Optically Contacted Zero Order Waveplates
Precise Target Delays: Zero-order waveplates produce exact delays, unlike multi-order waveplates that generate fractional delays and small amounts of full-wavelength delay.
Temperature and Wavelength Stability: The two-waveplate structure effectively counteracts unfavorable sensitivity to delay, resulting in reduced sensitivity to temperature and wavelength changes compared to multi-order waveplates.
High Geometric Accuracy and Surface Quality: The optically contacting surface of the zero-order waveplate is polished with high precision, achieving parallelism of less than 1 arc second and exceptional surface smoothness and cleanliness.
Adhesive-Free Design: The waveplates are held together by intermolecular forces, eliminating the risk of blurring due to melting glue at high temperatures and maintaining physical and optical quality.
Cost-Effective: Despite rigorous manufacturing procedures, Kingwin Optics offers these high-precision waveplates at a competitive price.
Applications: Polarization Control, Circular Polarization Conversion, Nonlinear Optical Systems, etc.
Kingwin Optics offers a range of high-quality zero-order waveplates designed for applications requiring exceptional wavelength and temperature stability. These waveplates are composed of quartz or magnesium fluoride and feature orthogonally aligned optical axes, making them the ideal choice for precise optical control.
Specifications:
| Material | Quartz |
| Wavelength Range | 190-7000mm |
| Dimension Tolerance | ±0.1mm |
| Surface Quality | 20/10 S/D |
| Parallelism | <1 arc sec |
| Retardation Tolerance | < λ/500 |
| Clear Aperture | >90% |
| Damage Threshold | 3J/cm2@1064nm,10ns,10hz |
| Coating | AR coating |
| Mount | Black Anodized Aluminium |
Advantages:
- Precise Target Delays: Zero-order waveplates produce exact delays, unlike multi-order waveplates that generate fractional delays and small amounts of full-wavelength delay.
- Temperature and Wavelength Stability: The two-waveplate structure effectively counteracts unfavorable sensitivity to delay, resulting in reduced sensitivity to temperature and wavelength changes compared to multi-order waveplates.
- High Geometric Accuracy and Surface Quality: The optically contacting surface of the zero-order waveplate is polished with high precision, achieving parallelism of less than 1 arc second and exceptional surface smoothness and cleanliness.
- Adhesive-Free Design: The waveplates are held together by intermolecular forces, eliminating the risk of blurring due to melting glue at high temperatures and maintaining physical and optical quality.
- Cost-Effective: Despite rigorous manufacturing procedures, Kingwin Optics offers these high-precision waveplates at a competitive price.
Applications:
- Polarization Control: Zero-order half-wave plates can rotate the polarization plane of linearly polarized light, making them suitable for polarization control applications.
- Circular Polarization Conversion: Quarter-zero wave plates are ideal for converting linearly polarized light into circularly polarized light and vice versa, finding applications in optics and telecommunications.
- Nonlinear Optical Systems: Octaoxide waveplates, with a lambda/8 delay, are widely used in nonlinear optical systems, optical time multiplexing systems, optical sensors, special interferometers, synchronous phase shifters, and more.
Kingwin Optics provides a variety of light-contact zero-order waveplates, including half-wave plates, quarter-wave plates, and octaoxide wave plates. Customized versions are available in quartz (for the wavelength range 200-2000nm) or magnesium fluoride (MgF2) (for the wavelength range 190-7000nm), ensuring compatibility with a wide range of optical applications. These waveplates offer exceptional performance and reliability, making them a valuable addition to any optical system.
