Information about Cylindrical Lenses

Find Cylindrical Lenses Manufacturers

Show all Cylindrical Lenses Manufacturers

About Cylindrical Lenses

Cylindrical lenses have at least one surface that is formed like a portion of a cylinder. Cylindrical lenses are used to correct astigmatism in the eye, and, in rangefinders, to produce astigmatism, stretching a point of light into a line. Some styles of cylindrical lenses have antireflective coatings to increase the transmission of light through the lens.

Products & Services Related to Cylindrical Lenses

Achromats

Achromats consist of two or more elements, usually of crown and flint glass, that have been corrected for chromatic aberration with respect to two selected wavelengths. They are also known as achromatic lenses. This area includes micro achromats as well.

Fresnel Lenses

Fresnel lenses resemble a planoconvex or planoconcave lens that is cut into narrow rings and flattened. If the steps are narrow, the surface of each step is generally made conical and not spherical.

Gradient Index Lenses

Gradient index (GRIN) lenses focus light through a precisely controlled radial variation of the lens material's index of refraction from the optical axis to the edge of the lens.

Optical Lenses

Optical lenses are transparent components made from optical-quality materials and curved to converge or diverge transmitted rays from an object. These rays then form a real or virtual image of the object. This area includes micro lenses.

Spherical Lenses

Spherical lenses, also known as singlets, are transparent optical components consisting of one or more pieces of optical glass with surfaces so curved that they serve to converge or diverge the transmitted rays from an object, thus forming a real or virtual image of that object. This area includes micro spherical lenses as well.

Engineering Web: Cylindrical Lenses - Machine Design

Pages: 1 - 1 of 1

Making water dance | Machine Design
Four fiber-optic lenses surround each jet, and a group of 22 projectors send light to the fountainhead lenses.