• Laser Quality Crystal Quartz
  • Clear Apertures of 8, 10, 15, 23, 34 & 46 mm
  • Mounted or Unmounted
  • Retardations of ¼ and ½
  • Waveplates are AR Coated
  • High Performance Specifications

Dual Wavelength Waveplates

Dual Wavelength Waveplates are designed to operate at two different wavelengths. They will also be coated at both wavelengths. Contact us for specify design capabilities.

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Tower’s multiple order waveplates consist of a single plates of laser quality crystal quartz.

Because their retardation adds some integer number of waves to the desired fraction (λ /4, λ /2), they are many times more sensitive to temperature and wavelength than zero order waveplates. Therefore they perform well only in laboratory environments and in mono- chromatic light.

Tower Optical multiple order waveplates are AR coated on both sides. Standard retardations are λ /4 and λ /2; other values are available upon request.

They are offered either unmounted or mounted in an anodized aluminum ring.

Multiple order Waveplates can be diced or edged as small as 1mm in diameter or square.

Waveplate Specifications

Material:Crystal Quartz – Laser quality 

Waveplate Thickness Range: 0.3 to 2 mm
Wavefront Distortion: λ/10 @ 632.8nm
Surface Quality: 10-5 Scratch/Dig
Parallelism (Wedge): 0.5 arc seconds
Wavelength Range: 237nm – 2021nm
Retardation Tolerance: ±0.005 waves @ 632.8nm
Coating: Anti Reflective, R<0.25% per surface
Damage Threshold: 1kW/cm2 – CW3.5 J/cm2 @10ns
Diameter: 10, 12.5, 17.5, 25.4, 38.1 and 50.8 mm, +0.0/-0.25 mm unmounted; or mounted in appropriate sized mounting rings
Mounted Thickness:Depends on mount diameter

Standard Wavelengths for Multiple Order Waveplates

237 248 266 308 325
355 399 405 408 413
423 442 458 488 515
532 556 589 633 647
650 660 670 676 694
710 767 780 800 808
820 830 850 905 946
980 1050 1064 1112 1315
1550 1762 1988 2021  

 

Ordering Information

WP Unmounted example for 17.5 mm Dia
 M-17.5-D-R-N-WL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$235
WP Mounted in a 25.4 mm ring
M-17.5-D-R-B-WL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$250
WP Unmounted example for 25.4 mm Dia
 M-25.4-D-R-N-WL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$330
WP Mounted in a 30 mm ring
M-25.4-D-R-C-WL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$360
R = Retardation: .500 or .250, WL = Wavelength
Contact factory for quantity pricing or custom requirements

 

 

Dual Wavelength Waveplates Available, Special order.

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