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OPTICAL MIRRORS Polarizers Extinction Ratio Tp/Ts Transmission Efficiency Glan-Laser Calcite Polarizers see page 764 Glan-Thompson Calcite Polarizers see page 763 Features/Applications Extreme polarization purity, very broadband, air spaced design for high damage threshold, exit apertures provide for safe escape of rejected polarization 500 W/cm2 CW, 4 J/cm2 with 10 nsec pulses, typical (uncoated) Very high polarization purity, large acceptance angle, compact design, less expensive than calcite polarizers 1000 W/cm2 CW, 6 J/cm2 with 13 nsec pulses at 1064 nm (pass), typical 30 W/cm2 CW, 0.17 J/cm2 with 13 nsec pulses at 1064 nm (block), typical Large apertures available, for lower power laser applications 1 W/cm2 CW, 0.2 J/cm2 with 20 nsec pulses, visible, typical High polarization purity and transmission efficiency over a narrow band, cemented prism pair, for moderate power lasers 2 kW/cm2 CW, 1 J/cm2 with 10 nsec pulses, typical Moderate polarization purity and transmission efficiency over a wide band, cemented prism pair, for moderate power lasers 2 kW/cm2 CW, 1 J/cm2 with 10 nsec pulses, typical High-Energy Nd:YAG Laser Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters see page 746 Moderate polarization purity and high transmission efficiency over a narrow band, optically contacted prism pair, for high power lasers 10 J/cm2 with 10 nsec pulses, typical High-Energy Nd:YAG Laser Thin Film Polarizers see page 765 Thin Film Polarizers for Ultrashort Pulses see page 769 Polarcor™ Linear Polarizers see page 767 Precision Linear Polarizers see page 768 Laser Line Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters see page 579 Broadband Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters see page 577 High damage threshold, high transmission efficiency 5 MW/cm2 CW, 5 J/cm2 with at Nd:YAG wavelengths 10 nsec pulses at 10 Hz @ 1064 nm Low dispersion minimizes pulse broadening, high transmission efficiency over the Ti:Sapphire tuning range MULTI-ELEMENT OPTICAL ASSEMBLY OPTICAL MODULATORS CLEANING & OTHER LAB ESSENTIALS Laser Damage Threshold Extreme polarization purity, very broadband, cemented calcite prism design for lower power laser 1 W/cm2 CW, 0.1 mJ/cm2 with use, large acceptance angle permits use with 10 nsec pulses, typical (uncoated) diverging and converging beams BEAM EXPANDERS OPTICAL WINDOWS & CYLINDRICAL & DIFFRACTION GRATINGS ACHROMATIC LENSES SPHERICAL AND ASPHERICAL LENSES

• Retardation maintained from ±l/50 to ±l/100 over the bandwidth • Better retardation accuracy than zero-order quartz wave plates • Higher damage threshold than achromatic polymer film wave plates For a tutorial on wave plates, see page 1420 Crystal Quartz and MgF2 Retardation Accuracy Wavefront Distortion l/4 at 632.8 nm over the clear aperture 12 mm Surface Quality Transmitted Beam Deviation Acceptance Angle 1 arc min See Retardation Performance Graphs Housing Diameter Housing Thickness Temperature Range Antireflection Coating RM25A Wave Plate/Polarizer Rotation Mount page 911 Broadband,...