Wedge prisms can be used individually to deviate a laser beam a set angle, or two wedge prisms can be used together for beam steering applications. A single wedge prism's ability to deviate the angle of an incident beam is measured in Diopters with 1 diopter deviating the beam 1cm at a 1m working distance.
Two wedge prisms can be used as an anamorphic pair for beam shaping (to correct the elliptical shape of diode outputs). Or, a pair of wedge prisms can steer a beam anywhere within a circle described by the full angle 4θ, where θ is the deviation from a single prism. This beam steering is accomplished by rotating the two wedge prisms independently of each other, and is typically used to scan a beam to different locations in imaging applications.
We can manufacture optical prisms in any optical material required. Please contact us with your specific requirements.
Material | BK7/K9/UV fused silica/optical glass |
Dimensional Tolerance | ±0.01mm |
Angle Tolerance | ±5 Arcsec |
Surface Flatness | 1/10Lambda |
Surface Quality | 60/40, 40/20 20/10 or better |
Bevel | 0.35±0.1mm |
Thickness & Tolerance | 3-100mm±0.05mm |
Coating | AR coatimg(as per your need) |
Reflective coating(as per your need) | |
Dichroic film(as per your need) |