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BK7 Optical Glass Porro Prism

The BK7 porro prism is a classic optical path steering element made of BK7 optical glass. It achieves 180° beam steering and left-right image inversion through total internal reflection, and is a core component of optical systems such as binoculars and rangefinders.
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What are the applications of porro prisms?
Military grade binoculars and laser rangefinders.


Comparison between porro prisms and roof prisms
Characteristic Porro Prism Roof Prism
Optical path turning angle 180° (parallel and reverse beam) 180° (parallel and reverse beam)
The direction of the image Reverse left and right (keep up and down) Completely upright (without mirror image inversion)
Number of reflection Four times (two total internal reflections ×2 prisms) 5-6 times (including two reflections on the ridge surface)
Effective transmission >99% (pure TIR, no coating required) 90-95% (phase correction film coating is required)
Aberration type No image rotation and slight color difference Phase error may be introduced (P-coating correction is required)
Optical path length Length (approximately 2√2× prism side length) Shorter (more compact in structure)
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