Product type: Flat Lens. Application: Lighting, Medical, Optical, Photography, Astronomy. Model: Light guide.
Overview
The Dia6xL44.4mm Coated Optical Borosilicate Light Guide is supplied as a waveplate / polariser / grating made from Optical Glass. Listed geometry: diameter 6.00+/-0.14mm, cylindrical shaped lens shape. Optical / electrical data: transmittance >95%. Coating: HMC; surface quality 20-10. It is used in Lighting, Medical, Optical, Photography and Astronomy. Dimensions, material grade, coating and finish can be quoted to your drawing; the values above are the listed starting point.
Specifications
| Material | Optical Glass |
|---|---|
| Type | Flat Lens |
| Shape | Cylindrical Shaped Lens |
| Diameter | 6.00+/-0.14mm |
| Transmittance | >95% |
| Coating | HMC |
| Surface quality | 20-10 |
| Parallelism | <3arcmin |
| Clear Aperture | >90% |
| Usage | Lighting, Medical, Optical, Photography, Astronomy |
| Model NO. | Light guide |
| Lenses Color | Clear |
| Specifications | Items |
| Length | 44.4+/-0.1mm |
| ROC1 | infinity |
| Chamfer | protected |
| Standard | MIL-PRF-13830B |
| Supplier | CPG OPTICS LIMITED |
Technical data
| Items | Description | |
| Light Guide | Material: | Borosilicate |
| Diameter: | 6.00+/-0.14mm | |
| Length: | 44.4+/-0.1mm | |
| ROC1: | infinity | |
| ROC2 | infinity | |
| Surface flatness: | N/A | |
| Surface quality: | 20-10 | |
| Parallelism: | <3arcmin | |
| Clear Aperture: | >90% | |
| Chamfer: | protected | |
| Coating: | uncoated | |
| Standard: | MIL-PRF-13830B |
What to specify when you request a quote
- Material — listed as “Optical Glass”; name the glass or crystal.
- Geometry — listed as “6.00+/-0.14mm”; give diameter, focal length or radii, angles and tolerances.
- Surface figure — listed as “20-10”; quote surface figure (λ) and scratch-dig.
- Centring and edges — listed as “protected”; state centration and edge chamfer.
- Coating — listed as “HMC”; list the band and reflectance or transmission target.
Engineering guides for this part
For material grades and coating options, see Borosilicate Glass 3.3: Material & Coating Guide for Machined Parts. How parts like this are machined and finished is covered in Borosilicate Glass Sandblasting for Consistent Matte Surface Processing. For an application example, read Borosilicate Glass Wafers for Robust Appliance Sensor Components. Before sending a drawing, check Precision Glass Material Selection: Fused Silica vs Borosilicate & More. A related standard product is 4-inch Borofloat 33 Glass Wafers.
