Spherical Lens
Advantages of spherical lenses
Miniature spherical lenses have one or more spherical surfaces. These lenses are crucial for focusing, collimating, or diverging light. They offer excellent value for money and are suitable for many high-precision applications. Hobbite’s spherical product line covers a wide range of types (ball lenses, drum lenses, grin lenses), from traditional plano-convex optical spheres to precision optical spherical lenses designed for industrial and research environments, and even the best-selling Clens.
Our miniature spherical lenses are manufactured using high-precision grinding and polishing processes, allowing for customizable coatings and a variety of material requirements. Our 20 years of experience focusing on small-size optical engineering enables us to provide you with professional customized solutions.
Product Types Overview
We offer an extensive selection of spherical lenses, categorized by design and typical usage to help you find the perfect optical solution:
Standard Spherical Lenses
These lenses form the foundation of many optical systems with their versatility in beam shaping and imaging.
- Plano-Convex Lens: Optimized for focusing parallel light, used in collimators, beam expanders, and imaging devices.
- Plano-Concave Lens: Designed to diverge collimated beams, commonly used in beam expanders and correction optics.
- Double Convex Lens: Symmetrical design ideal for magnification, relay imaging, and microscopy.
- Biconcave lenses: Designed to control beam divergence and enable beam expansion in multi-lens setups.
Meniscus Lenses
Balancing focusing power and aberration control, meniscus lenses are vital in precision laser and imaging applications.
- Positive Meniscus Lens: Provides converging function with reduced spherical aberrations.
- Negative Meniscus Lens: Diverges light while minimizing edge distortion, ideal for beam expanders.
Customized Spherical Optics
For applications requiring unique specifications, we offer custom designs, including:
- Tiny spherical lenses with a diameter or length <5mm and high surface accuracy
- Specialized coatings such as AR, HR, and BBAR across UV to IR spectra
- Materials spanning BK7, fused silica, CaF₂, sapphire, ZnSe
- Mount-ready lenses with precise centration and mechanical compatibility
Tailored for Industry Needs
Our spherical lenses cater to the unique demands of various industries:
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Medical & Biomedical
- High-NA ball lenses for enhanced fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry performance.
- Meniscus lenses in therapeutic lasers minimize aberrations in dermatology and ophthalmology systems.
- Sapphire optical spheresin endoscopic imaging and miniaturized probes.
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Scientific Research & Metrology
- Precision optical spheresused in interferometry and wavefront measurement.
- Customized spherical lenses support quantum optics and atomic physics experiments.
- High-quality coatings ensure minimal signal loss in laser beam profiling.
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Fiber Optic Communication
- Sub-micron aligned ball lensesfor efficient coupling in transceivers and WDM devices.
- AR-coated spherical lenses in collimators and isolators optimize signal integrity.
- Micro-optics solutions for optical sensing and photodiode alignment.
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Laser Systems & Industrial Optics
- Meniscus and double-convex lenses designed for high-power laser beam shaping.
- IR-grade materials like ZnSe spherical lenses support CO₂ laser processing.
- Optical spheres ensure precise alignment and calibration in machine vision systems.
Applications & Use Cases
Hobbite spherical lenses are widely employed as critical components across various fields:
- Laser beam shaping and collimation for precision targeting.
- Fiber optic coupling for high-speed communication.
- Biomedical imaging systems requiring high optical quality and reliability.
- Scientific instruments for measurement and calibration.
- Industrial laser processing with high thermal and optical stability.
Why Choose Hobbite for Your Spherical Lenses?
- ISO 9001 certified manufacturing ensures consistent quality.
- Interferometric surface and wavefront testing guarantees optical performance.
- RoHS-compliant materials suitable for biomedical and industrial use.
- Decades of expertise servicing medical, research, fiber communication, and laser industries.
- Trusted worldwide by OEMs and research institutions for precision spherical lenses, ball lenses, and optical sphere
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Looking for a high-precision spherical lens, a custom ball lens, or a specialized optical sphere? Our team is ready to help you select or design the ideal optical component—combining reliable performance, design flexibility, and competitive pricing for the best value in your application.