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Multiple-Order Wave Plates

Available in Mounted or Unmounted versions
Half-wave or quarter-wave retardation options

Holmarc’s Multiple-Order Wave Plates are made from laser grade quartz crystal. These are designed to give retardance of several full waves, plus the required fraction. These wave plates are available as mounted or unmounted and provide either half-wave or quarter-wave retardation at chosen wavelengths. All wave plates are AR coated to increase transmission at design wavelength. The retardance of multiple-order wave plate depends on temperature, wavelength, angle of incidence and degree of collimation.

Half-wave plates are used to rotate plane of polarization of linearly polarized light through any angle, while quarter - wave plates are used to convert linearly polarized light into circularly polarized light and viceversa.



    Material :     Quartz crystal
    Diameter tolerance :     ± 0.2 mm
    Surface quality :     20 - 10 ( scratch - dig )
    Surface flatness :     λ / 4 @ 632.8 nm
    AR coating :     Multilayer, R < 0.5% @ design wavelength
    Beam deviation :     < 10 arc sec
    Retardance accuracy :     < λ / 200




Unmounted
Model No.
Diameter Retardation
HO-WMH-12.5 12.5 mm λ/2
HO-WMH-25 25 mm
HO-WMQ-12.5 12.5 mm λ/4
HO-WMQ-25 25 mm
Mounted
Model No.
Mount Diameter Clear Aperture Retardation
HO-WMH-12.5M 25 mm 10 mm λ/2
HO-WMH-25M 30 mm 22 mm
HO-WMQ-12.5M 25 mm 10 mm λ/4
HO-WMQ-25M 30 mm 22 mm
Multiple - Order Half - Wave Plates

Model No. Wavelength
( nm )
Price ($)
Unmounted Mounted Unmounted Mounted
HO-WMH-12.5-405 HO-WMH-12.5M-405 405 229.00 249.00
HO-WMH-12.5-488 HO-WMH-12.5M-488 488 229.00 249.00
HO-WMH-12.5-514 HO-WMH-12.5M-514 514 229.00 249.00
HO-WMH-12.5-532 HO-WMH-12.5M-532 532 229.00 249.00
HO-WMH-12.5-633 HO-WMH-12.5M-633 633 229.00 249.00
HO-WMH-12.5-670 HO-WMH-12.5M-670 670 229.00 249.00
HO-WMH-12.5-780 HO-WMH-12.5M-780 780 229.00 249.00
HO-WMH-12.5-808 HO-WMH-12.5M-808 808 229.00 249.00
HO-WMH-25-405 HO-WMH-25M-405 405 310.00 330.00
HO-WMH-25-488 HO-WMH-25M-488 488 310.00 330.00
HO-WMH-25-514 HO-WMH-25M-514 514 310.00 330.00
HO-WMH-25-532 HO-WMH-25M-532 532 310.00 330.00
HO-WMH-25-633 HO-WMH-25M-633 633 310.00 330.00
HO-WMH-25-670 HO-WMH-25M-670 670 310.00 330.00
HO-WMH-25-780 HO-WMH-25M-780 780 310.00 330.00
HO-WMH-25-808 HO-WMH-25M-808 808 310.00 330.00
Multiple - Order Quarter - Wave Plates

Model No. Wavelength
( nm )
Price ($)
Unmounted Mounted Unmounted Mounted
HO-WMQ-12.5-405 HO-WMQ-12.5M-405 405 229.00 249.00
HO-WMQ-12.5-488 HO-WMQ-12.5M-488 488 229.00 249.00
HO-WMQ-12.5-514 HO-WMQ-12.5M-514 514 229.00 249.00
HO-WMQ-12.5-532 HO-WMQ-12.5M-532 532 229.00 249.00
HO-WMQ-12.5-633 HO-WMQ-12.5M-633 633 229.00 249.00
HO-WMQ-12.5-670 HO-WMQ-12.5M-670 670 229.00 249.00
HO-WMQ-12.5-780 HO-WMQ-12.5M-780 780 229.00 249.00
HO-WMQ-12.5-808 HO-WMQ-12.5M-808 808 229.00 249.00
HO-WMQ-25-405 HO-WMQ-25M-405 405 310.00 330.00
HO-WMQ-25-488 HO-WMQ-25M-488 488 310.00 330.00
HO-WMQ-25-514 HO-WMQ-25M-514 514 310.00 330.00
HO-WMQ-25-532 HO-WMQ-25M-532 532 310.00 330.00
HO-WMQ-25-633 HO-WMQ-25M-633 633 310.00 330.00
HO-WMQ-25-670 HO-WMQ-25M-670 670 310.00 330.00
HO-WMQ-25-780 HO-WMQ-25M-780 780 310.00 330.00
HO-WMQ-25-808 HO-WMQ-25M-808 808 310.00 330.00


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