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Plano-Concave Lenses

One flat face, one concave face: a negative lens that spreads light out.

Two plano-concave lenses on black, one standing on its edge
FIG. 01.03Plano-Concave Lens
Part
Plano-Concave Lens
Family
Lenses
Fig.
01.03
Coating
In-house
Quality
ISO 9001
Made in
Roorkee

Description

A plano-concave lens has one flat and one inward-curved surface and a negative focal length. It makes a parallel beam diverge as if it came from a point on the input side of the lens. Uses include beam expansion, light projection, laser optics and lengthening the focal length of an existing system.

01Specify yoursMade to order

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AMaterial

  • Optical glass (BK7-class crown, flint)
  • Fused silica / fused quartz
  • Sapphire
  • CaF₂
  • BaF₂
  • MgF₂
  • Silicon (Si)
  • Germanium (Ge)
  • Zinc sulphide (ZnS)
  • Zinc selenide (ZnSe)
  • Nd:YAG crystal
  • Other UV and IR materials

BCoatingIn-house

  • ARAnti-reflection
  • Al · AgMetallic mirror
  • HRDielectric mirror
  • Filter
  • Beam-splitter
  • Polarizing

CTolerance grade

Manufacturing tolerances, commercial and precision grade
ParameterCommercialPrecision
Thickness±0.1 mm±0.01 mm
Radius1%0.5%
Refractive index0.0010.0001
Abbe (V-number)1%0.1%
Centration3 arc-min30 arc-sec
Tilt / wedge1 arc-min10 arc-sec
Surface irregularity1 fringeλ/4 (0.25 fringe)
Surface quality (scratch-dig)60-4010-5

DMade to your drawing

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  • Dimensions and tolerances
  • Material and coating
  • Surface quality
  • Quantity
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