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Supplier: EKSMA OPTICS
Description: 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
- Clear Aperture: 17 mm
- Polarizer Material: Quartz
- Surface Flatness: ?/10
- Wavelength Range: 257 to 1550 nm
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Supplier: EKSMA OPTICS
Description: 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 (?/2) or convert linear into circular polarization or vice versa (?/4).
- Clear Aperture: 17 mm
- Polarizer Material: Quartz
- Surface Flatness: ?/10
- Wavelength Range: 257 to 1550 nm
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Supplier: American Polarizers, Inc.
Description: API’s quarter wave retarders are chromatic single layer polymer films offering great performance and clarity. Our wave retarders are optimized at 560nm (140nm OPD). More cost effective than traditional wave plates, our wave retarders feature uniform
- Operating Temperature: -50 to 85 C
- Polarizer Material: Other Material
- Thickness: 0.1016 mm
- Transmittance: 92 %
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Supplier: Kyocera Corporation
Description: 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 for manufacturing equipment
- Polarizer Application: Infrared, Visible, Ultraviolet
- Polarizer Material: Quartz
- Wavelength Range: 350 to 2100 nm
- Waveplate / Retardation Plate Type: Quarter Wave (?/4), Half Wave (?/2)
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Supplier: EKSMA OPTICS
Description: very useful for dye laser or laser diode application. Zero order optically contacted wave plates are supplied mounted and have multilayer dielectric anti-reflection coating on both sides maximising the transmission. Quarter-wave and half-wave retardance Easy to align
- Clear Aperture: 17 mm
- Polarizer Material: Quartz
- Surface Flatness: ?/2, ?/4
- Wavelength Range: 257 to 1550 nm
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Supplier: EKSMA OPTICS
Description: This Zero Order Air-Spaced Plate, made of single crystal quartz, has a clear aperture of 17 mm. For high power laser application.
- Clear Aperture: 17 mm
- Polarizer Material: Quartz
- Surface Flatness: ?/2, ?/4
- Wavelength Range: 257 to 1064 nm
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Supplier: Edmund Optics Inc.
Description: Multiple Ranges Available Flat Response Over Each Broad Spectral Range 1/4? and 1/2? Retardance Unlike standard waveplates, Achromatic Waveplates (Retarders) provide a constant phase shift independent of the wavelength of light that is used. This wavelength independence is achieved by using two
- Clear Aperture: 11.5 mm
- Polarizer Material: Quartz
- Surface Quality: 20-10 Scratch / Dig
- Thickness: 8 mm
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Supplier: Qioptiq
Description: (typical) Type S: Single plate (multiple order) Retardation ?/2 or ?/4 Thickness < 0.5 mm -------------------- -------- Type D: Double plate (zero order) Optically contacted quartz plates Retardation ?/2 or ?/4 Custom retardation plates for higher quantities on request.
- Clear Aperture: 9 to 19 mm
- Diameter: 10 to 20 mm
- Polarizer Application: Infrared, Visible
- Polarizer Material: Quartz
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Supplier: NDK
Description: The bonding-type plate enables the influence on phaseaccuracy caused by variations in optical rotation and the laserincident angle to be ignored. Therefore, it can be embedded inan optical system more easily.
