λ/4 Optical Prisms
Description
?/4 Optical Prisms are specialized optical components designed to manipulate light in various ways. These prisms are crafted with precision to ensure that light passing through them is altered in a specific manner, typically involving changes in direction, polarization, or phase. They are integral in optical systems for tasks such as deflecting or redirecting beams of light, inverting or rotating images, and separating states of polarization.
Working Principle
The working principle of ?/4 Optical Prisms involves the precise control of light propagation through the prism's material. These prisms utilize the phenomenon of total internal reflection or refraction to achieve their desired optical effects. The ?/4 designation indicates that the prism is designed to introduce a phase shift of one-quarter of a wavelength, which is crucial in applications requiring precise control of light phase and polarization. This phase shift is particularly useful in applications involving interference and polarization control, making these prisms valuable in various optical setups.
Applications
?/4 Optical Prisms find applications in a wide range of optical systems. They are commonly used in laser systems to control beam shape and polarization. For example, in optical fiber communication, these prisms are employed in devices such as circulators and interleavers to manage light paths and polarization states. They are also used in spectrometers and other analytical instruments where precise control of light is necessary.
Advantages over other Optical Prisms
One of the primary advantages of ?/4 Optical Prisms over other types of optical prisms is their ability to introduce a precise phase shift, which is essential for applications involving interference and polarization. This capability allows for more accurate control of light properties, making them superior in applications requiring high precision. Additionally, their design often results in less light loss compared to other prisms, enhancing the efficiency of optical systems.
Limitations
Despite their advantages, ?/4 Optical Prisms have limitations. They require precise manufacturing and alignment to function correctly, which can increase production costs. Additionally, their performance can be affected by environmental factors such as temperature and humidity, which may alter the refractive index of the prism material and impact its effectiveness.
Considerations
When considering the use of ?/4 Optical Prisms, several factors should be taken into account. The initial cost of these prisms can be high due to the precision required in their manufacturing. Operating expenses may also be significant if the prisms need regular calibration or maintenance to ensure accuracy. Durability is another consideration, as the prisms must withstand environmental conditions without degrading. Finally, the accuracy of the prisms is paramount, as any deviation from the intended phase shift can compromise the performance of the entire optical system. Replacement and maintenance costs should also be factored into the overall cost of ownership.
from Newport MKS
The BPP-12.7 Penta Prism deviates a line of sight or input beam by precisely 90 °. In imaging applications the penta prism will neither invert nor reverse the image. This prisms deviate a beam through the same angle regardless of its orientation to the beam. This makes penta prisms valuable for... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass
- Prism Type: Penta
- Surface Quality: 40-20 Scratch / Dig; 40-20 scratch-dig
from CRYSTECH, Inc.
CRYSTECH is dedicated to manufacturing high precision prism for solid-state laser systems. We have over 20 years of experience in prism manufacturing, design, and coating. There are many types of prisms, each having a particular geometry to achieve the invert, rotate, deviate or displace a beam. [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass; UV Grade Fused Silica
- Prism Type: Corner Cube Retroreflector; Dove; Equilateral; Right Angle; Wedge
from CASTECH, Inc.
Note: • Our Dove Prisms are also available with antireflection coating on surfaces with light in and out , in order to reduce surface loss. • Coatings: optional upon request. • Other sizes are available upon request. [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 42.3
- Prism Type: Dove
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass
from CeNing Optics Co., Ltd.
Corner cube retroreflector has three mutually orthogonal reflecting surfaces. The corner cube reflects any light rays back towards their source. The reflection angle 180 ° is independent of the orientation of the corner cube, making it ideal where precision alignment is difficult. [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 50.8
- Prism Type: Corner Cube Retroreflector
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass
from Newport MKS
The BPP-25.4 Penta Prism deviates a line of sight or input beam by precisely 90 °. In imaging applications the penta prism will neither invert nor reverse the image. This prisms deviate a beam through the same angle regardless of its orientation to the beam. This makes penta prisms valuable for... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass
- Prism Type: Penta
- Surface Quality: 40-20 Scratch / Dig; 40-20 scratch-dig
from CASTECH, Inc.
Right Angle Prisms: • Total internal reflection prisms. • 90°or 180° beam deflection, depending on which surface is used as the input for the light source. [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 12.7
- Prism Type: Right Angle
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass
from CeNing Optics Co., Ltd.
