Cylindrical lens is used to provide focusing power in one section only. For illumination or detection of light from line sources. Also used to anamorphic compression of beams and images. Especially widely used to anamorphic compression of LD (laser diode) output beam.
Specification:
Material | BK7 or Fused Silica |
Design Wavelength | 632.8 nm |
Design Index: |
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BK7 | n=1.5147±0.0005 |
Fused Silica | n=1.45702±0.00005 |
Surface Figure | x: λ/2; y: 2λ |
Diameter Tolerance | +0.00, -0.15 mm |
Thickness Tolerance | ±0.2 mm |
Paraxial Focal Length | ±2% |
Centration | <3 arc minutes |
Clear Aperture | >85% |
Surface Quality | 60-40 scratch and dig |
Protective Bevel | 0.25 mm x 45° |

