Laser optics and optical assemblies includes etalons, cubes, polarizers, waveplates, laser mirrors, micro-optics, bonded high-power laser optics, and IBS coatings.

Precision Photonics

Visible & NIR Optics

Air-Spaced Serie ACWP:crystal quartz and MgF2 achromatic waveplates are used in high power.

Thre wavelength ranges are available in both quarter and half wave retardances.

• Retardation tolerance: λ50 - λ100
• Damage thresholds: 2J/cm², 20ns, 20Hz 500kW/cm², CW at 1064nm
• Typical Bandwidth: 300nm at 850nm
• Substrate material: Crsytal Quartz and MgF2

Applications:

• OPO's
• Spectrophotometry
• Astronomy
• Tunable lasers
• Ultra-short femtosecond pulse

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Achromatic Waveplates

Serie QWPD: Dual Wavelength Waveplates

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Dual Wavelength Waveplates

Serie MWPS: Mica waveplates are inexpensive zero order waveplate solution. They are useful in low power applications, streess analyser, HeNe lasers, and detection schemes.

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Mica Waveplates

Serie QWPM: Multiple Order Waveplates

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Multiple Order Waveplates

Serie RT: These rotators have the outstanding feature that their alignment is not a function of their rotation. They are simply placed in the beam at normal incidence.

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Polarization Rotators - RT

Waveplates Tutorial:Linear birefringence, Multiple order, Zero order, Achromatic waveplates, Dual Waveplates, Low order, Savart plates, Soleil Babinet compensator.

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Waveplates Tutorial

Series QWPO & PWPS zero order waveplate
Series QWPO zero order waveplate provide retardation of single submultiple 2π in phase.

• Retardation tolerance: λ/200- λ500 at 20°C
• Damage thresholds: 1J/cm², 8ns pulse; 1MW/cm², CW at 1064nm typical
• Typical Bandwidth: 100nm at 800nm
• Substrate material: Crytal Quartz
• MgF2 zero order waveplates available for wavelength below 213nm

The PWPS Polymer zero order waveplate is less sensitive to incidence angle than either multiple or compound zero-order quartz waveplates.
Polymer waveplates are not recommended for application above 600mJ/cm² in visible range or above 4J/cm² in the near infrared.

• Retardation : λ/4- λ2
• Temperature dependance: 0.15nm / °C

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Zero Order Waveplates