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What is the meaning of aspheric lens?
An aspheric lens or asphere (often labeled ASPH on eye pieces) is a lens whose surface profiles are not portions of a sphere or cylinder. In photography, a lens assembly that includes an aspheric element is often called an aspherical lens.
What are aspheric lenses good for?
An aspheric lens is designed with less curvature than its traditional counterpart. Think: flatter and thinner. In both farsighted and nearsighted prescriptions, aspheric lenses provide a slimmer profile and minimize eye distortion without compromising optical quality.
What are aspheric eyeglass lenses?
Aspheric lenses are a thinner, flatter type of lens for glasses. In the past, people who have higher prescriptions have needed thicker lenses to see clearly. Thanks to changes in the materials and technology of glasses, even people who are very nearsighted or farsighted can wear lightweight glasses and thin frames.
What is the difference between spherical and aspheric lenses?
Spherical or aspherical denotes the profile of a lens. Spheric lenses use a single curve in their profile, whilst aspheric lenses use varying curves. These varying curves make your lenses thinner and generally flatter which makes them look nicer and prevents your eyes being magnified.
How do you identify aspheric lenses?
Conventional lenses have a front surface that is spherical, meaning it has the same curve across its entire surface, much like a baseball. Aspheric lenses, on the other hand, have a more complex front surface that gradually changes in curvature from the center of the lens out to the edge.
Are all progressive lenses aspheric?
In reality, progressive lenses are neither a type of bifocal or trifocal – they are “aspheric” in design, which means the curvature (and focusing power) gradually changes from the top of the lens to the bottom.
Are aspheric lenses good for astigmatism?
Aspheric lenses can correct low astigmatism up to –0.75, or presbyopia. BUT: There are individuals who do not benefit from the aspheric lens surface. Their eyes depend on spherical aberrations to ensure optimal vision.
An aspheric lens can be designed to minimize aberration by adjusting the conic constant and aspheric coefficients of the curved surface of the lens. Figure 1 shows a spherical lens with significant spherical aberration compared to an aspheric lens with practically no spherical aberration.
Why ededmund optics ®?
Edmund Optics ® manufacturers millions of optics every year throughout our four global facilities. Join us as we take you through the creation of an aspheric lens, from molding to grinding to polishing, centering, and metrology. If playback doesn’t begin shortly, try restarting your device. Full screen is unavailable.
What is an asphere lens?
The term asphere encompasses any lens with surfaces that are not portions of a sphere. However, when we use the term here we are specifically talking about the subset of aspheres that are rotationally symmetric optics with a radius of curvature that varies radially from the center of the lens.
Why use aspheric lenses for high throughput?
Utilizing aspheric lenses in the design, however, improves aberration correction and makes it possible to design high throughput systems with low f/#s, while simultaneously maintaining good image quality.