Waveplates & Rotators    
  



General Waveplate Specifications -
Standard Thickness Range: Product Dependent
Transmitted Wavefront Distortion: λ10 @ 632.8nm over clear aperture
Surface Quality - 10-5 over clear aperture
Parallelism: 0.5 arc seconds
Clear Aperture - 85% of central dimension
Retardation Tolerance: λ/100 - λ/600 typical - Wavelength Dependent
Damage Threshold: 1MW / cm2 (CW), 10J / cm2 10ns pulse
Material: Synthetic Single Crystal Quartz
Coating: AR "V" Coat; R<0.25% per surface BBAR Coat; R avg ≤ 0.50% per surface
Waveplates can be ordered as mounted or unmounted components.
Mounting Configurations
Component Diameter Minimum Clear Aperture Mount Outer Diameter
12.70mm 10.80mm 25.40mm
15.00mm 12.70mm 25.40mm
20.00mm 17.00mm 25.40mm
25.40mm 21.60mm 38.10mm
30.00mm 25.40mm 38.10mm
38.10mm 32.38mm 50.80mm
** Custom mounting configurations available, contact OptiSource, LLC for pricing