VN8.010

Molded LWIR Lens FL 8.0mm f/1.1 (Model VN8.010)

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  • Precision molded LWIR lenses using chalcogenide glass
    • - High-volume, cost effective manufacturing
    • - Optimized for the 8~12 um wavelength range
  • High performance LWIR lenses
    • - FL 8.0 mm, f/1.1 0ens
    • - Use of diffractive‐aspheric lens
    • - Ultralight, wide‐angle, passively athermalized LWIR lens
  • Suitable for use with qVGA and qqVGA detectors and smaller
  • Applications and capabilities
    • - Thermal imaging and thermography
    • - Automotive vision enhancement

Optical specifications

  • Focal length8.0 mm
  • Aperture-based f-numberf/1.10
  • Maximum image circle8.7 mm
  • Waveband8~12 um
  • Focus range4.8 m to infinity
  • Distortion< |16| % (384x288, 17 um)
  • Transmittance(average@waveband)> 95 % (AR coating)
  • > 90 % (DLC coating)
  • Relative illumination> 90%
  • Field of view (FOV)
    Sensor array Pixel size(um) FOV (deg)
    H V D
    640 x 480 12 58.3 42.5 76.5
    10 47.6 35.1 61.1
    384 x 288 17 48.6 35.8 62.5
    12 33.6 25.0 42.5
    320 x 240 17 40.0 29.6 50.8
    12 27.8 20.8 35.0

    Note : Each lens is optimized for a specific detector format represented by bold values.
    This table shows values for other compatible detector formats with non‐optimal performance.