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This section provides an overview for fly-eye lenses as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 15 fly-eye lens manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked fly-eye lens companies as of December, 2024: 1.CDGM GLASS CO.,LTD., 2.3DProducts SRL, 3.NTKJ Co., Ltd..
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A fly's eye lens is a collection of lenses arranged vertically and horizontally. They are called fly's eye lenses because they look like the eyes of a fly.
The presence of multiple lenses reduce unevenness in the luminance of the light source compared to a single lens. Uneven luminance is an issue with LEDs compared to conventional light sources. For this reason, they are increasingly used in devices that use LEDs.
The shape of the lens to be placed depends on the case. Sometimes hexagonal lenses are arranged like a honeycomb core, and sometimes rectangular lenses are arranged.
Fly's eye lenses are mainly used in optical applications, especially in devices that require a uniform light source.
One application where fly's eye lenses are used is in projectors. As applications have become more diverse and the demand for clear images has increased, the brightness of projectors has become higher.
Fly's eye lenses are used to eliminate the unevenness that becomes more noticeable with higher luminance.
A fly's eye lens is not a single lens, but is composed of multiple lens layers.
The lens closest to the light source is the focus lens. Since light from the light source is weak when irradiated directly onto an object, the light converges and converts into strong energy. The distance between the lens and the area where the light converges is called the focal length. The focal length depends on the refractive index of the lens.
The fly's eye lens is located in the middle and at the opposite end. The lens in the middle has its convex side facing the light source. It is responsible for spreading the light converged by the focus lens.
The fly's eye lens at the end, with its flat side facing the light source, spreads the light spread by the second lens more evenly.
Recently, fly's eye lenses have been used in research to create holographic images. Compared to lasers used in the past, fly's eye lenses are superior in that they can produce full-color images and can be used in any location.
On the other hand, they are expensive.
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Edmund Optics Inc., established in 1942 with headquarters in Seattle, is a manufacturer of optics and optical components for industry, mostly in research and development, pharmaceutical, biotech, security, automation, and defense. The company is responsible for designing and manufacturing a wide array of multi-element lenses, lens coatings, imaging systems, and opto-mechanical equipment. The company offers two types of products: components and assemblies. Edmund Optics Inc. also provides custom engineering, troubleshooting, and manufacturing services to its customers.
Thorlabs, Inc, established in Newton, NJ in 1989, is a manufacturer of photonics equipment for research, manufacturing, and biomedical applications. Their product portfolio includes optical components, for use in imaging, sensing, and spectroscopy applications, spectrometers and analyzers used for research and industrial applications, fiber optic components and photomultiplier tubes, and imaging devices that capture and measure light signals for diverse applications in scientific research. The company has sales offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, China, and Brazil.
OptoSigma, the top brand of the Light Solutions SIGMAKOKI CO., LTD., provides, was established in 1977, is a manufacturer of optical systems, assemblies, and coatings based in Japan. The company offers a wide range of products including optical mirrors, lenses, filters, polarizers, optical tables and breadboards, microscopy systems, and more. It has been an industry innovator for years, ensuring to provide solutions with unrivaled quality, service and engineering insight for its customers on every product it offers. It currently specializes in the mechanical or industrial engineering area.
Yejia Optical Technology Guangdong Corporation, established in 2009 and based in Dongguan, Guangdong, China, is a manufacturer specializing in silicone and optical products. The company’s products include silicone products such as smart wear parts and silicone optical lenses, and optical products such as lenses for automotive headlights and mobile phone flash lenses. It also offers product design, mold processing, and injection molding services for unique projects. The company is ISO 14001, IATF 16949, and ISO 13485-certified, and serves clients in the optoelectrical, consumer electronics, and automotive industries.
NTKJ Co., Ltd., founded in 1974 with headquarters in Japan, is a manufacturer and supplier of plastic lenses. The company's products include Fresnel lenses, lenticular lenses, sheet prisms, linear Fresnel lenses, and microlens arrays. NTKJ Co., Ltd. serves the lighting, sensing, imaging, and medical markets, among many others. The company's products are found in display backlighting, LiDAR technology, cameras, projectors, and head-up display devices. NTKJ Co., Ltd. also provides custom lens molding and manufacturing to meet client-specific requirements.
SUMITA New Glass & Fiber Optics, established in 1953, is a manufacturer and supplier headquartered in Saitama, Japan, specializing in the production and distribution of light and optical glass products. The company's range of products includes optical glass materials, aspherical/specialty lenses, optical devices, small lens units, and fiber optic components. These products find applications in industrial equipment, automobiles, medical devices, energy, and measurement devices. They hold certifications such as ISO9001:2015, ISO 13485:2016, and ISO14001:2015.
Shanghai Optics, established in China, is a custom manufacturer of optical components and a custom designer and engineering provider of optical components, lenses, and assemblies. The company produces its own range of products that include stock microscope objectives, fixed focal length lenses, stock IR lenses, and megapixel lenses used in applications such as scientific and laboratory equipment, smartphones, cameras, and other requirements from OEM customers around the world. The company's services include full production at high and lower volumes, prototyping, free quotes, and custom product design consultations.
3DProducts SRL was founded in 2001 and is based in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Brussels, and is a manufacturer and supplier of lenticular plastic sheets that have a wide range of applications in various industries. The company offers lenticular products, sheets, and rolls that are crucial for the production of 3D lenticular images on digital printers, as well as for applications such as POP designs, packaging, direct mail, product promotions, and advertising. The company's products are extruded with a specially developed UV protection resin to preserve colors and also allow indoor use in airports, subway, and railway stations.
Okamoto Glass Co. Ltd., founded in 1928 and based in Chiba, Japan, is a manufacturer of special-purpose glass and multi-layer film evaporation products. The company is ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified, and its product portfolio includes glass molded items like automotive interior glass parts, LiDAR cover glass, and washing machine door glass. It also stocks glass materials like sight glass, borosilicate, and low-expansion glass ceramic, and some of its glass powders include UV reflective resist ink and phosphor in glass. The company forms glass using direct press molding, which enables it to control temperatures and adjust various molding conditions.
Ranking as of December 2024
Derivation Method| Rank | Company | Click Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CDGM GLASS CO.,LTD. |
16.2%
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| 2 | 3DProducts SRL |
10.3%
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| 3 | NTKJ Co., Ltd. |
8.8%
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| 4 | Shanghai Optics |
8.1%
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| 5 | Thorlabs, Inc |
8.1%
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| 6 | Nanjing BOTE Electro-Opticals Co.,Ltd, |
7.4%
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| 7 | OptoSigma |
7.4%
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| 8 | Edmund Optics Inc., |
7.4%
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| 9 | Yejia Optical Technology Guangdong Corporation |
6.6%
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| 10 | GPT Mold |
5.1%
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Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the fly-eye lens page as of December 2024. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
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*Including some distributors, etc.
*Including some distributors, etc.
| Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|
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Japan
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5 | 35.7% |
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China
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4 | 28.6% |
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United States of America
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3 | 21.4% |
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Belgium
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1 | 7.1% |
Taiwan
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1 | 7.1% |
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