Optical glass ball lens( Optical glass spherical lens) is the most cost-effective and widely used micro-spherical lens.it's core material is K9.compared with sapphire and ruby, k9 glass ball lens is fully applicable to 532nm/1064nm wavelength band and has extremely high cost performance ratio.
Comparison commonly glass VS Sapphire VS Quartz/JGS1
Characteristics
optical glass K9 ball lens
Sapphire ball lens
Fused silica ball lens
532nm/1064nm transmission
excellent
excellent
excellent
Cost
extremely low preferred
high
Medium
Temperature resistance/hardness
Generally softening point 550 ℃
extremely high
good
Damage Threshold(LIDT)
Good( CW/Pulse)
High
Highest(ultra fast laser)
Applicable scenarios
The majority of laboratory optical paths
high temperature/maintenance resistant probe
high power/ultraviolet
Main Application Scenario
* Fiber laser coupling: the most common scenario the 1064nm laser is coupled from the end of the fiber into the free space or vice versa
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