CO2 Beam Expander

CO2 Beam Expander

Keywords: beam expander, zoom beam expander, motorised
Aug 13, 2021 View: 1309 Data Sheet

There are 2 types of beam expanders: fixed and adjustable beam expanders. For the fixed beam expanders the spacing between the two lenses inside the beam expander is fixed.

There are 2 types of beam expander: fixed and adjustable beam expanders. For the fixed beam expanders, the spacing between the two lenses inside the beam expander is fixed, but the spacing between the two lenses inside the adjustable beam expanders is adjustable. The lens material is ZeSe, which allows the red light to go through the beam expander.

We offer 3 types of beam expanders: fixed beam expanders, zoom beam expanders and motorised beam expanders at various wavelengths of  266nm, 343-355nm, 405nm, 633nm, 515-545nm, 808-980nm, 1030-1090nm, 155nm, 1850-1980nm, 10.6um. Other wavelengths and custom-designed beam expanders are available upon request. For more information, please feel free to contact us.

The specifications of the lenses used in the beam expanders are:

  • Material: BK7 fine annealed, fused silica and ZnSe depending on laser wavelength.

  • Diameter: -0.1mm

  • Thickness: ±0.1mm

  • Flatness: /4

  • Surface Quality: 60-40 scratch-dig

  • Coating: HR dielectric coatings   R > 99%

Part number description: BEST-xxx-yy-T-AA
  BEST ---  BEST series beam expanders, zoom beam expanders.
  xxxx------- laser wavelength: 10.6 means 10.6um, 532 means 532nm, 633 means 633nm.
  yy  --------- expansion ratio (magnification) in times
  T ---------- type: T means adjustable/various/zoom beam expander; none means fixed beam expander.
  AA -------- special purpose.
  Example: BEST-10.6-3: 10.6um fixed beam expander, 3x.
  BEST-10.6-3.5T: 10.6um zoom beam expander, max. 3.5x.

We may use the following abbreviations in the tables: WL=wavelength, MAG=magnification, CA=clear aperture, CA1=input clear aperture, CA2=output clear aperture, D1=input diameter, D2=output diameter, L1=total length of beam expander, M1=connection or mounting thread, D=diameter.

(1) Fixed Beam Expanders

BEST-W Series CO2 Laser Beam Expanders

Part No.MAGCA1 (mm)CA2 (mm)connection (mm)D2 (mm)L1 (mm)L2 (mm)
BEST-9.4-2X-W216.523M22X0.75285954
BEST-9.4-3X-W3102028286151.5
BEST-9.4-5X-W5132320307242
BEST-10.6-1.5-W1.5131620-35-
BEST-10.6-2-W2101522-32.5-
BEST-10.6-2A-W2151722-35-
BEST-10.6-2L-W22753M44X1637247
BEST-10.6-2.5-W2.5122027-54-
BEST-10.6-3A-W31015202061-
BEST-10.6-3B-W312.52020285929
BEST-10.6-3C-W31320202811060
BEST-10.6-3X-W31116202059-
BEST-10.6-3.3-W3.31015212167-
BEST-10.6-4-W4102020286746
BEST-10.6-4A-W4102520316748
BEST-10.6-4C-W41223203013590
BEST-10.6-5-W5122320307247
BEST-10.6-5A-W5122820367045
BEST-10.6-6A-W6102820367555
BEST-10.6-8-W81326203612075.1
BEST-10.6-8A-W8103020367355.5

BEC Series 10.6um Fixed Beam Expanders

Part No.MAGCA1(mm)CA2(mm)D1(mm)D2 (mm)L1(mm)L2(mm)Screw
BEC-10.6-2 2.012.717-2546.5-M22x0.75
BEC-10.6-2.5 2.512.720-2559.65-M22x0.75
BEC-10.6-3 3.012.717-2564.5-M22x0.75
BEC-10.6-4 4.012.717-2570.5-M22x0.75
BEC-10.6-5 5.012.720-2572-M22x0.75
BEC-10.6-6 6.012.727-3275.75-M22x0.75
BEC-10.6-8 8.012.72724277137M22x0.75

BEH Series 10.6um Fixed Beam Exapnders

Part No.MAGCA1CA2D1=D2L1MT
BEH-10.6-1.51.513132530M22x0.75
BEH-10.6-2213132535M22x0.75
BEH-10.6-2.52.511112749.91M22x0.75
BEH-10.6-3311112740.76M22x0.75
BEH-10.6-4411112770.62M22x0.75
BEH-10.6-5511112787.2M22x0.75
BEH-10.6-6611113791.18M22x0.75
BEH-10.6-8811113768.94M22x0.75

