Cylindrical Plano-Convex (PCX) Lenses (Uncoated and AR coated)

Cylindrical Plano-Convex Lenses for line focusing, anamorphic beam shaping, enhancing resolution, light collimation, linear focusing and other applications

Cylindrical Plano-Convex Lenses for line focusing

Cylindrical plano-convex lenses are primarily used to focus incoming light into a line instead of a point. By concentrating light along one axis, these lenses can create a focused line of light, which is essential in applications like barcode scanning, where a thin, uniform line of light is required for accurate reading.

Anamorphic beam shaping using Cylindrical Plano-Convex Lenses

Alien Photonics cylindrical plano convex lenses can compress or expand laser beams in one dimension, a process known as anamorphic beam shaping. This capability is crucial in optical systems that require the manipulation of the beam's aspect ratio, such as in laser machining, where specific beam profiles are needed to process materials with high precision.

Resolution enhancing Plano-Convex Cylindrical Lenses

Cylindrical plano-convex lenses are used in optical measurement systems to enhance the resolution or focus in one direction. For example, in interferometry or slit imaging, these lenses help in creating sharp, elongated images of slit openings, enabling accurate measurement and analysis.

Light collimating Plano-Convex Cylindrical Lenses

Alien Photonics plano convex cylindrical lenses are employed to collimate the output from laser diodes, which typically emit light in an asymmetric fashion. By using a cylindrical lens, the light can be collimated (made parallel) in the axis where the divergence is greatest, improving the quality of the laser beam for further use in optical systems.

Plano-Convex Cylindrical Lens for linear focus

In spectroscopy, cylindrical plano-convex lenses can be used to focus light onto a slit or detector array. This application takes advantage of the lens's ability to focus light linearly, improving the efficiency and accuracy of spectral analysis by ensuring uniform illumination of the slit or sensor.

Available materials for Cylindrical Plano-Convex Lenses

Alien Photonics constantly expands materials list. Most popular materials are highlighted below.

UVFS Cylindrical Plano-Convex Lenses

Alien Photonics cylindrical plano convex lenses are crucial for precision focusing and beam shaping in one dimension, particularly in systems like UV laser printers, optical communications, and high-resolution imaging, where precise control and high transmission of UV light are necessary.

Calcium Fluoride (CaF₂) Cylindrical Plano-Convex Lenses

The exceptional purity of CaF₂ minimizes fluorescence and maximizes performance in UV laser applications, making these lenses suitable for precise beam shaping and focusing in both research and industrial settings. Alien Photonics cylindrical plano convex lenses are essential in systems that demand low chromatic aberration and high transmission over a wide wavelength range, such as UV lithography, fluorescence microscopy, and spectroscopy.

ZnSe and ZnS Cylindrical Plano-Convex Lenses

Alien Photonics cylindrical plano-convex lenses made from Zinc Selenide (ZnSe) and Zinc Sulfide (ZnS) are optimized for infrared light applications. These lenses are particularly effective in CO₂ laser systems, operating around the 10.6 µm wavelength, where they focus or shape the laser beam in one dimension.