Antireflective Coating Waveplates and Retardation Plates
from Newport MKS
The 10RP42-4 Achromatic Zero-order Half Waveplate has λ/2 retardation at the 1060 nm center wavelength, and a ± λ/100 accuracy over the 900-1270 nm wavelength range. The standard 25.4 mm outer diameter is convenient for mounting into Newport rotary mounts. It is designed to operate... [See More]
- Wavelength Range: 900 to 1270
- Clear Aperture: 10.2
- Diameter: 25.4
- Thickness: 6
from CeNing Optics Co., Ltd.
Multiple order waveplates are made from a single crystalline plate, which are designed to give a retardance of several full waves, plus the desired fraction. Multiple order waveplates are more susceptible to change in wavelength and they should not be used more than several nanometers outside of... [See More]
- Order: Multiple
- Diameter: 5 to 38.1
- Polarizer Application: Infrared; Visible
- Thickness: 0.3000 to 0.6000
from Newport MKS
The 10RP52-3B Achromatic Quartz-MgF2 Zero-Order Wave Plate consists of two different birefringent crystals: crystalline quartz and magnesium fluoride (MgF2). Enclosed in a 1 inch (25.4 mm) housing this 18 mm aperture zero-order wave plate has λ/2 retardation over a 1000 to 1600 nm wavelength... [See More]
- Wavelength Range: 1000 to 1600
- Clear Aperture: 18
- Diameter: 25.4
- Thickness: 9.4
from Newport MKS
The 05RP32-780 True Zero-Order Polymer Half Wave Plate consists of a birefringent polymer film cemented between two high-precision, high efficiency, broadband antireflection coated N-BK7 windows. This construction ensures excellent transmitted 780 nm wavefront quality and λ/2 retardation, while... [See More]
- Wavelength Range: 780
- Clear Aperture: 5.1
- Diameter: 12.7
- Thickness: 5.7
from Newport MKS
The 10RP32-1064 True Zero-Order Polymer Half Wave Plate consists of a birefringent polymer film cemented between two high-precision, high efficiency, broadband antireflection coated N-BK7 windows. This construction ensures excellent transmitted 1064 nm wavefront quality and λ/2 retardation,... [See More]
- Wavelength Range: 1064
- Clear Aperture: 17.8
- Diameter: 25.4
- Thickness: 8.9
from Newport MKS
The 20RP32-1064 True Zero-Order Polymer Half Wave Plate consists of a birefringent polymer film cemented between two high-precision, high efficiency, broadband antireflection coated N-BK7 windows. This construction ensures excellent transmitted 1064 nm wavefront quality and λ/2 retardation,... [See More]
- Wavelength Range: 1064
- Clear Aperture: 30.5
- Diameter: 50.8
- Thickness: 12.6
from Newport MKS
The 05RP02-50 Zero-Order Quartz Half Wave Plate has λ/2 retardation in a 12.7 mm diameter housing optimized for 1030 nm. Zero-order waveplates are temperature insensitive phase retarders for moderate bandwidth applications. These zero-order wave plates are constructed of two quartz plates,... [See More]
- Wavelength Range: 1030
- Clear Aperture: 8
- Diameter: 12.7
- Thickness: 6.35
from Newport MKS
The 10RP02-50 Zero-Order Quartz Half Wave Plate is a temperature insensitive phase retarder for moderate bandwidth 1030 nm applications. This zero-order waveplate is constructed of two quartz plates, air-spaced to allow for use with high-power lasers. The assembly is held in a 1 inch (25.4 mm)... [See More]
- Wavelength Range: 1030
- Clear Aperture: 15
- Diameter: 25.4
- Thickness: 7.92
from Tower Optical Corporation
Tower ’s achromatic waveplate (AWP) is similar to a zero-order waveplate, which is made from two pieces of crystal quartz except that the AWP is composed of one piece of crystal quartz and one piece of magnesium fluoride, MgF2. Both of these materials are birefringent, however, by proper... [See More]
- Wavelength Range: 465 to 1650
- Clear Aperture: 12
- Diameter: 25.4
- Material: Quartz; MgF2
from Artifex Engineering
Low cost waveplate, sensitive to variations in wavelength and temperature. The low (multiple) order waveplate is designed to give a retardance of several full waves, plus the desired fraction. This results in a single, physically robust component with desired performance. However, even small... [See More]
- Retardation: Half
- Wavelength Range: 266 to 1550
- Polarizer Application: Infrared (optional feature); Visible (optional feature); Ultraviolet (optional feature)
- Diameter: 10 to 30
from Ross Optical Industries
The low (multiple) order waveplate is designed to give a retardance of several full waves, plus the desired fraction. This results in a single, physically robust component with desired performance. However, even small changes in wavelength or temperature will result in significant changes in the... [See More]
- Retardation: Quarter; Half
- Polarizer Application: Infrared; Visible; Ultraviolet
- Order: Multiple
- Wavelength Range: 266 to 1550
from Foctek Photonics, Inc.
