Cylindrical & Spherical Optics
Torrent Photonics produces high-quality cylindrical and spherical lenses in UV, visible and IR from prototype through production quantities. The company uses CNC manufacturing alongside proprietary conventional methods to produce glass cylinders efficiently.
Torrent’s tooling library helps reduce total program costs by minimizing tooling charges, while supporting both prototype and production quantities.
Specifications:
| Materials | Ohara, Corning, Schott and Heraeus materials; standard glass and IR materials such as chalcogenide, IRG, MgF2 and silicone |
| Diameter range | 8-150 mm to 5-200 mm |
| Geometric types | Spherical lenses, windows, wedges, prisms, cylinders and freeforms |
| Clear aperture | 80%, 90% or 95% depending on tolerance level |
| Scratch dig | 60-40 to 80-50, 40-20, or 10-5 to 20-10 depending on tolerance level |
