Tydex offers THz prisms of the following configurations:
- conventional (right angle) prisms. This type of prism is used in optical schemes.
- attenuated total reflectance (ATR) prisms. Such special prisms allow investigating materials which are difficult to analyze in transmission.
Absorption spectroscopy of materials with intensive absorption becomes practically impossible because of intensive absorption and Fresnel reflection. In this case the most suitable method of investigation absorbing materials is method of frustrated total internal reflection. Such method is based on the effect of reducing of reflection coefficient of radiation from interface between high refractive index medium n0 and absorbing medium with less refractive index n at the angle of incidence that exceeds the critical angle: Θc=arcsin(n/n0). Value of reflection coefficient depends on the angle of radiation incidence, radiation polarization as well as refractive index of the sample. Right choice of prism parameters (specifically base angle of the prism) allows obtaining good ATR spectrum. Method of frustrated total internal reflection in THz range allows investigating materials with absorption coefficients from 102 to 104 cm-1.
Commom specification:
| Material | HRFZ-Si | | Dimension tolerance, mm | + /-0.2 | | Angle tolerance, arc. min | +/-30
| | Surface quality polished surfaces, scr/dig | 80/50 | | Surface quality of ground surfaces, Ra | 2.5
| | Surface accuracy, mm | +/- 0.01 deviation from ideal plane
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Prisms are manufactured upon request.
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The finished parts of different dimensions are available from stock and supplied within a week.
