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Wollaston Polarizers

Materials: Calcite, a-BBO, YVO4, or Quartz crystal.
Optically cemented structure.
High UV transmission down to 200nm.
High extinction ratio ( > 100,000:1 ) over an extremely
  large range of wavelength.
Large separation angle between the o- and e-rays.
  Custom angles are available.
Suitable for low power application.

Wollaston Polarizer Specifications

Wavelength Range: 190-2500nm (α-BBO)
                         
 350-2300nm (Calcite)
                           500-4000nm (YVO
4)
                           200-2300nm (Quartz)
Surface Quality: 20-10 scratch and dig
Wavefront Distortion: <
λ/4 @632.8nm
Dimensions Tolerance: +/- 0.1 mm
Coatings: Single layer MgF2 on input/output surfaces
         ( Multilayer AR coating available upon request )
Housing: Black anodized aluminum




Structure and beam polarization

 

Standard Products

Part No. Material

Extinction
Ratio

Separation
Angle (o)

 Clear Aperture
 φ(mm)

Outside
 D (mm)
L(mm)
WPB0008 α-BBO 200,000

>15

8 25.4 16.0
WPB0010 10 25.4 18.0
WPB0015 15 30.0 23.0
WPC0008 Calcite 100,000  >17 8 25.4 16.0
WPC0010 10 25.4 18.0
WPC0015 15 30.0 23.0
WPY0008 YVO4 200,000 >20 8 25.4 16.0
WPY0010 10 25.4 16.0
WPY0015 15 30.0 20.0
WPQ0008 Quartz 100,000 >2.0 8 25.4 24.0
WPQ0010 10 25.4 28.0
WPQ0015 15 30.0 38.0

Please contact us for Wollaston polarizers with custom dimensions or separations angles.  

 

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