Products
Standard and custom-made high-precision prisms
ARD-Optics manufactures sapphire prisms and prisms made from other optical materials.
We manufacture the following types of prisms: lightguide prisms, Dove prisms, pentaprisms, Porro prisms, Amici (roof) prisms, and others.
We also manufacture prisms of complex configuration and other custom types to the customer's specifications, with lengths up to 400mm.
Materials available:
Sapphire, N-BK7, UV fused silica, other optical glass, TeO2 crystals.
Typical applications:
- Laser beam steering and deviation systems
- Imaging and periscope optics
- Rangefinders and surveying instruments
- Optical sensors and measurement instruments
- Medical and scientific laser systems
Prisms — Specifications
| Standard | Precision | |
|---|---|---|
| Dimension A | 5-200 mm | 5-200 mm |
| Dimension B | 5-200 mm | 5-200 mm |
| Dimension C | 5-200 mm | 5-200 mm |
| Dimensional tolerance | +/− 0.1 mm | +/− 0.05 mm |
| Surface quality S/D MIL-13830 | 40/20 | 10/5 |
| Surface flatness | λ/4 (632.8 nm) | λ/8 (632.8 nm) |
| Angular tolerance | +/− 3 arc min. | +/− 15 arc sec. |
| Parallelism | 3 min. | 5 sec. |
| Clear aperture | >85% | >85% |
| Bevel | Protective bevel | Protective bevel |
Materials: Sapphire, N-BK7, UV Fused Silica, other optical glass. TeO2 crystals