Optics

Equilateral Dispersive Prism

Dispersive Equilateral Prisms create less stray light, thus eliminating the higher order problems associated with diffraction gratings. Two high refractive index, low Abbe Vd number glasses have been chosen to provide the maximum dispersive power. The Abbe Vd number is given by Vd = (nd - 1) / (nF - nC ) where nd, nF, and nC are the indices of refraction for the helium d-line (587.6nm), the hydrogen F-line (486.1nm) and the hydrogen C-line (656.3nm), respectively. From the formula, n = nF - nC is a measure of dispersion. A higher value of n yields a lower Vd and thus a greater dispersion. Such prisms are typically used at the minimum angle of deviation. This is the angle where the wavelength of interest travels parallel to the base of the prism, and the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of refraction when measured with recpect to the normal of the prism face at the respective interface. At the minimum angle of deviation, a maximum clear aperture is achieved and reflective loss of P-polarized light is reduced since the angle of incidence is nearly Brewster's angle. For S-polarization, a custom anti-reflective coating can be used to minimize surface reflections.
(See Note 1) 150nm/degree 67nm/degree 150nm/degree 67nm/degree 150nm/degree 67nm/degree 150nm/degree 67nm/degree 67nm/degree 150nm/degree

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Vd (See Text) 36.37 25.76 36.37 25.76 36.37 25.76 36.37 25.76 25.76 36.37 INDEX n @ 633nm 1.617 1.779 1.617 1.779 1.617 1.779 1.617 1.779 1.779 1.617

Specifications

Materials: F2 or SF11 (See Price Table) Dimensional Tolerances: 0.15mm Angular Tolerances: 5arcmin Surface Quality: 40-20 Scratch-Dig Surface Flatness: /10 (70% of Clear Aperture)

SF11 stains easily. To maintain the optical quality of of SF11 optics, clean off fingerprints quickly.

ITEM# PS850 PS851 PS856 PS857 PS858 PS859 PS852 PS853 PS855 PS854 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

$ 78.30 88.60 84.50 92.70 90.60 92.70 100.90 100.90 222.50 203.90

49.30 55.80 53.20 58.40 57.10 58.40 63.60 63.60 140.20 128.50

72,80 82,40 78,60 86,20 84,30 86,20 93,80 93,80 206,90 189,60

RMB 747.80 846.10 807.00 885.30 865.20 885.30 963.60 963.60 2,124.90 1,947.20

A=B=C=H 10mm 10mm 15mm 15mm 20mm 20mm 25mm 25mm 40mm 50mm

GLASS F2 SF11 F2 SF11 F2 SF11 F2 SF11 SF11 F2

Beamsplitters Filters & Attenuators Gas Cells

1) / is calculated for a 633nm HeNe Laser with the prism angle set such that the light rays pass through the prism parallel to its base (i.e. minimum deviation angle).

Pellin Broca Prism

Specifications

H A

Dimensional Tolerances: +0 and -0.1mm Angle Tolerances: 3 Minutes Surface Flatness: /10 Surface Quality: 10-5 Scratch Dig

B
DRAWING NOT TO SCALE

Pellin Broca Prisms can be used to separate the harmonics of a laser beam or compensate for group velocity dispersion. The light enters and exits the crystal near Brewster's angle, which minimizes reflection losses in P-polarized light. Since the beam undergoes one total internal reflection before exiting the crystal, the angle between the input and exit beams is 90 plus a small angle due to dispersion. The dispersion is less for longer wavelengths.

ITEM# ADB-10 ADB-20 ADBU-10 ADBU-20 ADBV-10

A 19.0mm 38.0mm 19.0mm 38.0mm 19.0mm

B 33.0mm 66.0mm 33.0mm 66.0mm 33.0mm

H 11.0mm 22.0mm 11.0mm 22.0mm 11.0mm

7826' 7826' 7826' 7826' 7826'

ITEM# ADB-10 ADB-20 ADBU-10 ADBU-20 ADBV-10 $ $ $ $ $

$ 420.00 420.00 420.00 420.00 420.00

264.60 264.60 264.60 264.60 264.60

390,60 390,60 390,60 390,60 390,60

RMB 4,011.00 4,011.00 4,011.00 4,011.00 4,011.00

MATERIAL BK7 BK7 UV Fused Silica UV Fused Silica Calcium Floride

DESIGN SPECTRUM 1-2 380nm - 2.5m 380nm - 2.5m 190 - 425nm 190 - 425nm 130 - 250nm

ANGULAR SEPARATION BETWEEN 1 & 2 2 2 7 7 3

APERTURE (SQUARE) 10mm 20mm 10mm 20mm 10mm

BREWSTERS ANGLE 1-2 56 - 57 56 - 57 56 - 57 56 - 57 56 - 59

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