Cylindrical Lenses

This selection of very precise cylindrical lenses, both positive and negative, is available in glass and fused silica. These lenses are well suited for applications that require magnification in one dimension only. Examples include energy collection for linear detectors or for coupling to a slit input, source generation for barcode scanners, circularisation of diode laser outputs, one-dimensional image compression, and other similar applications.

Cylindrical lenses are more difficult to manufacture than spherical lenses. We assure that our suppliers take great care to ensure that the lens power is confined to a single axis and that the lenses are tightly specified. You can use them with confidence in a complex imaging system.

These lenses are uncoated. If you would like the lenses coated, please specify the appropriate standard coating suffix when ordering.