General InformationDove prisms have the useful property that they completely invert an image by 180 degrees. If the prism is rotated about its axis the image will rotate at twice the rate of rotation of the prism. Dove prisms provide the most convenient and most precise method of rotating abeam and their long length and square profile make them easy to mount in acylindrical sleeve. Because of the very limited field of view dove prisms need to be used with collimated or near-collimated beams. These prisms are offered with and without abroadband multilayer anti-reflective coating on the end faces. The hypotenuse face acts as aTIR surface and is therefore normally not coated. It is important, therefore, to keep this surface clean.
Dove prisms uses aprecision fabrication process to ensure minimal light incident axis deviation.Material: Sapphire/quartz/optical glass
Dimensions tolerance: ± 0.1mm
Angle Tolerance: ≤ 3 arc min
Surface Quality: 60/40 or better
Surface Flatness: λ /4
The dimension and specification of Dove Prisms can also be made according to the customer's request.SpecificationsMaterialSapphire/quartz/BK7 glassDimensions±0.1mmAngle Tolerance≤3 arc minSurface Quality60/40Surface Flatnessλ/4