Product Description

HOLLOW PRISM

• Hollow prism is a transparent optical element with flat, polished surfaces that refract light.
• At least two of the flat surfaces must have an angle between them.
• The exact angles between the surfaces depend on the application.
• The traditional geometrical shape is that of a triangular prism with a triangular base and rectangular sides, and in colloquial use "prism" usually refers to this type.
• Some types of optical prism are not in fact in the shape of geometric prisms.
• Prisms can be made from any material that is transparent to the wavelengths for which they are designed.
• Typical materials include glass, plastic, and fluorite.
• A dispersive prism can be used to break light up into its constituent spectral colors.
• Furthermore, prisms can be used to reflect light, or to split light into components with different polarizations.
• Hollow 60° prism made from 3 mm glass with removable lid for use in demonstrating the refractive index of liquids.

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