Buying Corner Cube Prisms
Corner cube prisms are a common type of retroreflector used in applications where precise back reflections are needed without tight alignment tolerances. They are employed in interferometers, laser tracking systems, and variable optical delay lines.
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Aspects to Consider Before Buying
Some aspects to consider before buying corner cube prisms: optical quality, beam quality preservation, power losses, wavelength range, alignment features and tolerance, power handling capacity, thermal stability, ease of integration, durability, size and weight, coating options, protection against environmental influences and cleaning options.
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Find Suppliers for Corner Cube Prisms
17 suppliers for corner cube prisms are listed in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide, out of which 8 present their product descriptions. Both manufacturers and distributors can be registered.
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Bringing quality into focus Knight Optical (USA) LLC1130 Ten Rod Road Suite D102 North Kingstown Rhode Island 02852 United States |
Knight Optical offer precision N-BK7 corner cube prisms with a 3 arcsecond deviation angle. Often used for beam steering, these retroreflector prisms are also available as custom orders including mounted options. |
Optical components at better price SinoptixOffice 16 D, Yujia Mansion N° 1336 HuaShan Road Shanghai 200052 China |
We offer on-demand manufacturing of corner cube prisms / retroreflector prism. N-BK7 or HK9L substrate, with high reflective silver or aluminium coating and can reach precision down to 2" of deviation. |
Hangzhou Shalom Electro-optics Technology Co., Ltd. A635, Boke Mansion No. 9 Xiyuan Road Xihu District, Hangzhou 310030 China |
Shalom EO has developed a capable production workshop that could offer various kinds of custom and off-the-shelf corner cube prisms made of N-BK7, UV fused silica, and other custom materials with diverse coating options like silver/gold coatings, and coatings in the visible, UV, and NIR spectrum. Shalom EO's main types of corner cube retroreflectors include:
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The Future Depends on Optics Edmund Optics101 East Gloucester Pike Barrington, NJ 08007 United States See us at SPIE Photonics West 2025 in San Francisco, January 25–30 (booth 1139)! |
Edmund Optics offers mounted and unmounted retroreflection prisms in a range coating options. Reflective surfaces are available with reflection coatings including aluminum and silver. Entrance surfaces are available with VIS 0° anti-reflection coatings. Due to their complex shape, mounting a retroflection prism can be difficult. To ease system integration, mounted retroreflection prisms featuring ¼-20 tapped holes are available. |
Your Custom Optics Expert Shanghai Optics Inc.425 Main St Suite 2E Metuchen, NJ 08840 United States |
Shanghai Optics Inc. custom corner cube prisms are used for applications in spectroscopy, satellites, or battlefield technology, also in land surveying, laser resonator cavities, electronic distance measurement, and space vessel docking. |
Your problem is our challenge – flexibility is our standard! Artifex Engineering GmbH & Co KGDortmunder Str. 16–18 26723 Emden Germany |
Artifex offers custom corner cube prisms tailored to your requirements, which can be either solid or hollow. Our retroreflectors are available in a range of substrates and coatings and can be mounted on request. Visit our product page for more information. We look forward to your inquiry. |
Your reliable partner for photonics innovations! EKSMA Optics, UABDvarcioniu St. 2B LT-10233 Vilnius Lithuania See us at SPIE Photonics West 2025 in San Francisco, January 25–30 (booth 657)! |
EKSMA Optics offers a selection of corner cube prisms for quick delivery. Custom metal or dielectric coatings can be applied on request. |
Avantier 1100 US-22 North Plainfield, NJ 07060 United States See us at SPIE Photonics West 2025 in San Francisco, January 25–30 (booth 954)! |
A corner cube prism, also known as a retroreflector, a CCR, or a trihedral prism, is an optical prism that sends an incoming beam of light directly towards its point of origin while translating it spatially. |
Other Suppliers | |
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Comar Optics Ltd United Kingdom | |
Crystran Limited United Kingdom | |
GiAi photonics Co., Ltd China | |
MOK Optics Co. Ltd. China | |
Optics and Allied Engineering Pvt. Ltd. India | |
Precision Optical United States | |
Solaris Optics S.A. Poland | |
Tian Cheng Optic Co., Ltd. China | |
Torrent Photonics LLC United States |