launch &
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DEVELOPMENT
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quality
& support
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DEsign &
Proof-of-concept
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Concept
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CONCEPT & PLANNING
Your project is unique –
how can we best help you?
At Edmund Optics® (EO), we specialize in creating cost effective
solutions that meet our customer’s specifications and timelines.
Our goal is for each of your projects to be as successful as possible, and for you to have the very best experience along the
way – from initial technical and application support all the way
through to product delivery, product quality, and beyond.
At the concept and planning stage, our multi-disciplined engineers
are ready to provide confidential, application engineering support.
Whether you need help selecting from the world’s largest inventory of off-the-shelf components or you need assistance discussing
custom components for your project’s requirements, we complement your design team with a unique combination of optical and
imaging design expertise, manufacturing know-how, and proficiency across a multitude of diverse applications.
From industry-leading customer service to real-world technical
support, Edmund Optics® is dedicated to serving your needs and
making your next project a success – Discuss your project needs
with us today!
Contact us today for confidential, application
engineering support!
• 24-Hour Live Technical Support, Sunday 8PM - Friday 8PM ET
• Phone, Email, and Online Chat Contact Methods –
Get Support Your Way!
• Dedicated Global Technical Support Team
• Quick NDA and CDA Process
24-HOUR TECHNICAL PHONE SUPPORT
800.363.1992 or 856.547.3488
Sunday, 8 PM – Friday, 8PM ET
DATASHEETS
• 2D & 3D Drawings, Zemax Files
& More!
• Spec Sheets
• Filter & Lens Curves
• Full Datasheets Available for
all TECHSPEC® Imaging Lenses
VIDEO RESOURCES
• Engineering Tutorials
• EO Imaging Lab
• Corporate Videos
• Product Overviews & More!
Leverage the wealth of technical content on our website!
• Over 45,000 Documents and Drawings for Download
• 2D & 3D Drawings, Specification Sheets, Prescription Files,
Coating Curves, and More!
• Videos, Tech Tools, Application Notes, Articles, and More!
EO TECH TOOLS
• Laser Spot Size Calculator
• Focal Length Calculator
• Koehler Illumination & More!
APPLICATION NOTES
• Application Examples
• Calculation Examples
• Graphical Illustrations & More!
For more TECHNICAL RESOURCES, visit www.edmundoptics.com/resources
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Looking for design assistance? Many times, our customers have
needs so specialized that they require design support. To meet
these needs, Edmund Optics® offers a variety of design services.
We excel at optical design services for imaging and non-imaging
optical components, optomechanical system design, and optical assembly. In many cases, our dedicated design engineers can
create ideal solutions for your optical challenges by integrating
products from our broad off-the-shelf inventory.
When use of stock components is not possible, EO engineers
can often modify existing products or generate custom designs,
using our extensive manufacturing resources to create products
that meet unique customer needs.
Whichever the case, we’ve found that approaching the design
and proof-of-concept stage with an eye towards manufacturability at the onset yields the fastest, most affordable, and most effective results. EO engineers are prepared to take your project all
the way from design to prototype to volume production.
Expert Design Engineering Resources!
• Global Staff of Optical and Mechanical Designers
• Broad Design Expertise – From UV to Visible to NIR, SWIR, MWIR, and LWIR
• Emphasis on Designing for Manufacturability – from Prototype
to Volume Production
• Excel at Imaging, Projection, and Visual Systems
• Experienced in Challenging Envelope and
Environment Requirements
• Well Versed in Complex Optical Analysis, Including Stray
Light Analysis
• Proficient with Multitude of Design Tools:
Zemax OpticStudio, Code V®, FRED™, SolidWorks, MATLAB®
Did you know?
EO has over 150 engineers on staff, located at each of
our global sales offices and manufacturing facilities, as well
as our two dedicated design service locations in
Tucson, Arizona and Shenzhen, China.
For more design assistance, visit www.edmundoptics.com/design
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With flexible design and proof-of-concept solutions, EO can support wherever your project needs take you.
Stock
Modify Stock
Custom
From our website you can find free information, shop our catalog of over 27,600 products,
view in stock status of our items or request
a free Edmund Optics® print catalog. With
our 96% same day order fulfillment rate,
you can rest assured that the items you need
will be in stock and ready to ship same day.
Plus, the majority of our optical components
are specifically designed for efficient volume
manufacture and integration, saving you time
and money.
Leveraging the world’s largest inventory of optical components, we can make modifications
to any of our stock optical components in just
2-3 weeks. Modification services include customizing the size, shape, and edges of stock
optics, improving the surface figure or accuracy of the optical surface, coating, mounting,
kitting, inspecting, sorting, and more!
