FIG. 10.01
Zero-Order Wave Plates
Retarders with low sensitivity to wavelength and temperature.
Family 10 · 2 types
Wave Plates & Retarders
Wave plates, or retarders, change the polarization state of light by delaying one polarization component relative to the other. Choose zero-order or cemented true zero-order plates.
- Types
- 2
- Coating
- In-house
- Quality
- ISO 9001
- Custom
- To drawing
- Since
- 1965
- Made in
- Roorkee
What it does · where it’s used
- Rotate linear polarization with a half-wave (λ/2) plate
- Turn linear into circular polarization with a quarter-wave (λ/4) plate
- Set the split ratio of a polarizing beam splitter
- Laser systems, spectroscopy and telecommunications
Two types.
Open a type for how it works and where it is used. Each can be made in the material and coating you need.
FIG. 10.02
Cemented True Zero-Order Wave Plates
A single, very thin retarder plate, cemented to a glass support for strength.
Specify yours.
Start from a catalogue part or from your own drawing, in the material, coating and tolerance grade you need.
AMaterial
- Optical glass (BK7-class crown, flint)
- Fused silica / fused quartz
- Sapphire
- CaF₂
- BaF₂
- MgF₂
- Silicon (Si)
- Germanium (Ge)
- Zinc sulphide (ZnS)
- Zinc selenide (ZnSe)
- Nd:YAG crystal
- Other UV and IR materials
BCoatingIn-house
- ARAnti-reflection
- Al · AgMetallic mirror
- HRDielectric mirror
- Filter
- Beam-splitter
- Polarizing
CTolerance grade
| Parameter | Commercial | Precision |
|---|---|---|
| Thickness | ±0.1 mm | ±0.01 mm |
| Radius | 1% | 0.5% |
| Refractive index | 0.001 | 0.0001 |
| Abbe (V-number) | 1% | 0.1% |
| Centration | 3 arc-min | 30 arc-sec |
| Tilt / wedge | 1 arc-min | 10 arc-sec |
| Surface irregularity | 1 fringe | λ/4 (0.25 fringe) |
| Surface quality (scratch-dig) | 60-40 | 10-5 |
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- Material and coating
- Surface quality
- Quantity
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