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18.0mm Dia. x 50.0mm FL, MgF2 Coated, Plano-Convex Lens

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Diameter (mm):
18.00 +0.0/-0.025
Effective Focal Length EFL (mm):
50.00 @ 587.6nm
Back Focal Length BFL (mm):
48.09
Coating:
MgF2 (400-700nm)
Coating Specification:
Ravg ≤1.75% @ 400 - 700nm
Substrate: Many glass manufacturers offer the same material characteristics under different trade names. Learn More
Surface Quality:
40-20
Power (P-V) @ 632.8nm:
1.5λ
Irregularity (P-V) @ 632.8nm:
λ/4
Focal Length Tolerance (%):
±1
Centering (arcmin):
<1
Center Thickness CT (mm):
2.90 ±0.10
Edge Thickness ET (mm):
1.28
Radius R1 (mm):
25.84
Clear Aperture CA (mm):
17
f/#:
2.78
Numerical Aperture NA:
0.18
Type:
Plano-Convex Lens
Bevel:
Protective bevel as needed
Wavelength Range (nm):
400 - 700
Damage Threshold, Reference: Damage threshold for optical components varies by substrate material and coating. Click here to learn more about this specification.
10 J/cm2 @ 532nm, 10ns

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Product Family Description

TECHSPEC® MgF2 Coated Plano-Convex (PCX) Lenses have a positive focal length, making them ideal for collecting and focusing light in imaging applications. They are also useful in a variety of applications involving emitters, detectors, lasers, and fiber optics. TECHSPEC® MgF2 Coated Plano-Convex (PCX) Lenses are available in a wide variety of diameters and focal lengths. Identical designs of these PCX lenses are also offered uncoated or with broadband anti-reflective (BBAR) coatings, which include VIS 0°, VIS-NIR, NIR I, NIR II, VIS-EXT, and YAG-BBAR.

Technical Information

N-BK7

Typical transmission of a 3mm thick, uncoated N-BK7 window across the UV - NIR spectra.

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Typical transmission of a 3mm thick N-BK7 window with MgF2 (400-700nm) coating at 0° AOI.

The blue shaded region indicates the coating design wavelengh range, with the following specification: 

Ravg ≤ 1.75% @ 400 - 700nm (N-BK7)

Data outside this range is not guaranteed and is for reference only.

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Typical transmission of a 3mm thick N-BK7 window with VIS-EXT (350-700nm) coating at 0° AOI.

The blue shaded region indicates the coating design wavelengh range, with the following specification: 

Ravg ≤ 0.5% @ 350 - 700nm

Data outside this range is not guaranteed and is for reference only.

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Typical transmission of a 3mm thick N-BK7 window with VIS-NIR (400-1000nm) coating at 0° AOI.

The blue shaded region indicates the coating design wavelengh range, with the following specification: 

Rabs ≤ 0.25% @ 880nm
Ravg ≤ 1.25% @ 400 - 870nm
Ravg ≤ 1.25% @ 890 - 1000nm

Data outside this range is not guaranteed and is for reference only.

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Typical transmission of a 3mm thick N-BK7 window with VIS 0° (425-675nm) coating at 0° AOI.

The blue shaded region indicates the coating design wavelengh range, with the following specification: 

Ravg ≤ 0.4% @ 425 - 675nm

Data outside this range is not guaranteed and is for reference only.

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Typical transmission of a 3mm thick N-BK7 window with YAG-BBAR (500-1100nm) coating at 0° AOI.

The blue shaded region indicates the coating design wavelengh range, with the following specification: 

Rabs ≤ 0.25% @ 532nm
Rabs ≤ 0.25% @ 1064nm
Ravg ≤ 1.0% @ 500 - 1100nm

Data outside this range is not guaranteed and is for reference only.

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Typical transmission of a 3mm thick N-BK7 window with NIR I (600 - 1050nm) coating at 0° AOI.

The blue shaded region indicates the coating design wavelengh range, with the following specification: 

Ravg ≤ 0.5% @ 600 - 1050nm

Data outside this range is not guaranteed and is for reference only.

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Typical transmission of a 3mm thick N-BK7 window with NIR II (750 - 1550nm) coating at 0° AOI.

The blue shaded region indicates the coating design wavelengh range, with the following specification: 

Rabs ≤ 1.5% @ 750 - 800nm
Rabs ≤ 1.0% @ 800 - 1550nm
Ravg ≤ 0.7% @ 750 - 1550nm

Data outside this range is not guaranteed and is for reference only.

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