Can’t find what you need in our selection of
standard products? Need an optic built to your
specifications? We can make it for you! Our expert design and manufacturing engineers are
ready to develop a custom solution to both meet
your needs and exceed your expectations.
• Over 27,600 Unique Optical
Components
• Available to Ship Same Day
• No Hassle 30 Day Evaluation Period and Return Policy
• Detailed Specifications, Drawings, and Prescriptions Online
• Published Initial Price Breaks with
Additional Volume Pricing Available
Upon Request
• Build-to-Print Manufacturing
• Global Manufacturing Facilities
• Leverage EO’s Extensive Stock
Inventory as Your “Semi-Finished”
Starting Point
• ITAR Registered and Compliant
• Competitive Volume Pricing
• Fast 2 - 3 Week Turnaround
• Precision Optical Components
- Spherical & Aspheric Lenses
- Mirrors
-Windows
-Filters
- Prisms
- Cube and Plate Beamsplitters
• Impressive Array of Modification
Services
- Dimensional Changes
- Surface Treatments
- Coatings
- Mounting
- Kitting and Specialized Packaging
- Sorting and Inspection
- Customer Specified Testing
• Precision Multi-Element Assemblies
• State-of-the-Art Metrology from
Interferometry to Spectroscopy
to MTF
• Environmental Testing Capabilities
Build-to-print process
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Certified & Traceable
Raw Materials
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Optical Fabrication
Application of Optical Coatings
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Bonding & Assembly
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Final Inspection,
Documentation, & Packaging
For more detailed manufacturing capabilities, visit www.edmundoptics.com/manufacturing
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5 Tips
for Designing with
Off-the-Shelf
Optics
Using off-the-shelf optics in your next design
project comes with many advantages.
If budget or time restrictions eliminate the possibility of utilizing custom
optics in your application, stock optics are readily available and easily implemented to fit your design requirements. Here are some quick tips to help
make designing with off-the-shelf optics easy!
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SIMPLIFY
Start on paper with a paraxial design and break it into subsystems of
finite and infinite conjugate optical groups. Determine the focal lengths you
want for each group before trying to optimize in a code such as Zemax,
Code V®, or another ray tracing software of your choice. Once you have the
focal lengths required, you can start using paraxial equations to help choose
the off-the-shelf lenses that provide the required focal lengths. Your preferred
ray tracing code should have a selection of off-the-shelf lenses built into it
(Figure 1) that you can use to model the selected lenses and optimize your
spacing. If not, the lenses can typically be input into the software with the
information provided by the supplier. All EO TECHSPEC® components are
available in most design codes and Zemax files are available on our website
at www.edmundoptics.com/zemax
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GO MONOCHROMATIC
If at all possible, use a monochromatic source such as an LED or
Laser or use an optical filter to make your system monochromatic. Using
a monochromatic or narrow band light will greatly reduce the complexity of the design. As a rough guideline, reducing the source waveband to
less than 50nm will generally make using singlets possible in your design.
Chromatic aberrations cause difficulty when composing a design, so your
options will be simplified if a broadband light source is not required.
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UTILIZE OFF-THE-SHELF subsystems
By using off-the-shelf components such as achromatic doublets, microscope objectives, machine vision lenses, multi-element relays, or other
subsystems, you can often achieve your application’s exact correction requirements for factors such as color, field angles, and large apertures. In
many cases, these subsystems can even be modeled in your code if the prescriptions are provided by the supplier (Figure 2). Even if the prescription is
not available, a paraxial surface can be used to approximate the subsystem.
4 CONSIDER MOUNTING OPTIONS
Whether prototyping or trying to save the time and expense associated with purchasing custom housings, consider off-the-shelf mounting
options. For example, the TECHSPEC® Optical Cage System allows you to
easily assemble your optical components and provide plenty of freedom
for making spacing adjustments. Most off-the-shelf cage systems allow for
mounting common optical component sizes, as well as ways for mounting
microscope objectives, C-mount camera lenses, and other subcomponents.
5 USE COMPONENTS where they work
Off-the-shelf lenses such as Plano-Convex (PCX), Plano-Concave
(PCV), Double-Convex (DCX), Double-Concave (DCV), and Achromats are
optimized for small fields and small apertures. These components work
best when integrated into systems that do not have very steep ray angles.
For example, when designing a high magnification relay, use a complex
multi-element subsystem for the high numerical aperture side of the relay
and an achromat for the low numerical aperture side. For instance, a 15X
system (Figure 3) consisting of a 20X infinite conjugate objective on the
object side and a 150mm focal length achromatic lens on the image side,
will provide a very well-corrected system.
