NSG America, Inc. Announces New Aspheric Cap Mounted Lens for Coupling

Somerset, NJ (March, 2005) NSG America, creator of the SELFOC® Lens and the world's leading supplier of Gradient Index Lenses, announces a new cap mounted, aspheric lens for coupling laser diodes.

NSG Aspherical Cap Mounted lenses exceed industry performance standards. When tested head-to-head against the leading aspheric competition, NSG Aspheric Lenses had better coupling efficiency. NSG lenses showed up to 10% higher coupling efficiency over the leading aspheric provider.

NGS's new Series 400 is ideal for coupling laser light into optical fiber. This lens is produced from lead free materials to meet stringent environmental concerns. Benefits of this environmentally friendly lens are its easy handling through its mounted housing, its compact design for easy engineering into OEM products and its second to none coupling efficiency.