Why Choose a Right-Angle Prism Over a Mirror?
Applications
- Laser Systems – Fold beam paths in resonators, align pump beams, and route high-power laser light without coating damage.- Machine Vision & Imaging – Redirect camera views, build right-angle inspection heads, and erect images in telephoto lenses.
- Binoculars & Telescopes – Core element in Porro prism erecting systems for compact, upright image delivery.
- Interferometry & Metrology – Provide stable, repeatable beam steering in alignment tools, profilers, and semiconductor inspection equipment.
- Beamsplitter Cubes – Paired with a second prism and a partial-reflector coating to form 50/50 or custom-ratio cube beamsplitters.
- LiDAR & Rangefinding – Deflect receive/transmit beams in compact scanning modules.
- UV & IR Optics – Specialty materials (UV fused silica, CaF₂, ZnSe, Ge) extend use into spectroscopy, thermal imaging, and CO₂ laser optics.