Dove prisms can be used as an image rotator, the output image rotates through twice the angle that the prism rotates through. Dove prism also can be used as a retroreflectors. [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 20
- Prism Type: Dove
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass
from Newport MKS
The BGR-12.7 Solid Glass Retroreflector is sometimes called a corner cube because the reflecting surfaces are three mutually perpendicular faces, like the corner of a cube. Light entering this 1/2 inch (12.7 mm) retroreflector with 9.5 mm height is reflected back 180 °, and parallel to the... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Surface Quality: 40-20 Scratch / Dig; 40-20 scratch-dig
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass
from CeNing Optics Co., Ltd.
Penta prisms are used to deviate an incident beam at a 90 ° angle independent of small positional changes of the prism with respect to the beam. The image is neither inverted nor reversed. [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 42.2
- Prism Type: Penta
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass
from Newport MKS
The BGR-25.4 Solid Glass Retroreflector is sometimes called a corner cube because the reflecting surfaces are three mutually perpendicular faces, like the corner of a cube. Light entering this 1 inch (25.4 mm) retroreflector with 19.0 mm height is reflected back 180 °, and parallel to the... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Surface Quality: 40-20 Scratch / Dig; 40-20 scratch-dig
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass
from CeNing Optics Co., Ltd.
Rhomboid prisms are used to displace a laser beam without changing its direction. The displacement is equal to the length of the prism. [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 35.4
- Prism Type: Rhomboid
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass
from Newport MKS
The BGR-6.35 Solid Glass Retroreflector is sometimes called a corner cube because the reflecting surfaces are three mutually perpendicular faces, like the corner of a cube. Light entering this 1/4 inch (6.35 mm) retroreflector with 5.0 mm height is reflected back 180 °, and parallel to the... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Surface Quality: 40-20 Scratch / Dig; 40-20 scratch-dig
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass
from CeNing Optics Co., Ltd.
Right angle prisms are the most popular of all prisms. Right angle prisms are used to deviate a beam through a 90 ° angle, when a beam enters normal to right sides, and can also be a retroreflector to deviate a beam through a 180 ° angle when the beam enters normal to hypotenuse. [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4; λ/8
- Largest Dimension: 50.8
- Prism Type: Right Angle
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass; SF10 Glass; UV Grade Fused Silica
from Newport MKS
The 05BR08AR.18 Precision Right-Angle Prism is precision polished to tight tolerances for more demanding applications. This AR.18 coated N-BK7 prism is 0.5 x 0.5 inch (12.7 x 12.7 mm) and 0.5 inch (12.7 mm) thick. It has a λ/4 surface flatness and a 20-10 surface quality. Newport's AR.18... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass
- Prism Type: Right Angle
- Surface Quality: 20-10 scratch-dig
from CeNing Optics Co., Ltd.
Wedge prisms are used individually to deviate a beam through some specified angles. When used in pairs, the wedge prisms can steer a beam anywhere within the circular area of each wedge. The beam steering is accomplished by rotating the two wedge prisms independently of each other. [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 25.4
- Prism Type: Wedge
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass
from Newport MKS
The 10BR08AR.18 Precision Right-Angle Prism is precision polished to tight tolerances for more demanding applications. This AR.18 coated N-BK7 prism is 1 x 1 inch (25.4 x 25.4 mm) and 1 inch (25.4 mm) thick. It has a λ/4 surface flatness and a 20-10 surface quality. Newport's AR.18 broadband IR... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass
- Prism Type: Right Angle
- Surface Quality: 20-10 scratch-dig
from Foctek Photonics, Inc.
By adding a wedge and with partial reflective coating on first reflective surface, Penta Prism can be used as Beamsplitter. We supply Beamsplitter Penta Prism with standard Transmission/reflection (T/R) ratio of 20/80,50/50. Other T/R ratio is available upon request. [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 7 to 20
- Prism Type: Penta
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass
from Artifex Engineering
By adding a wedge and a partially reflective coating on the interface surface, the penta prism can be used as a beamsplitter. We term this optic "Beamsplitter Penta Prism". If you do not find what you require below, we will gladly manufacture to your requirements. 50/50 R/T ratio for standard... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 25.4
- Prism Type: Penta
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass
from Changchun Sunday Optics Co., Ltd.
