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Reflecting prism, used in the eyepieces of telescopes as an image erecting systemr

Amici Roof Prisms

Reflecting prism used to deviate a beam of light by 90° whilst simultaneously inverting the image. It is commonly used in the eyepieces of telescopes as an image erecting system. Made to customer specifications.

Specifications
Dimensions Tolerance
± 0.15 mm
Surface Flatness
1 wave
Angles
< 3 minutes ~ 5 seconds
Surface Quality
± 0.20 mm (± 0.30 mm for triplets)
Surface Quality:
40/20, 60/40 , 80/50
Image showing Anamorphic prism, used to transform elliptical laser diode beams into almost circular beams

Anamorphic Prisms

Anamorphic Prism Pairs are used to transform elliptical laser diode beams into almost circular beams. The prisms are set near Brewster’s angle and with AR coating to the angle of the index SF11 glass, an average throughput of 95% can be achieved.

Specifications
Dimensions Tolerance
± 0.15 mm
Surface Flatness
1 wave
Angles
< 3 minutes ~ 5 seconds
Surface Quality:
40/20, 60/40 , 80/50
Image showing Brewster prisms, used for dispersion

Brewster Prisms

The Brewster prisms are used for dispersion and 90° deviation of linearly polarized light, with no reflection losses. Made to customer specifications.

Specifications
Dimensions Tolerance
± 0.15 mm
Surface Flatness
1 wave
Angles
< 3 minutes ~ 5 seconds
Surface Quality:
40/20, 60/40 , 80/50
Image showing corner cube , designed to reflect any ray or beam entering the prism face

Corner cube

Corner Cube Prisms are designed to reflect any ray or beam entering the prism face, regardless of the orientation of the prism, back onto itself. A mirror will only do that at the normal angle of incidence. As a result, corner cubes are ideal where precision alignment is difficult or time-consuming. Made to customer specifications.

Specifications
Dimensions Tolerance
± 0.15 mm
Surface Flatness
1 wave
Angles
< 3 minutes ~ 5 seconds
Surface Quality:
40/20, 60/40 , 80/50
Image showing a dove prism, Longman Optical Australia

Dove Prisms

Reflective prism which is used to invert an image. Dove prisms are shaped from a truncated right-angle prism. A beam of light entering one of the sloped faces of the prism undergoes total internal reflection from the inside of the longest (bottom) face and emerges from the opposite sloped face. Images passing through the prism are flipped, and because only one reflection takes place, the image’s handedness is changed to the opposite sense.

Specifications
Dimensions Tolerance
± 0.15 mm
Surface Flatness
1 wave
Angles
< 3 minutes ~ 5 seconds
Surface Quality:
40/20, 60/40 , 80/50
image showing equilateral prism

Equilateral Prisms

Refraction by an Equilateral Prism – Visible white light passing through an equilateral prism undergoes a phenomenon known as dispersion, which is manifested by wavelength-dependent refraction of the light waves. Made to customer specifications.

Specifications
Dimensions Tolerance
± 0.15 mm
Surface Flatness
1 wave
Angles
< 3 minutes ~ 5 seconds
Surface Quality:
40/20, 60/40 , 80/50
Image showing Littrow prism, used to disperse light into its component spectrum

Littrow Prisms

Prisms are used to disperse light into its component spectrum. Coated prisms are used to deviate the line of sight by 60°.

Specifications
Dimensions Tolerance
± 0.15 mm
Surface Flatness
1 wave
Angles
< 3 minutes ~ 5 seconds
Surface Quality:
40/20, 60/40 , 80/50
Image showing penta prism, a five-sided reflecting prism used to deviate a beam of light by 90°

Penta Prisms

A pentaprism is a five-sided reflecting prism used to deviate a beam of light by 90°. The beam reflects inside the prism twice, allowing the transmission of an image through a right angle without inverting it (that is, without changing the image’s handedness) as an ordinary right-angle prism would. Made to customer specifications.

Specifications
Dimensions Tolerance
± 0.15 mm
Surface Flatness
1 wave
Angles
< 3 minutes ~ 5 seconds
Surface Quality:
40/20, 60/40 , 80/50
Image showing rhomboid prism, simple means of displacing the line of sight without affecting the orientation of the image

Rhomboid Prisms

Rhomboid Prism is a simple means of displacing the line of sight without affecting the orientation of the image or deviating the line of sight.

Specifications
Dimensions Tolerance
± 0.15 mm
Surface Flatness
1 wave
Angles
< 3 minutes ~ 5 seconds
Surface Quality:
40/20, 60/40 , 80/50
Right angle prism, one of the most commonly used prisms for redirecting light and rotating images

Right Angle Prisms

The right-angle prism possesses the simple geometry of a 45-degree right triangle, and is one of the most commonly used prisms for redirecting light and rotating images. Made to customer specifications.

Specifications
Dimensions Tolerance
± 0.15 mm
Surface Flatness
1 wave
Angles
< 3 minutes ~ 5 seconds
Surface Quality:
40/20, 60/40 , 80/50
Image showing wedge prism, Longman optical Australia

Wedge Prisms

Made to customer specifications.

Specifications
Dimensions Tolerance
± 0.15 mm
Surface Flatness
1 wave
Angles
< 3 minutes ~ 5 seconds
Surface Quality:
40/20, 60/40 , 80/50