Overview

Overview

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 applications or for tuning a laser  output.


JH Optek provides many  kinds of high precision prisms, including Penta Prism, Beamsplitter  Penta Prism, Right Angle Prism, and Corner Cube. Our micro Penta Prism  and Right Angle Prism are widely used in optical communication, such as  optical switches.For more information about Micro Prism,please refer to  "Micro Optics".Other prisms, such as Dove Prism and Roof Prism are also  available upon request.

Polarizer

Illustration

Material

  Angle    Precision  

Application

Penta Prism


           

BK7

1 Min.   Deviation 
            30 Sec. Deviation 
            10Sec. Deviation

Plumb   Level, Surveying, Alignment, Range finding and Optical Tooling

Beamsplitter Penta Prism


           

BK7

1 Min.   Deviation 
            30 Sec. Deviation 
            10Sec. Deviation
            Transmissio/
            Reflection:
            20/80±5 or 50/50±5

Plumb   Level, Surveying, Alignment, Range finding and Optical Tooling

Right Angle Prism

 

BK7

3 Min.   Deviation 
            1 Min. Deviation 
            30Sec. Deviation

Plumb   Level, Surveying, Alignment, Range finding and Optical Tooling

Anamorphic Prism

SF11

1 min.   Deviation 
            30 Sec. Deviation 
            10Sec. Deviation

Plumb   Level, Surveying, Alignment, Range finding and Optical Tooling

Corner Cube Retroreflectors


           

BK7

3 Sec.   Deviation 
            5 Sec. Deviation

Plumb   Level, Surveying, Alignment, Range finding and Optical Tooling

Dove Prism


           

BK7

1 min.   Deviation 
            30 Sec. Deviation 
            10Sec. Deviation

Plumb   Level, Surveying, Alignment, Range finding and Optical Tooling

Roof   Prism


           

BK7

1 min.   Deviation 
            30 Sec. Deviation 
            10Sec. Deviation

Plumb   Level, Surveying, Alignment, Range finding and Optical Tooling