Achromatic Wave Plates AWP Product Attributes

Achromatic Wave Plates AWP Product Attributes

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Coupletech
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Product Attributes
Category
Waveplates
Origin
China

An Achromatic Waveplate, AWP, is similar to a Zero-Order Waveplate, which is made from two pieces of Crystal Quartz except that the AWP is composed of one piece of Crystal Quartz and one piece of Magnesium Fluoride, MgF2. As a kind of optical elemtents, achromatic waveplate is similar to Zero-order waveplate except that the two plates are made from different materials, such as crystal quartz and magnesium fluoride. Since the dispersion of the birefringence can be different for the two materials, it is possible to specify the retardation values at a wavelength range. Unlike standard waveplates, Achromatic Waveplates (Retarders) provide a constant phase shift independent of the wavelength of light that is used. This wavelength independence is achieved by using two different birefringent crystalline materials. Both of these materials are birefringent, however, by proper matching of the birefringent changes in one material with those of the second, retardation changes are minimized as the wavelength changes. This phenomenon produces a waveplate whose change in retardation is extremely small for large variations in wavelength. Hence, the retardation of the resulting waveplate can be made to low sensitivity to wavelength change. In other words, it can be used at a broad-band wavelength range. Based on the contact methods of two plates, we classify the achromatic waveplate to two types: Airspaced and Cemented. Features of Achromatic wave plate are wide spectral bandwidth, low temperature sensitivity and large sizes available. Besides, Lambda/4 achromatic wave plate and lambda/2 achromatic wave plate are available. Coupletech off standard and custom design achromatic waveplate. Please contact us for more information. Also provide other kind of optical products such as : Optical Lenses, Optical Filters, Beamsplitter, Optical Windows, Optical Mirrors and optical prism.

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Surface Quality
20/10 Scratch And Dig
Material
Crystal Quartz
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An Achromatic Waveplate, AWP, is similar to a Zero-Order Waveplate, which is made from two pieces of Crystal Quartz except that the AWP is composed of one piece of Crystal Quartz and one piece of Magnesium Fluoride, MgF2. As a kind of optical elemtents, achromatic waveplate is similar to Zero-order waveplate except that the two plates are made from different materials, such as crystal quartz and magnesium fluoride. Since the dispersion of the birefringence can be different for the two materials, it is possible to specify the retardation values at a wavelength range. Unlike standard waveplates, Achromatic Waveplates (Retarders) provide a constant phase shift independent of the wavelength of light that is used. This wavelength independence is achieved by using two different birefringent crystalline materials. Both of these materials are birefringent, however, by proper matching of the birefringent changes in one material with those of the second, retardation changes are minimized as the wavelength changes. This phenomenon produces a waveplate whose change in retardation is extremely small for large variations in wavelength. Hence, the retardation of the resulting waveplate can be made to low sensitivity to wavelength change. In other words, it can be used at a broad-band wavelength range. Based on the contact methods of two plates, we classify the achromatic waveplate to two types: Airspaced and Cemented. Features of Achromatic wave plate are wide spectral bandwidth, low temperature sensitivity and large sizes available. Besides, Lambda/4 achromatic wave plate and lambda/2 achromatic wave plate are available. Coupletech off standard and custom design achromatic waveplate. Please contact us for more information. Also provide other kind of optical products such as : Optical Lenses, Optical Filters, Beamsplitter, Optical Windows, Optical Mirrors and optical prism.

Specifications

ParameterValue
BrandCOUPLETECH
Surface Quality20/10 Scratch And Dig
MaterialCrystal Quartz
Typical DimensionΦ10,15,25.4 mm
Dimension Tolerance+0.0/-0.2mm
Wavefront Distortion [@632.8nm(for Air Spaced Type)]<λ/4@632.8nm(for Air Spaced Type)
Retardation Toleranceλ/300
Parallelism<10 Arc Second
Clear Aperture>90%central Area
Standard Wave [λ/2]Quarter-wave (λ/4),Half-wave
Wavelength Rang450-650nm, 550-750nm

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Coupletech Co., Ltd. manufactures, develops and markets a variety of optical crystals and devices widely used in the field of optoelectronics. The product line includes laser crystals (Nd:YVO4, Diffusion Bonded Composite Crystal, Nd:YLF, Cr:YAG, etc.), nonlinear optical (NLO) crystals (KTP, KTA, BIBO, LBO, BBO, DKDP, KDP, etc.), fluoride crystals (CaF2, BaF2, MgF2), crystal devices (DKDP Q-Switch, LN Q-Switch, BBO Q-Switch), and optical elements (various optical windows, prisms, mirrors and lenses). The company combines high volume purchasing and in-house manufacturing to supply products at attractive prices, with strict quality control and after-sales services. Specialist teams provide services in optical design, system engineering, quality assurance and system manufacturing.

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