Achromatic Waveplates
Description
From crystal growth, crystal orientation and cutting, to waveplate fabrication and coating, no other waveplate supplier has as much control over the fabrication stages as G&H. Our waveplates been used in the cutting edge of research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s NIF project to the most demanding of production environments in semiconductor metrology equipment.
For all wavelength ranges, we orient, cut, and polish the optical crystals for waveplate production. Tight internal controls enable better retardation tolerances within and between production runs.
Achromatic Waveplates
Specifications |
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| Type Of Waveplate: | Achromatic Air-Spaced |
| Materials: | Quartz and MgF2 |
| Mounting: | Mounted |
| Shape: | Round, Square, Rectangle |
| Operation Wavelength Range: | 633-633nm |
| Retardation: | Lambda/2 |
| Retardation Accuracy: | Lambda/500 |
| Wavefront Distortion: | <= Lambda/10 |
| Surface Quality (Scratch-Dig): | 40-20 |
Features
Crystal Quartz – standard material for UV-NIR waveplate applications
LiNbO3 – infrequently used in 1.5 ?m applications and optical frequency shifters
MgF2 – typically used in combination with Crystal Quartz for achromatic waveplates
Mica – for ophthalmology applications
Sapphire – for defense applications in extreme environmental conditions
YVO4 – waveplates for the 400 nm to 5 mm ranges
Applications
Aerospace, astronomy
biomedical
laser power control and attenuation
military
optical isolation
polarimetry
remote sensing
semiconductor metrology
spectroscopy
surveillance
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Frequently Asked Questions
G&H's waveplates are used in aerospace, astronomy, biomedical, laser power control and attenuation, military, optical isolation, polarimetry, remote sensing, semiconductor metrology, spectroscopy, and surveillance applications.
G&H's achromatic waveplates are typically made of MgF2 and Crystal Quartz, and they have tight internal controls that enable better retardation tolerances within and between production runs.
G&H controls the crystal growth, crystal orientation and cutting, waveplate fabrication, coating, assembly, and metrology stages of the manufacturing process for their waveplates.
G&H uses Crystal Quartz, LiNbO3, MgF2, Mica, Sapphire, and YVO4 for their waveplates.
G&H offers custom specifications for specialty waveplate designs such as off-axis or true-zero order waveplates.