VN1510

Molded LWIR Lens FL 15mm f/1.0 (Model VN1510)

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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 15 mm, f/1.0 lens
    • - Use of diffractive‐aspheric lens
    • - Ultralight, wide‐angle, passively athermalized LWIR lens
  • Suitable for use with VGA and qVGA detectors and smaller
  • Applications and capabilities
    • - Thermal imaging and thermography
    • - Automotive vision enhancement

Optical specifications

  • Focal length15.0 mm
  • Aperture-based f-numberf/1.03
  • Maximum image circle8.16 mm
  • Waveband8~12 um
  • Focus range1.7 m to infinity
  • Transmittance> 95 % (AR coating)
  • > 90 % (DLC coating)
  • Field of view (FOV)
    Sensor array Pixel size(um) FOV (deg)
    H V D
    640 x 480 12 29.5 22.0 37.3
    384 x 288 17 25.0 18.7 31.4
    12 17.6 13.2 22.0
    320 x 240 17 20.8 15.6 26.1
    12 14.7 11 18.4

    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.