Beam Expander Accessories

Beam Expanders Accessories

Special Optics offer several accessories for our line of beam expanders including Alignment Apertures, Threaded Adaptors, and Vee Block Mounts.

Alignment Apertures

The Model 60-16-1.5 Alignment Aperture has a 1.5 mm central hole and screws into all 50-25 and 50-51 Series Beam Expanders. This removable aluminum plug is extremely useful in the initial centering and alignment of the beam expander.

Model	T Thread (inches)
60-16-1.5	1" 32 TPI
60-17-1.5	1.1/8 32 TPI

Threaded Adaptors

These Threaded Adaptors, compatible with 50-25 and 50-51 Series Beam Expanders, are useful for mounting the beam expander directly to the laser or other threaded optical components.

Model	Thread (B.E. Side)	Thread (Laser Side)
60-16-30	1" - 32 TPI	1" - 32 TPI
60-16-51	1" - 32 TPI	2" - 32 TPI

Vee Block Mounts

The Vee Block Mounts are stable non-adjustable mounts which are used with the
50 and 52 Series Beam Expanders. Model 60-16-25 is suggested for barrel diameters between 25 and 45 mm, and Model 60-16-26 is suggested for diameters between 46 and 80 mm.

Model	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
60-16-25	1.25	1.00	1.25	2.00	1.63	0.716	0.147
60-16-26	2.25	1.63	2.25	3.25	2.75	1.13	0.187