Thursday, January 7, 2016

Germanium Lens

Shanghai Optics’ germanium lenses are the type of lenses that will never fail you. These lenses can work perfectly even in harsh weather conditions, this means that weather you are using the germanium lenses in a rainy, sunny or dusty day, the image quality will be clear. If you wish to have germanium lenses of any size, you can always get from us. Shanghai Optics offers germanium lenses in different sizes with all the lenses having anti reflection coatings. The transmission of our germanium lenses decreases with temperature increase, hence it is appropriate to use these lenses at a temperature which is below one hundred degrees Celsius. With a high density of 5.33 g/cm3, the design of these lenses is considered when making systems which are sensitive to weight.

Germanium lenses are preferably used for mid infrared applications which need rugged optics, due to its Knoop Hardness of 780. Other amazing features of our germanium lenses include the chromatic aberration is very minimal because of its ability of low dispersion, a high refraction index, it has been designed with germanium substrate material, a diameter of between 5mm to 350mm, they come in different shapes and sizes like spherical plano concave, p-convex, aspheric, or concave-convex, it has a clear aperture of more than eighty five percent of the central dimension, and after coating the surface quality ranges from 20 to 10.

Why Choose Shanghai Optics

Shanghai Optics is known for making quality germanium lenses which have a life time guarantee. We treat all our customers with respect and dignity, ensuring that all our customers receive excellent customer services. With fifty four years’ experience in supply of optical components, lens systems, and opto-mechanical assemblies, we have managed to grow drastically and become one of the leading suppliers of germanium lens all over the world.