Neutral density filter is also called medium gray density lens, referred to as ND lens, its role is to filter light.This filter effect is non-selective, that is to say, ND mirror on a variety of different wavelengths of light reduction ability is the same, uniform, only play the role of weak light,... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4; λ/8
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass; H-K9L N-BK7 UV Fused silica,Germanium
- Prism Type: Corner Cube Retroreflector
- Coating Options: Antireflection Coating
from Knight Optical (UK) Ltd
Homogenising light pipe rods provide uniform, homogenised illumination of non-uniform light sources through the process of total internal reflection. Hexagonal light pipe homogenising rods achieve about 35-40% increase on output of light compared to conventional square cross sections types. We offer... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Surface Quality: 60-40 Scratch / Dig
- Largest Dimension: 2
from MOK Optics Co., Ltd.
MOK Optics provides non-polarizing cube beamsplitters for Visible (400 - 700 nm), NIR (700 - 1100 nm), and IR (1100 - 1600 nm) light, Split ratios: 30:70, 50:50 [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Coating Options: Reflective Coating (optional feature); Antireflection Coating (optional feature)
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass; N-SF2 etc.
- Surface Quality: 40-20 Scratch / Dig
from Thorlabs, Inc.
At Thorlabs, we constantly reinforce our desire to serve at the pleasure of our customers. From this comes our desire to be connected to our industry in a way that far exceeds what would typically be expected of a vendor. Thorlabs lives this core principle by seeking to enhance, at every turn, the... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4; λ/8
- Largest Dimension: 6
- Prism Type: Right Angle; Coupling
- Prism Material: TiO2, Gadolinium Gallium Garnet
from EKSMA OPTICS
These prisms (corner cube) have 3 mirror surfaces making angles of 90 ° to each other, juxtaposed to form the corner of a cube with the entrance face perpendicular to cube diagonal. All beams, despite of incident direction, are reflected back to the original direction. Solid corner cube is used... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 25.4 to 38.1
- Prism Type: Corner Cube Retroreflector
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass; UV Grade Fused Silica
from Rainbow Research Optics, Inc.
Custom Optics. Here at Rainbow Research Optics, Inc. (RROI) we focus on a more targeted wavelength ranges, from about 190 nm to 16 um. Our manufacturing capabilities include a wide range of optical components, including lenses, mirrors, windows, prisms, beamsplitters, filters, coatings, and more. [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4; λ/8; λ/10
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass; F2 Glass; SF10 Glass; UV Grade Fused Silica; SUPRASIL 1
- Prism Type: Corner Cube Retroreflector; Dove; Equilateral; Penta; Rhomboid; Right Angle
- Surface Quality: 10-5 Scratch / Dig; 20-10 Scratch / Dig; 40-20 Scratch / Dig
from HG Optronics, Inc.
Dispersion Prisms are used in applications that require separating the incident light into its component wavelengths. For example, when white light enters a Dispersion Prism, it is separated into its three components: red, green, and blue. Dispersion Prisms are ideal for spectroscopy or laser... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4; λ/4@632.8nm
- Largest Dimension: 50.8
- Prism Type: Equilateral
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass; UV Grade Fused Silica; N-BK7, N-SF11 Grade A optical glass, UV grade fused silica
from Tower Optical Corporation
Tower Optical offers large format, high quality, right angle prisms for experimentation, research and education. These prisms are stock products for immediate shipment. Prisms are available in BK7 or fused silica type glass. [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 12.5 to 50
- Prism Type: Right Angle
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass (optional feature); UV Grade Fused Silica (optional feature)
from ECOPTIK (CHANGCHUN) LTD
Polarizing cube beamsplitters split randomly polarized beams into two otehogonal, linearly, polarized compoments, S-polarized light is reflected at a 90° while P-polarized light is transmitted. Each beamsplitter consists of a pair of precision high tolerance right angle prisms cemented together with... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass (optional feature); ZF Glass
- Prism Type: Beamsplitter
- Surface Quality: 40-20 Scratch / Dig (optional feature); 60-40 Scratch / Dig (optional feature)
from Edmund Optics Inc.
