Cylindrical lenses
A cylindrical lens from CLZ Optical Co., Ltd. is a lens that focuses light on a line instead of a point, just like a spherical lens. Cylindrical lenses are optical lenses that bend in only one direction. As a result, they focus or scatter light in only one direction, such as horizontally rather than vertically.
Cylindrical lenses cause image dispersion of the laser beam: the focal points in both directions are not in the same position. In turn, they can be used to compensate for the image dispersion of the beam or optical system. For example, they may be needed to collimate the output of a laser diode to obtain a circular, non-dispersive beam. For example, through the entrance slit of a monochromator or into an acousto-optical deflector, or to adjust the pump light of a slat laser. Cylindrical lenses are used for laser line generation, deformed beam shaping, and one-dimensional compression of images in laser scanners, spectroscopy, dye lasers, acousto-optics, optical processors, and other similar applications.
Cylindrical lenses are widely used in areas such as laser optics, barcode scanning, medical imaging, and optical data storage. In laser applications, they help shape and focus laser beams into a line, which is critical for tasks like laser cutting, alignment, or detection. Additionally, in imaging systems, cylindrical lenses correct astigmatism or distortions that occur when focusing light along a specific axis.
Manufactured from high-quality optical materials such as glass, quartz, or even sapphire, cylindrical lenses are available in a range of sizes and focal lengths to suit diverse industrial and scientific needs. Whether for precision laser systems or high-end optical devices, these lenses offer exceptional control over light propagation and are a key component in precision optics.
CLZ Optical Co.,Ltd.is a good cylindrical lenses supplier in China, provide custom cylindrical lenses are designed to meet the stringent requirements of industrial applications, manufactured to best tolerances to minimize scatter and unwanted diffraction.
