Ilensi ye-aspheric cylindrical ivame ukuba yi-semi-cylindrical. Uma iqhathaniswa nelensi, ilensi ye-cylindrical ihlanganisa noma ihlukanise ukukhanya kwesigameko eceleni komugqa we-focal esikhundleni se-focal point, esetshenziswa kabanzi ezimbonini eziningi nasemikhakheni efana nezinsimbi zokukhanya, imishini yezithombe, ukuxhumana kwe-optical, izithombe zezokwelapha, ukucubungula nge-laser nokunye. Ihlanganisa izinzuzo zelensi ye-aspherical kanye nelensi ye-cylindrical, futhi inikeza ithuluzi elinamandla labaklami be-optical ukuze bathuthukise ukusebenza kwesistimu ye-optical, banciphise ukuphambuka futhi bathuthukise ikhwalithi yezithombe. Ukusebenza kwayo kwe-optical kuhlobene nezinto zokwakha. Ilensi ye-aspherical cylindrical yengilazi isetshenziswa kabanzi ezinhlelweni ze-optical kanye nemishini yezokwelapha ngenxa yokusebenza kwayo okuhle kakhulu kwe-optical kanye nokuqina kwayo.
Ubude be-Wavelength bugxile ekuhlinzekeni ngemikhiqizo yokukhanya enembile kakhulu iminyaka engama-20