Ray Deviation of 90 °. Left Handed Image. Available with Aluminized and AR Coated Faces. Additional Right Angle Prism Options Available. Right angle prisms are generally used to bend image paths or redirect light at 90 °. This produces a left handed image and depending on the orientation... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 0.2500
- Prism Type: Right Angle
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass
from Rocky Mountain Instrument/RMI Laser
Corner Cube Retro-Reflectors operate on the principle of total internal reflection (TIR). A beam entering the effective aperture is reflected by the three roof surfaces and emerges from the entrance / exit surface parallel to itself. This property is independent of orientation of the... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4; λ/20
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass; UV Grade Fused Silica; Fused Silica, Calcium Flouride
- Prism Type: Corner Cube Retroreflector
- Surface Quality: 10-5 Scratch / Dig; 20-10 Scratch / Dig
from Ross Optical Industries
A five-sided prism containing two reflecting surfaces at 45 ° to each other, and two perpendicular faces for the entering and emerging beams. It does not invert nor revert the image. [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 10.8
- Prism Type: Penta
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass
from Daheng New Epoch Technology, Inc.
Aluminum coated with black paint for protection. [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/2; λ/4
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass
- Largest Dimension: 34.2 to 51.3
- Surface Quality: 60-40 Scratch / Dig
from Fairfield Crystal Technology, LLC.
Fairfield Crystal provides component manufacturing for your most challenging designs and applications. Combined with our expertise in crystal growth our component fabrication team is able to manufacture highly polished single crystal lenses, prisms, wedges, waveplates and other optical components to... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/2; λ/4; λ/5; λ/8; λ/10; λ/20
- Surface Quality: 10-5 Scratch / Dig; 20-10 Scratch / Dig; 40-20 Scratch / Dig; 60-40 Scratch / Dig; 80-50 Scratch / Dig
- Prism Type: Wedge
from UNI OPTICS(Fujian) Co., Ltd
30 ° - 60 ° - 90 ° Littrow Dispersion Prisms. Dispersion Prisms are used in applications that require separating the incident light into its component wavelengths. For example, when white light enters a Dispersion Prism, it is separated into its three components: red, green, and blue. [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 50.8
- Prism Type: Littrow Dispersion
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass; UV Grade Fused Silica
from Foctek Photonics, Inc.
There are many types of prism, each having a particular geometry to achieve the reflections necessary to perform a specific imaging task. Reflecting prisms may invert, rotate, deviate or displace a beam. Dispersing prisms produce spectral separation for spectroscopic online_orderings or for tuning a... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4; λ/10
- Largest Dimension: 15 to 50.8
- Prism Type: Corner Cube Retroreflector
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass
from Thorlabs, Inc.
At Thorlabs, we constantly reinforce our desire to serve at the pleasure of our customers. From this comes our desire to be connected to our industry in a way that far exceeds what would typically be expected of a vendor. Thorlabs lives this core principle by seeking to enhance, at every turn, the... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 15 to 17.2
- Prism Type: Dispersing
- Prism Material: SF10 Glass; UV Grade Fused Silica; N-SF14, CaF2
from EKSMA OPTICS
Like Brewster Angle Windows, Laser Dispersing Prisms can be used inside the cavity of laser operating on very low gain laser transitions, where even slight reflection losses may be intolerable. Custom fabrication also available: coating, cutting, edging, drilling according to your specification. [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 6 to 22
- Prism Type: Laser Dispersing
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass; UV Grade Fused Silica; SF11
from HG Optronics, Inc.
Invented by H.W. Dove, Dove Prisms are also known Reversion prisms. When the prism is rotated about its length axis, the image viewed through the prism rotates at twice the prism rotation rate. This is an unusual and sometimes useful property for special applications. Entry and exit faces are... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4; λ/4@632.8nm
- Largest Dimension: 84.5
- Prism Type: Dove
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass; UV Grade Fused Silica; N-BK7 Grade A optical glass
from ECOPTIK (CHANGCHUN) LTD
Prisms: Right angle prism, Dove prism, Beam splitter, Penta Prism, Corner prism, Trapezium Prism, Rhomboid Prism, Roof Prism, Cube prism, customized prisms, etc. [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/2; λ/4; λ/5; λ/8; λ/10
- Surface Quality: 10-5 Scratch / Dig; 20-10 Scratch / Dig; 40-20 Scratch / Dig; 60-40 Scratch / Dig; 80-50 Scratch / Dig
- Prism Type: Dove; Penta; Right Angle; Roof; Beam splitter, Corner prism, Trapezium Prism, Rhomboid Prism, Cube prism, customized prisms, etc..
