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VUV to UV Plano-Convex Spherical Optical Lenses


Vacuum Ultraviolet to Ultraviolet (VUV to UV) Plano-Convex Spherical Optical Lenses are available in select VUV Grade Magnesium Fluoride (MgF2) and VUV Grade Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) crystalline materials.

 
VUV to UV Plano-Convex Spherical Optical Lenses have one flat (plano) surface and one spherical surface curved outward (convex) to converge the VUV through UV transmitted rays from an object, thus forming a real or virtual image of that object.  A VUV to UV Plano-Convex Spherical Optical Lens is used as a simple imaging lens to focus, collect and collimate VUV through UV light.  VUV to UV Plano-Convex Spherical Optical Lenses have positive Effective Focal Lengths and are generally used as a focussing optical element within an VUV to UV optical assembly, VUV to UV instrument or VUV to UV laser.


                               

 

SPECIFICATIONS
 

Material: VUV Grade MgF2 and CaF2

Effective Focal Length (EFL) Tol.: ± 2% 

Radius of Curvature (ROC) Tol.: within ± 1%     

Diameter (Dia = ØTolerance: +0.0/-0.2mm

Thickness Tolerance: ± 0.20mm  

Surface Figure: ~L/4 @ 633nm nominal

Surface Finish:  40-20 both surfaces

Clear Aperture: central 85%

Centration: < 3 arc minutes 

Chamfer: ~ 0.30mm @45 deg.
 

(All dimensions & EFL in mm)

 

 

                      

 

 

                                                         

 

DIA  Ø (mm)

RADIUS    (R)

EFL  @
157nm
(mm)

EFL  @
193nm
(mm)

EFL  @
248nm
(mm)

EFL  @
308nm
(mm)

CENTER
THICK
(CT)


DESCRIPTION 

MATERIAL

PRODUCT #

PRICE  

ORDER

12.7mm

8.7mm 

15.6

17.4

18.6

19.2

4.3mm

VUV to UV CaF2 Plano Convex Spherical Lens

VUV CaF2

CF1220LCX

$295.00

CF1220LCX
12.7mm 10.9mm 19.5 21.8 23.3 24.1 4.1mm VUV to UV CaF2 Plano Convex Spherical Lens VUV CaF2 CF1224LCX $295.00 CF1224LCX
12.7mm 13.0mm 23.3 25.6 27.8 28.7 3.7mm VUV to UV CaF2 Plano Convex Spherical Lens VUV CaF2 CF1228LCX $295.00 CF1228LCX
12.7mm 17.4mm 31.1 34.7 37.2 38.4 3.2mm VUV to UV CaF2 Plano Convex Spherical Lens VUV CaF2 CF1238LCX $295.00 CF1238LCX

12.7mm

21.7mm

39.0

43.3

46.4

48.0


2.5mm

VUV to UV CaF2 Plano Convex Spherical Lens

VUV CaF2

CF1250LCX

$295.00

CF1250LCX

12.7mm 34.7mm 62.0 69.3 74.2 77.0 2.1mm VUV to UV CaF2 Plano Convex Spherical Lens VUV CaF2 CF1275LCX $295.00 CF1275LCX

12.7mm

43.4mm

77.6

86.6

92.7

95.8

2.5mm

VUV to UV CaF2 Plano Convex Spherical Lenss

VUV CaF2

CF1296LCX

$295.00

CF1296LCX

25.4mm

18.9mm

40.7

44.2

46.1

47.5

6.9mm

VUV to UV MgF2 Plano Convex Spherical Lens

VUV MgF2

MF2545LCX

$595.00

MF2545LCX

25.4mm

17.4mm

31.2

34.8

37.2

38.4

7.5mm

VUV to UV CaF2 Plano Convex Spherical Lens

VUV CaF2

CF2535LCX

$395.00

CF2535LCX

25.4mm

21.7mm

39.0

43.3

46.4

48.0

6.1mm

VUV to UV CaF2 Plano Convex Spherical Lens

VUV CaF2

CF2545LCX

$395.00

CF2545LCX

25.4mm

28.3mm

61.0

66.1

69.0

71.1

5.0mm

VUV to UV MgF2 Plano Convex Spherical Lens 

VUV MgF2

MF2570LCX

$525.00

MF2570LCX

25.4mm

32.5mm

58.2

65.0

70.0

71.8

4.6mm

VUV to UV CaF2 Plano Convex Spherical Lens

VUV CaF2

CF2575LCX

$395.00

CF2575LCX

25.4mm

37.8mm

81.5

88.3

92.3

95.0

4.3mm

VUV to UV MgF2 Plano Convex Spherical Lens 

VUV MgF2

MF2595LCX

$525.00

MF2595LCX

25.4mm

43.4mm

78.0

87.0

93.0

96.0

3.9mm

VUV to UV CaF2 Plano Convex Spherical Lens

VUV CaF2

CF2510LCX

$395.00

CF2510LCX

25.4mm

56.6mm

122.0

132.2

138.1

142.2

3.2mm

VUV to UV MgF2 Plano Convex Spherical Lens 

VUV MgF2

MF2514LCX

$495.00

MF2514LCX


25.4mm


65.1mm


116.5


130.0


140.0


144.0


3.3mm

VUV to UV CaF2 Plano Convex Spherical Lens


VUV CaF2


CF2515LCX


$350.00


CF2515LCX

 

