April 16, 2024



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SPHERICAL LENSES

Spherical lenses can be ground and polished to customer specifications for all materials in the CDGM Glass Catalog.

The following table provides standard and precision quality specifications:

Feature Standard Quality Precision Quality
Center Thickness ±0.02 mm ±0.01 mm
Diameter +0/-0.02 mm +0/-0.005 mm
Surface Deviation
Power – Irregularity
3 – 1 (fringes) Precision
1 - 1/4 (fringes)
Ultra Precision
.1 – 1/10 (fringes)
ETD 0.05 mm 0.01 mm
Scratch - Dig 60 - 40 20 – 10
AR Coating – Single Layer R<1.5% per side* Multi Layer R<0.5% per side*
Sag +/- .015 mm +/- .010 mm