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UV Fused Silica Plano-Convex (PCX) Lenses - Uncoated

UV Fused Silica Plano-Convex (PCX) Lenses

UV-Grade Fused Silica
Wavelength Range of 200nm to 2.2µm
Variety of Coating Options Available
Various Coating Options: MgF₂, UV-AR, UV-VIS, VIS-EXT, VIS-NIR, VIS 0°, YAG-BBAR, NIR I, and NIR II

TECHSPEC® UV Fused Silica Plano-Convex (PCX) Lenses Uncoated feature precision specifications and a variety of coating options on a broadband substrate. Fused Silica is commonly used in applications from the Ultraviolet (UV) through the Near-Infrared (NIR).  Its low index of refraction, low coefficient of thermal expansion, and low inclusion content make it ideal for laser applications and harsh environmental conditions. TECHSPEC® UV Fused Silica Plano-Convex (PCX) Lenses Uncoated feature industry leading diameter and centration specifications, making them ideal for integration into demanding imaging and targeting applications.  

Common Specifications

Bevel:

Protective bevel as needed

Coating:

Uncoated

Power (P-V) @ 632.8nm:

1.5λ

Irregularity (P-V) @ 632.8nm:

λ/4

Focal Length Tolerance (%):

±1

Wavelength Range (nm):