The low(multiple) order waveplate is designed to give a retardance of several full waves, plus the desired fraction. This result in a single, physically robust component with desired performance. However, even small changed in wavelength or temperature will result in significant changes in the... [See More]
- Polarizer Application: Infrared; Visible; Ultraviolet
- Diameter: 10 to 30
- Wavelength Range: 266 to 1550
- Material: Quartz
from Hangzhou Shalom Electro-optics Technology Co., Ltd.
bull; Low cost and fast delivery. • AR coated and high damage threshold. • Wavelength options: from 266nm to 7000nm. • Two material options: Quartz or MgF2 Waveplates. • Low Order Dual Wavelength Waveplates are also available. Low Order Waveplates are a kind of multiple order... [See More]
- Wavelength Range: 266 to 7000
- Polarizer Features: Anti-Reflection Coating
- Material: Quartz; Quartz or MgF2
- Surface Quality: 20-10 Scratch / Dig
from Rainbow Research Optics, Inc.
Your One-Stop Source for Polarizer Optics. From prototype to production, Rainbow Research Optics, Inc. (RROI) manufactures and delivers precision grade and commercial quality polarizer optics and beamsplitters to address applications in the ultraviolet (UV), visible (VIS), and infrared (IR)... [See More]
- Polarizer Application: Infrared; Visible; Ultraviolet
- Polarizer Features: Anti-Reflection Coating
- Material: BK7; SF2; UVgr FS
- Surface Quality: 10-5 Scratch / Dig; 20-10 Scratch / Dig
from Daheng New Epoch Technology, Inc.
Achromatic Waveplates provide a constant phase shift independent of the wavelength of light that is used. Achromatic Waveplates are formed by using two different birefringent crystalline material quartz and magnesium fluoride. The relative phase difference between the two axes is either λ/4... [See More]
- Wavelength Range: 450 to 2100
- Clear Aperture: 18
- Diameter: 25.4
- Thickness: 6
from Rocky Mountain Instrument/RMI Laser
Waveplates are used in the synthesis and analysis of polarized light. Quarter Waveplates transform linearly polarized light into circularly polarized light, and vice-versa. Half Waveplates rotate the plane of polarization of linearly polarized light through any angle. They also convert left... [See More]
- Order: Multiple
- Polarizer Features: Anti-Reflection Coating
- Material: Quartz
- Surface Quality: 10-5 Scratch / Dig
from Tower Optical Corporation
Tower Optical offers this second series of Achromatic Waveplates (AWP ’s) which are built using 25.4 mm substrates of crystal quartz and magnesium fluoride. These substrates are cemented together. This technique helps to control costs by reducing the number of surfaces requiring AR coating... [See More]
- Wavelength Range: 465 to 1650
- Clear Aperture: 23
- Diameter: 25.4 to 30
- Material: Quartz
from Artifex Engineering
Low sensitivity to wavelength and temperature. Also for telecom applications. True Zero Order Waveplates-Cemented. This type of zero order waveplate is constructed of a true zero order waveplate and a BK7 substrate. As the waveplate is very thin and fragile, the Bk7 plate's function is to strengthen... [See More]
- Retardation: Half
- Polarizer Application: Infrared (optional feature); Visible (optional feature)
- Order: Zero
- Wavelength Range: 532 to 1550
from Ross Optical Industries
The zero order waveplate is designed to give a retardance of zero full waves, plus the desired fraction. Zero Order Waveplates show better performance than multiple order waveplates. They show a broader bandwidth and a lower sensitivity to temperature and wavelength changes and should be considered... [See More]
- Retardation: Quarter
- Polarizer Application: Infrared; Visible; Ultraviolet
- Order: Zero
- Wavelength Range: 266 to 1550
from Foctek Photonics, Inc.
This type of zero order waveplate is constructed of a true zero order waveplate and a BK7 substrate. As the waveplate is very thin and easy to be damaged, the Bk7 plate's function is to strengthen the waveplate. Cemented by Epoxy. Wide Angle Acceptance. Better Temperature Bandwidth. Wide Wavelength... [See More]
- Order: Zero
- Wavelength Range: 532 to 1550
- Polarizer Application: Infrared; Visible
- Diameter: 10 to 30
from Hangzhou Shalom Electro-optics Technology Co., Ltd.
bull; NOA61 cemented structure. • High Wavelength and temperature stability. • Widely selectable wavelengths: 200-2000nm for Quartz waveplates, 190-7000nm for MgF2 waveplates. • Damage Threshold >0.5J/cm^2@1064nm, 20ns,20Hz. • Customized Quartz Zero Order Waveplates and MgF2... [See More]
- Wavelength Range: 2000 to 2.00E8
- Polarizer Features: Anti-Reflection Coating
- Material: Quartz; Quartz
- Surface Quality: 20-10 Scratch / Dig
from Rocky Mountain Instrument/RMI Laser
Waveplates are used in the synthesis and analysis of polarized light. Quarter Waveplates transform linearly polarized light into circularly polarized light, and vice-versa. Half Waveplates rotate the plane of polarization of linearly polarized light through any angle. They also convert left... [See More]
- Order: Zero
- Polarizer Features: Anti-Reflection Coating
- Material: Quartz
- Surface Quality: 10-5 Scratch / Dig
from Tower Optical Corporation
Tower ’s Large aperture Zero order waveplates provide users with the capability of handling new applications where beam size and/or beam position moves over larger distances. The waveplates described here are air spaced, having a stainless steel spacer between two crystal quartz plates that... [See More]
- Order: Zero
- Diameter: 38.1 to 76.2
- Wavelength Range: 355 to 1064
- Clear Aperture: 34 to 46
from Artifex Engineering
Better performance than low or multiple order waveplates. The zero order waveplate is designed to give a retardance of zero full waves, plus the desired fraction. Zero order waveplate shows better performance than multiple order waveplates. It has broad bandwidth and a lower sensitivity to... [See More]
- Retardation: Half
- Polarizer Application: Infrared (optional feature); Visible (optional feature); Ultraviolet (optional feature)
- Order: Zero
- Wavelength Range: 266 to 1550
from Foctek Photonics, Inc.
