• UV Fused Silica Substrate for Broadband Transmission
• Ø25.4 mm (Ø1")
• 5 mm (0.2") Edge Thickness
• AR-Coated for Maximum Transmission

• Laser Drilling/Optical Trepanning
• Optical Trapping
• Optical Coherence Tomography (OTC)
• Corneal Surgery
• Telescopes

Axicons, also commonly referred to as rotationally symmetric prisms, are lenses that feature one conical surface and one plano surface. It is commonly used to create a beam with a Bessel intensity profile or a conical, non-diverging beam. When converting a collimated beam into a ring, the plano side should face the collimated source.

This Thorlabs’ precision-polished Ø25.4 mm (Ø1") axicon is made from high quality UV Fused Silica using computer numerical controlled (CNC) grinding and polishing machines. This provides a high quality surface, making it ideally suited for high-powered laser applications. This axicon has an anti-reflection coating for 650-1050 nm (B-coating). This coating reduces surface reflections from the lens to maximize transmission (R_avg <0.5%).

• B Coating: 650-1050 nm
• Center Thickness: 5.2 mm
• Edge Thickness: 5 mm
• Edge Thickness Tolerance: +0.1/-0.0 mm
• Diameter: 1" (25.4 mm)
• Angle: 1.0°
• Angular Tolerance: ±0.01%
• Surface Quality: 40-20
• Surface Deviation (RMS): <0.07 µm
• Clear Aperture: >90% of Diameter

• Bessel Beam: Non-Diffracting
• Ring Shaped Beam: Ideal for Laser Drilling

A Bessel beam is a non-diffracting beam of concentric rings, each having the same power as the central ring. Technically, a Bessel beam cannot be created as it requires infinite energy. By using an axicon with a collimated Guassian beam, a beam closely resembling a Bessel distribution is possible. To accomplish this, the projected beam must be close to the conical surface of an axicon.