Optical prisms are used in optical systems to deflect or change the direction of a light beam. Depending on the type, they can invert or rotate the image, decompose light into spectral components or separate polarization states of light.
- Dove prisms - rotate the image
- Rectangular prisms - bend the beam at 90° and invert the image
- Roof prisms - bend the beam at 90° and rotate the image (the image is not inverted as in a right-angled prism)
- Penta prisms - bend the beam at 90° without changing the image
- Porrs prisms - reflect the beam back. The image is rotated and shifted. Often used in pairs to shift the image but maintain direction and orientation.
- Corner reflectors - reflect the beam back, parallel to the incident beam.
- Pellin-Broc prisms
- Optical wedges - deflect the incident beam by a precisely defined angle
- Axiconical prisms - change the incident beam into a ring
- Anamorphic prisms (encapsulated pairs)- changes the size of the image along one axis.
- Dispersive prisms - decompose white light into individual spectral components
Our main supplier of optics is Thorlabs, but we are able to offer optical elements from other suppliers if required.
Detailed descriptions of the products offered can be found on the manufacturer's website.
