Buying Microlenses
Microlenses are extremely small optical lenses, typically with diameters below 1 mm. They are utilized in fiber collimators, integrated optics, photodetector arrays, light field cameras, beam homogenizers, and wavefront sensors, providing precise optical control in compact applications.
Making Good Purchase Decisions
RP Photonics helps to not only to find all relevant suppliers, but also to make good purchase decisions:
Learning Resources
With its comprehensive resources, RP Photonics helps you to well prepare purchase decisions:
- Encyclopedia article: microlenses
Aspects to Consider Before Buying
Some aspects to consider before buying microlenses: alignment precision, optical performance, durability, environmental resistance, thermal stability, material quality, surface quality, integration with systems, ease of use, mounting options.
For responsible purchase decisions, we recommend applying good practices.
Find Suppliers for Microlenses
19 suppliers for microlenses are listed in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide, out of which 4 present their product descriptions. Both manufacturers and distributors can be registered.
| Suppliers with Advertising Package presenting their product descriptions | |
|---|---|
 Your Custom Optics Expert Shanghai Optics Inc.425 Main St Suite 2E Metuchen, NJ 08840 United States |  Shanghai Optics Inc custom micro-lenses are made from high index optical glass. They are precision polished to very high tolerances so that they can be mounted into complex imaging systems. |
 1100 US-22 North Plainfield, NJ 07060 United States See us at SPIE Photonics West 2025 in San Francisco, January 25–30 (booth 954)! |  Avantier produces custom micro-lenses from high-index optical glass, which undergo precision polishing to achieve exceptional tolerances. This makes them suitable for mounting in intricate imaging systems. |
 Enhancing Beam Performance PowerPhotonic Ltd.5A St David's Drive Dalgety Bay Fife KY11 9PF United Kingdom See us at SPIE Photonics West 2025 in San Francisco, January 25–30 (booth 5023)! |  PowerPhotonic offers custom mircolenses and arrays manufactured out of high-quality fused silica. Customisation available includes number of lenses, lenslet shape including freeform shapes, lenslet size and lens prescription. |
 Optical components at better price SinoptixOffice 16 D, Yujia Mansion N° 1336 HuaShan Road Shanghai 200052 China |  We offer microlenses and micro-optics downs to 0.3 mm, available with AR treatment. |
| Other Suppliers | |
|---|---|
| Acess Optics United States | |
| Alkor Technologies Russian Federation | |
| ALL-IN OPTICS Germany | |
| Axetris AG Switzerland | |
| G&H United Kingdom | |
| GELINDE Optical Co., Ltd. China | |
| INGENERIC GmbH Germany | |
| Jenoptik Optical Systems GmbH Germany | |
| Mikrop AG Switzerland | |
| Nanjing Shuncheng Optical Components Co., Ltd. China | |
| Newport Corporation United States | |
| NIL Technology Denmark | |
| Photonchina China | |
| polyoptics GmbH Germany | |
| Shenzhen Zentech Optics Ltd. China | |