200 - 2200

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Dia. (mm)	EFL (mm)	BFL (mm)	Coating	Substrate	Stock Number	Price	Buy
2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 9.00 10.00 12.00 15.00 18.00 20.00 25.00 30.00 50.00 75.00	4.00 6.00 9.00 8.00 12.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 18.00 21.00 24.00 36.00 13.50 22.00 27.00 30.00 40.00 50.00 72.00 84.00 100.00 45.00 60.00 75.00 54.00 35.00 80.00 38.00 125.00 150.00 175.00 200.00 250.00 400.00 90.00 120.00	10.63 11.04 11.44 112.66 116.57 122.65 13.63 13.83 136.31 145.20 146.57 147.82 15.26 15.94 16.62 17.94 172.94 18.97 187.18 19.63 19.94 195.19 198.02 22.09 22.31 22.63 22.94 23.23 23.97 245.21 248.14 25.63 25.88 27.53 27.56 29.17 3.46 31.58 32.92 33.03 34.29 34.63 34.86 36.92 37.85 398.33 42.94 45.2 46.00 47.25 48.01 5.01 5.45 51.6 55.89 56.92 57.60 57.94 6.91 66.43 7.29 70.29 71.96 72.94 77.95 8.11 8.63 82.28 85.61 86.57 9.26 93.84 97.40 98.33	Uncoated	Fused Silica		102.00 103.70 106.25 107.95 112.20 114.75 116.45 119.00 136.85 141.10 145.35 232.05 236.30 463.25 480.25 497.25 514.25 69.70 73.95 86.70 90.95 93.50 95.20 97.75 99.45
2.00 2.00	4.00 4.00	3.46 3.46	Uncoated Uncoated	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#70-882 New New Launched on our website before appearing in our latest print catalogs. Be the first to buy before anyone else!	73.95 £73.95 Qty 6+ £59.50 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
2.00 2.00	6.00 6.00	5.45 5.45	Uncoated Uncoated	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#70-883 New New Launched on our website before appearing in our latest print catalogs. Be the first to buy before anyone else!	69.70 £69.70 Qty 6+ £56.10 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
3.00 3.00	6.00 6.00	5.01 5.01	Uncoated Uncoated	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#70-884 New New Launched on our website before appearing in our latest print catalogs. Be the first to buy before anyone else!	73.95 £73.95 Qty 6+ £59.50 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
3.00 3.00	9.00 9.00	8.11 8.11	Uncoated Uncoated	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#70-885 New New Launched on our website before appearing in our latest print catalogs. Be the first to buy before anyone else!	69.70 £69.70 Qty 6+ £56.10 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
4.00 4.00	8.00 8.00	6.91 6.91	Uncoated Uncoated	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#70-886 New New Launched on our website before appearing in our latest print catalogs. Be the first to buy before anyone else!	90.95 £90.95 Qty 6+ £73.10 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
4.00 4.00	12.00 12.00	11.04 11.04	Uncoated Uncoated	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#70-888 New New Launched on our website before appearing in our latest print catalogs. Be the first to buy before anyone else!	86.70 £86.70 Qty 6+ £69.70 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
5.00 5.00	10.00 10.00	8.63 8.63	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#89-411	99.45 £99.45 Qty 6+ £79.90 Request Quote	Contact Us ×
5.00 5.00	15.00 15.00	13.83 13.83	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#89-412	93.50 £93.50 Qty 6+ £74.80 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
5.00 5.00	20.00 20.00	18.97 18.97	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#89-413	93.50 £93.50 Qty 6+ £74.80 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
5.00 5.00	25.00 25.00	23.97 23.97	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#89-414	93.50 £93.50 Qty 6+ £74.80 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
6.00 6.00	9.00 9.00	7.29 7.29	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#45-690	102.00 £102.00 Qty 6+ £81.60 Request Quote	In Stock ×
6.00 6.00	12.00 12.00	10.63 10.63	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#45-691	102.00 £102.00 Qty 6+ £81.60 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
6.00 6.00	15.00 15.00	13.63 13.63	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#48-664	97.75 £97.75 Qty 6+ £78.20 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
6.00 6.00	18.00 18.00	16.62 16.62	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#45-692	97.75 £97.75 Qty 6+ £78.20 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
6.00 6.00	21.00 21.00	19.63 19.63	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#36-679	97.75 £97.75 Qty 6+ £78.20 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
6.00 6.00	24.00 24.00	22.63 22.63	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#48-665	97.75 £97.75 Qty 6+ £78.20 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
6.00 6.00	36.00 36.00	34.63 34.63	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#36-680	97.75 £97.75 Qty 6+ £78.20 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
9.00 9.00	12.00 12.00	9.26 9.26	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#48-666	103.70 £103.70 Qty 6+ £83.30 Request Quote	In Stock ×
9.00 9.00	13.50 13.50	11.44 11.44	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#45-693	103.70 £103.70 Qty 6+ £83.30 Request Quote	Contact Us ×
9.00 9.00	18.00 18.00	15.94 15.94	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#45-694	103.70 £103.70 Qty 6+ £83.30 Request Quote	In Stock ×
9.00 9.00	22.00 22.00	19.94 19.94	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#36-681	99.45 £99.45 Qty 6+ £79.90 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
9.00 9.00	27.00 27.00	25.63 25.63	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#45-695	99.45 £99.45 Qty 6+ £79.90 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
9.00 9.00	36.00 36.00	34.63 34.63	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#48-667	99.45 £99.45 Qty 6+ £79.90 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
10.00 10.00	20.00 20.00	17.94 17.94	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#36-682	106.25 £106.25 Qty 6+ £85.00 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
10.00 10.00	25.00 25.00	22.94 22.94	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#36-683	106.25 £106.25 Qty 6+ £85.00 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
12.00 12.00	18.00 18.00	15.26 15.26	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#48-668	106.25 £106.25 Qty 6+ £85.00 Request Quote	In Stock ×
12.00 12.00	25.00 25.00	22.31 22.31	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#48-024	106.25 £106.25 Qty 6+ £85.00 Request Quote	In Stock ×
12.00 12.00	30.00 30.00	27.56 27.56	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#48-025	102.00 £102.00 Qty 6+ £81.60 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
12.00 12.00	36.00 36.00	34.29 34.29	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#48-669	102.00 £102.00 Qty 6+ £81.60 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
12.00 12.00	40.00 40.00	37.85 37.85	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#48-026	102.00 £102.00 Qty 6+ £81.60 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
12.00 12.00	50.00 50.00	48.01 48.01	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#48-027	95.20 £95.20 Qty 6+ £76.50 Request Quote	In Stock ×
12.00 12.00	72.00 72.00	70.29 70.29	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#36-684	95.20 £95.20 Qty 6+ £76.50 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
12.00 12.00	84.00 84.00	82.28 82.28	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#36-685	95.20 £95.20 Qty 6+ £76.50 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
12.00 12.00	100.00 100.00	98.33 98.33	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#48-028	95.20 £95.20 Qty 6+ £76.50 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