from Rocky Mountain Instrument/RMI Laser
Dove Prisms are used as image rotators in a variety of opto-mechanical systems. They are a truncated form of the right angle prism, and use total internal reflection (TIR) to produce an inverted image which emerges from the exit surface without deviation. As the prism is rotated about its optical... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4; λ/20
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass; UV Grade Fused Silica; Fused Silica, Calcium Flouride
- Prism Type: Dove
- Surface Quality: 10-5 Scratch / Dig; 20-10 Scratch / Dig
from Ross Optical Industries
These prisms are usually round and have two flat sides that are at a small angle to each other. They are used for beam steering in laser applications. The wedge angle determines the amount of the beam deviation. [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 12.7
- Prism Type: Wedge
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass
from Daheng New Epoch Technology, Inc.
This prism has three mutually perpendicular intersected surface and a hypotenuse face. The three intersected surfaces are coated for high internal reflection. When light enters through the hypotenuse, it is reflected by each of the three surface in turn and emerges through the hypotenuse face... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 12.7 to 64
- Prism Type: Corner Cube Retroreflector
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass
from UNI OPTICS(Fujian) Co., Ltd
Right Angle Prisms are typically used to bend image paths or for redirecting light at 90 °. Right Angle Prisms are Prisms designed with a 90 ° angle. Right Angle Prisms produce inverted or reverted left handed images, depending on the orientation of the prism. Using two Right Angle Prisms... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 10 to 70
- Prism Type: Right Angle
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass; UV Grade Fused Silica
from Foctek Photonics, Inc.
Penta prism can deviate an incident beam without inverting or reversing to 90 °.The deviation angle of 90 ° is independent of any rotation of the prism about an axis parallel to the line of intersection of the two reflecting faces. It is commonly used in Plumb Level, Surveying, Alignment,... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 2.5 to 100
- Prism Type: Penta
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass
from EKSMA OPTICS
Right Angle Prisms are used to direct beams at 90 degrees by using hypotenuse face in total internal reflection (TIR). The right angle prisms are often preferable to an inclined mirror in applications involving severe acoustic or inertial loads, because they are easier to mount, and deform much less... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 10 to 25
- Prism Type: Right Angle
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass; UV Grade Fused Silica
from HG Optronics, Inc.
The Rhomboid prism application for rhomboid-prism is controlling and redirecting the optical path without affecting the image direction. They can be used to displace an optical center line for light beam folding and stereoscopic systems of different sizes. 9.1. What is rhomboid prism?. Rhmboid... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4; λ/4@632.8nm
- Largest Dimension: 35.4
- Prism Type: Rhomboid
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass; N-BK7 Grade A optical glass
from ECOPTIK (CHANGCHUN) LTD
Prism, a transparent object surrounded by two planes that intersect but are not parallel to each other, used to split light or disperse light beams. A prism is a polyhedron made of transparent materials (such as glass, crystal, etc.). It is widely used in optical instruments. Prisms can be divided... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/2; λ/4; λ/5; λ/8; λ/10
- Surface Quality: 10-5 Scratch / Dig; 20-10 Scratch / Dig; 40-20 Scratch / Dig; 60-40 Scratch / Dig; 80-50 Scratch / Dig
- Prism Type: Dove; Penta; Right Angle; Roof; Beam splitter, Corner prism, Trapezium Prism, Rhomboid Prism, Cube prism, customized prisms, etc..
from Rocky Mountain Instrument/RMI Laser
Penta Prisms deviate a beam by 90 º without inverting or reversing the image. These prisms also have the property of constant deviation, which means that the 90 º deviation angle applies to all rays transmitted by the effective aperture, regardless of their angle with respect to the... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4; λ/20
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass; UV Grade Fused Silica; Fused Silica, Calcium Flouride
- Prism Type: Penta
- Surface Quality: 10-5 Scratch / Dig; 20-10 Scratch / Dig
from Daheng New Epoch Technology, Inc.
