Aspheric lenses, microlens arrays, cylindrical lenses, flys eyes lenses, ultra. Authored by mark nicholson, updated by natalie pastuszka abstract. The model and the simulation of beam spot are shown in figure 5 and figure 6 respectively. Thorlabs cylindrical achromatic doublets are used to focus polychromatic light in one direction only while minimizing chromatic aberration. Sumitas expertise includes advanced optical glass, optical fiber, molded aspheric lens, specialty glass, glass materials, small lens unit, optical device, and endoscope parts. Add a set of oval compression lenses to the lens, and the film will be vertically stretched to fit the size of 35 mm.
The more usual t ype of grin lens is a cylindrical. For instance, a cylindrical lens collimating in the horizontal direction has no impact if it moves in the vertical directionthe tolerances in that. To view a download, please click on the fileicon behind every download title. Zemax layout of the design with 45 inclined mirrors. Optimize classic lens designs 18x faster, easier, and with better results. Now i want to use a concave mirror to form an image of an point object with a realsize, for example 10nm et al. With the laser beam having a 4 mm diameter it gives a laser sheet oneaxis expanded beam of 28mm around that, more than that was really expensive. Planoconvex cylindrical lens selection guide substrate nbk7 uv fused silica nbk7 round uv fused silica round ar coating range uncoated 350 700 nm 650 1050 nm 1050 1700 nm uncoated. Toroidal cylindrical lens zernike fringe sag surface as superposition of zernike functions extended polynomial generalized asphere.
Ppd manufactures custom, precision optics such as cylindrical lenses and cylindrical mirror substrates for medical instrumentation, semiconductor processing and high energy laser applications in the ultraviolet uv, visible vis and nearinfrared nir wavelength regions. Like our nbk7 planoconvex cylindrical lenses, these o1 positive round cylindrical. Optical beamshaping design based on aspherical lenses for circularization, collimation, and expansion of elliptical laser beams article pdf available in applied optics 472. Rating is available when the video has been rented.
In many optical systems, elements are purposely tilted or decentered from the optical axis. The mapping function of arbitrary rays in an incident plane and an image plane is deduced based on the law of energy conservation, and the real ray tracing method is adopted to design the. To get around this problem, first download the files to your disk, then open them from zemax or windows explorer. Thus a point of light could be stretched into a single line. Planoconvex cylindrical lenses, nbk7, uncoated ideal for.
Knowing that the rod is cylindrical how is the zones divided in x, y and z directions. Gradientindex lenses in imaging applications using zemax. Jun 20, 2012 the basic setup is a diode stack, a biconvex cylinder lens, a planoconvex cylindrical lens, a planoconcave cylindrical lens, and an aspheric lens. How to design a spectrometer alexander scheeline, 2017. Gradientindex lenses in imaging applications using zemax program. In particular, we discuss what afocal systems are, how to analyze afocal systems in terms of angular units, how to handle cylindrical systems, and how to work with systems with multiple focal and afocal spaces. The zemax code in the book is a bit dated by now but most users should be able to still use it for newer editions of the software.
How to tilt and decenter a sequential optical component. This article covers afocal system design and optimization in opticstudio. It is designed to meet the demanding requirements of laser electrooptic applications. In setting up this optimization, a glitch forced a minor alteration. I have designed a kohler illumination with collector and condenser lens. Lowcrosstalk super multiview lenticular printing using. This creates a line focus rather than a point focus, as seen in spherical lenses. Grin cylindrical lenses gradient index lenses for the fast axis collimation of high power laser diode bars, high brightness diodes and other beam shaping purposes plane surfaces working distance, design wavelength and lens length deviating from these standards can also be produced different lens width available upon request. This article explains how to model an offaxis parabolic mirror when the source is a finite distance away from the mirror. For multiple downloads, please make your selection by ticking the respective boxes. Zemax model of illumination system with a lenticular lens arrays for uniform slit illumination. Cylindrical lens can be used in a single axial convergence or divergence of the beam and found in optical measurement, laser scanning, spectroscopy, laser diode output beam shaping, the xray light microscopic imaging, and many other industries and fields have a wide range of applications. The cylindrical lens is designed as a toroidal surface with infinite radius of rotation.
