Precision optical 1 to 16mm sapphire glass ball lens for bar-code scanning

24 Nov 2023

A special form of a thick biconvex optical lens is a ball lens, usually having the geometrical form of a ball (sphere).

Ball lenses are great optical components for improving signal coupling between fibers, emitters, and detectors. They are also used in endoscopy, bar code scanning, ball pre-forms for aspheric lenses, and sensor applications.