- Applicability
- Significance
- Manufacturing Capability
- Applicability
VY Optical cylindrical lenses are precisionengineered optical lenses with outstanding performance, suitable for various applications. Unlike traditional spherical lenses, the unique design of VY Optical cylindrical lenses allows them to focus light into a line, opening up new possibilities for optical systems.
Applicability
VY Optical cylindrical lenses find extensive applications across various fields, including but not limited to:
- Imaging Systems: Used for correcting astigmatism and adjusting image height and shape.
- Laser Technology: Employed in beam shaping, laser focusing, and beam splitting.
- Medical Devices: Utilized in laser correction and imaging systems for ophthalmic surgeries.
- Scientific Research: Applied in astronomical instruments, microscopes, and spectrometers.
Significance
The importance of VY Optical cylindrical lenses stems from several key aspects:
- Superior Optical Performance: Through precise design and manufacturing, VY Optical cylindrical lenses exhibit excellent optical performance, enabling precise control over light focusing and distribution, thereby enhancing imaging quality and system stability.
- Versatility: Due to their unique optical design, VY Optical cylindrical lenses serve multiple purposes in optical systems, including beam shaping, image correction, and laser focusing applications.
- Customization Capability: VY Optical cylindrical lenses can be custommanufactured to meet specific customer requirements, catering to diverse application scenarios and providing personalized solutions to customers.
Manufacturing Capability
VY Optical cylindrical lenses boast robust manufacturing capabilities, including:
Multiple material options such as NBK7 glass, UV fused silica, or special materials to meet diverse application needs.
Offering various shapes and sizes of cylindrical lens elements, including planoconvex, planoconcave, doubleconvex, and doubleconcave configurations.
Surface accuracy up to λ/8 and surface quality up to 105, ensuring optimal optical performance.
Specifications
- Material: Schott, Ohara, CDGM, Corning fused silica, JGS1, JGS2
- Shape: Planoconcave, planoconvex, nonspherical
- Focal Length: +/1%
- Surface Quality: 2010 (after coating)
- Surface Figure: λ/4 @ 633nm
- Angle: +/5 degrees
- Clear Aperture: Greater than 90% of the center size
Factory Standards vs. Manufacturing Limits
| Parameter | Factory Standards | Manufacturing Limits |
| Dimensional Tolerance | +/0.03mm | +/0.01mm |
| Central Thickness Tolerance | +/0.03mm | +/0.02mm |
| Radius Tolerance | +/0.3% | +/0.1% |
| Surface Quality (S/D) | 4020 | 105 |
| Irregularity (Plane) | 1/8λ | < 1/15λ |
| Irregularity (Cylindrical) | 1/4λ | < 1/8λ |
| Center (Arc Minutes) | 3′ | 1′ |
VY Optical cylindrical lenses, with their outstanding optical performance, versatile design, and customization capabilities, serve as indispensable components in optical systems. Whether in scientific research, medical devices, or industrial applications, VY Optical cylindrical lenses play an irreplaceable role. These standards ensure that our products meet customer requirements in all aspects and provide highquality optical solutions.
Feel free to explore how VY Optical can support your optical projects. For quotations or inquiries, please contact our customer service team online, who are dedicated to assisting you and addressing all your queries.
