General Optics provides a comprehensive range of beam steering and shaping components designed for precision control of laser and optical systems. Our portfolio includes prisms, beamsplitters, and polarizers, all engineered with high accuracy and superior surface quality to meet the most demanding requirements in research, industrial, medical, and defense applications.
Product Categories
Prisms
- Types: Right Angle, Dove, Equilateral, Pellin-Broca, Corner Cube, Porro
- High angular precision (up to 0.5 arcsec) and surface quality (10-5 to 20-10)
- Applications: Beam deviation, retroreflection, dispersion, alignment, interferometry
Beamsplitters
- Plate & Cube designs, available in polarizing and non-polarizing versions
- Customizable splitting ratios (30/70, 50/50, etc.)
- Applications: Beam monitoring, sampling, interferometry, diagnostics, measurement systems
Polarizers
- Types: Plate, Cube, Thin-film, Wire-grid, Glan-type
- High extinction ratio (ER > 1000:1; higher upon request)
- Large-format polarizers up to Ø2050 mm
- Applications: Polarization control, optical isolators, modulators, precision instrumentation
Materials & Coatings
- Materials: UV Grade Fused Silica, BK7, CaF₂, ZnSe, Ge, SF11, and others
- Coating Options: AR, HR, Broadband, Polarizing, Beam-splitting
- Designed for high laser damage threshold and operation from DUV (193 nm) to IR (12 μm)
General Optics Advantage
- Full spectrum expertise: UV to IR
- In-house manufacturing and coating for superior reliability
- Precision tolerances for demanding laser and metrology systems
- Proven performance across semiconductor, defense, aerospace, medical, and research applications
Prisms
High-precision prisms designed for accurate beam deviation, retroreflection, and spectral dispersion. General Optics provides a wide variety of prism types manufactured with tight angular tolerances and superior surface quality, supporting applications from UV to IR.
- Provides uniform focusing and imaging with High-precision prisms provide accurate beam deviation and reflection.
- Ideal for laser systems, retroreflection, and precision measurement optics.
Wide Variety of Substrates
- Materials: UV Grade Fused Silica, BK7, CaF₂, ZnSe, Ge, SF11, Others
- Standard & Customized Coating Options: AR, HR, Polarizing, Beam-splittinghold
Key Specifications
- Dimension: 2 mm – 200 mm
- Dimensional Tolerance: up to ±0.01 mm (depending on precision grade)
- Angular Accuracy: down to 0.5 arcsec
- Surface Accuracy: λ/4 ~ λ/20
- Surface Quality: 10-5, 20-10
- Typical Types: Right Angle, Dove, Equilateral, Pellin Broca, Corner Cube, Porro
Typical Applications
- Laser beam steering and alignment
- Retroreflection in navigation and defense systems
- Spectral dispersion for interferometers and spectrometers
- Precision measurement and optical instrumentation
Beamsplitters
Precision beamsplitters engineered to divide or combine light with stable reflection/transmission ratios. Available in plate and cube designs, General Optics beamsplitters cover UV to IR applications and provide reliable performance for interferometry, diagnostics, and laser systems.
- Beamsplitters divide, combine, or polarize light with high accuracy.
- Widely used in laser optics, interferometry, and optical measurement systems.
Wide Variety of Substrates
- Materials: UV Grade Fused Silica, BK7, CaF₂, ZnSe, Ge, SF11, Others
- Standard & Customized Coating Options: AR, HR, Polarizing, Beam-splittinghold
Key Specifications
- Plate and cube geometries with customizable splitting ratios (30/70, 50/50, etc.)
- Broadband and narrowband designs, optimized for UV–IR (248 nm – 12 μm)
- Polarizing and non-polarizing types available
- High laser damage threshold coatings, suitable for high-power operation
- Surface accuracy λ/4 to λ/10, quality 10-5 to 20-10
Typical Applications
- Laser beam monitoring and sampling
- Interferometers and metrology systems
- Optical diagnostics in research and defense
- Measurement instruments requiring stable beam splitting
Polarizers
Polarizers are essential for precise control of light polarization, enabling stable performance in laser systems, interferometers, and advanced optical instrumentation. General Optics offers plate, cube, and thin-film polarizers engineered for high extinction ratio and durability across UV to NIR wavelengths.
- Polarizers control the polarization state of light with high extinction ratio.
- Essential in laser optics, interferometry, and precision measurement systems.
Wide Variety of Substrates
- Materials: UV Grade Fused Silica, BK7, CaF₂, MgF₂, SF11, Others
- Standard & Customized Coating Options: AR, HR, Polarizing, Broadband
Key Specifications
- Available types: Plate, Cube, Thin-film, Wire-grid, Glan-type
- High extinction ratio (ER > 1000:1 typical, higher upon request)
- Wavelength coverage: 350 nm – 1600 nm
- Surface accuracy: λ/4 @ 633 nm; Surface quality: 10-5, 20-10
- Customizable AR/HR and laser line coatings
- Large-format polarizer capability up to Ø2050 mm
Typical Applications
- Polarization control in laser optics
- Optical isolators and modulators
- Interferometry and spectroscopy
- Defense and aerospace optical systems