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A Plano Convex Lens is a simple, versatile optical lens with one flat (plano) and one convex surface. It's used to focus, collect, and collimate light, making it ideal for applications like telescopes, cameras, and lasers. They can form real images and, when positioned correctly, can magnify an object.
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A Plano Convex Lens is a simple lens with one flat (plano) surface and one convex surface. It's designed to focus, collect, and collimate light, and it's used in a variety of optical applications. Here are some key features:
Focusing Light: Plano Convex Lenses have the ability to focus parallel light rays into a single point. This is why they're often used in telescopes, cameras, and other devices that need to focus light.
Collecting and Collimating Light: These lenses are also effective at collecting diverging light and converting it into a beam of parallel rays (collimation). This is useful in applications such as laser emission.
Forming Real Images: Unlike some other types of lenses, Plano Convex Lenses are capable of forming a real image that can be projected onto a screen or sensor. This makes them useful in a variety of imaging applications.
Magnification: When placed appropriately, a Plano Convex Lens can magnify an object. This property is used in devices such as magnifying glasses and microscopes.
Aberration: In optical design, spherical aberration (blur due to the spherical shape of the lens) can be an issue with Plano Convex Lenses, especially when they're used with large apertures or collimated light. However, this can often be corrected or minimized with proper lens placement or by combining the Plano Convex Lens with other types of lenses.
Plano Convex Lenses are one of the most commonly used lens types due to their simplicity and versatility. They're found in a wide variety of optical equipment, from simple magnifying glasses to advanced imaging systems.
Attribute | Specification |
Material | N-BK7, Fused Silica, N-SF10, Silicon, CaF2, Sapphire, etc. |
Typical Diameter (Фmm) | 10.0, 12.7, 15.0, 20.0, 25.4, 30.0, 50.8, etc. |
Diameter Tolerance (mm) | +0.0/-0.02 (High Precision) |
Paraxial Focal Length Tolerance (mm) | ±2% |
Centration | <3 arc min |
Clear Aperture | >90% |
Surface Figure (@632.8nm) | λ/4 (High Precision) |
IRR ( @632.8nm) | λ/10 (High Precision) |
Surface Quality | 10/5 (High Precision) |
Bevel (face width x 45°) | <0.25mm |
Coating | uncoated, AR, HR, PR Coating, etc. |