Laser Machine 12mm Glass Optical Meniscus Spherical Lens

Spherical lenses are lenses with at least one curved surface. They converge or scatter light, change the path of light and affect the wavefront curvature of light.It is widely used in medical imaging, laser optics, security monitoring, automotive industry, military industry, aerospace and other high-tech fields.They are important optical elements to improve the signal coupling between optical fiber, transmitter and detector.

What is a optical Spherical lens?

Spherical lenses are so named because the surface is a section of a sphere. Thus, the radius of curvature is constant across the entire lens. The spherical surface causes light to converge (from a convex surface) or to diverge (from a concave surface), with the amount of focusing power proportional to the index of refraction of the glass.

How Optical Spherical Lens Work?

Plano-convex lenses are used for applying focus to an optical system, and collimating diverging light beams. … Low spherical aberration is obtained if the lens is orientated in a way that causes the collimated beam to enter or exit the curved surface, thereby making the plano side face towards the point source or focus.

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