Penta prisms can deviate an incident beam to 90¡ã without inverting or reversing. The deviation angle of 90¡ã is independent of any rotation of the prism about an axis parallel to the line of intersection of the two reflecting faces. Movement of the prism does not affect the right angle at which rays are reflected. The penta prism is the important part in Plumb Level and Rangefinding. It acts as a turning mirror which is insensitive to alignment and also it is a necessary optical tool.
 
 
Material: BK7A
Surface Flatness: ¦Ë/4 @ 633nm
Surface Quality: 40/20
Dimension Tolerance: +0.00/-0.20mm
Beam Deviation: See table
Clear Aperture: 90% of central dimension
Coating:

Reflecting surface are aluminum coated with black paint overcoat.
Entrance and exit surfaces are uncoated or coated with a single layer MgF2

Bevel: 0.3mmx45¡ã
 

Product Number

A

B

L

Beam Deviation

TPTP-08B-20sec

8.0

8.0

13.66

90¡ã ¡À 20 arcsec

TPTP-08B

8.0

8.0

13.66

90¡ã ¡À 1 arcmin

TPTP-10B-20sec

10.0

10.0

17.05

90¡ã ¡À 20 arcsec

TPTP-10B

10.0

10.0

17.05

90¡ã ¡À 1 arcmin

TPTP-12B-20sec

12.7

12.7

21.65

90¡ã ¡À 20 arcsec

TPTP-12B

12.7

12.7

21.65

90¡ã ¡À 1 arcmin

TPTP-16B-20sec

16.0

16.0

26.17

90¡ã ¡À 20 arcsec

TPTP-16B

16.0

16.0

26.17

90¡ã ¡À 1 arcmin

 
¡¤All dimensions are in mm unless otherwise specified.
¡¤Other sizes and materials are available upon requests.
 
Penta Prism commonly used in
¡¤Plumb Level Surveying Alignment
¡¤Rangefinding Optical Tooling ¡­