Figure 2: Prescription of EO Micro Video Lens (#58-204)
Figure 1: Lens Catalog from Zemax
Figure 3: Use Off-the-Shelf Components to Quickly Assemble a 15X Microscope
For more optics application notes, visit www.edmundoptics.com/appnotes
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When developing a product, being able to quickly and easily
iterate your prototypes is critical.
Edmund Optics® makes prototyping easy by simplifying and
expediting the pathway to production. For stock solutions, we
ship same-day from our globally renowned world’s largest inventory of optical components. Beyond our immediately available
27,600 stock optics, quick “modified stock” customizations are
available in just 2-3 weeks. Finally, if we can’t find a solution offthe-shelf, our engineers can develop a custom solution to meet
your unique needs.
From design to prototype to volume production – we’ll recommend the best solution to create the optics you need while maintaining the desired budget.
ONE STOCK OPTIC = INFINITE POSSIBILITIES
Custom Coating
Non-Standard Geometry
Mounting
Did you know?
Aspherized
Surface
Through-Hole
Diameter Reduction
Combine multiple modification services on the same
optical component, such as resizing and coating,
to reduce overall lead time and cost.
Modification Services Offered
Diameter Reduction
Truncation
Linear Cut to Size
Edge Blackening
Core Drilling & Through-Hole
Engraving
Serialization
Coating
Sorting or Inspection
Sphere to Asphere
Lenses
Mirrors
Windows
Filters
Polarizers
Beamsplitters
Prisms
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What can we make for you? Learn more at www.edmundoptics.com/modify
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quick modifications to component dimensions
Diameter Reduction
Need an optic of a specific size? We can quickly and easily reduce the outer
diameter of our off-the-shelf optics to meet your exact requirement.
Before (Stock)
After (Modified)
Before (Stock)
After (Modified)
Before (Stock)
After (Modified)
Application Examples
• Exact/precision fit an optic to your lens barrel
• Match filter diameters to your unique system
Typical Specifications
Starting Part Size
Minimum Finished Diameter
Diameter Tolerance
Clear Aperture
6 - 400mm
3.0mm
± 0.1mm
80%
Beam Deviation
Bevel Angle Tolerance
Edge Chips
Surface Quality
3 - 5 arcmin
45° ±15°
≤0.50mm
80-50
Truncation
For design applications requiring a unique shape, a truncated lens, window, or
mirror may be the best option. A truncation occurs when one or more straight
cuts are applied to a round optic.
Application Examples
• Remove excess material in weight-sensitive applications
• Custom mounting and fixturing
Typical Specifications
Starting Part Size 5 - 300mm
Minimum Finished Part Size 3.0mm
Maximum Thickness30mm
Truncation Width Tolerance ±0.1mm
Beam Deviation
Bevel Angle Tolerance
Edge Chips
Surface Quality
3 - 5 arcmin
45° ±15°
≤0.50mm
80-50
Linear Cut to Size
Need a custom sized or shaped optic? We can cut any optic to meet your
needs. For thin, flat optics, we offer an economical and easily repeatable
scribe and break process. For thicker optics, our expert team may use precision saw cuts to create the desired geometry. A linear cut to size is not limited to only flat optics; the process can also be applied to optics with curved
surfaces. For instance, a PCX lens can be modified from having a circular
diameter to having a square outer edge.
Application Examples
• Remove excess material in weight-sensitive applications
• Custom mounting and fixturing
• Custom viewing windows
Typical Specifications
Starting Part Size
5 - 300mm
Minimum Finished Part Size 3.0mm
Maximum Thickness
30mm
Truncation Width Tolerance
Bevel Angle Tolerance
Edge Chips
Surface Quality
± 0.1mm
45° ±15°
≤0.50mm
80-50
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quick modifications to component dimensions
Before (Stock)
After (Modified)
Edge Blackening
Is stray light interfering with your system’s performance? Stray light is energy
outside of the clear aperture of an optical system that scatters off of the edges of an optical or mechanical component and reaches the sensor in the form
of noise. Because stray light contributes noise rather than signal, stray light is
a common limiting factor in overall performance of multi-element systems. To
minimize stray light, we can edge blacken an optic using an RoHS compliant,
solvent-resistant ink and improve overall light throughput.
Typical Specifications
Starting Part Size
Diameter Increase
Clear Aperture
Before (Stock)
3 - 250mm
+0.1mm added (nominal)
unchanged
After (Modified)
Application Examples
• Improving image quality in imaging systems
• Maximizing light throughput in optical systems
CORE Drilling & Through-Hole
Need to make dimensional adjustments to a filter? We can use a core drill to
separate the filter substrate from the mount, while retaining optical performance in the filter’s central aperture.
