Beam Expanders

(Reference: Basics of Beam Expander)
 

The most common type of beam expander is derived from the Galilean telescope which usually has one negative input lens and one positive output lens. The input lens presents a virtual beam focus at the output. For low expansion ratios (1.3-20 times) the Galilean telescope is most often employed due to its simplicity, small package size and low cost.

 

* Material: BK7 fine annealed
* Diameter: -0.1mm
* Thickness: ±0.1mm
* Flatness:
l/4
* Surface Quality: 60-40 scratch-dig
* Coating: HR dielectric coatings 
  R > 99%
 

 

 
 

1. BEST Series CO2 Laser Beam Expanders (10.6um)

 

1) BEST Series CO2 Laser Beam Expanders

The spacing between the two lenses inside the beam expander is fixed.

Model

Type

Expansion ratio (times)

L (mm)

D (mm)

Input clear aperture (mm)

Output clear aperture ( mm )

Connection

(mm)

BEST-10.6-1.5

A

1.5

27

20

7

10.5

f20

BEST-10.6-1.5M

A

1.5

27

25

7

10.5

f25, M22x0.75

BEST-10.6-02M

A

2

39

25

7

14

f25, M22x0.75

BEST-10.6-2.5

A

2.5

53

25

6.5

16.3

f25

BEST-10.6-03

A

3

67

25

5.5

16.5

f25

BEST-10.6-03M

A

3

67

25

5.5

16.5

f25, M22x0.75

BEST-10.6-04

A

4

93

31

5.5

22

f31

BEST-10.6-04M

A

4

93

31

5.5

22

f31, M22x0.75

BEST-10.6-4.5

A

4.5

106

33

5.5

25

f33

BEST-10.6-05

A

5

120

33

5

25

f33

BEST-10.6-05M

A

5

120

33

5

25

f33, M22x0.75

BEST-10.6-5.5

A

5.5

136

38

5

27.5

f38

BEST-10.6-06

A

6

147

40

5

30

f40

BEST-10.6-07

A

7

175

46

5

35

f46

BEST-10.6-08

A

8

206

50

5

40

f50

 

2) BEST-xxxx-yyT Series Adjustable Beam Expanders

These beam expanders are designed specially for large divergent laser beam.  Changing the distance between two lenses inside the beam expander can decrease the beam divergence to obtain better collimation of the laser beam. If they are used for large-divergence laser beam, you may turn the inner body to increase the spacing of two lenses and then to obtain better collimation laser beam.


 

Model

Type

Expansion ratio (times)

Lmm

Dmm

L2mm

Input clear aperture (mm)

Output clear aperture
( mm )

Connection(mm)

BEST-10.6-1.5T

B

1.5

27

20

17

7

10.5

f20

BEST-10.6-02T

B

2

39.5

26

33

7

14

f26

BEST-10.6-2.5T

B

2.5

53

26

45

6.5

16.3

f26

BEST-10.6-03T

B

3

67

26

54

5.5

16.5

f26

BEST-10.6-3.5T

B

3.5

80

30

66

5.5

19.3

f30

BEST-10.6-04T

B

4

93.5

33

78

5.5

22

f33

BEST-10.6-4.5T

B

4.5

106

34

84

5.5

25

f34

BEST-10.6-05T

B

5

120

35

88

5

25

f35

BEST-10.6-5.5T

B

5.5

136

38

98

5

27.5

f38

BEST-10.6-06T

B

6

146.5

40

108

5

30

f40

BEST-10.6-07T

B

7

175

46

135

5

35

f46

BEST-10.6-08T

B

8

205

50

150

5

40

f50

 

2. BEST Series Nd:YAG Laser Beam Expanders (1064nm and 532nm)

  

Model

Wave
length(nm)

Expansion ratio (times)

Input clear aperture (mm)

Output clear aperture (mm)

Out diameter

(mm)

length

 (mm)

connection
(mm)

BEST-1064-2.5

1064

2.5

15

28

36

60

f36

BEST-1064-3

1064

3

15

32

42

77

f32 or f32

BEST-1064-3-2

1064