This type of prism is a half of a common right-angle prism with the right angle corner truncated parallel to the hypotenuse face, enters one of slope faces, has total internal reflection(TIR) on that face, and emerges from the other slope face parallel to its incident direction. Because of one... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 42.28 to 82.56
- Prism Type: Dove
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass
from UNI OPTICS(Fujian) Co., Ltd
Invented by H.W. Dove, Dove Prisms are also known Reversion prisms. When the prism is rotated about its length axis, the image viewed through the prism rotates at twice the prism rotation rate. This is an unusual and sometimes useful property for special applications. Entry and exit faces are... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 84.5
- Prism Type: Dove
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass
from Foctek Photonics, Inc.
There are many types of prism, each having a particular geometry to achieve the reflections necessary to perform a specific imaging task. Reflecting prisms may invert, rotate, deviate or displace a beam. Dispersing prisms produce spectral separation for spectroscopic online_orderings or for tuning a... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/2; λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 1 to 300
- Prism Type: Right Angle
- Prism Material: UV Grade Fused Silica
from EKSMA OPTICS
By selecting the appropriate wedge it is simple to create a precise beam deviation without affecting other beam parameters. If two wedges are used together with the sloping surfaces in close proximity it is possible to produce a continuous variation of beam deviation by counter - rotating the... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 25
- Prism Type: Wedge
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass; UV Grade Fused Silica
from HG Optronics, Inc.
In optics, a prism is a transparent optical element with flat, polished surfaces that refract light. At least two of the flat surfaces must have an angle between them. The exact angles between the surfaces depend on the application. The traditional geometrical shape is that of a triangular prism... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4; λ/8; ?/4@632.8nm - ?/8@632.8nm
- Largest Dimension: 70
- Prism Type: Right Angle
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass; UV Grade Fused Silica; N-BK7 glass , UV Fused silica, other optical glass
from ECOPTIK (CHANGCHUN) LTD
Pentagonal prism is the beam Angle (90 °), one of the steering gear. It has two purposes: one is that no matter how much the first incident Angle on the side is the emergent light incident light steering Angle (90 °);The other is that, unlike a rectangular prism, the resulting image has... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 30
- Prism Type: Penta
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass
from Rocky Mountain Instrument/RMI Laser
Right Angle Prisms are well suited for beam deviation and retro-reflection. They are often preferable to plane mirrors, because they are easier to mount and align. High throughput is attained when the hypotenuse is used in total internal reflection (TIR), and the entrance and exit surfaces are... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4; λ/20
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass; UV Grade Fused Silica; Fused Silica, SF2, Calcium Flouride
- Prism Type: Right Angle
- Surface Quality: 10-5 Scratch / Dig; 20-10 Scratch / Dig
from Daheng New Epoch Technology, Inc.
An equilateral dispersing prism has an equilateral triangle in the cross-section with the three sides of equal length. They are used for wavelength separation. A light ray is refracted twice, passing through the prism with total deviation denoted by qd top angle. Deviation is a function of... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 10 to 40
- Prism Type: Equilateral
- Prism Material: SF10 Glass
from UNI OPTICS(Fujian) Co., Ltd
The Rhomboid prism application for rhomboid-prism is controlling and redirecting the optical path without affecting the image direction. They can be used to displace an optical center line for light beam folding and stereoscopic systems of different sizes. [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 25
- Prism Type: Rhomboid
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass
from HG Optronics, Inc.
Beamsplitter Penta Prism by adding a wedge and with partial reflective coating on one of its leaning surfaces, Penta Prism can be used as Beamsplitter. Transmission/reflection (T/R) ratio of 50/50, or others for Beamsplitter Penta Prism is available upon request. 4.1.What is beamsplitter penta prism... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/2; λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 42
- Prism Type: Penta
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass; UV Grade Fused Silica; N-BK7, Grade A optical glass, Fused silica
from ECOPTIK (CHANGCHUN) LTD
A pyramidal prism/angular cube reflector is always used to reflect a beam of light into the prism, regardless of the direction of the beam. Corner prisms are widely used where accurate alignment is difficult. Corner prism rear reflector/pyramid prism is designed to reflect any light or beam entering... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass; UV Grade Fused Silica
- Prism Type: Corner Cube Retroreflector
- Surface Quality: 60-40 Scratch / Dig
from Daheng New Epoch Technology, Inc.
