Ilensi ye-Aspheric cylindrical idla ngokuba yi-semi-cylindrical. Xa ithelekiswa nelensi, ilensi ye-cylindrical idibanisa okanye ihlukanise ukukhanya kwesiganeko kumgca we-focal endaweni ye-focal point, esetyenziswa kakhulu kumashishini amaninzi nakwiindawo ezifana nezixhobo ze-optical, izixhobo zeefoto, unxibelelwano lwe-optical, i-medical imaging, i-laser processing njalo njalo. Idibanisa iingenelo zelensi ye-aspheric kunye nelensi ye-cylindrical, kwaye ibonelela ngesixhobo esinamandla kubayili be-optical ukuphucula ukusebenza kwenkqubo ye-optical, ukunciphisa ukuguquguquka kunye nokuphucula umgangatho we-imaging. Ukusebenza kwayo kwe-optical kunxulumene nezinto. Ilensi ye-aspheric cylindrical yeglasi isetyenziswa kakhulu kwiinkqubo ze-optical kunye nezixhobo zonyango ngenxa yokusebenza kwayo okugqwesileyo kwe-optical kunye nokuqina kwayo.
Ubude be-wavelength bugxile ekuboneleleni ngeemveliso zokukhanya ezichanekileyo kakhulu kangangeminyaka engama-20