Infrared Ball Lenses
Produced of Chalcogenide Glasses and Infrared Crystalline Materials
Up to 15mm Diameter
High Volume Production Capacity
Overview
LightPath Technologies has been producing ball lenses for over 20 years. Manufactured in our ISO 9001:2015 and ITAR certified facility, ball lenses are commonly used for focusing light which improves signal coupling between fibers and detectors. LightPath’s broad portfolio of IR materials including many Chalcogenide glasses and years of manufacturing experience in collimating lenses provides value to applications where you are coupling light from a laser into a fiber optic or from one fiber to another.
When signal matters in tight spaces, give us a call.
Typical Tolerances
| ZnSe, ZnS | CaF2, BaF2, MgF2 | Ge, Si, GaAs | Chalcogenide Glass, CdTe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diameter |
3-12 mm |
3-12 mm |
3-12 mm |
3-15 mm |
| Scratch/Dig |
40/20 |
40/20 |
40/20 |
60/40 |
| Irregularity |
1 fr |
1 fr |
1 fr |
2 fr |
| Radius tolerance |
+/-0.005 mm |
+/-0.005 mm |
+/-0.005 mm |
+/-0.005 mm |
| Roughness |
10A RMS |
10A RMS |
10A RMS |
15A RMS |
| Dimension tolerance |
+/-0.025 mm |
+/-0.025 mm |
+/-0.025 mm |
+/-0.025 mm |
| Diameter Tolerance |
+/-0.01 mm |
+/-0.01 mm |
+/-0.01 mm |
+/-0.01 mm |
Coatings
Lightpath offers both standard, and custom optical coatings for its infrared lenses. Those include Anti Reflective (AR), High Durability AR, protective Diamond Like Carbon (DLC) coatings, as well as optional long pass, short pass and band pass filters.
All three of our global facilities are vertically integrated and include in-house coating and testing. For further information about available coatings please visit our coatings page or contact us.
BD2 Ball Lens
7mm BD2 Ball Lenses
BD6 Ball Lenses in Process
BD6 Ball Lenses
BD6 Ball Lenses at Different Sizes
Contact
Mark Palvino
VP Sales