25.4mm

75.4mm

162.5

176.2

184.0

189.4

3.2mm

VUV to UV MgF2 Plano Convex Spherical Lens

VUV MgF2

MF2518LCX

$495.00

MF2518LCX

25.4mm

86.8mm

155.3

173.3

185.5

192.0

2.9mm

VUV to UV CaF2 Plano Convex Spherical Lens

VUV CaF2

CF2520LCX

$350.00

CF2520LCX

25.4mm

94.3mm

203.2

220.3

230.2

236.9

2.8mm

VUV to UV MgF2 Plano Convex Spherical Lens

VUV MgF2

MF2525LCX

$495.00

MF2525LCX

25.4mm

108.5mm

194.1

216.6

232.0

240.0

2.7mm

VUV to UV CaF2 Plano Convex Spherical Lens

VUV CaF2

CF2525LCX

$350.00

CF2525LCX

25.4mm

188.5mm

406.2

440.4

460.1

473.6

2.6mm

VUV to UV MgF2 Plano Convex Spherical Lens

VUV MgF2

MF2547LCX

$495.00

MF2547LCX

25.4mm

217.0mm

388.0

433.0

464.0

479.0

2.4mm

VUV to UV CaF2 Plano Convex Spherical Lens

VUV CaF2

CF2550LCX

$350.00

CF2550LCX

25.4mm

325.4mm

582.2

650.0

695.3

718.4

2.2mm

VUV to UV CaF2 Plano Convex Spherical Lens

VUV CaF2

CF2570LCX

$350.00

CF2570LCX

25.4mm

377.0mm

812.5

881.0

920.2

947.2

2.4mm

VUV to UV MgF2 Plano Convex Spherical Lens

VUV MgF2

MF2592LCX

$495.00

MF2592LCX

25.4mm

434.0mm

777.0

866.0

928.0

959.0

2.2mm

VUV to UV CaF2 Plano Convex Spherical Lens

VUV CaF2

CF25100LCX

$350.00

CF25100LCX 
50.0mm 35.0mm 62.0 69.3 74.1 76.6 12.5mm VUV to UV CaF2 Plano Convex Spherical Lens VUV CaF2 CF5075LCX $625.00 CF5075LCX
50.0mm 46mm 82.6 92.2 98.7 102.0 9.0mm VUV to UV CaF2 Plano Convex Spherical Lens VUV CaF2 CF5010LCX $625.00 CF5010LCX
50.0mm 69mm 124.0 138.3 148.0 153.0 7.0mm VUV to UV CaF2 Plano Convex Spherical Lens VUV CaF2 CF5015LCX $625.00 CF5015LCX
50.8mm 43.4mm 77.6 86.6 92.7 95.8 11.2mm VUV to UV CaF2 Plano Convex Spherical Lens VUV CaF2 CF5196LCX $625.00 CF5196LCX
50.8mm 65.1mm 116.4 129.9 139.1 143.7 8.2mm VUV to UV CaF2 Plano Convex Spherical Lens VUV CaF2 CF51144LCX $625.00 CF51144LCX
50.8mm 86.8mm 155.3 173.2 185.5 191.2 6.8mm VUV to UV CaF2 Plano Convex Spherical Lens VUV CaF2 CF51191LCX $625.00 CF51191LCX
50.8mm 130.2mm 233.0 259.9 278.2 287.4 5.5mm VUV to UV CaF2 Plano Convex Spherical Lens VUV CaF2 CF51287LCX $625.00 CF51287LCX
50.8mm 216.9mm 388.0 432.9 463.5 478.8 4.5mm VUV to UV CaF2 Plano Convex Spherical Lens VUV CaF2 CF51479LCX $625.00 CF51479LCX
50.8mm 433.8mm 776.0 865.9 926.9 957.6 3.7mm VUV to UV CaF2 Plano Convex Spherical Lens VUV CaF2 CF51958LCX $715.00 CF51958LCX


 

Calcium Fluoride*:  CaF2 exhibits good transmission properties from ~ 145nm Vacuum UV (VUV) to ~ 8.0um in the Infrared.  CaF2 is a relatively soft crystalline material and care should be taken as CaF2 is sensitive to mechanical and thermal shock.  CaF2 is a cubic single crystal optical material. 




                                                               CaF2 Refractive Index 

Wavelength, nm 157 193 248 308 350
Refractive Index (n) 1.559 1.501 1.468 1.453 1.445

 

 

 

 

Magnesium Fluoride*:  MgF2 exhibits high transmission properties from ~ 120nm Vacuum UV (VUV) to ~ 6.0um in the Infrared.  MgF2 is a relatively hard crystalline material resistant to mechanical and thermal shock.  MgF2 is a birefringent crystal typically oriented along the optical axis to avoid birefringent effects in windows & lenses.  

                                                 
                                                          MgF2 Refractive Index (Avg.)

Wavelength, nm 157 193 248 308 350
Refractive Index (n) 1.464 1.428 1.4097 1.398 1.393

   

  

 

 (*Materials transmittance can vary slightly and this data should be used as a reference only.  Based on 2-3mm Thick.) 

 

More information can be found on our Material Properties Page.   For more information about Spherical Lenses, refer to our Optics Tutorial page.

 

Also see our UV Fused Silica Plano Convex Spherical Lenses,  VUV Grade CaF2 Plano-Concave Spherical Lenses , VUV Grade CaF2 Bi-Convex & Bi-Concave Spherical Lenses & VUVto UV CaF2 Positive & Negative Meniscus Lenses

 

 

                                                                                    

 

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