Singelem.len - An ISO 10110 element drawing example

ISO 10110 is an international standard titled "Preparation of drawings for optical elements and systems". It prescribes not only how optical drawings should appear, but also how constructional data and tolerances should be specified. OSLO uses ISO 10110 recommendations for aspheric surface forms, default tolerances, and element drawings. Currently, the element drawing routines are limited to rotationally symmetric lenses with spherical surfaces, specified according to Part 10 of the standard, "Table representing data of a lens element".

Element drawings are prepared using the Show >> Element Drawing command. This command will bring up a dialog box as shown below.

This dialog box contains the items that need to be specified for the lens as a whole. Most of the fields are set to default values obtained from the lens data, ISO 10110, or the tolerance data spreadsheet. In addition to these sources of data, the address preferences (ad1-3) are used to fill in the title block on element drawings.

Each field contains an English description of the data to be provided, and where appropriate, a numerical code (e.g. 1/ ) according to the standard. Some fields have lists that include values recommended in the standard, and these are indicated by buttons.

At the bottom of the dialog box are three buttons. The first deletes all element data from a surface (such data is normally stored with the lens). The second and third buttons bring up a dialog box for editing the left and right surfaces of the lens, as shown below.

This dialog box is similar to the first, in that default values are obtained from the lens data where possible (if these data are to be changed, they must be changed in the appropriate source, e.g. tolerance data must be changed in the tolerance spreadsheet). The table on the following page gives a brief summary of the data meanings. For additional information, please consult the standard or the OSA ISO 10110 User’s Guide.

Summary of ISO 10110 drawing codes
Property and code form	Data
Stress birefringence 0/A	A = Maximum optical path difference (nm/cm)
Bubbles & inclusions 1/NxA	N = Number of bubbles A = Bubble grade number
Inhomogeneity and striae 2/AB	A = Homogeneity class B = Striae class
Surface form tolerance 3/A(B/C) or 3/A(B/C) RMSx < D or 3/- RMSx < D x is either t, i, or a	A = Maximum sagitta error B = Peak-to-valley irregularity C = Non-spherical, rotationally symmetric error D = Maximum rms tolerance t = total rms deviation from nominal surface i = rms irregularity a = rms asymmetry after removal of spherical and rotationally symmetric irregularity A,B,C,D in fringes (default l = 0.5461m m)
Centering tolerance 4/s	s = Surface tilt angle (minutes or seconds)
Surface imperfection tolerance 5/N x A; CN¢ x A¢ ; LN¢ ¢ x A¢ ¢ ; EA¢ ¢ ¢	N = Number of allowed scratches A = Defect grade number (mm) N¢ = Number of coating blemishes A¢ = Coating blemish grade number (mm) N¢ ¢ = Number of long scratches (> 2mm) A¢ ¢ = Maximum width of scratch A¢ ¢ ¢ = Maximum extent of edge chips (mm)
Laser damage threshold 6/H_th; l ; pdg; f_p; n_tsx n_p (pulsed)or 6/E_th; l ; n_ts (cw)	H_th = Energy density threshold (J/cm²) E_th = Power density threshold (W/cm²) l = Laser wavelength pdg = Pulse duration group f_p = Pulse repetition frequency n_ts = Number of test sites n_p = Number of pulses per site