- Antireflective Coating: Yes
- Diameter: 5 to 10 mm
- Operating Temperature: -40 to 85 C
- Polarizer Application: Visible
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Supplier: Newport MKS
Description: The 10RP14-12 Multiple-Order Quarter Wave Plate is a crystal quartz optic designed to differentially retard the phase of a polarized beam. With the proper phase shift, this waveplate can be used to convert linear polarization into circular polarization. This 1 inch (25.4 mm)
- Clear Aperture: 22.8 mm
- Diameter: 25.4 mm
- Polarizer Material: Quartz
- Surface Quality: 10-5 Scratch / Dig
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Supplier: Newport MKS
Description: The 05RP14-12 Multiple-Order Quarter Wave Plate is a crystal quartz optic designed to differentially retard the phase of a polarized beam. With the proper phase shift, this waveplate can be used to convert linear polarization into circular polarization. This 1/2 inch (12.7 mm)
- Clear Aperture: 11.4 mm
- Diameter: 12.7 mm
- Polarizer Material: Quartz
- Surface Quality: 10-5 Scratch / Dig
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Supplier: Newport MKS
Description: The 10RP14-28 Multiple-Order Quarter Wave Plate is a crystal quartz optic designed to differentially retard the phase of a polarized beam. With the proper phase shift, this waveplate can be used to convert linear polarization into circular polarization. This 1 inch (25.4 mm)
- Clear Aperture: 22.8 mm
- Diameter: 25.4 mm
- Polarizer Material: Quartz
- Surface Quality: 10-5 Scratch / Dig
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Supplier: Newport MKS
Description: The 05RP14-02 Multiple-Order Quarter Wave Plate is a crystal quartz optic designed to differentially retard the phase of a polarized beam. With the proper phase shift, this waveplate can be used to convert linear polarization into circular polarization. This 1/2 inch (12.7 mm)
- Clear Aperture: 11.4 mm
- Diameter: 12.7 mm
- Polarizer Material: Quartz
- Surface Quality: 10-5 Scratch / Dig
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Supplier: NDK
Description: A single board-type plate has good wavefront aberration and isthin. Therefore, it is convenient to use when bonded to a beamsplitter, etc.
- Antireflective Coating: Yes
- Diameter: 5 to 10 mm
- Operating Temperature: -40 to 85 C
- Polarizer Application: Visible
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Supplier: Electro Optical Components, Inc.
Description: For a given plate thickness a low order waveplate will operate as a quaterwave, halfwave and full wave plate at different wavelengths. By selecting the thickness it is possible to achieve a dual order plate giving for example, halfwave retardation at 1064 nm and fullwave
- Polarizer Application: Infrared, Visible
- Wavelength Range: 532 nm
- Waveplate / Retardation Plate Type: Quarter Wave (?/4), Half Wave (?/2)
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Supplier: Edmund Optics Inc.
Description: Broad Spectral Range 1/100? Surface Accuracy ¼? and ½? Retardance Precision Achromatic Waveplates (Retarders) consist of a polymer stack layered between two precision BK7 windows, and are available in standard ¼? and ½? options for common visible and NIR wavelengths. These waveplates (retarders)
- Clear Aperture: 10.16 mm
- Operating Temperature: -20 to 50 C
- Polarizer Material: BK7 Glass
- Wavelength Range: 920 to 1240 nm
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Supplier: Edmund Optics Inc.
Description: Broad Spectral Range 1/100? Surface Accuracy ¼? and ½? Retardance Precision Achromatic Waveplates (Retarders) consist of a polymer stack layered between two precision BK7 windows, and are available in standard ¼? and ½? options for common visible and NIR wavelengths. These waveplates (retarders)
- Clear Aperture: 10.16 mm
- Operating Temperature: -20 to 50 C
- Polarizer Material: BK7 Glass
- Wavelength Range: 735 to 985 nm
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Supplier: Edmund Optics Inc.
Description: Broad Spectral Range 1/100? Surface Accuracy ¼? and ½? Retardance Precision Achromatic Waveplates (Retarders) consist of a polymer stack layered between two precision BK7 windows, and are available in standard ¼? and ½? options for common visible and NIR wavelengths. These waveplates (retarders)
- Clear Aperture: 10.16 mm
- Operating Temperature: -20 to 50 C
- Polarizer Material: BK7 Glass
- Wavelength Range: 485 to 630 nm
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Description: • Widely selectable wavelengths: 200-2000nm for Quartz waveplates, 190-7000nm for MgF2 waveplates • High temperature stability, high damage threshold • Air spaced and double retardation plates structure • Half waveplates, quarter waveplates, octadic
- Clear Aperture: 18 mm
- Wavelength Range: 980 nm
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Supplier: Ross Optical Industries
Description: 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.
