Quartz Waveplates and Retardation Plates
from CRYSTECH, Inc.
Principle of Waveplate. Waveplates (retardation plates or phase shifters) are made from materials which exhibit birefringence. The velocities of the extraordinary and ordinary rays through the birefringent materials vary inversely with their refractive indices. The difference in velocities gives... [See More]
- Material: Quartz
- Order: Zero
- Retardation: Quarter (optional feature); Half (optional feature)
- Polarizer Application: Infrared; Visible; Ultraviolet
from CASTECH, Inc.
Achromatic Zero-Order waveplate is made from two different substrate Material such as crystal quartz and magnesium fluoride. For the single material waveplates the working wavelength is very limited because of the dispersion of the material. While Achromatic Zero-Order Waveplate use two different... [See More]
- Material: Quartz
- Order: Zero
- Retardation: Quarter (optional feature); Half (optional feature)
- Surface Quality: 40-20 Scratch / Dig
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]
- Material: Quartz; Quartz or MgF2
- Polarizer Features: Anti-Reflection Coating
- Wavelength Range: 266 to 7000
- Surface Quality: 20-10 Scratch / Dig
from Foctek Photonics, Inc.
Unlike standard waveplates, Achromatic Waveplates, AWP, provide a constant phase shift independent of the wavelength of light that is used. This wavelength independence is achieved by using two different crystalline materials to yield quarter- or half-wave retardation over a broad spectral range. [See More]
- Material: Achromatic; Quartz; MgF2
- Wavelength Range: 450 to 1650
- Retardation: Quarter; Half
- Thickness: 8
from Electro Optical Components, Inc.
These retardation plates use high optical damage threshold crystal quartz. They are orientated with the optic axis in the plane of the plate and light polarized at 45 ° to the quartz optic axis is resolved into two equal amplitude components that suffer a relative phase retardation due to their... [See More]
- Material: Quartz
- Polarizer Application: Infrared; Visible; Ultraviolet
- Retardation: Half
- Wavelength Range: 220 to 2800
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]
- Material: Quartz; Magnesium Flouride layer
- Diameter: 25.4
- Wavelength Range: 450 to 2100
- Clear Aperture: 18
from CRYSTECH, Inc.
Principle of Waveplate. Waveplates (retardation plates or phase shifters) are made from materials which exhibit birefringence. The velocities of the extraordinary and ordinary rays through the birefringent materials vary inversely with their refractive indices. The difference in velocities gives... [See More]
- Material: Achromatic; Quartz
- Polarizer Application: Infrared; Visible
- Retardation: Quarter (optional feature); Half (optional feature)
- Wavelength Range: 465 to 1650
from CASTECH, Inc.
• High Damage Threshold. • Wide Temperature Bandwidth. • Broad Spectral Bandwidth. • CASTECH's standard coatings are available. • Custom designs for other sizes and coatings are also available upon request [See More]
- Material: Quartz
- Order: Zero
- Retardation: Quarter (optional feature); Half (optional feature)
- Surface Quality: 20-10 Scratch / Dig
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]
- Material: Quartz; Quartz
- Polarizer Features: Anti-Reflection Coating
- Wavelength Range: 2000 to 2.00E8
- Surface Quality: 20-10 Scratch / Dig
from Foctek Photonics, Inc.
Dual wavelength waveplate is a multiple waveplate that provide a specific retardance at two different wavelengths, it's particularly useful when used in conjunction with other polarization sensitive components to separate coaxial laser beams of different wavelength. [See More]
- Material: Quartz
- Diameter: 12.7 to 25.4
- Retardation: Half
- Surface Quality: 20-10 Scratch / Dig
from Electro Optical Components, Inc.
The Savart plate is an extremely useful device, usually manufactured in either calcite or quartz, which is used for the detection of very weakly polarized light, for example in starlight. It is manufactured from two equal thickness plates of birefringent material cemented together, each with their... [See More]
- Material: Calcite; Quartz
- Clear Aperture: 10 to 50
from Daheng New Epoch Technology, Inc.
Crystalline quartz is frequently used for the high quality retardation applications. Air Space Quartz Zero-Order Wave plates consist of two precision polished quartz plates. The fast axes of two plates are orthogonal to each other. The wave plates are insensitive to wavelength, temperature and angle... [See More]
- Material: Quartz
- Wavelength Range: 355 to 1064
- Order: Zero
- Diameter: 25.4
from CRYSTECH, Inc.
