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Dove Prisms

Wedge prisms are used as beam-steering elements in optical systems. By combining two wedges of equal power in near contact, and by independently rotating them about an axis parallel to the normals of their adjacent faces, a ray can be steered in any direction within a narrow cone.

 

Dove Prisms





Specifications:
Material BK7,Fused silica,Pyrex. 
Wedge Angle Tolerance ±30 arc seconds
Clear Aperture 90%
Surface Quality 60-40 scratch and dig
Surface Flatness λ/2 at 632.8 nm over clear aperture
Face Coating Specified by customer

List of Product Tables
Part No. Wedge Angle Power (Prism Diopters) Nominal Beam Deviation
XPE-001 1°56' 1.75
XPE-002 7°40' 7.00
XPE-003 18°8' 17.60 10°
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