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Polarizer

Rochon Polarizers

Rochon polarizer is one of the earliest designs, which is made of two birefringent material prisms cemented together. Both ordinary and extraordinary beams propagate collinearly down the optic axis in the first prism under the ordinary refractive index. Upon entering the second prism the ordinary beam experiences the same refractive index and continues undeviated. The extra-ordinary beam, however, now has a lower refractive index and is refracted at the interface. The angle of refraction is further increased at the birefringent material/air exit surface. Any separation angle can be designed for specific wavelength upon the requirement. The separation angle of standard products vs wavelength is shown in the plot below.

Separation Angular of Standard Products vs Wavelength

 
a -BBO, 190-3500nm
 
Quartz, 200-3300nm
 
YVO4, 400-4000nm
 
MgF2, 160-1500nm


Specifications
Material a-BBO, Calcite, YVO4, Quartz
Wavelength Range a-BBO:190-3500 nm,YVO4:400-4000nm,Quartz:200-2300nm
Extinction Ratio Quartz:<5x10 -5 ; a-BBO, YVO4:<5x10 -6
Parallelism <1 arc Min
Surface Quality 20-10
Beam Deviation < 3 arc minutes
Wavefornt Distortion λ/4@633nm
Damage Threshold >500 MW/cm 2
Coating Single MgF2
Mount Black Anodized Aluminium

Standard Products

1. a -BBO Rochon Polarizer
Part No. Extinction Ratio Separation Angle(°) C.A. f a (mm) O.D. f d (mm) L±0.1(mm) Unit price
PRH6006 <5x10 -6 8.0°-14°
8°@775nm
6.0 15.0 14.0 $398
PRH6008 8.0 25.4 16.0 $438
PRH6010 10.0 25.4 18.0 $558
PRH6015 15.0 30.0 23.0 $758
PRH6020 20.0 38.0 28.0 $1198
2. Quartz Rochon Polarizer
Part No. Extinction Ratio Separation Angle(°) C.A. f a (mm) O.D. f d (mm) L±0.1(mm) Unit price
PRH9006 <4x10 -6 1.0°-1.5°
1°@980nm
6.0 15.0 36.0 $258
PRH9008 8.0 25.4 46.0 $318
PRH9010 10.0 25.4 28.0 $388
PRH9015 15.0 30.0 38.0 $488
PRH9020 20.0 38.0 48.0 $698
3. YVO4 Rochon Polarizer
Part No. Extinction Ratio Separation Angle(°) C.A. f a (mm) O.D. f d (mm) L±0.1(mm) Unit price
PRH8006 <5x10 -6 9.8°-13.0°
10°@1064nm
6.0 15.0 14.0 $288
PRH8008 8.0 25.4 16.0 $368
PRH8010 10.0 25.4 16.0 $448
PRH8015 15.0 30.0 20.0 $568
PRH8020 20.0 38.0 25.0 $898
4. Mgf2 Rochon Polarizer
Part No. Extinction Ratio Separation Angle(°) C.A. f a (mm) O.D. f d (mm) L±0.1(mm) Unit price
PRH5006 <5x10 -4 1.0°-2°
1°@980nm
6.0 15.0 14.0 $288
PRH5008 8.0 25.4 18.0 $368
PRH5010 10.0 25.4 18.0 $448
PRH5015 15.0 30.0 38.0 $568
PRH5020 20.0 38.0 48.0 $898