IR Air-Spaced Achromatic Doublets Optimized for 1.65 - 3.0 µm


  • AR Coating for 1.65 - 3.0 µm
  • Design Wavelengths at 1.65 µm, 2.3 µm, and 3.0 µm
  • 1" Outer Diameter Aluminum Housing

ACA254-075-D

ACA254-300-D

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Common Specifications
Design Wavelengths 1.65 µm, 2.3 µm, and 3.0 µm
Antireflection Coating Ravg < 1.0% from
1.65 to 3.0 µm, 0° AOI
Clear Aperture >Ø20 mm
Design RMS Wavefront Error <λ/8
Surface Quality 40-20 Scratch-Dig
Focal Length Tolerance ±1% at 2.3 µm
Substrate CaF2 and Infrasil 302
Housing Diameter Ø1" (Ø25.4 mm)
Housing Diameter Tolerance +0"/-0.002" (+0 mm/-0.05 mm)
Housing Length Tolerance ±0.005" (±0.13 mm)
Air-Spaced Doublet in a Lens Tube
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Features

  • Air-Spaced Doublet Design Provides Superior Aberration Performance than Singlet Lenses
  • AR Coated for the 1.65 - 3.0 µm Range
  • Designs Incorporate Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) and Infrasil 302 Substrates
  • Mounted in Engraved Ø1" Aluminum Housings

These AR-coated, air-spaced achromatic doublet lenses provide excellent transmission in the 1.65 - 3.0 µm range (transmission can be seen in the graphs below). They incorporate two AR-coated lenses, one with a calcium fluoride substrate and another with an Infrasil 302 substrate.

Each achromatic doublet on this page has three design wavelengths: 1.65 µm, 2.3 µm, and 3.0 µm. By optimizing the design for these three wavelengths, the focal shift across the 1.65 - 3.0 µm range will be minimized, providing excellent on-axis performance. Note that since optical cement absorbs IR light, these doublets have an air-spaced design.

Thorlabs' IR achromatic doublets are pre-mounted in engraved Ø1" housings, making them easy to incorporate these optics into your setup. Each engraving includes the part number, AR coating range, focal length, an arrow indicating the direction of light propagation to collimate a point source, and an infinity symbol denoting that this lens has an infinite conjugate ratio (i.e., if a diverging light source is placed one focal length away from the flat side of the lens, the light rays emerging from the curved side will be collimated).

Note: We do not recommend disassembly of these lenses, as this may affect performance.

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Optical Coatings and Substrates
Zemax Files
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Air-Spaced Doublets Selection Guide
UV (245 - 400 nm) D (1.65 - 3 µm)
Visible (350 - 700 nm) E (3 - 5 µm)
NIR (650 - 1050 nm) E3 (7 - 12 µm)
Laser-Line (532 & 1064 nm)

Posted Comments:
John Flint  (posted 2022-04-07 10:47:16.807)
any idea on the power handling at 2 microns? Substrates should be good but the coatings will heat up, leading to a focal shift as a function of power. Thanks!
cdolbashian  (posted 2022-04-20 04:46:31.0)
Thank you for reaching out to us John, It is very likely that these coatings will absorb and transfer heat to the lens substrate itself, and subsequently cause some sort of thermal lensing. Unfortunately though, we do not have an estimate for the degree of index, and therefore focal length, shift for a 2um beam for a given power.
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Air-Spaced Achromatic Doublets, 1.65 - 3.0 µm AR Coating

Item # f
(mm)		 R1
(mm)		 R2
(mm)		 R3
(mm)		 R4
(mm)		 tc1a
(mm)		 tc2b
(mm)		 Air Gapc
(mm)		 L
(mm)		 WD
(mm)		 Reference
Drawing
ACA254-075-D 75 36.37 -52.49 -40.18 -91.71 5.15 8.95 0.81 16.3 66.6 Air-Spaced Doublet Drawing
ACA254-100-D 100 55.58 -55.58 -46.35 -101.22 5.04 6.00 0.69 13.6 93.7
ACA254-150-D 150 82.83 -82.83 -66.82 -147.72 4.00 4.00 2.15 13.6 142.0
ACA254-200-D 200 110.99 -110.99 -108.78 -317.74 4.00 4.34 2.01 13.6 191.0
ACA254-300-D 300 166.93 -166.93 -249.60 ∞ 4.00 4.00 1.90 13.6 290.2
  • Left Lens Center Thickness in the Reference Drawing
  • Right Lens Center Thickness in the Reference Drawing
  • Center Air Spacing Between the Lenses
Item # Transmission Plota Focal Length Shift Plot Left Lens Materialb Right Lens Materialb Image Space NA
ACA254-075-D Plot Plot Calcium Fluoride Infrasil 302 0.13
ACA254-100-D Plot 0.10
ACA254-150-D Plot 0.07
ACA254-200-D Plot 0.05
ACA254-300-D Plot 0.03
  • The shaded region represents the specified coating range of the lenses.
  • "Left" and "Right" refer to the orientations of the lenses in the Reference Drawing in the table above.
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ACA254-075-D Support Documentation
ACA254-075-DCustomer Inspired! Air-Spaced Achromatic Doublet, AR Coating: 1.65-3.0 µm, f=75 mm
$787.60
3-5 Days
ACA254-100-D Support Documentation
ACA254-100-DCustomer Inspired! Air-Spaced Achromatic Doublet, AR Coating: 1.65-3.0 µm, f=100 mm
$787.60
3-5 Days
ACA254-150-D Support Documentation
ACA254-150-DCustomer Inspired! Air-Spaced Achromatic Doublet, AR Coating: 1.65-3.0 µm, f=150 mm
$787.60
3-5 Days
ACA254-200-D Support Documentation
ACA254-200-DCustomer Inspired! Air-Spaced Achromatic Doublet, AR Coating: 1.65-3.0 µm, f=200 mm
$787.60
3-5 Days
ACA254-300-D Support Documentation
ACA254-300-DCustomer Inspired! Air-Spaced Achromatic Doublet, AR Coating: 1.65-3.0 µm, f=300 mm
$787.60
3-5 Days
Additional Air-Spaced Doublets
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  • Air-Spaced Achromatic Doublets(VIS AR Coating)

  • Air-Spaced Achromatic Doublets(NIR AR Coating)

  • Air-Spaced Achromatic Doublets (-D Coated)

  • Air-Spaced Achromatic Doublets (-E Coated)

  • Air-Spaced Achromatic Doublets (-E3 Coated)

  • Laser Line Air-Spaced Doublets