Buying Rod Lenses
Rod lenses are cylindrical lenses used for beam collimation, focusing, and imaging. Their unique shape makes them suitable for specific optical applications.
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Suppliers for Rod Lenses
19 suppliers for rod lenses are listed in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide, out of which 6 present their product descriptions. Both manufacturers and distributors can be registered.
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![]() 1100 US-22 North Plainfield, NJ 07060 United States |
Rod lenses perform in a manner analogous to a standard cylinder lens, and can be used in beam shaping and to focus collimated light into a line. Our rod lenses play a key part in many laser and imaging optical assemblies, and can be used for UV, visible and NIR applications. |
![]() The Future Depends on Optics Edmund Optics101 East Gloucester Pike Barrington, NJ 08007 United States | ![]() Designed for use in a variety of laser and imaging systems, these components are available in a range of micro sizes for integration into a host of OEM applications. Custom sizes, variations in polishing/ ground surfaces and additional coatings are available upon request. TECHSPEC® rod lenses are polished on the circumference and ground on both ends. Optical performance is similar to a cylinder lens. Collimated light passing through the diameter of the rod lens will be focused into a line. N-BK7 and UV fused silica substrates are available for a variety of UV, visible and NIR applications. |
![]() Your problem is our challenge – flexibility is our standard! Artifex Engineering GmbH & Co KGDortmunder Str. 16–18 26723 Emden Germany | ![]() Artifex Engineering offers custom rod lenses for various applications such as endoscopes. A wide range of substrates are available in custom sizes, specifications and coatings to suit your requirements. We look forward to your inquiry. |
![]() Bringing quality into focus Knight Optical (USA) LLC1130 Ten Rod Road Suite D102 North Kingstown Rhode Island 02852 United States | ![]() Knight Optical offers standard rod lenses manufactured from borosilicate. We can also provide custom rod lenses, for example manufactured from UV fused or with an applied coating. |
![]() Your Custom Optics Expert Shanghai Optics Inc.425 Main St Suite 2E Metuchen, NJ 08840 United States | ![]() Shanghai Optics custom rod lenses are polished on the circumference and ground on both ends. They act as a cylinder lens, focusing collimated light into a line. Our fused silica rod lens offers high transmission in the UV and through the NIR as well as a low coefficient of thermal expansion, 0.55 × 10-6 /K. |
![]() A635, Boke Mansion No. 9 Xiyuan Road Xihu District, Hangzhou 310030 China | ![]() Hangzhou Shalom EO offers rod lenses a series of custom Rod Lenses made from various optical materials such as, but not limited to UV-fused silica, N-BK7. The transmission wavelength range of our rod lenses extends from UV, Visible, to NIR with a minimum diameter of 0.6 mm, roundness error down to 0.005 mm, and diameter tolerance down to 0.01 mm. Our rod lenses are ideal for applications as endoscope lenses, light pipes, and laser processing lenses. Custom coating options for rod lenses include uncoated substrates, Broadband Anti-reflection (BBAR) coatings (average reflection below 0.5%), laser line V-coating which provides higher transmission (average reflection below 0.25%) at a narrower range around a certain wavelength, and MgF2 AR coatings (average reflection below 1.5%) with competitive low price. |
Other Suppliers | |
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Adept Optical Ltd United Kingdom | |
Comar Optics Ltd United Kingdom | |
Doric Lenses Inc. Canada | |
GELINDE Optical Co., Ltd. China | |
He Rui Optics Co., Ltd. China | |
Hyperion Optics China | |
Mikrop AG Switzerland | |
Nanjing Shuncheng Optical Components Co., Ltd. China | |
OptoSigma United States | |
Photonchina China | |
Sichuan MetalMiracle Industry Corp. China | |
Tian Cheng Optic Co., Ltd. China | |
WLoptical Co., Ltd. China |