Before (Stock)
After (Modified)
In certain specialty applications, a through-hole in an optic may be required. We
can drill through-holes to help simplify the optic mounting process or to enable
compatibility with specific application requirements.
Application Examples
• Creating a custom diameter for a filter
• Filter mount removal
• Custom mounting holes
• Combining laser beams
Typical Specifications
Starting Part Size
Minimum Finished Diameter
Diameter Tolerances
Clear Aperture
Before (Stock)
6.5 - 50mm
3.0mm
± 0.5mm or better
80%
After (Modified)
Contact us for a list of standard core drills available with no
additional tooling charges.
Engraving & Serialization
Need a specific marking, engraving, or serialization to help monitor and track
prototype assemblies throughout the development process, brand components,
or ease identification? We can help. If you have traceability concerns, we can
engrave or serialize parts according to your requirements.
Application Examples
• Apply a logo to the anodized aluminum barrel of an assembly
• Two, nearly identical, lenses being dropped into a lens tube? Engrave the edge with letters or numbers to indicate assembly order
• Create component position indicators along the surface of a breadboard
• Add a fiducial mark to a set of polarizers to indicate the direction of linear polarization
What can we make for you? Learn more at www.edmundoptics.com/modify
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Add a coating to any uncoated stock part
• Standard Anti-Reflection and High Reflection Coatings Can be Applied to Uncoated Substrates Such as Lenses, Windows, or Prism Faces
• Broadband or Laser-Line Designs Available Covering UV,
Visible, and Infrared Wavelengths
• Additional Coating Types Such as Transparent-Conductive
Indium-Tin Oxide (ITO) or High Laser Damage Threshold
Coatings Also Available
Standard Coating Options
standard broadband anti-reflection coatings
Coating Description
λ/4 MgF2 @ 550nm
UV-AR [250 - 425nm]
UV-VIS [250 - 700nm]
VIS-EXT [350 - 700nm]
VIS-NIR [400 - 1000nm]
VIS 0° [425 - 675nm]
VIS 45° [425 - 675nm]
YAG-BBAR [500 - 1100nm]
NIR I [600 - 1050nm]
NIR II [750 - 1550nm]
Telecom-NIR
[1200 - 1600nm]
5.0
4.5
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0
400
Coating Description
3 J/cm2 @ 355nm, 10ns
UV Enhanced Aluminum
3 J/cm2 @ 355nm, 10ns
5 J/cm2 @ 532nm, 10ns
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500
600
700
Wavelength (nm)
1000
1200
Wavelength (nm)
Ravg >85% 400 - 700nm
0.3 J/cm2 @ 1064nm, 10ns
Enhanced Aluminum
5 J/cm2 @ 532nm, 10ns
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Ravg >95% 400 - 650nm
0.2 J/cm2 @ 532nm, 10ns
Ravg >98% 500 - 800nm
0.5 J/cm2 @ 532nm, 10ns
Ravg >98% 2 - 10µm
0.5 J/cm2 @ 1064nm, 10ns
Protected Silver
7 J/cm2 @ 1064nm, 10ns
8 J/cm2 @ 1064nm, 10ns
Ravg >94% 700 - 800nm
Protected Gold
0.8 J/cm2 @ 1064nm, 10ns
Ravg >97% 800 nm - 2µm
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Learn more at www.edmundoptics.com/modify
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NIR I (600 - 1050nm)
NIR II (750 - 1550nm)
Telecom-NIR (1200 - 1600nm)
SWIR (900 - 1700nm)
YAG-BBAR (500 - 1100nm)
800
0.5 J/cm2 @ 355nm, 10ns
5 J/cm2 @ 532nm, 10ns
Standard Near Infrared Anti-Reflection Coatings
600
Ravg >85% 250 - 700nm
Protected Aluminum
λ/4 MgF2 @ 550nm
VISO° (425 - 675nm)
UV-AR (250 - 400nm)
UV-VIS (250 - 700nm)
VIS-NIR (400 - 1000nm)
VIS-EXT (350 - 700nm)
400
Typical Energy Density Limit
0.3 J/cm2 @ 532nm, 10ns
Standard Visible Anti-Reflection Coatings
300
Specifications
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Typical Reflectance Curve for Metallic Mirror Coatings UV-NIR Range
Reflectance (%)
5.0
4.5
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
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Metallic Mirror Coatings
Typical Energy Density Limit
10 J/cm2 @ 532nm, 10ns
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Typical Reflectance Curve for Metallic Mirror Coatings NIR-IR Range
Reflectance (%)
Reflection (%)
Reflection (%)
SWIR [900 - 1700nm]
Specifications
Ravg ≤1.75% 400 - 700nm (N-BK7)
Rabs ≤1.0% 250 - 425nm