To conform to rohs guidelines, we made numerous updates. I used a plano concave cylindrical lens with a focal length of 9. Thorlabs mounted planoconvex round cylindrical lenses focus or collimate light along a single axis. It is a simple and straightforward optics simulation software that lets you create various optical scenarios by using multiple lenses and an object. Introduction to zemax entry with the lens data editor. Optimized a critical part of the hyperbolic model code, fixed a bug that affected treatment of a lens thats half spherical and half hyperbolic. There are also many useful figures to help visualize the main issuesconsiderations of lens design. Zemax help for coupling diode stack physics forums. Zemax model of a spectrophotometer illumination system using cylindrical lenses. Replaced the hyperbolic lens model with a much better one, easier to explain technically, and the hyperbolics can now be translated and rotated into any position. They can also be used to expand the output of a laser diode into a symmetrical beam. Thus, we substitute 212 nm for 200 nm in the following variant of the instrument design. Creating a zemax virtual prototype with opticstudio and lensmechanix zemax virtual prototyping helps optical and mechanical engineers design, communicate, and collaborate on their optical products.
The single cylindrical lens was optimised for a doublet cylindrical lens and a triplet cylindrical lens using the optical software zemax, as shown in fig. These acylindrical lenses are the cylindrical counterpart to an aspheric lens. Conversion of optical prescription between code v and. Positive cylindrical lenses are ideal for applications requiring magnification in one dimension. The pwc method is used to calculate the initial structure parameters of the zoom lenses, and the optical design software zemax is used to eliminate the spherical aberration at different focal lengths. Solution of exercises lecture optical design with zemax. The book not only covers theory of lens design but the author also delves into the math using practical examples. The lenses with a b coating, which is designed for the 650 1050 nm range, are highlighted on this page. They can be used to focus light into a thin line in optical metrology, laser scanning, spectroscopic, laser diode, acoustooptic, and optical processor applications. Field lenses, stop position influence, aspheres and higher orders, principles of glass selection, sensitivity of a system correction. This article describes how to make complex objects in opticstudio without the need to import an external cad file. The parameters passed to the system and the positions of two cylindrical lenses are process into zemax. To create different combinations, this software provides five different lenses and three objects.
Get the updated 2014 ross lens catalog database for use with zemax. Lumotives jain says, cylindrical optics split the horizontal and vertical axis, making the optic much less susceptible to drifts in one or more directions. The lenses sold on this page are manufactured using a computer numerical controlled cnc grinding and polishing. This fileset contains zemax files related to the manuscript entitled comparative analysis of. Unlike the ideal hyperbolic lens where there is a perfect rotational symmetry, the simulation results show some patterning effect due to the discretization of the lens with an array of nanorods. Cylindrical lenses focus or expand light in one axis only.
Diode stack fast axis collimation for coupling zemax. Pdf optical beamshaping design based on aspherical lenses. A typical application is to use a pair of cylindrical l. Cylindrical lens is an aspherical lens which can effectively reduce chromatic aberration. Zemax optical design files of microscope objectives, tube. The lenses sold on this page are fabricated from a calcium fluoride caf2 substrate that provides high transmission throughout the midir spectral region, as shown in the graphs tab. Basic zemax handling surface types, quick focus, catalogs, vignetting, footprints, system insertion, scaling. Cylinder lenses are a type of lens that have differing radii in the x and y axes, causing the lens to have a cylindrical or semi cylindrical shape, and image magnification in only a single axis. Zemax sphericalgrin zemax opticstudio model for spherical grin lens. All ive been able to do is get the spot size to approximately 0. Look above, beneath the words zemax optical studio model for spherical grin lens at the line which says commits, branch, releases, contributor. The gaussian beam shaping system is composed of dual orthogonal aspheric cylindrical lenses.
It allows for a wide range of scenes to be compressed into the standard frame area. The ckx019 planoconvex cylindrical lens is an uncoated, 1 inch 25. A systematic design idea for liquidfilled cylindrical zoom lenses with ideal imaging quality over a wide focal length range is introduced in detail. The circularity of the beam provided by the anamorphic prism pair compared well to that of the cylindrical lens pair. Cylinder lenses are commonly used as laser line generators, or to adjust image height size or correct for astigmatism in imaging systems. Noncircular optics for lidar and other cuttingedge. Case study how kawasaki optimized production with 3d printed. Fresnel lenses are used for all sorts of practical applications in. Lenses in imaging applications using zemax program. Ross optical has an inventory of over 800 sets of optical test plates that allows us to design, manufacture and deliver complete sets of optical components in a short period of time. The parameters of the cylindrical lens are listed in table 1.
