Aspheric lenses are known for providing simple, single-element solutions for managing laser light. LightPath® has perfected a glass molding technology that produces aspheric lenses with consistent quality and at practical prices for system designers. Aspherics, which can be made in a large variety of Numerical Apertures (NA), can eliminate spherical aberrations and improve focusing and collimating accuracy. A low NA is ideal for maintaining beam shape, as in barcode scanning, where a nearly circular beam is critical. High NA lenses gather all available energy when long beam paths are required, such as in sighting systems. Molded aspheric lenses are used in a wide variety of photonic products including bar code scanners, laser diode-to-fiber couplings, optical data storage, and medical lasers.
| Edmund Optics Inc. | |
|---|---|
| Product Category | Optical Lenses |
| Product Number | NT83-551 |
| Product Name | 0.17 NA 4.02mm FL Molded Aspheric Lens, 400-600nm AR Coating |
| Lens Type | Aspheric |
| Focal Length | 4.02 mm (0.1583 inch) |
| Center Thickness | 1.16 mm (0.0458 inch) |
