Right Angle Prism

About ECOPTIK (Changchun) Ltd.

• Type: Prisms & Wedges
• Diameter / Dimension: 3mm - 200mm
• Applications: Astronomy, Biomedical/Medical, Communications, Industrial, Military, Scientific Research, Other
• Material: BK7 glass / UV Fused silica
• Dimension: 3 mm~200 mm
• Dimension tolerance: ±0.1 mm~±0.05 mm
• Surface quality: 60/40, 40/20, 20/10
• Surface flatness: λ/20 – λ/4
• Angle tolerance: <30 arcsec ~5 arcmin

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. When light enters the hypotenuse of the prism, it is commonly called a porro prism. In this configuration, a light beam will undergo 180° deviation that is invariant in the azimuthal axis, while precise adjustment of the prism controls beam elevation.