"; _cf_contextpath=""; _cf_ajaxscriptsrc="/cfthorscripts/ajax"; _cf_jsonprefix='//'; _cf_websocket_port=8578; _cf_flash_policy_port=1244; _cf_clientid='AB53666714BF1FB643BBA3ADC7CA0470';/* ]]> */
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UV Air-Spaced Achromatic Doublets, AR-Coated: 245 - 400 nm![]()
ACA254-100-UV ACA254-150-UV Each mount includes an engraved arrow ![]() Please Wait
![]() Click to Enlarge Air-Spaced Achromatic Doublet in an SM1L30C Slotted Lens Tube with Two SM1RR Retaining Rings Features
Thorlabs' Air-Spaced Achromatic Doublets are designed to provide superior spherical and chromatic aberration correction. Air-Spaced Doublets have an optical design with four degrees of freedom. These extra variables allow the performance of these air-spaced doublets to exceed the performance of equivalent cemented doublets in some cases. For details, please see the Performance tab. The air-spaced design is also highly resistant to laser damage, since no cement is utilized in the fabrication process. The doublets are pre-mounted in an aluminum barrel with tight tolerances on lens and barrel diameter to minimize the effects of lens decentering. Each mount includes an engraving with the part number, AR coating wavelength, focal length, and the direction of light propagation required to collimate a point source. The mount has a 1" outer diameter for mounting inside a Ø1" lens tube (as shown in the photo to the right). Note: We do not recommend disassembly of these lenses, as this may affect performance.
UV Air-Spaced Achromatic Doublet PerformanceThe tables below contains links to pop-ups with plots containing the theoretical performance of each air-spaced achromatic doublet.
![]() a. Left lens center thickness in the reference drawing. b. Right lens center thickness in the reference drawing. c. Center air spacing between the lenses.
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|