Cemented Cylindrical Mirror: Precision Composite Structure for Accurate Unidirectional Beam Control
As a core product in the cylindrical mirror series, the cemented cylindrical mirror is precisely bonded from two or more optical components using optical cement. With its composite structure, it achieves superior chromatic aberration correction, beam shaping and stability. Widely applied in high-end optical systems such as lidar, optical communication and laser instruments, it serves as a key component for unidirectional beam focusing and expansion.
Relying on mature planar optical processing and cementing technologies, UltraOpto manufactures full-specification cemented cylindrical mirrors with dimensions ranging from 5mm to 200mm in diameter and curvature radii from 0.5mm to 10000mm. Customization of asymmetric curved surfaces is available, meeting the stringent requirements of special optical systems with high precision and low loss characteristics.
Core Advantages
Precise Chromatic Aberration Correction: Combined with different optical materials, it effectively corrects monochromatic aberration and chromatic aberration, improving the purity of beam transmission and imaging quality.
Highly Stable Structure:
Precision cementing technology ensures no gaps or offsets between components, featuring excellent mechanical stability and vibration resistance to adapt to complex working conditions.
Flexible Customization & Adaptability:
Various shapes including rectangular and circular are supported. Customizable coatings such as anti-reflection, reflective and waterproof films are available to match different wavelength bands and application scenarios.
Stringent Precision Control:
Surface accuracy reaches λ/10 @633nm, surface quality is rated 20-80, and thickness and dimensional tolerances are ≤0.01mm, ensuring accurate and reliable beam control.
Application Scenarios
Widely adapted to lidar, laser barcode scanners, optical communication equipment, document scanners, laser printers, optical analyzers, etc. It plays a core role in scenarios such as laser shaping, beam collimation and signal transmission, helping optical systems achieve efficient and stable unidirectional beam regulation.
Process Guarantee
From substrate selection, precision grinding and polishing, to high-precision cementing, coating and cleaning, UltraOpto has established a full-process quality control system. Every cemented cylindrical mirror is inspected by high-end equipment such as Zygo interferometers to ensure compliance with high industry standards, providing customers with stable and reliable optical solutions
High-quality material combination:
Achieving achromatic performance Crafted from paired optical glass materials with different refractive indices and dispersion rates (such as BK7 and SF11), our Glued Cylindrical Lens achieves significant chromatic aberration reduction across visible and near-infrared spectral ranges (400-1700nm). The front and rear cylindrical lenses are selected for complementary optical properties, Ensuring that light of different wavelengths converges to the same focal line, eliminating color fringing in imaging applications. Both lens elements undergo precision polishing to achieve a surface roughness of less than 0.02 μm and cylindrical profile accuracy, with strict inspection for bubbles. scratches and inhomogeneities to guarantee optimal optical performance. The gluing process uses high-transmittance optical cement with excellent adhesion and environmental stability, ensuring no delamination under temperature fluctuations (-20°C to 80°C).
Precision manufacturing process:
Ensuring focusing accuracy Our Glued Cylindrical Lens adopts advanced manufacturing processes including precision centering, optical gluing and edge grinding. The centering error is controlled within <5 arc minutes, ensuring alignment between the two glued elements for consistent beam focusing. The lens surface features a 40/20-60/40 scratch-dig rating, Minimizing light scattering and ensuring high transmittance (>90% without coating). Protective chamfers (0.2mm×45°) are added to prevent edge chipping and improve handling safety. We implement strict dimensional tolerance control: diameter error +0.0/-0.1mm, center thickness error ±0.2mm and effective focal length error ±2%, ensuring seamless integration into standard optical systems.
Optional broadband anti-reflection (AR) coatings reduce surface reflection loss to below 1% per surface, further enhancing transmittance. Core performance advantage: suitable for high-precision scenarios. Ultraopto’s Glued Cylindrical Lens boasts superior achromatic performance, reducing chromatic aberration by over 70% compared to single-piece cylindrical lenses, making it ideal for broadband light sources. The lens focuses collimated light into a sharp, uniform line without distortion, critical for laser scanning and linear imaging applications. It exhibits excellent thermal stability, with minimal focal length drift under temperature changes, ensuring reliable performance in industrial environments. The glued structure enhances mechanical rigidity, preventing misalignment between lens elements during use. With its ability to produce high-quality linear light, this lens supports high-resolution detection and measurement in precision optical systems.
Full-scenario application coverage:
Precise cross-industry adaptation Our Glued Cylindrical Lens is widely applied in industrial, scientific and medical fields. In laser systems, it shapes laser beams into linear profiles for surface treatment, semiconductor wafer scribing and 3D scanning. In broadband imaging systems, it provides clear linear imaging for machine vision inspection and document scanning equipment. For precision measurement instruments, it enables accurate dimensional measurement of linear features and edge detection. The lens also finds use in medical imaging devices such as endoscopes, where it delivers sharp linear views for minimally invasive procedures, and in aerospace optical sensors for directional light collection. Its achromatic design makes it particularly suitable for applications using white light or multi-wavelength laser sources.
Customized services:
Meeting personalized needs As a professional manufacturer of precision optical lenses, Ultraopto offers fully customized Glued Cylindrical Lens solutions to meet your unique application requirements. Our experienced R&D team can tailor key parameters including lens material combinations, diameter (from 5mm to 50mm+), focal length, cylinder orientation and coating type. We support custom focal length optimization for specific beam shaping needs and can provide AR coatings tailored to target wavelength ranges (UV, visible, NIR). For high-volume industrial applications, we provide stable batch supply with consistent quality and can offer custom packaging solutions. All custom lenses undergo multi-stage strict quality inspection, including transmittance measurement, aberration testing, focal length verification and environmental stability assessment, with a detailed quality report provided.
Quality Assurance and Technical Support:
Your Trusted Choice Backed by advanced optical manufacturing technology and a complete quality control system, Ultraopto ensures reliable product quality and consistent performance. Our production processes adhere to international optical component standards, with each Glued Cylindrical Lens subjected to rigorous testing using interferometers and spectrophotometers. We provide professional technical consultation on lens selection, system integration and performance optimization, helping you choose the optimal solution for your specific application. Whether you need standard products for mass production or custom lenses for cutting-edge research, Ultraopto’s Glued Cylindrical Lens delivers exceptional value and reliable performance.
For more detailed technical parameters, product quotation information or custom design solutions for our Ultraopto Glued Cylindrical Lens, please contact our professional sales and technical team through the official website, and we will provide you with efficient, personalized and professional optical solutions.
