Optical Prisms
OEMs benefit from Optimax’s unmatched expertise in delivering precision-engineered solutions, allowing us to tackle challenges beyond the capabilities of other manufacturers.
Optical prisms, often a costly bottleneck due to their geometric complexity and tight tolerances, are no exception. Optimax confidently commits to one-week delivery for various prisms, including dispersion prisms, blocks, and mirror substrates and specializes in fabricating prisms up to 300 mm in diameter, with reliable prototype generation available upon request.
Specifying Optical Prisms
Optical prisms vary significantly in size, shape, and the number of surfaces. Defining the part geometry requires careful selection of directly measurable physical parameters, such as the linear dimensions of the plano surfaces to the theoretical sharps (the intersection points that would exist if the corners were not beveled). Manufacturers must also specify part thickness, which is the depth of separation between the two plano surfaces at a single point on the optic. At Optimax, we typically specify the thickest edge for ease of measurement but can also specify the centerline thickness or thinnest edge when necessary.
