Achromatic Λ/4 Quarter Wave Plate, Wide Spectral Bandwidth For Tunable Lasers
| Overview: Achromatic Wave Plates (Retarders) are a pair of crystalline quartz and magnesium fluoride plates of controlled thickness with crossed fast axes to create a λ/2 or λ/4 delay in the broad wavelength range. Quarter wave plates can turn linearly polarized light into circularly polarized light and vice versa. The difference in dispersion between materials allows the arrangement of a slow phase shift over a broad wavelength range. Achromatic waveplates are needed for various devices, such as tunable laser sources, multiple laser line systems, and other broad-spectrum sources. Achromatic (Broadband) waveplates could be used to replace a number of single-wavelength quartz waveplates, making your system more convenient and easier to use. Star optic offers Achromatic Waveplates (Retarders) in air spaced and cemented feature. And air spaced waveplates are mounted in a black anodized aluminium housing with the fast axis clearly indicated. For cemented waveplates, you can choose mount or not according to your needs. Main Features of Achromatic Wave Plate: - Wide spectral bandwidth
- Low temperature sensitivity
- Large sizes available
General Specifications Of Achromatic λ/4 Quarter Wave Plate: | Material | Crystal Quartz+MgF2 | | Dimension Tolerance | +0.0/-0.2mm | | Surface Quality | 40/20 scratch and dig | | Clear Aperture | >90% central area | | Wavefront Distortion | <λ/4@632.8nm (for air spaced type) | | Parallelism | <10 arc seconds (for single plate) | | Retardation Tolerance | <λ/100 | | Standard Wave | quarter-wave(λ/4) | | Standard Wavelength | 450-650nm 550-750nm 650-1100nm 900-2100nm | | Coating | Both sides AR coated, R<1% per face | | Damage Threshold | Cemented: >500mJ/cm2, 20ns, 20Hz @1064nm Air spaced: >5J/cm2, 20ns, 20Hz @1064nm | Standard Products Of Achromatic λ/4 Quarter Wave Plate: | Part Number | Type | Diameter (mm) | Retardation (λ) | Wavelength (nm) | Mount (mm) | Clear Aperture (mm) | | WPAC410-450-650 | Cemented | 10 | λ/4 | 450-650 | / | 8 | | WPAC415-450-650 | Cemented | 15 | λ/4 | 450-650 | / | 13.5 | | WPAC410-550-750 | Cemented | 10 | λ/4 | 550-750 | / | 8 | | WPAC415-550-750 | Cemented | 15 | λ/4 | 550-750 | / | 13.5 | | WPAC410-650-1100 | Cemented | 10 | λ/4 | 650-1100 | / | 8 | | WPAC415-650-1100 | Cemented | 15 | λ/4 | 650-1100 | / | 13.5 | | WPAC410-900-2100 | Cemented | 10 | λ/4 | 900-2100 | / | 8 | | WPAC415-900-2100 | Cemented | 15 | λ/4 | 900-2100 | / | 13.5 | | WPAI420-450-650 | Air Spaced | 20 | λ/4 | 450-650 | φ25.4x6 | 18 | | WPAI420-550-750 | Air Spaced | 20 | λ/4 | 550-750 | φ25.4x6 | 18 | | WPAI420-650-1100 | Air Spaced | 20 | λ/4 | 650-1100 | φ25.4x6 | 18 | | WPAI420-900-2100 | Air Spaced | 20 | λ/4 | 900-2100 | φ25.4x6 | 18 | Retardance Graph of Achromatic Wave Plate: | 450-650nm Achromatic Waveplate  | 550-750nm Achromatic Waveplate  | | 650-1100nm Achromatic Waveplate  | 900-1200nm Achromatic Waveplate  | |