Wedge Prisms
Precise Light Deflection: Wedge prisms are designed with a shallow angle between their input and output faces, allowing them to deflect light towards the thicker portion of the prism at specific deflection angles.
Adjustable Deflection Angle: The larger the wedge angle, the greater the angle of deviation when light emerges from the prism, providing flexibility in controlling the direction of the light beam.
Circular Laser Beam Scanning: Rotating the wedge prism about the optical axis enables the achievement of circular laser beam scanning output, making it suitable for various scanning applications.
Convenient Mounting: Wedge prisms are often fabricated into circular shapes for easy insertion into rotatable mountings, enhancing their usability in different setups.
Versatile Pairing: Wedge prisms can be used as a single element or in pairs (Risley Prism Pair), offering versatility in meeting specific optical requirements.
Applications: Laser Beam Steering, Anamorphic Beam Shaping, Adjustable Light Deflection, Circular Light Path Tracing, Optical Instrumentation, etc.
Kingwin Optics offers custom wedge prisms, an optical component with a shallow angle between its input and output faces, excellent for laser beam steering applications. These prisms can be used as a single element or in pairs (Risley Prism Pair) for various applications such as anamorphic beam shaping and adjustable light deflection.
Specifications:
| Material | UVFS, N-BK7, CaF2, MgF2, ZnSe, etc. |
| Surface Quality | 20/10 S/D |
| Dimension Tolerance | +0/-0.1mm |
| Clear Aperture | >90% |
| Thickness | Custom |
| Wedge Angle Tolerance | <30 arc sec |
| Flatness | <λ/10@632.8nm |
| Design Wavelength | K9：632.8nm,n=1.515@632.8nm UV Fused Silica：355nm,n=1.476@355nm |
| Deviation Angle | 1°-10° |
| Coating Options | Uncoated, V-Coating, BBAR Coating, or Custom |
Features:
- Precise Light Deflection: Wedge prisms are designed with a shallow angle between their input and output faces, allowing them to deflect light towards the thicker portion of the prism at specific deflection angles.
- Adjustable Deflection Angle: The larger the wedge angle, the greater the angle of deviation when light emerges from the prism, providing flexibility in controlling the direction of the light beam.
- Circular Laser Beam Scanning: Rotating the wedge prism about the optical axis enables the achievement of circular laser beam scanning output, making it suitable for various scanning applications.
- Convenient Mounting: Wedge prisms are often fabricated into circular shapes for easy insertion into rotatable mountings, enhancing their usability in different setups.
- Versatile Pairing: Wedge prisms can be used as a single element or in pairs (Risley Prism Pair), offering versatility in meeting specific optical requirements.
Applications:
- Laser Beam Steering: Wedge prisms are excellent for laser beam steering applications, allowing precise control over the direction of the laser beam.
- Anamorphic Beam Shaping: When used in pairs, wedge prisms can correct elliptical beams into circular ones, which is particularly useful in laser diodes.
- Adjustable Light Deflection: By spinning two wedge prisms in conjunction at relative rotation speeds, an adjustable amount of light deflection can be achieved, enabling the positioning of the exiting laser beam in a random direction inside a cone.
- Circular Light Path Tracing: A single wedge prism can be utilized to trace a circular light path on the vertical plane, making it suitable for applications requiring circular scanning patterns.
- Optical Instrumentation: Wedge prisms find applications in various optical instrumentation where precise light deflection and beam shaping are essential.
Kingwin Optics is consistent in investing in developing cutting-edge technologies aimed at fostering a strengthful production line. We also provide stocked wedge prisms in another catalog. Click on the bold text to learn more.