Principle of Waveplate. Waveplates (retardation plates or phase shifters) are made from materials which exhibit birefringence. The velocities of the extraordinary and ordinary rays through the birefringent materials vary inversely with their refractive indices. The difference in velocities gives... [See More]
- Material: Quartz
- Order: Zero
- Retardation: Quarter (optional feature); Half (optional feature)
- Polarizer Application: Infrared; Visible
from CASTECH, Inc.
• Wide Temperature Bandwidth. • CASTECH's standard coatings are available. • Custom designs for other sizes and coatings are also available upon request. [See More]
- Material: Quartz
- Order: Multiple
- Retardation: Quarter (optional feature); Half (optional feature)
- Surface Quality: 20-10 Scratch / Dig
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]
- Material: Quartz; Quartz
- Polarizer Features: Anti-Reflection Coating
- Wavelength Range: 2000 to 2.00E8
- Surface Quality: 20-10 Scratch / Dig
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]
- Material: Quartz
- Wavelength Range: 266 to 1550
- Polarizer Application: Infrared; Visible; Ultraviolet
- Diameter: 10 to 30
from Daheng New Epoch Technology, Inc.
Multi-Order Wave plates [See More]
- Material: Quartz
- Wavelength Range: 488 to 1550
- Order: Multiple
- Diameter: 12.7 to 25.4
from CRYSTECH, Inc.
Principle of Waveplate. Waveplates (retardation plates or phase shifters) are made from materials which exhibit birefringence. The velocities of the extraordinary and ordinary rays through the birefringent materials vary inversely with their refractive indices. The difference in velocities gives... [See More]
- Material: Quartz
- Order: Zero
- Retardation: Quarter (optional feature); Half (optional feature)
- Polarizer Application: Infrared; Visible; Ultraviolet
from CASTECH, Inc.
• High Damage Threshold. • Wide Temperature Bandwidth. • Broad Spectral Bandwidth [See More]
- Material: Quartz
- Order: Zero
- Retardation: Quarter (optional feature); Half (optional feature)
- Surface Quality: 20-10 Scratch / Dig
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]
- Material: Quartz; Quartz
- Polarizer Features: Anti-Reflection Coating
- Wavelength Range: 7000 to 5.32E8
- Surface Quality: 20-10 Scratch / Dig
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]
- Material: Quartz
- Wavelength Range: 266 to 1550
- Order: Zero
- Diameter: 10 to 30
from Daheng New Epoch Technology, Inc.
Crystalline quartz is frequently used for the stringiest quality retardation applications. Zero-order wave plates is made by cementing two quartz plate with their fast axes orthogonal to each other. The difference in thickness is equal to either ?/4 or ?/2 for a specified wavelength. Compared with... [See More]
- Material: Quartz
- Wavelength Range: 473 to 663
- Order: Zero
- Diameter: 25.4
from CRYSTECH, Inc.
Principle of Waveplate. Waveplates (retardation plates or phase shifters) are made from materials which exhibit birefringence. The velocities of the extraordinary and ordinary rays through the birefringent materials vary inversely with their refractive indices. The difference in velocities gives... [See More]
- Material: Quartz
- Polarizer Application: Infrared; Visible
- Retardation: Quarter (optional feature); Half (optional feature)
- Wavelength Range: 1064
from CASTECH, Inc.
Telecom waveplates are designed and manufactured specifically to meet the demanding requirements of telecom component designers. CASTECH provides telecom waveplate with many kinds of sizes , they are 91.5µm thick for the half-waveplate and 45.7µm thick for the quarter-waveplate at 1550nm. The... [See More]
- Material: Quartz
- Order: Zero
- Retardation: Quarter (optional feature); Half (optional feature)
- Surface Quality: 40-20 Scratch / Dig
from CRYSTECH, Inc.
Principle of Waveplate. Waveplates (retardation plates or phase shifters) are made from materials which exhibit birefringence. The velocities of the extraordinary and ordinary rays through the birefringent materials vary inversely with their refractive indices. The difference in velocities gives... [See More]
- Material: Quartz
- Polarizer Application: Infrared; Visible; Ultraviolet
- Retardation: Quarter (optional feature); Half (optional feature)
- Wavelength Range: 266 to 1550
from CASTECH, Inc.
• Custom designs for other sizes and coatings are also available upon request. • CASTECH's standard coatings are available. [See More]
- Material: Quartz
- Order: Zero
- Retardation: Quarter (optional feature); Half (optional feature)
- Surface Quality: 20-10 Scratch / Dig
from CRYSTECH, Inc.