Ravg ≤0.75% 250 - 425nm
Ravg ≤0.5% 370 - 420nm
Rabs ≤1.0% 350 - 450­nm
Ravg ≤1.5% 250 - 700nm
Ravg <0.5% 350-700nm
Rabs ≤0.25% @ 880nm
Ravg ≤1.25% 400 - 870nm
Ravg ≤1.25% 890 - 1000nm
Ravg ≤0.4% 425 - 675nm
Ravg ≤0.75% 425 - 675nm
Rabs <0.25% 532nm
Rabs <0.25% 1064nm
Ravg <1.0% 500 - 1100nm
Ravg ≤0.5% 600 - 1050nm
Rabs <1.5% 750 - 800nm
Rabs <1.0% 800 - 1550nm
Ravg <0.7% 750 - 1550nm
Rabs ≤0.25% 1295 - 1325nm
Rabs ≤0.25% 1535 - 1565nm
Ravg ≤0.25% 1200 - 1600nm
Rabs ≤1.5% 900 - 1700nm
Ravg ≤1.0% 900 - 1700nm
UV Enhanced Aluminum (Ravg >85% 0.25 - 0.7µm)
Enhanced Aluminum (Ravg >95% 0.45 - 0.65µm)
Protected Silver (Ravg >98% 0.5 - 0.8µm, Ravg >98% 2 - 10µm)
Protected Aluminum (Ravg >85% 0.4 - 0.7µm)
Protected Gold (Ravg >97% 0.8 - 2µm, Ravg >94% 0.7 - 0.8µm)
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4.5
5.5
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9.5
10.5
11.5
12.5
13.5
Need a wavelength specific coating? contact us with your unique requirements and get started today!
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quick modifications to optical surfaces
Before (Stock)
After (Modified)
PCX LENS
ASPHERE
PCX LENS TO ASPHERE CONVERSION
Center Thickness Tolerance
Beam Deviation
Aspheric Vertex Radius Tolerance
Aspheric Figure Error (P-V)
Bevel
Edge Chips
Surface Quality
Modified Aspheric Design
15 - 75mm
±0.1mm
3 - 5 arcmin
±0.3%
1µm
0.5mm max facewidth at 45º ±15º
<0.5mm
80-50
<150µm departure from the catalog best fit sphere
Sphere to Asphere
A single aspheric lens can often outperform several spherical elements, particularly in fast optical systems (low f/#). Edmund Optics® is pleased to offer
this service to convert our spherical singlets to customized aspheric lenses by
modifying one of our over 150 different stock PCX lens designs. Whether you
have an aspheric lens already designed or only a preliminary setup, our engineers will work with you to help specify the right asphere for your application.
Application Examples
• Reduce lead time and cost by modifying a stock PCX lens rather than submitting a fully custom request
• Simplify imaging system prototyping by only producing the number of aspheres that you require
Need an ASPHERE FAST?
Learn more at
www.edmundoptics.com/
quick-aspheres
Kitting
Need to purchase multiple components for your system? To make things easier for you, we can create a custom bill of
materials so that you only have to purchase a single stock number rather than each individual part. The custom bill of
materials also ensures that all products are delivered together.
Application Examples
• Lens assembly components
• Fluorescence filter sets
• Your project’s bill of materials
Custom Packaging
Have specific packaging requirements? We’re here to help! In particular, tray-style packaging reduces packaging waste,
allows for easier dock-to-dock processing, and eliminates excess handling concerns. Our team can ensure that your
products are packed and delivered based on your specific requirements.
Application Examples
• Barcode labeling
• Add your company name, part number, or other identification
• Custom containers
Inspection Reports
By request, our metrology team can provide inspection reports that document the exact performance of your optic. For
more information on our metrology services, please visit the inspection section of www.edmundoptics.com/modify.
CALL US to discuss your specific requirements! 800.363.1992 or 856.547.3488
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additional services
Mounting
Using a standard optical mount? Let us save you time and money by ensuring
your optical element is properly mounted for quick and easy integration into
your optical system. Choose from any of our 450 unique optical component
mounts and we’ll secure either a stock or customized optic to meet your requirements. For example, select one of our S-, C- and T- mounts designed for
3 - 50mm diameter lenses. We’ll mount the lens for you and you’ll quickly receive a customized lens assembly. It’s that simple! Looking for more complex
optical assemblies? Contact us today to discuss your custom assembly needs.
