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True Zero-Order Waveplates

Material: High grade quartz crystals.
Designed to give a retardation of the exact fraction of a
  wavelengh.
Made of an extremely thin single crystal plate.
Optically robust with a high damage threshold.
Large wavelength and temperature bandwidths.
Suitable for high power broadband applications.

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True Zero-Order Waveplate Specifications

Dimensions Tolerance: +/- 0.1 mm
Wavefront Distortion: < λ/8 @632.8nm
Retardation Tolerance: < λ/300
Surface Quality: 20-10 scratch and dig
Coating: AR coating with R < 0.2% at the center wavelength

Holder
: Anodized aluminum holder


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Structure and
the optical axis

Retardation vs. wavelength for 0th order HWP, QWP@800nm

Standard Products

 Part No. Aperture D (mm) Holder OD (mm) Retardation Wavelength and Coating
WPS01-Q 10.0 25.4 λ/4

Please specify and add to the part number, e.g. WPS01-Q-1064 for 1064nm.

Common wavelengths:  800, 980, 1064, 1310, 1550 nm

WPS02-Q 12.7 25.4 λ/4
WPS03-Q 15.0 25.4 λ/4
WPS04-Q 20.0 30.0 λ/4
WPS05-Q 25.4 38.0 λ/4
WPS01-H 10.0 25.4 λ/2
WPS02-H 12.7 25.4 λ/2
WPS03-H 15.0 25.4 λ/2
WPS04-H 20.0 30.0 λ/2
WPS05-H 25.4 38.0 λ/2

Parts for other wavelengths and with different dimensions are routinely fabricated by Newlight Photonics.  Please contact us for the waveplates that best suit your applications.

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