Laser Diode Optics
Cost Effective Optima Lenses for Collimating and
Focusing Laser Diodes
Collimating and focusing a laser diode is perhaps the most critical prerequisite in any
laser diode application. While the characteristics of a laser diode might be ideal for
your application, the laser diode must be matched with the appropriate optics to create a
useable beam. Typically, the laser diode is collimated with one lens and a second lens is
used to focus the beam. However, many applications exist where a single lens is used to
either focus or collimate the beam. In either case, most laser diodes require a
collimating lens with a large numerical aperture (NA) to efficiently capture the widely
divergent perpendicular axis.
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LD_OPTIC.PDF |
(179K) Click on the file name to download an Adobe PDF file
covering multi-element lenses,
molded glass aspheric lenses, and injection molded plastic aspheric lenses. |
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MULTIELE.PDF |
(160K) Click on the file name to download an Adobe PDF file
covering only multi-element lenses. |
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MOLDED.PDF |
(66K) Click on the file name to download an Adobe PDF file
covering only molded glass aspheric lenses. |
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PLASTIC.PDF |
(67K) Click on the file name to download an Adobe PDF file
covering only injection molded plastic lenses. |
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Last modified:
March 31, 2019