Products
Spherical Optics
ARD-Optics manufactures high-precision spherical lenses from sapphire, fused silica, optical glass, and other optical materials. Lenses of various configurations are produced to the customer's requirements and drawings.
Materials available:
Sapphire, Fused silica, BK-7 glass, Si, Germanium, ZnS, ZnSe, and other optical crystals and glasses.
Typical applications:
- Laser systems and beam delivery optics
- Infrared imaging and thermal cameras (Ge, Si lenses)
- Spectroscopy and analytical instruments
- Medical and dental devices
- Machine vision and industrial inspection
- Semiconductor and microelectronics equipment
- Sensors and measurement instruments
- Aerospace and defense optics
- Scientific and research instrumentation
- Optics for harsh environments (sapphire lenses)
Lens types:
- Plano-convex and bi-convex lenses
- Plano-concave and bi-concave lenses
- Meniscus lenses
- Custom configurations to drawings
Spherical Optics — Specifications
| Material | Sapphire, fused silica, Ge, Si, optical glasses, and other optical materials |
| Diameter | Ø3 mm to Ø500 mm |
| Thickness tolerance | +/- 0.02 mm |
| Diameter tolerance | +/- 0.02 mm |
| Surface quality S/D MIL-PRF-13830B | Up to 20/10 |
| Flatness | Up to λ/8 |
| Centering | 2-5 arc min. (depending on R) |
| Lens types | Plano-convex, biconvex, plano-concave, biconcave, meniscus |
| Coatings | AR/AR (anti-reflection coating on both surfaces) |