Optical Lens Design
Transmit, diffuse, condense, and distribute light the way you want with the right lens design
Enplas is Your Next-Generation Optical Product Development Partner
From market-leading tech companies to cutting-edge startups, Enplas is the next-generation optical product development partner of choice. We offer plastic optical lens design, prototyping, and ramp up to long-term mass production—all in house. Our team’s optical expertise comprises conventional lens products for LED light control or datacom to novel optical elements used in AR, VR, autonomous driving, and more.
Through decades of serving market-leading customers and through innovations from our R&D department, Enplas has the expertise and equipment to measure optical performance and precise dimensions; to propose solutions to issues; and to improve performance of the final product.
First-Class Engineering
Once your device’s optical performance requirements are communicated to Enplas, customers receive scientifically designed and performance-tested plastic lens designs. This saves customers time and internal resources to achieve the right design. Enplas designs not only fulfill the optical functions requirements with the lens alone, but also are scalable to millions of units that perform consistently in the assembled device. With Enplas, customers gain access to deep plastic lens knowledge, materials data, lens performance testing and analysis, and capability to optimize your lens unit into an assembled device. This is why Enplas has been serving market-leading customers as the top plastic lens manufacturer of choice, for decades.
Optimizing Assembled Lens Units
It is not uncommon for customers to run into unexpected issues when assembling lenses with a finalized design into the optical unit. Finding the root cause of the issue, whether it is the lens design, lens dimensions, alignment of components, or other, and then finding the right solutions can take time and resources. Enplas lens designs take assembly factors in account that enables a winder alignment window for optical units – mitigating issues in final assembly. Enplas can also offer proposals for the entire assembled unit, be it premium TV backlights or lens ferrules, for optimal optical performance. Develop your lens with Enplas to accelerate the last mile to product launch.
Troubleshooting Optical Issues
Are you having problems with an existing optical component? Enplas can assess it to solve the issue. Our optics team is always available for technical support.
Examples of problem solving serving optical communication applications such as optical transceivers and lens ferrules include:
- Coupling efficiency with assembled unit
- Alignment window with assembled unit
- Spot-light condition
- Eye-pattern
- Back reflection
Examples of problem solving related to diffusion or other LED light control applications include:
- Backlight/ screen luminance non-uniformity
- Cost and energy efficiency
- Luminosity
- Local dimming
- Reducing display thickness
- Alignment and assembly issues with other backlight components
Ask us for proposals to optimize the optical performance of your lenses.
Designing the Next Generation of Optical Elements
For customers developing optical components of advanced applications such as augmented reality, virtual reality, LiDAR or various sensing applications, Enplas designs advanced optical elements, including but not limited to the following examples:
-Diffractive Optics Elements (DOE)
- Vortex lens – both flat surface & aspheric surface
- DOE Blaze achieving rotation symmetry
–Dioptric System
- Aspheric lens and lens units
- Freeform lens with point cloud
- Freeform lens with rotation symmetry
–Sophisticated lens arrays
- Freeform-Blaze DOE Array lens
- Micro lens arrays with varying sag, shape, and pitch between lens
Reach out to discuss your new product development with Enplas.
Stress-Free Partnership
Design development is a long process. That’s why we work with our clients to solve challenges as a team. When you work with Enplas, a knowledgeable engineer familiar with your application is assigned to your project. They provide detailed updates and proactive, honest communication about the status of your project.
Our clients tell us we’re responsive, proactive, and understanding of their needs. Learn more about how our company values can benefit you.