BEST-A Series 10.6um Fixed Beam Expanders

Part NumberWavelengthMagnificationIn.   Aperture (mm)Out.   Aperture (mm)Max.   Lens-⌀ (mm)Length   (mm)Thread
BEST-A-2X-10.610.62X8192535.3M22X0.75
BEST-A-2.5X-10.610.62.5X6192558M22X0.75
BEST-A-3X-10.610.63X5192565.1M22X0.75
BEST-A-4X-10.610.64X4192570.7M22X0.75
BEST-A-5X-10.610.65X3192575.2M22X0.75
BEST-A-6X-10.610.66X32530.466.5M22X0.75
BEST-A-7X-10.610.67X3.5303569M22X0.75
BEST-A-8X-10.610.68X3303569M22X0.75

(2)  Adjustable Beam Expanders

BEST-C Series 10.6um Adjustable Beam Expanders

Part   NumberWavelengthMagnificationIn.   Aperture (mm)Out.   Aperture (mm)Max.   Lens-⌀ (mm)Length   (mm)Thread
BEST-C-2X-10.610.62X8194652.2M30X1/M43X0.75
BEST-C-2.5X-10.610.62.5X6194667M30X1/M43X0.75
BEST-C-3X-10.610.63X5194673M30X1/M43X0.75
BEST-C-4X-10.610.64X4194679M30X1/M43X0.75
BEST-C-4X-10.6-⌀510.64X5264678M30X1/M43X0.75
BEST-C-5X-10.610.65X3194682M30X1/M43X0.75
BEST-C-6X-10.610.66X3254677.5M30X1/M43X0.75
BEST-C-7X-10.610.67X3304680.5M30X1/M43X0.75
BEST-C-8X-10.610.68X3304680M30X1/M43X0.75

BEST-W Series Beam Expanders

These beam expanders are designed specially for large pergent laser beam.  Changing the distance between two lenses inside the beam expander can decrease the beam pergence to obtain better collimation of the laser beam. If they are used for large-pergence laser beam, you may turn the inner body to increase the spacing of two lenses and then to obtain better collimation laser beam. The material is ZnSe and thus the red light can go through the beam expander.

Part No.MAGCA1(mm)CA2(mm)M1D1 (mm)D2 (mm)L2 (mm)L1 (mm)
BEST-10.6-2Z-TW21015M16x0.7522223751
BEST-10.6-2Z1-TW21023M22x0.7532323848
BEST-10.6-2ZG-TW21015M16x0.7522224051
BEST-10.6-2Z3-TW21528M22x0.7536363348
BEST-10.6-2Z4-TW21015M16x0.7520203750
BEST-10.6-2.5Z-TW2.51016M16x0.7520204555.2
BEST-10.6-2.5Z1-TW2.51015M16x0.7520202534
BEST-10.6-2.5Z2-TW2.51020M22x0.75282840.556
BEST-10.6-3X3T-TW31016M16x0.75-202837
BEST-10.6-3Z1-TW31016M16x0.7520204561
BEST-10.6-3Z2-TW31020M22x0.7528284761
BEST-10.6-3Z3-TW31016M16x0.7520202837
BEST-10.6-3Z4/1-TW31025M22x0.7532324360
BEST-10.6-3Z5-TW31535M22x0.7544446073
BEST-10.6-3Z6-TW31528M22x0.7536365160
BEST-10.6-3.75Z-TW3.752326M33x0.536364864
BEST-10.6-4X-TW41117-M24x0.52651.566
BEST-10.6-4Z-TW41016M16x0.7520204755
BEST-10.6-4Z1-TW41020M22x0.7528285571
BEST-10.6-4Z2-TW41528M22x0.7536365166
BEST-10.6-4Z3-TW41020-26325070
BEST-10.6-5Z-TW51016M16x0.7520204358
BEST-10.6-5Z1-TW51023M22x0.7530305671
BEST-10.6-6Z-TW61126M22x0.7532326276
BEST-10.6-6Z1-TW61035M22x0.7544446075
BEST-10.6-6Z2-TW61015M16x0.7520204560
BEST-10.6-8Z1-TW81033M22x0.75444498118
BEST-10.6-10Z1-TW101036M22x0.75444498118

(3) BXZ Series Zoom Beam Expanders

Specifications

  • For collimation of CO2 laser power<1.5KW/cm2

  • Variable magnifications 2X-8X

  • Galilei Design

  • Adjustable pergence

Part No.MAGCA1 (mm)CA2 (mm)Length (mm)
BXZ-10.6-1-4X-W1X-4X1848135
BXZ-10.6-2-6X-W2X-6X1696205.78-212.37
BXZ-9.4-2-8X-W2X-8X1036168-172
BXZ-10.6-2-8X-W2X-8X1036168-172

More zoom beam expanders are available upon request. Please send us an email for more information.

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