Zemax files click on the red document icon next to the item numbers below to access the zemax file download. By harnessing the power of opticstudio, opticsbuilder, and opticsviewer, optical, mechanical, and manufacturing engineers can speak the same language across the optical product development process. May 08, 2012 zemax tutorial 5 builds a double telecentric system using paraxial or perfect lenses. The principle of shaping gaussian beam is studied theoretically. Opticstudio 15 adds speed, capability, convenience, and flexibility to the most widely used optical and illumination design software in the industry. Zemax optical studio model for spherical grin lens grinlens zemax sphericalgrin.
Introduction 20140411 herbert gross summer term 2014. Proficiency with zemax does not guarantee success with modeling your optical system. In addition, the cylindrical lens pair compensated for much of the beams astigmatism. Cylindrical lenses are used in various applications, for example for barcode scanning or laser projection. A laser and a single cylinder lens can be used to create a laser line diverging across a single axis with a given fan angle the most important parameters when forming a laser line are the length of the line x and the working distance, or distance from the lens to the line. Gaussian beam shaping based on aspheric cylindrical lenses. Osa design of spherical aberration free liquidfilled. While spherical lenses act symmetrically in two dimensions on an incident ray, cylindrical lenses act in the same manner but only in one dimension. Cylindrical lens, cylindrical lens for eye,concave. Planoconvex cylindrical lenses, nbk7, uncoated thorlabs, inc. Zemax tutorial 1 lens data editor interface youtube. The ckx062 planoconvex cylindrical lens is an uncoated, 2 inch 50.
A cylindrical lens, thinner towards the edges of the detector, should work. Planoconvex round cylindrical lenses, caf 2, mounted. The curved face or faces of a cylindrical lens are sections of a cylinder, and focus the image passing through it into a line parallel to the intersection of the surface of the lens. Incoherent irradiation of the diode after shaping detector size. Plano convex cylindrical lens, bk7, fused silica and optical glass. Using the supplier database of lenses, the paraxial lenses are replaced with edmund optics doublets. Oct 05, 2011 introduction to zemax entry with the lens data editor. Nov 18, 2014 the gaussian beam shaping system is composed of dual orthogonal aspheric cylindrical lenses. This article explains how to model these types of systems in sequential mode. The cylindrical lens pair provided a wellcircularized beam and balanced circularization and beam quality with transmitted power. Optsim is a free open source webbased optics simulation software for windows.
In particular, we discuss what afocal systems are, how to analyze afocal systems in terms of angular units, how to handle cylindrical systems, and how to. The lenses sold on this page are manufactured using a computer numeric. How to create complex nonsequential objects zemax zemax. Optimization ii initial systems, special issues, sensitivity of variables in optical systems, global optimization methods 11 27. In zemax software the fresnel lenses are radial and cylindrical, and. It can be divided into flat convex cylindrical lens, plane concave cylindrical lens, double convex cylindrical lens, double concave cylindrical surface, meniscus cylindrical mirror, cylindrical cylindrical lens and heteromorphic cylindrical lens. Design of spherical aberration free liquidfilled cylindrical. A cylindrical lens is a lens which focuses light into a line instead of a point, as a spherical lens would. The classification of the fresnel lenses according to the output beam and the grooves position includes collector, collimator and divergent as shown in fig. Our cylindrical achromatic doublets consist of cemented lenses premounted in. What are the reasons for the residual aberrations in the system.
Anamorphic lenses can deform the projection image through the lens to meet the need of a wider screen. Optical design with zemax for phd basics lecture 2. Conversion of optical prescription between code v and zemax optical modeling software packages. Using nonsequential mode, the user will learn how to combine multiple objects, how to use pickup solves. For instance, a cylindrical lens collimating in the horizontal direction has no impact if it moves in the vertical directionthe tolerances in that direction are huge. Aug 04, 2017 zemax optical design files of microscope objectives, tube lenses, and fourier imaging setups. Jan 21, 2015 january 21, 2015 25 designs posted when i started collecting these files, i had in mind the objectives for typical upright microscopes, objectives like the 40x one in us043796231. These nbk7 planoconvex cylindrical lenses are available uncoated or with one of three antireflection coatings, which can reduce the amount of light reflected from each surface of the lens. Designing the optimal fresnel lenses by using zemax software. Sumita optical glass specializes in advanced optics, glass science, optical design, and fiber optics. The ckx006 planoconvex cylindrical lens is an uncoated, 1 inch 25.
Positive cylindrical lenses are ideal for applications requiring magnification in one. This process enables engineers to flag potential problems early, thus reducing the number of prototype runs. Depending on the stages of development, certain components may have been previously determined or. Cylindrical lenses product information cylindrical lenses have a spherical radius in one direction.
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