Principle of Waveplate. Waveplates (retardation plates or phase shifters) are made from materials which exhibit birefringence. The velocities of the extraordinary and ordinary rays through the birefringent materials vary inversely with their refractive indices. The difference in velocities gives... [See More]
- Material: Quartz
- Order: Zero
- Retardation: Quarter (optional feature); Half (optional feature)
- Polarizer Application: Infrared; Visible
from CASTECH, Inc.
• Custom designs for other sizes, coatings and holder are also available upon request. • CASTECH's standard coatings are available. [See More]
- Material: Quartz
- Order: Zero
- Retardation: Quarter (optional feature); Half (optional feature)
- Surface Quality: 20-10 Scratch / Dig
from CRYSTECH, Inc.
Principle of Waveplate. Waveplates (retardation plates or phase shifters) are made from materials which exhibit birefringence. The velocities of the extraordinary and ordinary rays through the birefringent materials vary inversely with their refractive indices. The difference in velocities gives... [See More]
- Material: Quartz
- Order: Zero
- Retardation: Quarter (optional feature); Half (optional feature)
- Polarizer Application: Infrared; Visible
from Kyocera Corporation
Features. • Made of high quality synthetic quartz crystal. • Available with large size aperture. • Design for reduction of phase retardation dispersion is available. Applications. • LCD projector. • Various test equipment. • Various laser devices. • Optical unit... [See More]
- Material: Quartz
- Polarizer Application: Infrared (optional feature); Visible (optional feature); Ultraviolet (optional feature)
- Retardation: Quarter (optional feature); Half (optional feature)
- Wavelength Range: 350 to 2100
from Qioptiq
Made of crystal quartz. Antireflective coating (R < 0.2 % at central wavelength). Wavefront distortion: λ/8 (at 632.8 nm). Surface quality: 2 x 0.063 (20/10 scratch and dig). Parallelism better than 1". Retardation tolerance λ/500 (typical). Type S: Single plate (multiple order). [See More]
- Material: Quartz
- Order: Zero; Multiple
- Retardation: Quarter; Half
- Polarizer Application: Infrared; Visible
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]
- Material: Quartz; MgF2
- Diameter: 25.4
- Wavelength Range: 465 to 1650
- Clear Aperture: 12
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]
- Material: Quartz
- Order: Multiple
- Retardation: Quarter; Half
- Polarizer Application: Infrared; Visible; Ultraviolet
from EKSMA OPTICS
Achromatic waveplates are made from two different materials: crystal quartz and magnesium fluoride with highly efficient broadband antireflection coatings in an air spaced design. Retardation tolerance of our achromatic waveplates is better than λ/100 over the entire wavelength range. The... [See More]
- Material: Quartz
- Wavelength Range: 450 to 1650
- Retardation: Quarter; Half
- Clear Aperture: 12.7
from Newport Corporation
These achromatic zero-order wave plates consist of two different birefringent crystals — crystalline quartz and magnesium fluoride (MgF2) — in an air-spaced design. Compared to zero-order quartz wave plates, achromatic quartz-MgF2 wave plates offer better retardation accuracy over... [See More]
- Material: Achromatic; Quartz; MgF2
- Order: Zero
- Retardation: Quarter; Half
- Polarizer Application: Infrared; Visible
from NDK
A single board-type plate has good wavefront aberration and isthin. Therefore, it is convenient to use when bonded to a beamsplitter, etc. [See More]
- Material: Quartz
- Polarizer Application: Visible
- Retardation: Quarter (optional feature); Half (optional feature)
- Diameter: 5 to 10
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]
- Material: Quartz
- Polarizer Application: Infrared; Visible
- Order: Multiple
- Diameter: 5 to 38.1
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]
- Material: Quartz
- Polarizer Features: Anti-Reflection Coating
- Order: Multiple
- Surface Quality: 10-5 Scratch / Dig
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]
- Material: Quartz
- Polarizer Application: Infrared (optional feature); Visible (optional feature); Ultraviolet (optional feature)
- Retardation: Half
- Wavelength Range: 266 to 1550
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]
- Material: Quartz
- Diameter: 25.4 to 30
- Wavelength Range: 465 to 1650
- Clear Aperture: 23
from Ross Optical Industries
Made of a single quartz plate that is very thin, true zero order waveplates are provided either by themselves as a single plate for high damage threshold applications (greater than 1 GW/cm2), or as a cemented plate on a BK7 substrate to provide strength. [See More]
