Optical Manufacturing

Optical Prism Manufacturing

Stock or Custom, from Design and Prototype to Volume Production
Wide Variety of Prism Shapes Available
Build-to-Print Capabilities
Available in Common Glass Types with a Variety of Standard and Custom Coatings

Overview

Edmund Optics^® is a premier manufacturer of stock and custom optical prisms for applications including direct view, laser targeting, and visual instrumentation. Our world class prism manufacturing capabilities are tailored to meet the most demanding requirements in image displacement or rotation beam steering, retroreflection, or dispersion. Whether your application calls for a stock component from our vast inventory, a build-to-print prism, or a fully customized design effort, our expert optical design and manufacturing engineers can develop solutions to meet your needs. To learn more about prisms and how they are manufactured, read our Introduction to Optical Prisms application note.

Capabilities

Edmund Optics^® produces over 500,000 optical prisms per year. Our expertise includes achieving precision quality in a wide variety of Schott, Ohara, and CDGM materials, along with utilizing optical contacting to achieve high precision angle tolerances.

Prism Manufacturing Capabilities

Commercial

Precision

High Precision

Dimensions

2 – 200mm

2 – 150mm

2 – 75mm

Dimensional Tolerance

+0/-0.2mm

+0/-0.1mm

+0/-0.01mm

V-Height

±0.25mm

±0.1mm

±0.03mm

Irregularity

1.0λ

λ/4

λ/20

Prism Physical Angle Tolerance

±3 arcmin

±1 arcmin

45º & 90º ±0.5 arcsec

Penta Prism Deviation

±5 arcmin

±3 arcmin

±0.5 arcsec

Max Bevel (Face Width @ 45°)

±0.5mm

±0.3mm

±0.05mm

Surface Quality (Scratch Dig)

80-50

40-20

10-5

Bonded Prism Assembly Beam Deviation

5 arcmin

3 arcmin

0.5 arcmin

Pyramid Tolerance

±5 arcmin

±3 arcmin

±0.5 arcmin

Introduction to Optical Prisms

Learn the basics of and become familar with Optical Prisms.

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Manufacturing Equipment

Conventional Grinding Machines
High-Speed Grinding Machines
Conventional Polishing Machines
High-Precision Polishing Machines
Slicing Machines
QED MRF Machines for Fine Finishing

Metrology

OGP SmartscopesSmartscopes from Optical Gaging Products (OGP) are multisensory metrology platforms used for making dimensional measurements of optics.
Nikon 6D AutocollimatorsAutocollimators are optical instruments used to make non-contact measurements of angles. They are often used to measure the accuracy of prism angles.
Fujinan InterferometersInterferometers are instruments used to measure small displacements, refractive index changes, and surface irregularities. They split light from a single source into two separate beams that travel different optical paths before recombining. Interference fringes are then formed, which provides information on the difference in optical path length between the two paths. Interferometers are often used to measure the surface accuracy of optics.
Zygo^® VeriFire™ High Resolution InterferometersInterferometers are instruments used to measure small displacements, refractive index changes, and surface irregularities. They split light from a single source into two separate beams that travel different optical paths before recombining. Interference fringes are then formed, which provides information on the difference in optical path length between the two paths. Interferometers are often used to measure the surface accuracy of optics.
Zygo^® NewView White Light InterferometersInterferometers are instruments used to measure small displacements, refractive index changes, and surface irregularities. They split light from a single source into two separate beams that travel different optical paths before recombining. Interference fringes are then formed, which provides information on the difference in optical path length between the two paths. Interferometers are often used to measure the surface accuracy of optics.
Zygo^® GPI 4” Aperture Vertical and Horizontal InterferometersInterferometers are instruments used to measure small displacements, refractive index changes, and surface irregularities. They split light from a single source into two separate beams that travel different optical paths before recombining. Interference fringes are then formed, which provides information on the difference in optical path length between the two paths. Interferometers are often used to measure the surface accuracy of optics.
Zeiss Contura G2 CMMsCMMs, or coordinate measuring machines, are instruments used for measuring the physical dimensions of optics. They can be computer controlled or manually operated.
DigiMicro Microscopes Microscopes are used to determine the surface quality of optics.
Olympus MX51 Microscopes Microscopes are used to determine the surface quality of optics.

Learning Resources

Application Notes
Videos

Application Notes

Technical information and application examples including theoretical explanations, equations, graphical illustrations, and much more.

Edmund Optics Preferred Glasses
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Introduction to Optical Prisms
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Optical Prism Application Examples
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Videos

Informative corporate or instructional videos ranging from simple tips to application-based demonstrations of product advantages.

Optical Prisms Review
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Selecting the Right Optical Prisms

Edmund Optics^® has the expertise to provide stock and custom optical prisms. Our specialty is right angle, penta, and image rotation prisms. Contact us with your requirements and our expert staff of optical manufacturing engineers will work closely with you to make sure we deliver optical prisms that meet your system's needs within your budget constraints.

Right Angle
Penta
Image Rotation
Light Pipes
Retroreflection
Dispersion
Mounted
Specialty

Right Angle

Used to Deviate Ray Path or Redirect Light at 90°
Create Left-Handed Image
Used in Combination for Image/Beam Displacement

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Optical Prism Manufacturing

Stock or Custom, from Design and Prototype to Volume Production

Wide Variety of Prism Shapes Available

Build-to-Print Capabilities

Available in Common Glass Types with a Variety of Standard and Custom Coatings

Overview

Capabilities

Introduction to Optical Prisms

Manufacturing Equipment

Metrology

Learning Resources

Application Notes

Videos

Selecting the Right Optical Prisms

Right Angle

Penta

Image Rotation

Light Pipes

Retroreflection

Dispersion

Mounted

Specialty