The zero order waveplate is designed to give a retardance of zero full waves, plus the desired fraction. Zero order waveplate shows better performances than multiple order waveplates, it has broad bandwidth and a lower sensitivity to temperature and wavelength changes. It should be considered for... [See More]
- Order: Zero
- Diameter: 10 to 30
- Wavelength Range: 266 to 1550
- Thickness: 8
from Hangzhou Shalom Electro-optics Technology Co., Ltd.
bull; High wavelength and temperature stability. • Decent damage thresholds and eminent surface flatness (20/10 S/D, <1 >. • Widely selectable wavelengths: 200-2000nm for Quartz waveplates, 190-7000nm for MgF2 waveplates. • Damage Threshold >5J/cm^2@1064nm, 20ns,20Hz. •... [See More]
- Wavelength Range: 2000 to 2.00E8
- Polarizer Features: Anti-Reflection Coating
- Material: Quartz; Quartz
- Surface Quality: 20-10 Scratch / Dig
from Tower Optical Corporation
Tower ’s multiple order waveplates consist of a single plates of laser quality crystal quartz. Because their retardation adds some integer number of waves to the desired fraction ( λ /4, λ /2), they are many times more sensitive to temperature and wavelength than zero order... [See More]
- Order: Multiple
- Diameter: 10 to 50.8
- Wavelength Range: 237 to 2021
- Clear Aperture: 8 to 46
from Hangzhou Shalom Electro-optics Technology Co., Ltd.
bull; Exceedingly steady retardation over a broad wavelength range. • Typical wavelength range: 325-1100nm and 600-2700nm (quarter waveplate),310-1100nm and 600-2700nm (half waveplate). • Cemented construction (cemented by NOA61). • 25.4mm (1 inch) mounter configured. • AR... [See More]
- Wavelength Range: 1100 to 3.25E8
- Surface Quality: 20-10 Scratch / Dig
- Polarizer Features: Anti-Reflection Coating
from Tower Optical Corporation
Tower ’s 10mm Zero order waveplates provide users with a high performance Crystal Quartz retarder with a clear aperture of 8mm. These waveplates are air spaced, having a stainless steel spacer between two crystal quartz plates that form the zero order capability. Zero order waveplates are far... [See More]
- Order: Zero
- Diameter: 10 to 25.4
- Wavelength Range: 237 to 2021
- Clear Aperture: 8
from Hangzhou Shalom Electro-optics Technology Co., Ltd.
bull; Steady retardance over certain spectral and temperature range. • Ultra-thin Free standing single plate or constructed with substrates. • Wide acceptance angle and precise retardance value. • High damage threshold 1GW/cm2 (single plate versions). • Quartz: Wavelength Range... [See More]
- Wavelength Range: 7000 to 5.32E8
- Polarizer Features: Anti-Reflection Coating
- Material: Quartz; Quartz
- Surface Quality: 20-10 Scratch / Dig
from Tower Optical Corporation
Tower ’s 17.5mm Zero order waveplates provide users with a high performance Crystal Quartz retarder with a clear aperture of 15mm. These waveplates are air spaced, having a stainless steel spacer between two crystal quartz plates that form the zero order capability. Zero order waveplates are... [See More]
- Order: Zero
- Diameter: 17.5 to 25.4
- Wavelength Range: 237 to 2021
- Clear Aperture: 15
from Tower Optical Corporation
Tower ’s 1 ” Zero order waveplates provide users with a high performance Crystal Quartz retarder with a clear aperture of 23mm. These waveplates are air spaced, having a stainless steel spacer between two crystal quartz plates that form the zero order capability. Zero order waveplates... [See More]
- Order: Zero
- Diameter: 25.4 to 30
- Wavelength Range: 266 to 1550
- Clear Aperture: 23
from Tower Optical Corporation
Super Large Zero Order Waveplates – 76.2mm. Laser Quality Crystal Quartz. Air Spaced for High Power. Clear Aperture of 73mm. Mounted or Unmounted. Retardations of 1/2 and 1/4 Wave. Waveplates are AR Coated. Standard Wavelengths. Custom Wavelengths available. Rugged 4 ” Mounting Ring. A... [See More]
- Retardation: Quarter; Half
- Wavelength Range: 405 to 1064
- Order: Zero
- Diameter: 76.2