Undergrad What happens if I place light sources on the plane perpendicular to the principle axis of cylindrical lens?

[Tony_Stark]

TL;DR

what happens if I place light sources on the plane perpendicular to the principle axis of cylindrical lens?

I want to know that if I place light sources on the plane perpendicular to the principle axis of the cylindrical lens, do all light beams diverge in the same way?
Assume all light sources are lasers of having same wavelength and beam divergence
Also how extent can i minimize interference?

 

[berkeman]

Welcome to PF, Tony.

TL;DR Summary: what happens if I place light sources on the plane perpendicular to the principle axis of cylindrical lens?

I want to know that if I place light sources on the plane perpendicular to the principle axis of the cylindrical lens, do all light beams diverge in the same way?
Assume all light sources are lasers of having same wavelength and beam divergence
Also how extent can i minimize interference?

The better you can ask your question, the better answers you will get here. If I understand your post, light sources distributed in one direction on that plane will all act the same through the cylindrical lens. Light sources in the perpendicular direction on that plane will act very differently. So I'm probably not understanding the question. Could you please upload a diagram illustrating your question? (Use the "Attach files" link below the Edit window). Thanks.

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/The-axes-and-planes-of-the-cylindrical-lens_fig3_258807960