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Diamond Turned Aspheric Lenses for Optical Systems

03 Jun 2020

Knight Optical can offer Diamond Turned Aspheric Lenses for use within Optical Systems.

We supply a range of Diamond Turned Aspheric lenses for a range of applications.  All individually QA checked and metrology tested for quality to ensure parts meet customer specification.  Supplied in a range of sizes and shapes with custom coatings tailored to meet your individual applications.

Knight Optical supply precision optical components to customers with Optical systems. Aspheric lenses are used to correct for spherical aberrations and can be as effective a multi-lens system while taking up less physical space and reducing weight and cost. As such these lenses are often used in military applications, such as night vision goggles or missile guidance systems.

Typical specs:

  • Material:                                         N-BK7 or equivalent, UV Fused Silica, SF11 or equivalent
  • Dimensional Tolerances:               +/- 0.1mm
  • Centering:                                      < 3 arcminutes
  • Surface Quality:                            < 40-20 Scratch/Dig
  • Surface Figure:                              < 10(4) @ 633nm
  • Coating:                                          Antireflective coatings for application bandwidth (if required)

All our Diamond Turned Aspheric Lenses are fully inspected on their quality in our ISO 9001 certified, state-of-the-art Metrology laboratory, using our Zygo Verifire Interferometer and Trioptics OptiSpheric/OptiCentric. This allows us to work to the highest QA standards and meet the tolerance specifications on these precision components.

Contact our technical sales team to discover how Knight Optical’s high quality Diamond Turned Aspheric Lenses and superior service can improve your instrumentation and supply chain experience.

UK, Europe, Asia & RoW: E-Mail info@knightoptical.co.uk  Tel +44 (0)1622 859444

USA & Canada: E-Mail usasales@knightoptical.com Tel +001 401-583-7846

CONTACT DETAILS
Knight Optical Ltd
Roebuck Business Park
Harrietsham
Kent
ME17 1AB
United Kingdom
Tel: 44 (0)1622 859444
Fax: 44 (0)1622 859 555
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