Optotune is a leading supplier of focus tunable lenses for diverse applications. Whether electrically or mechanically actuated, the advantages of tunable lenses over traditional optics are striking. Optotune's lenses can be taylored to your specific demands in terms of size, tuning range, transmission range or speed. Tell us your requirements and we will be happy to assess the feasibility.

 
  • Compact design
  • Less mechanics
  • Fast response
  • Low power
  • Less tolerance sensitivity

The following table summarizes the main specifications of Optotune's most popular focus tunable lenses:

 
 EL-10-30
Series
EL-10-30-C
Series
EL-10-42-OF

 EL-16-40-TC
Series
 ML-20-37
Series
Specifications  EL-10-30 EL-10-30-C EL-10-42-OF EL-16-40-TC ML-20-37-VIS-36D

Product description

Fast electrically tunable lens

Fast electrically tunable lens

Fast electrically tunable lens

Fast electrically tunable lens

Manually
tunable lens

Size (ØxH)

 30mm x 9.7mm

 30mm x 20.7mm

42mm x 36mm

 40mm x 11.9mm

 37mm x 13.2mm

Clear aperture

 10mm

 10mm

10mm

 16mm

 20mm

Lens Type

 Plano convex

 Plano convex
(offset lens optional)

Plano convex + plano concave offset lens

Plano convex to plano concave

 Plano convex to plano concave

Focal length range

 From +50 to +120mm

From -600 to +170 mm 

From -500 to +500 mm

 From -500 to +333 mm

 From -55 to +55mm

Refractive Index

 1.300 or 1.559

 1.300

1.300

  1.300

   1.38

Recommended
Documentation

 Datasheet

 Datasheet

 Datasheet

 Datasheet

Datasheet


Driving electrically tunable lenses

Optotune's electrical lenses are current controlled. There are several options for current drivers ranging from regular lab power supplies to tiny VCM driver ICs. Optotune offers a high-precision USB driver with a resolution of 0.1mA, which includes read-out of ingetrated temperature sensors over I2C.

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Videos

P1 continuous focus

Continuous focus with the EL-10-30 and a time-of-flight distance sensor

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P3 Optatec

Focus tunable lenses presented at Optatec 2012

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