Before (Stock)
After (Modified)
Application Examples
• Safely secure components
• Ease the integration of optical components into existing systems
• Reduce optic handling to minimize risk of component damage
Customer success: Prototyping Solution
Every application has unique requirements. A customer found that one of our stock lenses met the performance requirements for an ultra-high temperature application, but the lens needed to fit within a specialized mount. We quickly made
the required dimensional modifications and delivered a product that fit into the production mounting solution.
Using S-, c-, and T-mount components and the TECHSPEC® optical cage system
Selecting the right mounting component is critical when trying to maximize the performance of an optical system. Edmund Optics® offers fixed, adjustable,
and kinematic mounts for a range of optical components including lenses, filters, mirrors, and prisms. Our modular S-, C-, and T-mount components can
easily integrate with TECHSPEC® Optical Cage System components for added functionality, such as for minimizing stray light or for incorporating light
sources, cameras, or detectors. Figures 1 - 4 demonstrate a few examples of how to use C-mount components within cage system setups.
Figure 1: An Imaging System out of
C-mount Components
Figure 2: 30mm Inner Diameter Cage Plate with
a C-mount Lens Mount
Figure 3: Folded Path Prototype Set-up with
Cage Component Parts
Figure 4: OEM Imaging Assembly Prototype
with Cage System Components
Our large selection of S-, C-, and T-mounting components and accessories are cross compatible for easy
system integration and prototyping. Each mount utilizes a retainer ring to evenly distribute pressure on
the secured optic’s circumference, removing unneeded
strain and the risk of damage. Many of the mounts are
designed to hold single or multi-element optics.
Having issues with stray light? C-mount extension
tubes are simple solutions for minimizing stray
light and for improving system performance. Any
C-mount tube or C-mount lens mount with an outer
diameter of 30mm can be secured within a 30mm
inner diameter cage plate.
Designed for modularity and flexibility, optical
cage systems are high precision alternatives to
complex optical alignment systems. Constructed
of rods and plates, cage systems allow the user to
continuously modify the system’s design by adding
additional components, such as optical mounts and
angular brackets.
Using TECHSPEC® Optical Cage System components, Figure 4 shows a working prototype of an
imaging-based inspection system. Also shown is the
final OEM production unit.
So much more online at www.edmundoptics.com/cage-system
3D Models
Instructional Videos
Application Examples
Integration Tips
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Edmund Optics® manufactures and supplies customers around
the globe with millions of precision optical components and
optical assemblies. Whether stock, modified stock, or custom,
we have the expertise and resources necessary to manufacture
optical products based on your project’s specific requirements.
Our dedicated and skilled team members will ensure that you
receive the optimal solution for your application, while our quality
assurance teams guarantee the best final products.
Additional Requirements? We’ve Got You Covered!
• Highly Flexible Volume Order Servicing
• Support Blanket Orders and Other Stocking Agreements
• Well Versed in Configuration Control, Change Control, and Copy Exact! (CE!) Requirements
• Seamless FAR, DFAR, Quality Assurance Provision (QAP), and Testing Requirement Flow-downs
Did you know?
• ITAR Registered and Compliant; DPAS Servicing and Support
• Global Supply Chain Network with Global Warehousing – Quickly and Easily Supporting Your Projects Wherever You Prefer to Procure or Build
Edmund Optics® manufactures over
2 million optical components and 135,000 optical
assemblies every year at our global facilities.
global design & manufacturing
Arizona, USA
Japan
New Jersey, USA
China
Singapore
Arizona, USA
Tucson Design Center
focused design and applications
engineering with over 30 years
of experience
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New Jersey, USA
Corporate Headquarters
120,000 sq. ft. (11,148 m2);
20,000 sq. ft. (1,858 m2) of
dedicated manufacturing space.
