{"id":3123,"date":"2021-01-11T19:06:41","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T02:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.photonicsllc.com\/?page_id=3123"},"modified":"2021-01-11T19:10:39","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T02:10:39","slug":"waveplates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.photonicsllc.com\/waveplates\/","title":{"rendered":"Waveplates"},"content":{"rendered":"

A waveplate or retarder is an optical device that alters the polarization state of a light wave traveling through it. Two common types of waveplates are the half-wave plate, which shifts the polarization direction of linearly polarized light, and the quarter-wave plate, which converts linearly polarized light into circularly polarized light and vice versa.<\/p>\n

PSG offers a multitude of varieties and configurations including, Multiple-Order, Zero-Order, Dual-Wavelength, Ultra-Thin, and Low-order wave plates.<\/p>\n

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Standard Specifications<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Thickness Range<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nVaries on product<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Transmitted Wavefront Distortion<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u03bb\/10 @ 632.8nm over CA<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Surface Quality<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n10-5 over CA<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Parallelism<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n0.5 arc seconds<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clear Aperture (CA)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u2265 85% of Central Dimension<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Retardation Tolerance<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u03bb\/100 \u2013 \u03bb\/600 typical \u2013 W\/L Dependent<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Damage Threshold<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1MW \/ cm\u00b2 (CW), 10J cm\u00b2 10ns Pulse<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Material<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nSynthetic Single Crystal Quartz<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coating<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nAR \u201cV\u201d Coat; R<0.25% per surface. BBAR Coat:
\nR avg \u22640.50% per surface<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Waveplates can be ordered as mounted or unmounted components.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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