Precision Powell Lenses

Precision Powell Lenses, also known as aspheric line generators (ALGs), spread an input beam across a uniform line with a top-hat beam profile at a specified fan angle. These Powell lenses are produced through a precision manufacturing process to ensure high contained power, uniformity, and line straightness across the entire produced line, as well as superior part-to-part consistency. They are designed for a specific input beam diameter to provide best line uniformity; larger input beams will result in higher intensity at the ends of the generated line, while smaller will create a more Gaussian distribution. Precision Powell Lenses are ideal for use in machine vision and life science applications including  3D profile measurement, PCB inspection, line-scan SD-OCT, line-scan confocal microscopy, flow cytometry, and particle analysis.