15.00 15.00	25.00 25.00	22.09 22.09	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#84-277	112.20 £112.20 Qty 6+ £90.10 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
15.00 15.00	30.00 30.00	27.53 27.53	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#84-278	112.20 £112.20 Qty 6+ £90.10 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
15.00 15.00	45.00 45.00	42.94 42.94	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#84-279	107.95 £107.95 Qty 6+ £86.70 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
15.00 15.00	60.00 60.00	57.94 57.94	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#84-280	107.95 £107.95 Qty 6+ £86.70 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
15.00 15.00	75.00 75.00	72.94 72.94	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#84-281	107.95 £107.95 Qty 6+ £86.70 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
18.00 18.00	27.00 27.00	23.23 23.23	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#36-686	112.20 £112.20 Qty 6+ £90.10 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
18.00 18.00	36.00 36.00	32.92 32.92	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#36-687	112.20 £112.20 Qty 6+ £90.10 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
18.00 18.00	54.00 54.00	51.6 51.6	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#36-688	107.95 £107.95 Qty 6+ £86.70 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
20.00 20.00	30.00 30.00	25.88 25.88	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#49-959	116.45 £116.45 Qty 6+ £93.50 Request Quote	In Stock ×
20.00 20.00	35.00 35.00	31.58 31.58	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#49-960	116.45 £116.45 Qty 6+ £93.50 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
20.00 20.00	40.00 40.00	36.92 36.92	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#49-961	116.45 £116.45 Qty 6+ £93.50 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
20.00 20.00	50.00 50.00	47.25 47.25	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#49-962	112.20 £112.20 Qty 6+ £90.10 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
20.00 20.00	60.00 60.00	57.60 57.60	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#49-963	112.20 £112.20 Qty 6+ £90.10 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
20.00 20.00	80.00 80.00	77.95 77.95	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#49-964	112.20 £112.20 Qty 6+ £90.10 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
25.00 25.00	35.00 35.00	29.17 29.17	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#36-689	119.00 £119.00 Qty 6+ £95.20 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
25.00 25.00	38.00 38.00	33.03 33.03	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#48-273	119.00 £119.00 Qty 6+ £95.20 Request Quote	In Stock ×
25.00 25.00	40.00 40.00	34.86 34.86	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#36-690	119.00 £119.00 Qty 6+ £95.20 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
25.00 25.00	50.00 50.00	46.00 46.00	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#48-274	119.00 £119.00 Qty 6+ £95.20 Request Quote	In Stock ×
25.00 25.00	60.00 60.00	56.92 56.92	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#48-670	114.75 £114.75 Qty 6+ £91.80 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
25.00 25.00	75.00 75.00	71.96 71.96	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#48-275	114.75 £114.75 Qty 6+ £91.80 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
25.00 25.00	100.00 100.00	97.40 97.40	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#48-276	114.75 £114.75 Qty 6+ £91.80 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
25.00 25.00	125.00 125.00	122.65 122.65	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#48-277	107.95 £107.95 Qty 6+ £86.70 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
25.00 25.00	150.00 150.00	147.82 147.82	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#48-278	107.95 £107.95 Qty 6+ £86.70 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
25.00 25.00	175.00 175.00	172.94 172.94	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#48-279	107.95 £107.95 Qty 6+ £86.70 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
25.00 25.00	200.00 200.00	198.02 198.02	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#48-280	107.95 £107.95 Qty 6+ £86.70 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
25.00 25.00	250.00 250.00	248.14 248.14	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#48-281	107.95 £107.95 Qty 6+ £86.70 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
25.00 25.00	400.00 400.00	398.33 398.33	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#48-282	107.95 £107.95 Qty 6+ £86.70 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
30.00 30.00	50.00 50.00	45.2 45.2	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#84-282	145.35 £145.35 Qty 6+ £116.45 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
30.00 30.00	60.00 60.00	55.89 55.89	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#84-283	145.35 £145.35 Qty 6+ £116.45 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
30.00 30.00	90.00 90.00	86.57 86.57	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#84-284	141.10 £141.10 Qty 6+ £113.05 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
30.00 30.00	120.00 120.00	116.57 116.57	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#84-285	141.10 £141.10 Qty 6+ £113.05 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
30.00 30.00	150.00 150.00	146.57 146.57	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#84-286	136.85 £136.85 Qty 6+ £109.65 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
50.00 50.00	75.00 75.00	66.43 66.43	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#67-223	236.30 £236.30 Qty 6+ £188.70 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
50.00 50.00	100.00 100.00	93.84 93.84	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#67-224	236.30 £236.30 Qty 6+ £188.70 Request Quote	In Stock ×
50.00 50.00	150.00 150.00	145.20 145.20	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#67-225	232.05 £232.05 Qty 6+ £185.30 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
50.00 50.00	200.00 200.00	195.19 195.19	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#67-226	232.05 £232.05 Qty 6+ £185.30 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
50.00 50.00	250.00 250.00	245.21 245.21	Uncoated Uncoated Other Coating Options ×	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#67-227	232.05 £232.05 Qty 6+ £185.30 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
75.00 75.00	100.00 100.00	85.61 85.61	Uncoated Uncoated	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#70-889 New New Launched on our website before appearing in our latest print catalogs. Be the first to buy before anyone else!	514.25 £514.25 Qty 6+ £411.40 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
75.00 75.00	125.00 125.00	112.66 112.66	Uncoated Uncoated	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#70-890 New New Launched on our website before appearing in our latest print catalogs. Be the first to buy before anyone else!	497.25 £497.25 Qty 6+ £397.80 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
75.00 75.00	150.00 150.00	136.31 136.31	Uncoated Uncoated	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#70-891 New New Launched on our website before appearing in our latest print catalogs. Be the first to buy before anyone else!	480.25 £480.25 Qty 6+ £384.20 Request Quote	3-4 days ×
75.00 75.00	200.00 200.00	187.18 187.18	Uncoated Uncoated	Fused Silica Fused Silica	#70-892 New New Launched on our website before appearing in our latest print catalogs. Be the first to buy before anyone else!	463.25 £463.25 Qty 6+ £370.60 Request Quote	3-4 days ×

