Aspheric cylindrical lenses are widely used where precise manipulation of image scale is required—for instance, converting a point spot into a line spot, or varying image height while preserving image width. Typical applications include linear detector illumination, barcode scanning, holographic illumination, optical information processing, computing systems, and laser emission. In high-power laser systems and synchrotron beamlines, these lenses also play critical roles. As system demands grow—especially in high-precision instruments such as high-power laser resonator mirrors and long-baseline line interferometers—the performance requirements for cylindrical lens components continue to rise. Aspheric cylindrical lenses provide one-dimensional magnification capability, making them especially suitable for linear detector illumination, barcode scanning, holographic illumination, optical information processing, computing systems, and laser emission.
Manufacturing Process: Rough grinding → Fine grinding → Polishing → Centering and edge grinding
| Material | K9 glass, fused silica, etc. |
| Diameter Tolerance | ±0.02mm |
| Thickness Tolerance | ±0.02mm |
| Surface Figure | λ/10 |
| Surface Quality | 20/10 or better |
| Centration Error | <3 arc min |
| Clear Aperture | >90% |
| Edge Chamfer | <0.2X45° |
| Coating | Customizable |
