Waveplate/ Retardation Plates
Rotate the Polarization State of a plane polarized light.
Suitable for use with high-power lasers.
Available mounted or unmounted.
A Half-Wave (λ/2) Mica waveplate
| Material |
mica |
Crystal Quartz |
| Dimension: |
-0.15mm |
-0.15mm |
| Wavefront distortion |
<l/8@632.8 |
<l/8@632.8 |
| Retardation tolerance |
<λ/300 |
<λ/500 |
| Parallelism |
<1 arc second |
1 arc second |
| Surface quality |
20/10 scratches- dig |
20/10 scratches- dig |
| Clear aperture |
>90% |
>90% |
| AR coating |
R<0.5% at central wavelength |
R<0.2% at central wavelength |
All dimensions are in mm unless otherwise specified.
Quarter-wave (λ/4) Mica waveplate:
Specifications:
| Material |
mica |
Crystal Quartz |
| Dimension: |
-0.15mm |
-0.15mm |
| Wavefront distortion |
<l/8@632.8 |
<l/8@632.8 |
| Retardation tolerance |
<λ/300 |
<λ/500 |
| Parallelism |
<1 arc second |
1 arc second |
| Surface quality |
20/10 scratches- dig |
20/10 scratches- dig |
| Clear aperture |
>90% |
>90% |
| AR coating |
R<0.5% at central wavelength |
R<0.2% at central wavelength |
All dimensions are in mm unless otherwise specified.
Cemented & Optically Contacted Zero-Order Waveplate:
1. Double Plates
2. Coating: AR Coated
3. High Damage Threshold
4. Insensitive to Temperature variations
5. Available for Wide Wavelength Bandwidth
6. No reflection losses due to additional interfaces
7. Available mount or unmounted