High precision fabrication, coating,
assembly, and testing cells
Singapore
77,000 sq. ft. (7,150 m ) of
manufacturing space. Highly vertically integrated facility for volume
production of spherical and aspheric
lenses, prisms, and other coated and
mounted optics
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Shenzhen, China
Akita, Japan
16,140 sq. ft. (1,500 m ) of
manufacturing space. On-site
design, assembly, and testing of
high volume optomechanical and
imaging assemblies
80,000 sq. ft. (7,432 m2) of
manufacturing space. High precision
spherical lenses, prisms, and other
coated optics with over 50 years
of experience
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launch & Production
Precision optical components
Lenses
Prisms
• Plano Convex (PCX),
• Right Angle, Penta,
Double-Convex (DCX),
Schmidt, Amici Roof,
Meniscus, Cylinder,
Corner Cube, Dove,
Achromats and Aspheres
Rhomboid, Wedge, and Specialty
Windows
Plate and Cube Beamsplitters
• Optical Flats, Laser AR,
• Standard, Polarizing,
Broadband AR, Crystalline,
Non-Polarizing, Dichroic,
and Specialty Glasses
and Beam Combining
Mirrors
Assemblies
• Laser, Precision Flat,
• Imaging Lenses, Eyepieces,
Metal Substrate, Focusing,
Objectives, Relay, and
and Specialty
Other Optomechanical Assemblies
Filters
• Bandpass Interference,
Notch, Edge and Dichroic,
and Neutral Density
For more detailed manufacturing
capabilities, tear out the back cover
of this brochure.
5 INTERRELATED SURFACE terms for Specifying Lenses
Surface Sag
• The height (or depth) of a convex or concave lens surface is referred to as the sagitta,
or simply sag, of that surface.
• As the diameter of the lens increases, the sagitta increases; a change in diameter affects the sagitta more rapidly than a comparable change in surface power.
• Sag Calculator: www.edmundoptics.com/sag
Convex Surface
Lens Diameter
Sag
Radius of Curvature
Concave Surface
Radius of Curvature
Sag
Lens Diameter
Radius
• A rotationally symmetric spherical lens surface is a section of a sphere and has a uniform
radius of curvature across its surface. This radius is its theoretical or design shape.
• In manufacturing, the radius of the component will differ slightly than its design shape, so a best-fit sphere to a surface or wavefront is obtained by comparing to a theoretical surface.
• For testing purposes, the desired theoretical surface may be represented by a test
plate, interferometric reference surface, or other measuring device of sufficient
accuracy. Reference ISO 10110-5 for more detail.
Power
• Power or Radius Error is the deviation from the design shape of the surface. These differences are equal changes in the radius of curvature throughout the surface.
• Test plates can be used to measure the sag difference between the theoretical surface
radius and the part under test using interferometry.
• Every fringe or change from light to dark ring is a sag difference of a ½
wavelength of the light used to see the interference.
fringes = waves of power
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Irregularity
• Irregularity is the remaining form error when constant radius error (power) is
removed from the measured surface.
• This error can be expressed as peak-to-valley (PV). The maximum distance minus
the minimum distance between the residual error of the best fit sphere and the surface
or wavefront.
Surface Flatness
• A type of surface accuracy specification that measures the deviation of a flat surface such as that of a mirror, window, prism, or plano-lens.
• This deviation can be measured using an optical flat. When the flat surface of the test
optic is placed against the optical flat, fringes appear whose shape dictates the surface
flatness of the optic under inspection.
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quality & support
Edmund Optics® has been a trusted source for quality optics,
imaging, and optomechanical components for nearly 75 years.
Every step of the way, EO is committed to ensuring product and
procedural quality. Guided by ISO 9001 certification standards,
Edmund Optics® employs a strict global quality program that
is monitored by experienced staff and supported by the most
innovative optical testing available. EO manufactured products
undergo rigorous and thorough testing as part of the company’s
quality program and in compliance with EO’s global quality procedures, as well as a host of ISO and mil-spec standards.
We’re proud of our proven track record of tailored testing for
optical assemblies customized to project requirements. Our inhouse optical assembly testing capabilities include: MTF, stray
light, telecentricity, wavefront distortion, white light interferometry, mechanical profilometry, and much more. In-house environmental testing capabilities include: temperature, humidity, immersion, shock and vibration, and more.
Additionally, Edmund Optics® has put proactive environmental management at the heart of our operations. EO has documented plans for improving resource efficiency and waste reduction through the Environmental Management System (EMS) ISO
14001. We hope our initiative will develop and sustain both supply and demand for greener goods, services and products, and
reduce waste both in and outside of the company.
Quality and Metrology capabilities
Quality Standards
#010433
QED ® ASI ™ Aspheric
Stitching Interferometer
• ISO 9001:2008
• ISO 14001
• ANSI / ASME Y14.5
• ISO 10110
• MIL-C-48497A
• MIL-STD-810
• MIL-PRF-13830B
• MIL-C-675C
• Fully ITAR Compliant Factories
Zygo ® NewView ™
Metrology
• State-of-the-Art Optical Metrology
• Automated Equipment for Optical Parameters
such as Effective Focal Length (EFL), Distortion, Field Curvature, and Concentricity
• Radiometrics: Straylight, Veiling Glare, etc.
