Laser Optics & Components
Optical Prisms
Optical prisms for beam steering, image rotation, dispersion, and beam splitting, with geometry and coatings matched to the beam path.
- Germany-based supplier and manufacturing partner
- Manufacturing to customer specifications
- Optical inspection and measurement against specified requirements
- From single components and prototypes to repeat supply
Product overview
Our product range includes custom optical prisms for beam deviation, beam steering, image rotation, spectral dispersion, beam splitting, and retroreflection in laser and precision optical systems.
For application-specific coating requirements, see our custom optical coating services.
Materials, angular tolerances, optical surface specifications, and coating requirements are defined by customer drawings and technical specifications.
Nonstandard prism geometries and additional materials can be evaluated on request, subject to manufacturing feasibility.
Configurations
Wedge Prisms
Dispersing Prisms
Dove Prisms
Penta Prisms
Roof Prisms
Corner Cube Prisms
Beamsplitter Prisms
Typical specifications
| Specification | Standard | High Precision |
|---|---|---|
| Dimensional tolerance | ±0.10 mm | ±0.02 mm |
| Surface flatness | λ/2 | λ/10 |
| Surface quality (scratch-dig) | 60-40 | 20-10 or 10-5 |
| Angle tolerance | 30″ / 1′ / 3′ | 5″ / 10″ |
Materials
| Material | Characteristics |
|---|---|
| BK7 | General-purpose optical glass with good visible and near-IR transmission; suitable for conventional precision prism designs. |
| Fused silica | Low thermal expansion and good thermal stability; suitable for precision laser and UV optical prisms, depending on grade. |
| Calcium fluoride (CaF₂) | Broad UV-to-IR transmission and low refractive index; used in UV/IR prisms and spectroscopic optics. |
| Magnesium fluoride (MgF₂) | Broad UV-to-IR transmission; birefringent crystal material suitable for specialized UV and polarization-sensitive optical designs. |
| Barium fluoride (BaF₂) | Broad infrared transmission; used in specialized IR prisms and spectroscopic components; relatively soft material requiring careful handling. |
| Lithium fluoride (LiF) | Excellent short-wavelength VUV transmission; suitable for specialized VUV dispersing prisms and spectroscopic applications. |
| Sapphire | High hardness, good chemical stability and thermal durability; suitable for demanding optical environments, with birefringence considered in the design. |
| Undoped YAG | Non-birefringent crystal with high refractive index and good mechanical and thermal stability; suitable for selected specialized optical designs. |
| Zinc selenide (ZnSe) | Broad infrared transmission and high refractive index; used in mid-IR optical and ATR prism designs. |
| Germanium (Ge) | High refractive index and infrared transmission; suitable for IR prisms, including selected ATR spectroscopy applications. |
| Optical-grade silicon (Si) | High refractive index and good thermal conductivity; used in selected infrared and ATR optical components. |
| Gallium arsenide (GaAs) | Infrared-transmitting semiconductor material with a high refractive index; potential option for specialized IR prism designs. |
| Calcite (CaCO₃) | Strong birefringence; used in polarization optics, including Glan-type and Wollaston prism designs. |
| Yttrium orthovanadate (YVO₄) | Strong birefringence; used in polarization beam separation and specialized Wollaston or Rochon prism designs. |
| Single-crystal quartz | Birefringent crystal material; used in polarization-sensitive optical designs requiring defined crystal orientation. |
| Gadolinium gallium garnet (GGG) | High refractive index; potential material for specialized optical coupling prisms in thin-film and waveguide characterization. |
Coating capabilities
Customer-specified coatings can be evaluated for selected wavelengths from 355 nm to 2.94 µm and IR ranges of 3–5 µm and 8–12 µm, including 10.6 µm for CO₂ laser optics. Angles of incidence from 0° to 60° can be supported, depending on substrate, geometry and optical performance requirements.
- Uncoated prisms, including configurations using total internal reflection (TIR)
- AR coatings on specified entrance and exit faces
- Laser-line AR coatings at 355 nm, 532 nm, 808 nm, and 1064 nm
- Broadband AR coatings for UV, visible, NIR and selected IR ranges
- HR and PR reflective coatings on selected prism surfaces
- Beamsplitter coatings for specified reflection/transmission ratios
- IR AR coatings for selected Ge, Si and ZnSe substrates
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RFQ PREPARATION
What to send for a quote
Please send your drawing or technical specification together with the following information.
- Required geometry and optical material
- Dimensions and angular tolerances
- Surface flatness and surface quality requirements
- Clear aperture, where applicable
- Coating requirements and required quantity