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Wedge prisms, Wedged windows, optical wedges
Alkor Technologies provide wedge prisms made out of BK7, Fused Silica, BaF2, KBr, Silicon, Germanium and ZnSe according customer's specifications. Standard wedge angles are 30', 12', 1°, 2°, 5° and 7.5° but we can make any angle. Please contact us for quotation of your custom optical wedge price!
- Ideal for Beam Steering
- 0.5° - 15 ° Beam Deviation Options
- Available Uncoated or Anti-Reflection Coated
1. BaF2 wedge
| Cat #
| Diameter
| Center thickness
|
| in |
mm |
in |
mm |
| BF-ww-12.7-2 |
0.5 |
12.7 |
0.079 |
2.0 |
| BF-ww-25.4-4 |
1.0 |
25.4 |
0.157 |
4.0 |
| BF-ww-38.1-5 |
1.5 |
38.1 |
0.197 |
5.0 |
| BF-ww-50.8-6 |
2.0 |
50.8 |
0.236 |
6.0 |
| Any other custom wedges are available upon request |
2. CaF2 wedge
| Cat #
| Diameter
| Center thickness
|
| in |
mm |
in |
mm |
| CF-ww-12.7-2 |
0.5 |
12.7 |
0.079 |
2.0 |
| CF-ww-25.4-4 |
1.0 |
25.4 |
0.157 |
4.0 |
| CF-ww-38.1-5 |
1.5 |
38.1 |
0.197 |
5.0 |
| CF-ww-50.8-6 |
2.0 |
50.8 |
0.236 |
6.0 |
| Any other custom wedges are available upon request |
3. Germanium wedge
| Cat #
| Diameter
| Center thickness
|
| in |
mm |
in |
mm |
| GE-ww-12.7-2 |
0.5 |
12.7 |
0.079 |
2.0 |
| GE-ww-25.4-4 |
1.0 |
25.4 |
0.157 |
4.0 |
| GE-ww-38.1-5 |
1.5 |
38.1 |
0.197 |
5.0 |
| GE-ww-50.8-6 |
2.0 |
50.8 |
0.236 |
6.0 |
| Any other custom wedges are available upon request |
4. MgF2 wedge
| Cat #
| Diameter
| Center thickness
|
| in |
mm |
in |
mm |
| MF-ww-12.7-2 |
0.5 |
12.7 |
0.079 |
2.0 |
| MF-ww-25.4-4 |
1.0 |
25.4 |
0.157 |
4.0 |
| MF-ww-38.1-5 |
1.5 |
38.1 |
0.197 |
5.0 |
| Any other custom wedges are available upon request. C-cut VUV grade MgF2 |
5. Silicon wedge
| Cat #
| Diameter
| Center thickness
|
| in |
mm |
in |
mm |
| Si-ww-12.7-2 |
0.5 |
12.7 |
0.079 |
2.0 |
| Si-ww-25.4-4 |
1.0 |
25.4 |
0.157 |
4.0 |
| Si-ww-38.1-5 |
1.5 |
38.1 |
0.197 |
5.0 |
| Si-ww-50.8-6 |
2.0 |
50.8 |
0.236 |
6.0 |
| Any other custom wedges are available upon request |
6. ZnSe wedge
| Cat #
| Diameter
| Center thickness
|
| in |
mm |
in |
mm |
| ZnSe-ww-12.7-2 |
0.5 |
12.7 |
0.079 |
2.0 |
| ZnSe-ww-25.4-4 |
1.0 |
25.4 |
0.157 |
4.0 |
| ZnSe-ww-38.1-5 |
1.5 |
38.1 |
0.197 |
5.0 |
| ZnSe-ww-50.8-6 |
2.0 |
50.8 |
0.236 |
6.0 |
| Any other custom wedges are available upon request. CVD ZnSe IR grade |
7. Fused Silica wedge - UV or IR grade
| Cat #
| Diameter
| Center thickness
|
| in |
mm |
in |
mm |
| FS-ww-12.7-2 |
0.5 |
12.7 |
0.079 |
2.0 |
| FS-ww-25.4-4 |
1.0 |
25.4 |
0.157 |
4.0 |
| FS-ww-38.1-5 |
1.5 |
38.1 |
0.197 |
5.0 |
| FS-ww-50.8-6 |
2.0 |
50.8 |
0.236 |
6.0 |
| Any other custom wedges are available upon request |
| Standard specifications |
| Diameter tolerance +0/-0.1mm |
Angle 30+/-15min or any other angle by request |
| Thickness tolerance +/-0.1mm |
Flatness 2 waves per inch at 633nm |
| Clear Aperture 85% |
Surface finish 60/40 |
Tags: wedge prisms, optical wedges, infrared wedge prism, wedge optics.
An optical wedge (wedge prism) is identical to an optical window except that the two plane surfaces are inclined with respect to each other at some specified angle. Common names for a optical wedge include wedged window and thick or thin prisms.
See also: optical lenses, optical prisms
