Wedge Prism

Wedge Prism

Wedged prisms prevent common issues in laser systems. Highly parallel windows can cause laser instability, mode-hopping, and power spikes through unwanted reflections. Likewise, interference effects can occur from highly parallel plates. Wedged Windows eliminate these effects by introducing a controlled wedge in the optical path.

Function

  ●Displace Optical Axis without Changing Handedness

  ●Direction Remains the Same (No Ray Deviation Occurs)

Application

  ●Binoculars

  ●Rangefinders

 ● Laser Instrumentation

Optical prisms are polyhedra made of transparent materials (e.g., glass, crystal, etc.) that are used to redirect light to a specified angle. Optical prisms are ideal for light deflection and for reorienting images. The design of an optical prism determines how light interacts with it. When light enters an optical prism, it either reflects off a single surface or several surfaces, or it refracts as it passes through the substrate.

China Star Optics can provide different kinds of optical prisms like Dove prism, Right angle prism, Wedge prism, Pyramid prism, Polarizing Beam Splitter(PBS) Cube.

If you want to know more information about a prism, such as the use and refractive index of a right angle prism, please contact us.