Right Angle Prisms

In summary, Right Angle Prisms (Custom) offer a versatile and cost-effective solution for a wide range of optical applications, from scientific research to industrial automation and beyond. Their advantages lie in their mechanical design flexibility, retroreflective properties, high precision, and customization options.

Specifications:

Material	UVFS, N-BK7, N-SF11, CaF2, Ge, ZnSe etc.
Dimension Tolerance	±0.2mm
Surface Quality	40/20, 20/10 S/D
Clear Aperture	>90%
Flatness	<λ/4, λ/8, λ/10@632.8nm
Pyramid Error	<3 arc minutes
90° Angle Tolerance	±2 arcmin or ±5 arcsec
Chamfer	Protective<0.5mmx45°
Coating	None or Custom

 

Features:

1.Cost-Effective Solution:

• Right-angle prisms offer a cost-effective alternative to dielectric mirrors for applications requiring 90° or 180° light redirection.
• They provide easier alignment advantages than regular mirrors.

2.Mechanical Design Advantages:

• Compared to inclined mirrors, right-angle prisms are simpler to mount and bend from the outside, making them suitable for mechanical designs involving high acoustic or inertial loads.

3.Retroreflective Properties:

• When used as a retroreflector, right-angle prisms redirect beams back in the direction they came from, as long as the acceptance angle constraints for TIR are not exceeded.

4.High Precision and Customization:

• Custom right-angle prisms can be tailored to meet specific requirements in terms of flatness, surface quality, coatings, and other specifications.

5.Minimized Optical Distortion:

• With high-precision polishing techniques, right-angle prisms exhibit minimized wavefront distortion, scattering, and other undesirable diffraction effects.

Applications:

• Optical Instruments: Right-angle prisms are commonly used in optical instruments such as periscopes, telescopes, and binoculars for redirecting light paths.
• Laser Applications: They are essential in laser applications for deviating laser beams by 90° or 180° and for beam-splitting purposes.
• Photography and Imaging: Right-angle prisms can be used in photography and imaging systems to manipulate light paths and redirect images.
• Scientific Research: For scientific research involving optics and photonics, custom right-angle prisms are crucial for achieving specific experimental setups.
• Medical Devices: In medical devices, right-angle prisms may be used in endoscopic instruments or other optical systems requiring precise light redirection.
• Industrial Automation: They can be integrated into industrial automation systems for machine vision, inspection, and alignment purposes.
• Defense and Aerospace: Right-angle prisms play a role in defense and aerospace applications, such as night vision devices, targeting systems, and other optical instrumentation.

Kingwin Optics offers custom right-angle prisms made from various materials such as N-BK7, UV Fused Silica, N-SF11, Calcium Fluoride (CaF2), Germanium (Ge), and Zinc Selenide (ZnSe). These prisms are used to redirect light at 90° or 180° using the principle of total internal reflection (TIR). They are simpler to mount and bend than inclined mirrors and can be used as retroreflectors, redirecting beams back in the direction they came from. Kingwin Optics provides various anti-reflection coatings and can tailor specifications such as flatness and surface quality to meet customer requirements. With professional knowledge in optics and lasers, Kingwin Optics’ right-angle prisms present minimized wavefront distortion, scattering, and other undesirable diffraction effects.