Plano-Convex Lenses
Typical applications: eyepieces, magnifiers, condenser systems, inexpensive microscopes, etc.
| Specifications | |
| Material | BK7,K9,Fused Silica,SF10,Silicon,CaF2,Sapphire etc. |
| Outside Diameter(mm) | 1<=D<=150 |
| Diameter Tolerance(mm): | ±0.01 |
| Paraxial Focal Length Tolerance(mm): | ±1% |
| Centration | <3 arc min |
| Center Thickness(Tc) | ±0.1mm |
| Clear Apeture | >80%(small size),>95%(Large Size) |
| Surface Quality | 20/10 |
| Surface Accuracy | λ/4@632.8nm |
| Bevel(face width*45degree) | <0.25mm |
| Coating | uncoated,AR,HR,PR coating,etc. |
A Plano-Convex lens is a convergent or positive lens with one flat side and is thicker in the center than at the edges. Aberrations are at a minimum when used with parallel incident light as shown.
