Corner Cube Prism Retroreflectors
Corner cube prisms, also known as retroreflectors, reflect light back towards its source, irrespective of the prism's orientation. They consist of three mutually perpendicular reflecting surfaces, ensuring the beam exiting the prism is parallel to the incident beam.
Technical Specifications
Product Overview
Precision Retroreflectors
Corner cube prisms, or retroreflectors, are specialized optical elements designed to reflect incident light back towards its source, regardless of the prism's orientation. Constructed from three mutually perpendicular reflecting surfaces, they ensure that exiting light remains parallel to the incident beam after three internal reflections. These components are essential in demanding applications such as surveying, laser ranging, and high-precision optical alignment.
Material and Build
- Material
- BK7 grade A optical glass
- Bevel
- 0.25mm x 45deg
Optical Performance
- Clear Aperture
- 85 %
- Deviation
- 180deg ± 5 arc seconds
- Wavefront Distortion
- lambda/2 at 632.8nm
Surface Specifications
Flatness
| Surface Type | Flatness Rating |
|---|---|
| Big Surface | lambda/4 at 632.8nm |
| Other Surface | lambda/10 at 632.8nm |
Surface Quality
60-40 scratch and dig
Dimensional Accuracy
- Dimension Tolerance
- +0.0, -0.2mm