• Semi-Automated MTF Measurement Equipment
• Environmental Testing Equipment such as
Vibration, Humidity, and Immersion
Zygo ® Interferometer
Varian
Spectrophotometer
For manufacturing and metrology capabilities, visit www.edmundoptics.com/manufacturing
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MANUFACTURING CAPABILITIES
resource guide
SPHERICAL Lenses
spherical manufacturing capabilities
Specifications
Commercial
Precision
Diameter Range
4 - 200mm
4 - 200mm
4 - 200mm
Diameter Tolerance
+0/-0.1mm
+0/-0.025mm
+0/-0.01mm
Center Thickness Tolerance
Surface Sag
Clear Aperture
Radius
• 6,200+ Stock Spherical Lenses Ready
for Purchase
• Available in Glass and Crystalline
Materials with a Variety of Standard
and Custom Coatings
aspheric Lenses
Power (P-V)
80%
90%
90%
±0.3%
±0.1%
Fixed to testplate
l/2
l/10
Centering (Beam Deviation)
3 arcmin
1 arcmin
0.5 arcmin
Surface Quality (Scratch Dig)
80-50
40-20
10-5
<1.0mm
<0.5mm
<0.25mm
High Precision
Bevel (Face width @45 degrees)
ASPHERIC manufacturing capabilities
Specifications
Commercial
Precision
Diameter
4 - 200mm
4 - 200mm
4 - 200mm
Diameter Tolerance
+0/-0.1mm
+0/-0.03mm
+0/-0.01mm
3µm
2µm
0.5µm
Vertex Radius (Asphere)
±1%
±0.1%
±0.05%
±0.3%
±0.1%
±0.025%
3l
1.5l
Irregularity (Spherical) (P-V)
1.0l
l/4
l/2
l/10
Centering (Beam Deviation)
3 arcmin
1 arcmin
0.5 arcmin
Center Thickness Tolerance
±0.10
±0.05
±0.01
Surface Quality (Scratch Dig)
80-50
40-20
10-5
<1.0mm
<0.5mm
<0.25mm
High Precision
Bevel (Face width @45 degrees)
prism manufacturing capabilities
Specifications
Commercial
Precision
Dimensions
2 - 200mm
2 - 150mm
2 - 75mm
Dimensional Tolerance
+0/-0.1mm
+0/-0.025mm
+0/-0.01mm
±0.25mm
±0.1mm
±0.03mm
1.0l
l/4
l/20
3 arcmin
±30 arcsec
45° & 90° ±0.5 arcsec
Penta Prism Deviation
5 arcmin
3 arcmin
0.5 arcmin
Bevel (Max Face width @45 degrees)
±0.2mm
±0.1mm
±0.05mm
80-50
40-20
10-5
Bonded Prism Assembly Beam Deviation
5 arcmin
3 arcmin
0.5 arcmin
Bevel (Face width @45 degrees)
<1.0mm
<0.5mm
<0.25mm
Surface Quality (Scratch Dig)
filter coating capabilities
Dimensions (Diameter or Square)
Substrates
Spectral Ranges
Edge Steepness (T50% to OD>4)
Spectral Edge Tolerance
Blocking
Neutral Density Tolerance
Center Wavelength (CWL)
Bandwidth
Transmission
Reflection
Polarization (S:P)
Laser Damage Threshold
Number of Layers
Durability
2 - 1000mm
All Glass Types
193nm - 14μm
<0.5%
<1% Deviation, <0.2% Special Cases
>OD 7, Measured
OD ±5%
±1nm
1nm - Broadband
>95%, Typical
0.1 - 99.95%
10,000:1
Up to 20 J/cm2 @ 20ns Pulses
200+
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Asphere Figure Error (P-V)
Prism Physical Angle Tolerance
• Durable, Hard Coated, Single Substrate
• High Transmission, Deep Blocking,
Steep Slopes
• Custom Designs – UV; Visible; &
Near, Mid-Wave, & Long-Wave IR
±0.01
±0.01mm
l/4
Irregularity (P-V)
FILTERS & COATINGS
±0.05
±0.025mm
1.5l
V-Height
• Custom Prisms in Any Geometry
• Windows in All Optical Glass Types
±0.10
±0.05mm
3l
Radius (Spherical)
Prisms & Flatwork
High Precision
1.0l
Irregularity (P-V)
Power (Spherical) (P-V)
• 550+ Stock Aspheric Lenses Ready
for Purchase
• Optical Glass, Plastic, Fused Silica,
Germanium, Zinc Selenide, and
Chalcogenide Substrates
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