Is the measurement of centricity in laser optics necessary or not? The more optics that are used in a system, the more important the quality of each individual lens becomes. This is because optics which have a matching reference axis and optical axis are a prerequisite for an optimal optical assembly – and only this makes it possible to achieve lossless adjustment.
In a worst case scenario, deviations in the axes could lead to an undesired heating up of the entire laser system. To ensure that you are on the safe side with our laser optics, we invested further:
We provide the centricity measurement of individual lenses.
Centering errors can be measured in transmission and reflection. To determine the centering accuracy, the tilting error of the top surface of the sample is determined in relation to the edge and the bottom surface of the lens.
The LASER COMPONENTS
Quality Promise
LASER COMPONENTS manufactures spherical lenses for laser applications with the following specifications:
- Material: BK7, Fused Silica
- Diameter: 12.7-60 mm
- Radii: 12 mm to 12,000 mm or flat surfaces
- Surface quality 5/4 x 0.025
(Scratch-dig 10-5) at a diameter of 1” - Surface accuracy of l/10
(i.e., 3/0.2 for l = 546 nm) - Centering: 4/3’
(better than three arc minutes)
