Plastic Aspheric Lenses, Uncoated
Features- Material: Optical-Grade Plastic
- Outer Diameters of 5.20 mm, 6.28 mm, and 7.40 mm Available
- Effective Focal Lengths from 3.30 mm to 18.15 mm
- Individual and Packaged Options Available
Our Plastic Aspheric Lenses, which are available uncoated or with an antireflection coating for the 400 - 700 nm range, utilize molding technology to produce all-plastic, near-diffraction-limited optics. Designed by Philips for high-volume applications at affordable prices, these optics are ideal for low-power applications requiring lightweight components. The surface of the aspheric lens is designed to eliminate spherical aberration, which allows for the spot size and collimation of a monochromatic beam of light to be nearly diffraction limited. All our plastic aspheric lenses are available individually; we also offer select lenses in packages of 25, 50, or 100 pieces. Our lens packages are offered at a savings over purchasing the lenses individually. In laser diode systems, difficulties with aberration correction are compounded by the beam's high divergence angle. Since individual spherical lenses can refract light at only small angles before spherical aberration is introduced, multiple elements are often required to collimate laser diode light. In contrast, a single aspheric lens collimates without introducing spherical aberration. When used to collimate or focus light, the lens should be oriented so that the side with a larger radius of curvature (i.e., the flatter surface) faces the point source. Conversely, when coupling into fiber, it is often necessary to focus the laser light to a near-diffraction-limited spot. With single spherical elements, spherical aberration is the limiting factor to achieving such a small spot size, rather than the diffraction limit. Because these aspheric lenses are corrected to eliminate the spherical aberration, the focal spot size can approach the diffraction limit. All of the plastic aspheric lenses are corrected for the presence of a window, like the window in TO-type laser packages. Please see the Specs tab for details. Additionally, the side of each lens has a flat indent that provides a reference location.
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| Item # | CAY033 | CAY046 | CAW100 | CAX100 | CAW110 | CSX122 | CAX183 |
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| Effective Focal Length | 3.30 mm | 4.60 mm | 9.85 mm | 10.00 mm | 10.92 mm | 12.20 mm | 18.15 mm | | Numerical Aperture | 0.400 | 0.400 | 0.195 | 0.200 | 0.190 | 0.120 | 0.120 | | Clear Aperture | Ø2.7 mm | Ø3.7 mm | Ø3.4/Ø3.9 mm
(Entrance/Exit Pupil) | Ø4.1 mm | Ø4.1 mm | Ø3.0 mm | Ø4.3 mm | | Working Distancea | 2.00 mm | 2.28 mm | 4.69 mm | 8.33 mm | 9.30 mm | 10.35 mm | 16.48 mm | | Outer Diameter | 7.40 mm | 7.40 mm | 5.20 mm | 6.28 mm | 6.28 mm | 6.28 mm | 6.28 mm | | Center Thickness | 2.70 mm | 2.70 mm | 2.50 mm | 1.50 mm | 2.44 mm | 1.20 mm | 1.05 mm | | Wavefront Error, On Axisb (RMS) | 0.040λ | 0.040λ | 0.040λ | 0.080λ | 0.040λ | 0.095λ | 0.030λ | | Wavefront Error, Totalb (RMS) | 0.065λ | 0.070λ | 0.050λ | 0.090λ | 0.055λ | 0.095λ | 0.035λ | | Surface Quality | 80-50 Scratch-Dig | | Material | Acrylic | Acrylic | Cyclic Olefin Copolymer | Polycarbonate | Cyclic Olefin Copolymer | Polycarbonate | Polycarbonate | | Design Wavelength | 785 nm | 670 nm | 785 nm | 670 nm | 670 nm | 670 nm | 785 nm | AR Coating Wavelength
(>95% Transmission) | 785 nm | None | | Laser Window Correction | 0.25 mm
(BK7) | 0.25 mm
(BK7) | 5 mm
(SF11) | 0.25 mm
(BK7) | 0.25 mm
(N-BK7) | 0.25 mm
(BK7) | 0.25 mm
(BK7) | | Operating Temperature | 5 to 65 °C | 5 to 65 °C | 0 to 65 °C | -10 to 75 °C | -10 to 75 °C | -10 to 75 °C | -10 to 75 °C | | Storage Temperature | -25 to 70 °C | -25 to 70 °C | 0 to 65 °C | -25 to 100 °C | -25 to 100 °C | -25 to 100 °C | -25 to 100 °C |
 Please note the effective focal length is determined from the back principal plane, which does not coincide with the flat surface of the lens.
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 Click to EnlargeThe transmission curve above shows total transmission through the material, including surface reflections, and applies to the CAX100, CSX122,and CAX183 plastic aspheric lenses.  Click to EnlargeThe transmission curve above shows total transmission through the material, including surface reflections, and applies to the CAY046 plastic aspheric lens.  Click to EnlargeThe transmission curve above shows total transmission through the material, including surface reflections, and applies to the CAW100 and CAW110 plastic aspheric lenses. |
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The graph shows a plot of the intensity distribution of a Gaussian beam with common methods of defining the beam diameter. For Gaussian calculations the 1/e2 diameter is used. The intensity of a Gaussian beam is given by: Where I(r) is the radial intensity of the beam, Io is the on-axis intensity, r is the radial distance, and ω is the radius of the beam where I(r) falls to 1/e2. To focus collimated laser light into a single mode fiber, the 1/e2 radius at the beam waist (focal point of the beam) should be equal to half the mode field diameter of the fiber. For a M2 = 1 beam, select a lens with a focal length, f, determined using: where λ is the wavelength of the light, D is the 1/e2 diameter of the beam incident on the lens, and ωo is the radius at the beam waist.
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Additional Aspheric Lenses: Molded & Precision Polished
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Plastic Aspheres: Uncoated 