Transmitting wavefront distortion: less than λ/8 @ 633 nm
Dimension tolerance: (W +/- 0.1 mm) x (H +/- 0.1
mm) x (L + 0.2 mm/-0.1mm)
Clear aperture: > 90% central area
Flatness: λ/8 @ 633 nm
Scratch/dig: 10/5 to MIL-O-13830A
Parallelism: better than 20 arc seconds
Perpendicularity: 30 arc minutes
Angle
tolerance: Δθ <
+/-0.25o,
Δφ< +/-0.25o
Crystal orientations
The crystals are X-cut or Y-cut.
Paired crystals
RTP crystals for EO modulation are typically
used in "thermally compensated double-crystal configurations" as show below,
in which two matched crystals are placed along the propagation axis with one
rotated by 90 deg. from the other. The equivalent length of the EO modulator
is 2 x of the individual crystal length.
Coatings
The crystals are anti-reflection (AR) coated
on the entrance/exit faces at the specified central wavelength. Gold (Au) coatings
are deposited on Z-faces for the high voltage electrodes. Uncoated crystals
are available upon request.