Tapered Light Guide Rod - Square/Round Cross Section
Specifications
Component Type: Tapered Light Pipe / Tapered Light Guide Rod / Conical Homogenizing Prism
Input Cross-Section Shape: Square / Rectangular / Round / Hexagonal (custom)
Output Cross-Section Shape: Same shape as input (scaled by magnification ratio)
Input Dimension (Side or Diameter): 1.0 mm - 20.0 mm (custom >= 0.5 mm available)
Magnification Ratio: 2X / 3X standard (1.5X - 5X custom on request)
Length: 10.0 mm - 150.0 mm (proportional to input size and taper angle; custom)
Taper Angle: Typically 1 - 10 degrees (calculated per magnification and length)
Material: N-BK7 (standard), H-K9L, UV Fused Silica, Sapphire (Al2O3), Schott glass types
Dimensional Tolerance: +/- 0.10 mm (standard); +/- 0.03 mm (high precision)
Surface Quality: 60-40 / 40-20 / 20-10 Scratch-Dig (MIL-PRF-13830B)
Surface Flatness (End Faces): Lambda/2 @ 632.8 nm (standard); Lambda/4 - Lambda/10 (high precision)
Side Wall Finish: Ground (diffuse) or polished (mirror finish for TIR efficiency)
Coating Options:
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Uncoated (bare TIR walls)
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BBAR on entrance face (400-700 nm / 650-1050 nm)
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BBAR on exit face (400-700 nm / 650-1050 nm)
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Full AR on both ends
Wavelength Range: 350-2100 nm (BK7/UVFS); UV to NIR on Sapphire