Technical Information

UV FS Transmission Curve

FUSED SILICA
	Typical transmission of a 3mm thick, uncoated fused silica window across the UV - NIR spectra. Click Here to Download Data
	Typical transmission of a 3mm thick fused silica window with MgF2 (400-700nm) coating at 0° AOI. The blue shaded region indicates the coating design wavelengh range, with the following specification: R_avg ≤ 1.75% @ 400 - 700nm (N-BK7) Data outside this range is not guaranteed and is for reference only. Click Here to Download Data
	Typical transmission of a 3mm thick fused silica window with UV-AR (250-425nm) coating at 0° AOI. The blue shaded region indicates the coating design wavelengh range, with the following specification: R_abs ≤ 1.0% @ 250 - 425nm R_avg ≤ 0.75% @ 250 - 425nm R_avg ≤ 0.5% @ 370 - 420nm Data outside this range is not guaranteed and is for reference only. Click Here to Download Data
	Typical transmission of a 3mm thick fused silica window with UV-VIS (250-700nm) coating at 0° AOI. The blue shaded region indicates the coating design wavelengh range, with the following specification: R_abs ≤ 1.0% @ 350 - 450nm R_avg ≤ 1.5% @ 250 - 700nm Data outside this range is not guaranteed and is for reference only. Click Here to Download Data
	Typical transmission of a 3mm thick fused silica window with VIS-EXT (350-700nm) coating at 0° AOI. The blue shaded region indicates the coating design wavelengh range, with the following specification: R_avg≤ 0.5% @ 350 - 700nm Data outside this range is not guaranteed and is for reference only. Click Here to Download Data
	Typical transmission of a 3mm thick fused silica window with VIS-NIR (400-1000nm) coating at 0° AOI. The blue shaded region indicates the coating design wavelengh range, with the following specification: R_abs≤ 0.25% @ 880nm R_avg≤ 1.25% @ 400 - 870nm R_avg≤ 1.25% @ 890 - 1000nm Data outside this range is not guaranteed and is for reference only. Click Here to Download Data
	Typical transmission of a 3mm thick fused silica window with VIS 0° (425-675nm) coating at 0° AOI. The blue shaded region indicates the coating design wavelengh range, with the following specification: R_avg≤ 0.4% @ 425 - 675nm Data outside this range is not guaranteed and is for reference only. Click Here to Download Data
	Typical transmission of a 3mm thick fused silica window with YAG-BBAR (500-1100nm) coating at 0° AOI. The blue shaded region indicates the coating design wavelengh range, with the following specification: R_abs ≤ 0.25% @ 532nm R_abs ≤ 0.25% @ 1064nm R_avg≤ 1.0% @ 500 - 1100nm Data outside this range is not guaranteed and is for reference only. Click Here to Download Data
	Typical transmission of a 3mm thick fused silica window with NIR I (600 - 1050nm) coating at 0° AOI. The blue shaded region indicates the coating design wavelengh range, with the following specification: R_avg≤ 0.5% @ 600 - 1050nm Data outside this range is not guaranteed and is for reference only. Click Here to Download Data
	Typical transmission of a 3mm thick fused silica window with NIR II (750 - 1550nm) coating at 0° AOI. The blue shaded region indicates the coating design wavelengh range, with the following specification: R_abs ≤ 1.5% @ 750 - 800nm R_abs ≤ 1.0% @ 800 - 1550nm R_avg≤ 0.7% @ 750 - 1550nm Data outside this range is not guaranteed and is for reference only. Click Here to Download Data