- Diameter: 10 mm
- Polarizer Application: Infrared
- Polarizer Material: Quartz
- Surface Flatness: ?/4
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Supplier: Electro Optical Components, Inc.
Description: Probably the most common and attractive mode of operation of an electro-optic Q-switch is in "pulsed quarter wave" mode. In this mode a quarter wave retardation plate is inserted between the Pockels cell and the rear cavity mirror. Light passing through the Pockels
- Q-switch Type: Electro-optic
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Supplier: Electro Optical Components, Inc.
Description: Probably the most common and attractive mode of operation of an electro-optic Q-switch is in “pulsed quarter wave” mode. In this mode a quarter wave retardation plate is inserted between the Pockels cell and the rear cavity mirror. Light passing through the Pockels
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Supplier: CRYSTECH, Inc.
Description: CRYSTECH is dedicated to manufacturing high precision waveplate for solid-state laser systems. CRYSTECH offers quarter- and half-wave plates in a variety of options including Multiple Order Waveplates, Optical Cemented Zero-Order Waveplates, Air-paced Zero-Order Waveplates, True
- Polarizer Material: Quartz, Other Material
- Surface Flatness: ?/8
- Surface Quality: 20-10 Scratch / Dig
- Waveplate / Retardation Plate Order: Zero Order
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Supplier: HG Optronics, Inc.
Description: Waveplates (retardation plates or phase shifters) are made from materials which exhibit birefringence. The velocities of the extraordinary and ordinary rays through the birefringent material varies inversely with their refractive indices. This difference in velocities gives rise to a phase
- Waveplate / Retardation Plate Order: Zero Order, Multiple Order
- Waveplate / Retardation Plate Type: Quarter Wave (?/4), Half Wave (?/2)
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Supplier: Arcoptix S.A
Description: The liquid crystal variable phase retarder (or phase shifter) is a transmissive element with an electrically tunable optical phase retardance. Optical retardation is often obtained with piezoelectric mirrors. However this option is not ideal if robust and compact design is necessary. This product
- Clear Aperture: 10 mm
- Diameter: 25 mm
- Operating Temperature: 15 to 35 C
- Surface Flatness: ?/4
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Supplier: Artifex Engineering
Description: .8nm Retardation Tolerance: ? /100 Parallelism: <10 arc second (for cemented type) Standard Wave: quater wave (?/4), half wave (?/2) Coating: uncoated for standard, AR coating available Working Wavelength: 450-650nm, 550-750nm, 650-1100nm, 900-2100nm
- Antireflective Coating: Yes
- Polarizer Application: Infrared, Visible
- Polarizer Material: Achromatic
- Wavelength Range: 450 to 2100 nm
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Supplier: Foctek Photonics, Inc.
Description: 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
- Polarizer Material: Achromatic, Quartz, Other Material
- Surface Quality: 40-20 Scratch / Dig
- Thickness: 8 mm
- Wavelength Range: 450 to 1650 nm
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Supplier: CASTECH, Inc.
Description: 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
- Polarizer Material: Quartz
- Surface Flatness: ?/4
- Surface Quality: 40-20 Scratch / Dig
- Waveplate / Retardation Plate Order: Zero Order
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Supplier: Tower Optical Corporation
Description: 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
- Antireflective Coating: Yes
- Clear Aperture: 73 mm
- Diameter: 76.2 mm
- Polarizer Material: Quartz
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Supplier: Reid Supply
Description: Kit can be used with any 5/16" square shanked handles for two point locking. Kit includes two gold zinc plated steel rods, two plastic rod guides, steel cam, two steel bushings, two wave washers, and three set screws. The Quarter Turn lock range is supplied with a range of
- Materials: Other
- Rod System Actuation: Yes
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Supplier: Knight Optical (UK) Ltd
Description: Plastic retarders are a cost effective alternative to mica or quartz which are generally 0.8mm thick and available in large sizes. Our stock range includes one wave plates which can be used as sensitive-tint plates in polariscopes to display small strain in a specimen by colour
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