, the complexity of manufacturing increases, potentially incurring additional costs for specialized fixturing. Despite these challenges, Photonchina excels in producing lenses with exceptional aperture coverage and dimensional accuracy, ensuring that each product meets stringent quality standards.

Commitment to Quality is evident in Photonchina's capabilities, which surpass standard and premium levels in several key attributes. With tight tolerances on diameter, central thickness, and radius, along with outstanding surface quality and irregularity control, Photonchina's lenses are engineered to deliver unparalleled performance. Their dedication to precision and quality assurance makes Photonchina a leader in the optical lens industry.

High-Precision Cylindrical Lens for Laser Beam Correction

Specifications

Lens Type: Positive, Negative
Material: BK7, FS, UVFS, CaF2, ZnSe, Ge, H-K9L
Diameter: +/-0.015 mm
Central Thickness: +/-0.015 mm
Radius: +/-0.1%
Surface Quality: 10-5
Irregularity (Plano Surface): 1/15 Lambda or 0.15fr
Irregularity (Cylindrical Surface): 1/8 Lambda or 0.25fr
Centration: +/-0.5 arc min

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Features

  • High-Quality Cylindrical Lenses: Photonchina offers top-level cylindrical lenses known for their exceptional surface quality, irregularity, and dimension tolerance.
  • Precision Engineering: These lenses are designed with high precision, catering to special shapes and specifications as per customer requirements.
  • Optical Correction: Ideal for correcting the output from diode lasers to produce a round beam from the diode’s elliptical output.
  • Versatile Applications: Used in optical systems to adjust laser beam shapes, change image aspect ratios, and illuminate in line source shapes.
  • Custom Solutions: Photonchina provides custom solutions with significant fixturing capabilities for complex designs like crossed axis cylinders.

Applications

  • Correcting Diode Laser Output: Cylindrical lenses are used to correct the output from diode lasers, transforming the elliptical output into a round beam.
  • Optical Systems: Utilized in optical systems to adjust the shape of laser beams and change image aspect ratios.
  • Line Source Illumination: Ideal for applications requiring illumination in the shape of a line source.
  • High Precision and Customization: Photonchina offers cylindrical lenses with top-level surface quality, irregularity, and dimension tolerance, including high precision, special shapes, and custom specifications.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a cylindrical lens?
A cylindrical lens is an optical lens that focuses light onto a line instead of a point, compressing the image in the direction perpendicular to the line and leaving it unaltered in the direction parallel to it.
What are the features of Photonchina's cylindrical lens?
Photonchina's cylindrical lens has top-level surface quality, irregularity, and dimension tolerance. It also provides high precision, special shapes, and specifications designed by customers.
What are the applications of cylindrical lenses?
Cylindrical lenses are used to correct the output from diode lasers, to produce a round beam from the diode's elliptical output. They are also applied in optical systems to correct the shape of laser beams, change image aspect ratios, and illuminate in the shape of a line source.
What are the manufacturing limits for Photonchina?
The manufacturing limits for Photonchina are represented by a general list of soft limits and are intended for reference only. As requirements move closer to a min or max shown, fabrication becomes more difficult. Certain combinations are attainable, with extra significant fixturing costs, e.g. crossed axis cylinders, cylinders/spheres. Aperture coverage is often limited by the range of diffractive nulls available.
What are the capabilities of Photonchina's cylindrical lens?
Photonchina's cylindrical lens has a diameter tolerance of +/-0.100 mm, central thickness tolerance of +/-0.150 mm, and radius tolerance of +/-1.0%. It also has surface quality of 60-40, irregularity of 1/4 Lambda, and centration of +/-8 arc min.

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