Comparision of different Wave plates


Comparision of Different Wave plates.

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Wave plate (λ/100 bandwidth) λ/2 @532 nm Acceptance Angle
Plates
Typical length
(mm)
Damage threshold
Multi-order Waveplate
(Quartz)
0.19 nm (T=1.461
mm)
Low single 1~2 1GW/cm2
Low-order Waveplate
(Quartz)
0.55nm (T=0.5060
mm)
Med. single 0.2~0.5 1GW/cm2
Zero-order waveplate
(Quartz)
Cemented  19.22nm
(ΔT=0.0145 mm)
Low Double cemented (epoxy) ~1 ~ 10MW/cm2
Optically Contracted 19.22nm
(ΔT=0.0145 mm)
Low Double
(Optical
Contacted)
~1 ~200 MW/cm2
Air-spaced 19.22nm (ΔT=0.0145 mm) Low Double (air spaced) ~1 ~500 MW/cm2
True Zero-order Waveplate Cemented (Quartz/
BK7 or Fused Silica)
19.22nm (T=0.0145 mm) High Double (cemented by epoxy ~1 ~ 10MW/cm2
Single Plate
(Quartz)
19.22nm (T=0.0145 mm) High single <0.2 > 1GW/cm2
Achromatic Waveplate
(Quartz)
250 nm Low Four 
(cemented
by epoxy)
~2 ~ 10MW/cm2
Double Wavelength Waveplate
(Quartz)
Very Small Low single 0.2~2 1GW/cm2