SCHOTT North America

Polished Prism

Product Information

Polished prisms are optical elements used to deflect beams or rotate images, or to disperse or spectrally separate light. Depending on the need, prisms can have several forms. A major advantage of prisms over mirrors is the easier mechanical alignment.

Benefits

SCHOTT Advanced Optics provides a one-stop supplier facility to our customers by offering a portfolio of products along the value chain, ranging from raw glass to the final polished prism.

In addition, we have the experience in communicating directly with the customer so as to achieve punctual and timely shipping that matches each customer’s needs.

Key Applications

Polished prisms are often used in applications such as:

Digital projection (as PBS/TIR prisms)
Optical Instruments (as Microscopes, Binoculars etc…

Forms of Supply

Special configurations are available upon request

Specifications

Flatness: Down to 3(2) and special cases 1(0.5)
Surface Quality: Down to 40/10 scratch/dig, special case 20/10

Quality Assurance

Our quality examinations include measuring surface flatness with a Zygo GPI interferometer (λ/10 accuracy), measuring surface quality with a white light interferometer as well as measuring the 3D dimensions with a Zeiss Vista CMM machine.

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Contact

SCHOTT North America, Inc.

400 York Avenue
Duryea, PA 18642
USA

570-457-7485

570-457-7330

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