Waveplates use a phenomenon known as birefringence to alter the incoming laser beam polarization state. The most common waveplate uses are for turning linearly polarized light into circularly polarized light (quarter-wave plates), and to rotate the polarization plane of a linearly polarized source (half-wave plates).

II-VI manufactures both multiple order and zero order waveplates. Zero order waveplates have the dual advantage of being less sensitive to changes in operating temperature and input wavelength.



Applications

• Converting linear to circular polarization
• Rotating the polarization plane

Features

• High-power handling
• Low-insertion loss
• Apertures up to 1.0”
• Visible transmission for easy alignment
• Rotating mounts available