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- From: mcdonald@aries.scs.uiuc.edu (J. D. McDonald)
- Subject: Re: Prism Diagonals vs. Mirror Diagonals
- References: <1992Nov17.202457.10444@organpipe.uug.arizona.edu> <92327.152741LABBEY@GTRI01.GATECH.EDU>
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- Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 22:17:40 GMT
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- In article <92327.152741LABBEY@GTRI01.GATECH.EDU> <LABBEY@GTRI01.GATECH.EDU> writes:
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- >Prisms are not really ideal for this purpose. They are FAR more expensive.
- >A 1" prism of the same quality as a $25 first surface mirror would cost over
- >$200. Remember, there are three surfaces to be figured, and about an inch
- >of glass which must be perfect. The cost of the glass alone would exceed the
- >cost of the first surface mirror.
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- >To the best of my knowledge, there is no source of high quality prisms for
- >this purpose.
- >a
-
- Sure there are ... Newport Corp (Fountain Valley CA) or CVI, Albuquerque NM.
-
- Not cheap .. as you say ... $225 for a 1x1 inch prism or $390 for
- a 2x2 inch one, antireflection coated.
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- I've got more than ten of these babies in my laser system. They are great
- where you need exact 180 degreee return in one dimension with no
- polarization change.
-
- Doug McDonald
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