Large Zero Order Waveplates 38.1 and 50.8 mm

  • Laser Quality Crystal Quartz
  • Air Spaced for High Power
  • Clear Aperture of 85% OD
  • Mounted or Unmounted
  • Retardations of 1/2 and 1/4 Wave
  • Waveplates are AR Coated
  • Standard Wavelengths
  • Custom Wavelengths available
  • Rugged 2 and 3” Mounting Ring

Tower’s Large aperture Zero order waveplates provide users with the capability of handling new applications where beam size and/or beam position moves over larger distances. The waveplates described here are air spaced, having a stainless steel spacer between two crystal quartz plates that form the zero order capability. Zero order waveplates are far less sensitive to temperature variations than multi-order waveplates. Air spaced waveplates have higher thermal stability and power handling capability than contacted or cemented waveplates.

Waveplate Specifications
Material: Crystal QuartzLaser quality
Waveplate Thickness Range: 3 to 4mm
Wavefront Distortion: λ/10 @ 632.8nm
Surface Quality: 40-20 Scratch-Dig
Parallelism (Wedge): 0.5 arc seconds
Wavelength Range: Per table to the right
Retardation Tolerance: ±0.005 waves @ 632.8nm
Coating: Anti Reflective, R<0.25% per surface
Damage Threshold: 1 kW/cm2-CW,3.5 J/cm2 @10 ns
Diameter: 38.1mm, +0.0/-0.25mm unmounted;

50.8mm, +0.0/-0.25mm mounted, or,

50.8mm, +0.0/-0.25mm unmounted,

76.2mm +0.0/-0.25 mounted

Mounted Thickness: 9.0, +0.00/-0.25mm

Tower Optical large waveplates are made from Laser quality Crystal Quartz. Each plate is AR coated on both sides. Retardations are ½ or ¼ wave. The waveplates are offered either unmounted or mounted anodized Aluminum mounting rings.

Standard Wavelengths for 38.1 And 50.8mm Waveplates

355 532 632.8 800 1064

 

Ordering Information
38.1 mm WP Unmounted
Z-38.1-A-R-N-WL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,395
38.1 mm WP Mounted in a 50.8 mm ring
Z-38.1-A-R-E-WL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,450
50.8 mm WP Unmounted
Z-50.8-A-R-N-WL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,040
50.8 mm WP Mounted in 76.2 mm ring
Z-50.8-A-R-G-WL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,095
R = Retardation: .500 or .250, WL = Wavelength

 

 

We make custom versions of everything on this site. Send us your drawings or specifications and we will provide a quotation.