Achromatic (broadband) waveplates - HWP and QWP - High Energy - Alien Photonics

Name: Achromatic (broadband) waveplates - HWP and QWP - High Energy - Alien Photonics
Brand: Alien Photonics
Availability: InStock

Description

Achromatic (Broadband) Waveplates. Half and quarter waveplates rotate or convert polarization over wide wavelength range with low dependance.

Standard Achromatic (Broadband) Waveplates
Made from two waveplates of different materials (MgF₂ and Quartz). This construction allows to achieve near-constant retardation throughout whole designed wavelength range.

Super Achromatic (Broadband) Waveplates
These waveplates are constructed from several waveplates and materials. Sandwich-like construction minimizes chromatic dispersion and ensures even more constant retardation throughout whole designed wavelength range

Specifications

Type Of Waveplate:	Achromatic Air-Spaced, Superachromatic
Materials:	Quartz and MgF2, Other
Mounting:	Mounted, Unmounted
Shape:	Round, Custom
Operation Wavelength Range:	266 – 2100 nm
Retardation:	Lambda/2, Lambda/4
Retardation Accuracy:	Lambda/200, Lambda/100, Custom
Wavefront Distortion:	<= Lambda/10, <= Lambda/6, <= Lambda/4, <= Lambda/2, Custom, Other
Surface Quality (Scratch-Dig):	10-5, 20-10, 40-20, 60-40, 80-50

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Features

Achromatic (Broadband) Waveplates construction:

Glued (cemented) Achromatic Waveplate

Optical contact - bonded Achromatic Waveplate

Air-spaced Achromatic Waveplate

Applications

Half-Wave (HWP, λ/2) achromatic (broadband) waveplate is designed to introduce a half-wavelength phase shift between two orthogonal polarization components of light over a wide wavelength range, making the phase shift nearly independent of the light's wavelength.

Achromatic (broadband) quarter-wave (QWP, λ/4) waveplate enables the conversion of linearly polarized light to circularly polarized light, or vice versa, across broad range of wavelengths.