Rod lenses
Description
These cylindrical lenses have very short focal lengths and large apertures,and are simple to mount. They are generally used to expand a laser beam into a fan of rays, so defining a plane and projecting a line on to any surface. For this purpose we also offer these mounted. The mount has a standard TubeMount 25mm thread and attaches directly to our beam expanders and, via adaptors, to laser heads etc. It can be rotated and locked in the correct orientation.
For focal lengths longer than 8mm see Quality cylindrical lenses.
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Material |
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Mount body |
As 16 XE 25 |
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Diameter |
±10% |
Focal length calculation
The focal length f required to give a desired line length L from a beam of diameter D is given by: f = xD/L
where x is the distance to the target.
| Item code | Mounted/Unmounted | Focal length (mm) | Rod dia. (mm) | Rod length (mm) | Spread angle from 1mm beam | Price per item (£ GBP) |
Stock available | Volume discount available |
Datasheets & customisation options |
Select amount |
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| 08 YM 01 | Rod in mount | 7.8 | 10 | 16 | 7.4° | TBA | Send us a stock query | |||
| 02 YR 16 | Unmounted rod | 2.3 | 3 | 16 | 26° | £20.81 | ||||
| 03 YR 16 | Unmounted rod | 3.1 | 4 | 16 | 19° | £20.81 | ||||
| 05 YR 16 | Unmounted rod | 4.7 | 6 | 16 | 12° | TBA | Send us a stock query | |||
| 08 YR 16 | Unmounted rod | 7.8 | 10 | 16 | 7.4° | £20.81 | ||||
| 016 YM 01 | Rod in mount | 1.6 | 2 | 16 | 41° | £46.83 | ||||
| 02 YM 01 | Rod in mount | 2.3 | 3 | 16 | 26° | TBA | Send us a stock query | |||
| 03 YM 01 | Rod in mount | 3.1 | 4 | 16 | 19° | TBA | Send us a stock query | |||
| 05 YM 01 | Rod in mount | 4.7 | 6 | 16 | 12° | TBA | Send us a stock query | |||
| 016 YR 16 | Unmounted rod | 1.6 | 2 | 16 | 41° | £20.81 | ||||
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