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Are standard beam expanders not meeting your application requirements? Learn how to design your own beam expander using stock optics at Edmund Optics.

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Rapid Optical Prototyping

Quickly Respond to Collapsing Product Lifecycles

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Modifying Stock Optics Tip #3: Turn A Sphere Into An Asphere

Join Andrew Fisher, Manufacturing R&D Engineer at Edmund Optics, as he discusses some tips for modifying stock optical components to fit your application's needs.

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I am looking to prototype an illumination system. My objective is to use a small halogen filament bulb and end up with a beam of light. What would be the best lens or lens combination to give me this projected spot of light?

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What is the difference between the effective focal length and the back focal length?

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What are the benefits of aspheric lenses compared to standard singlet lenses?

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Back Focal Length (BFL)

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Field Curvature

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Sag

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Optical Glass

Choosing the right optical glass is important. Find out factors and properties on how to select the right optical glass at Edmund Optics.

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Aberrations

Need help understanding aberration theory? Learn about a few fundamental concepts to help clarify your understanding at Edmund Optics.

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The Airy Disk and Diffraction Limit

The diffraction pattern caused when light passes through an aperture is called the Airy Disk. Find out how the Airy Disk can impact your image at Edmund Optics.

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What is the difference between an inked lens and a non-inked one?

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If I want to design with your lenses and lens assemblies, how do I get the information that I need?

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Now that I have chosen my lens, how do I mount it?

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Center Thickness (CT)

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Chromatic Focal Shift

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Conjugate Distance

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Épaisseur de bord

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Distance focale effective (EFL)

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Finite/Finite Conjugate

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Power

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Singlet Lens

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How to Determine Magnification of an Optical Lens Setup

When doing basic imaging, how do you determine the magnification an optical lens will provide?

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Understanding Collimation to Determine Optical Lens Focal Length

Collimated light occurs when light rays travel parallel to each other.

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How to Form an Image with an Optical Lens Setup

Although a common misconception, individual optical lenses do not always form an image when the object plane is placed a focal length away from the lens.

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Modifying Stock Optics Tip #4: Add A Coating To A Stock Lens

Join Andrew Fisher, Manufacturing R&D Engineer at Edmund Optics, as he discusses some tips for modifying stock optical components to fit your application's needs.

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Irregularity

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Radius of Curvature

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BBAR Coating

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Diopter

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Understanding Surface Quality Specifications

The surface quality of optical components the scattering off of its surface, which is especially important in laser optics applications.

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Anti-Reflection (AR) Coating

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Bevel

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Seamed Edge

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Introduction to Basic Ray Optics

An understanding of refraction and basic ray optics is a critical foundation for understanding more complicated optical concepts and technologies.

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Surface Flatness

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Transmission

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How do I clean my optics?

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Integration of Optical Systems

Are you looking to use integration in your next system? Find out more about integrating in both imaging and non-imaging applications at Edmund Optics.

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Stock and Custom Optics Manufacturing Capabilities

Edmund Optics is a global stock and custom optics manufacturing company with in house optical designers and on-site metrology and environmental testing.

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Edmund Optics Global Manufacturing Facilities

Edmund Optics® (EO) manufactures millions of precision optical components and subassemblies every year in our 5 global manufacturing facilities.

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Metrology at Edmund Optics: Measuring as a Key Component of Manufacturing

Learn about the metrology that Edmund Optics® uses to guarantee the quality of all optical components and assemblies.

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Clear Aperture (CA)

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Refraction

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Surface Quality

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