03 Mar 2006 Both Laser Quality and Analytical Quality Right Angle & Equilateral Prisms are available in UV Grade Fused Silica (FS) & BK7 Glass. Both Laser Quality and Analytical Quality Right Angle Prisms are available in UV Grade Fused Silica (FS) & BK7 Glass. Right Angle Prisms are a type of 45-90-45 degree prism typically used to bend a beam of light through a right angle with the surfaces forming the 90 degree angle acting as the transmitting faces. Equilateral Prisms are a dispersing type of prism typically used for wavelength separation applications. The three sides of the prism are of equal length. A light ray is twice refracted passing through the prism with total deviation a function of prism material index of refraction, and hence wavelength.
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