Prisms are components with at least two
polished plano surfaces separated by a wedge angle, they are essentially blocks
of optical glass that are arranged to be at precisely controlled angles to each
other. They can be used to deflect, deviate and rotate beams of light as well
as dispersing their wavelengths. Optical prisms can be found in dual channel
instruments, anamorphic systems, imaging systems or any other application where
beam steering and/or image manipulation is needed. There are many types of
prism, each having a particular geometry to achieve the reflections necessary
to perform a specific imaging task. The most important to the prism is the
angular specification of prism.
SGoptics can offer the following prisms: