A prism device includes: a prism material having substantially the same
index of refraction at first and second wavelengths; a first
anti-reflection coating for reducing reflection of a first signal beam at
the first wavelength; and a second anti-reflection coating for reducing
reflection of a second signal beam at the second wavelength. The prism
material can be silicon, which has substantially the same index of
refraction at IR and RF wavelengths. In this case, the RF anti-reflection
coating can be a layer of silicon dioxide (fused silica), which can be
sandwiched between two IR anti-reflection coatings designed to minimize
IR reflections between the surrounding air and the RF anti-reflection
coating and between the RF anti-reflection coating and the prism
material, respectively. Two or more of the prism devices can be used in a
beam steering system to simultaneous direct the first and second signal
beams in substantially the same direction.