Fused Silica is regarded as very good material to be used in UV laser and imaging applications. It has high transmission from 200nm to 2.5um. In addition, it also can be used in higher operating temperatures. Right angle often used, instead of mirrors, in applications where deformation of the... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 10 to 24.5
- Prism Type: Right Angle
- Prism Material: UV Grade Fused Silica
from UNI OPTICS(Fujian) Co., Ltd
Wedge prism is an optical element with plane-inclined surfaces, usually the faces are inclined toward one another at a very small angles. It diverts light toward its thicker portion. Wedge prisms can be used as isolating components. Wedges may also be used to produce a small deviation which doesnt... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 25.4
- Prism Type: Wedge
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass
from HG Optronics, Inc.
Wedge prism is an optical element with plane-inclined surfaces, usually the faces are inclined toward one another at a very small angles. It diverts light toward its thicker portion. Wedge prisms can be used as isolating components. Wedges may also be used to produce a small deviation which doesnt... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4; λ/4@632.8nm
- Largest Dimension: 25.4
- Prism Type: Wedge
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass; UV Grade Fused Silica; N-BK7, Grade A optical glass, Fused silica
from ECOPTIK (CHANGCHUN) LTD
Right angle prisms are extremely versatile optical components, commonly used as individual prisms and components of optical assemblies. A beam of light entering the leg of a right angle prism will deviate by a nominal value of 90 °, while precise rotation of the prism controls beam alignment. [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/2; λ/4; λ/5; λ/8; λ/10; λ/20
- Largest Dimension: 200
- Prism Type: Right Angle
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass; UV Grade Fused Silica
from Daheng New Epoch Technology, Inc.
A Penta prisms is a five-side prisms, featuring two important properties. Firstly, the images is neither inverted nor reversed while it is deviated by 90 degree. Secondly, it is a constant deflection device, i.e., all the transmitted rays are exactly deflected by 90 degree. Slight movement of the... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/2; λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 21.6 to 43.3
- Prism Type: Penta
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass
from UNI OPTICS(Fujian) Co., Ltd
Corner Cube Prism also called Retroreflector. It has three mutually perpendicular surfaces and a hypotenuse face. Light entering through the hypotenuse is reflected by each of the three surfaces in turn and will emerge through the hypotenuse face parallel to the entering beam regardless of the... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 72.52
- Prism Type: Corner Cube Retroreflector
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass
from HG Optronics, Inc.
Corner Cube Prism also called Retroreflector.It has three mutually perpendicular surfaces and a hypotenuse face. Light entering through the hypotenuse is reflected by each of the three surfaces in turn and will emerge through the hypotenuse face parallel to the entering beam regardless of the... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4; λ/8; ?/4@632.8nm, ?/8@632.8nm
- Largest Dimension: 72.52
- Prism Type: Corner Cube Retroreflector
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass; UV Grade Fused Silica; N-BK7 glass , UV Fused silica or other optical glasses.
from ECOPTIK (CHANGCHUN) LTD
This is a custom optical product. It combines optical wedge, window and spherical lens. [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Prism Material: Corning 7980 / Schott KG2
- Prism Type: Wedge
- Coating Options: Antireflection Coating
from Daheng New Epoch Technology, Inc.
This type of prism consists of a roof edge produced upon the long reflecting face of a right-angle prism and is also called Amici roof prism. Like a right-angle prism, it reflects an image by 90°, but inverts the image simultaneously. It is commonly used as an erecting system in telescopes. [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/2; λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 24.5 to 41
- Prism Type: Right Angle; Roof
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass
from HG Optronics, Inc.
Penta Prisms are used to define right angles in optical systems. Penta Prisms, which provide right handed images,feature a ray deviation of 90 °. Penta Prisms are five-sided prisms are unaffected by slight movements. HG OPTRONICS offers a variety of Penta Prisms for optimal performance in the... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/2; λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 42.42
- Prism Type: Penta
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass; UV Grade Fused Silica; N-BK7, Grade A optical glass, Fused Silica
from Daheng New Epoch Technology, Inc.
An optical element has plane-inclined surface. Wedge prisms are used as small beam steering elements in optical systems. By combining two wedges of equal power (equal wedge angle) in near contact and independently rotating them, a ray passing through the combination can be steered in any direction... [See More]
- Surface Flatness: λ/4
- Largest Dimension: 25.4 to 38.1
- Prism Type: Wedge
- Prism Material: BK7 Glass