- Material: Quartz
- Order: Zero
- Retardation: Quarter
- Polarizer Application: Infrared; Visible
from EKSMA OPTICS
Made from high quallity optical grade crystalline quartz quarter wave and half wave retardation versions available suitable for high and low power laser applications. Rotate the direction of polarization ( λ/2) or convert linear into circular polarization or vice versa ( λ/4). EKSMA... [See More]
- Material: Quartz
- Wavelength Range: 257 to 1550
- Retardation: Quarter; Half
- Clear Aperture: 17
from Newport Corporation
Multiple-order quartz waveplates are an economical tool for controlling the polarization state of lasers or other narrowband light sources. The half waveplate is used to rotate the polarization direction, and the quarter waveplate is used to convert linear to circular polarization and vice versa. [See More]
- Material: Quartz
- Order: Multiple
- Retardation: Quarter; Half
- Polarizer Application: Infrared; Visible; Ultraviolet
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]
- Material: Quartz
- Polarizer Features: Anti-Reflection Coating
- Order: Zero
- Surface Quality: 10-5 Scratch / Dig
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]
- Material: Quartz
- Order: Zero
- Retardation: Half
- Polarizer Application: Infrared (optional feature); Visible (optional feature); Ultraviolet (optional feature)
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]
- Material: Quartz
- Wavelength Range: 355 to 1064
- Order: Zero
- Diameter: 38.1 to 76.2
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]
- Material: Quartz
- Order: Zero
- Retardation: Quarter
- Polarizer Application: Infrared; Visible; Ultraviolet
from EKSMA OPTICS
Operate at both first and second Nd:YAG laser harmonics. Retardation tolerance < λ/300 [See More]
- Material: Quartz
- Order: Multiple
- Retardation: Quarter; Half
- Wavelength Range: 400 to 1064
from Newport Corporation
Zero-order wave plates are temperature insensitive phase retarders for moderate bandwidth applications. These zero-order wave plates are constructed of two airspaced quartz waveplates, enabling use with high-power diode lasers or tunable lasers. Relatively insensitive to wavelength and temperature... [See More]
- Material: Quartz
- Order: Zero
- Retardation: Quarter; Half
- Polarizer Application: Infrared; Visible; Ultraviolet
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]
- Material: Quartz
- Wavelength Range: 237 to 2021
- Order: Multiple
- Diameter: 10 to 50.8
from EKSMA OPTICS
Made from high quallity optical grade crystalline quartz quarter wave and half wave retardation versions available suitable for high and low power laser applications. Retardation plates are supplied mounted and have multilayer dielectric anti-reflection coating on both sides maximising transmission. [See More]
- Material: Quartz
- Order: Multiple
- Retardation: Quarter; Half
- Wavelength Range: 257 to 1550
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]
- Material: Quartz
- Wavelength Range: 237 to 2021
- Order: Zero
- Diameter: 10 to 25.4
from EKSMA OPTICS
This Zero Order Air-Spaced Plate, made of single crystal quartz, has a clear aperture of 17 mm. For high power laser application. [See More]
- Material: Quartz
- Wavelength Range: 257 to 1064
- Retardation: Quarter; Half
- Clear Aperture: 17
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]
- Material: Quartz
- Wavelength Range: 237 to 2021
- Order: Zero
- Diameter: 17.5 to 25.4
from EKSMA OPTICS
EKSMA OPTICS offers Zero Order Dual Wavelength Plates for Ti:Sapphire and Yb:KGW/KYW lasers. When optical axis is turned by 45 degrees to input polarization, zero order dual wavelength waveplate rotates the fundamental wavelength by 90 degrees and the polarization of second harmonic wavelength... [See More]
- Material: Quartz
- Clear Aperture: 17
- Order: Zero
- Surface Quality: 20-10 Scratch / Dig
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]
- Material: Quartz
- Wavelength Range: 266 to 1550
- Order: Zero
- Diameter: 25.4 to 30
from EKSMA OPTICS
Zero order wave plates are used to rotate the direction of polarization (with λ/2 plates) or convert linear into circular polarization or vice versa (with λ/4 plates). Zero order wave plates are made from two thin sections which are polished to different thicknesses to have retardation... [See More]
- Material: Quartz
- Wavelength Range: 257 to 1550
- Retardation: Quarter; Half
- Clear Aperture: 17
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]
- Material: Quartz
- Order: Zero
- Retardation: Quarter; Half
- Wavelength Range: 405 to 1064