Where to Buy Waveplates
Waveplates are transparent plates with a defined amount of birefringence, used for modifying the polarization of light. Most common are quarter waveplates (λ / 4 plates) and half waveplates (λ / 2 plates). One may, for example, use a half waveplate for rotating a linear polarization state, or a quarter waveplate for producing circularly polarized light.
E | See also our encyclopedia article on waveplates! Related articles: polarization of laser emission, fiber polarization controllers, Babinet–Soleil compensators, polarizers |
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Related product category: optical components and devices
Check List for Waveplates
- What retardance do you need – λ/2, λ/4 or anything else, for what wavelength(s)?
- Will a simple multi-order waveplate be sufficient, or do you need a (true or effective) zero-order waveplate, which can be operated in a much wider wavelength range? (There are also achromatic waveplates for particularly wide wavelength regions.)
- Should it have anti-reflection coatings – for what wavelengths?
- Is the surface quality high enough?
- For use with pulsed lasers: is the optical damage threshold sufficiently high?
- Might operation in a wide temperature range be a problem?
In case that you need additional advice, consultancy from RP Photonics may be the solution.
76 suppliers for waveplates are listed in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide. Both manufacturers and distributors can be registered.
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Your Flexibility is our Challenge - Custom is our Standard! Artifex Engineering GmbH & Co KG Dortmunder Str. 16–18 26723 Emden Germany Quality: ISO 9001:2015 www.artifex-engineering.com Social: Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube E-mail: Tel.: +49 4921 58 90 80 Fax: +49 4921 5 89 08 29 | Artifex Engineering offers a wide range of custom waveplates for many applications. Waveplates, also known as retardation plates, are birefringent optical elements. Our portfolio covers achromatic, low order, zero and true zero order and MID-IR waveplates. Mounts are available for our waveplates on request. For example, we can provide true zero order plates mounted on an annular glass frame. In this manner, a robust optic is available with the full optical properties of a true zero order waveplate. In addition to single components, we will gladly provide functional subunits according to your needs. For example, we can supply isolators comprising a quarter-waveplate and polarizing beamsplitter cube mounted together in a single drop-in unit. Visit our product page for more information on each waveplate. We look forward to your inquiry. |
Your Custom Optics Experts 17 Brant Ave Suite 6 Clark, NJ 07066 United States Quality: ISO 9001:2015 | Shanghai Optics manufacturers micro-waveplates as small as 0.35 mm × 0.35 mm with tolerance of ±0.05 mm and thickness about 0.19 mm. Please contact us for manufacturing limit or custom specifications. |
1130 Ten Rod Road Suite D102 North Kingstown Rhode Island 02852 United States www.knightoptical.com Social: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube E-mail: Tel.: +1 401 583 7846 Tel.: +44 1622 859444 (United Kingdom) Fax: +1 401 583 7851 Fax: +44 1622 859555 (United Kingdom) | Known for their outstanding reliability and high quality, Knight Optical's retarders are used for the most cutting-edge applications. With options suitable for the UV, visible and near-infrared (NIR) (0.7 to 1.5 μm) wavebands, our range consists of liquid crystal variable (custom-made only), achromatic, mica, zero order quartz, low order quartz, Fresnel rhomb (custom-made only), plastic and Rochon (custom-made only) varieties. |
Mokslininku str. 11 08412 Vilnius Quality: ISO 9001:2015 | We offer a wide choice of zero-order, multiple-order and low-order waveplates made from crystalline quartz. Dual-wavelength waveplates for Ti:sapphire, Yb:KGW/KYW and Nd:YAG lasers. Achromatic waveplates for operation with tunable lasers. |
Dowlish Ford Ilminster TA19 0PF United Kingdom | From crystal growth, crystal orientation and cutting, to waveplate fabrication and coating, no other waveplate supplier has as much control over the fabrication stages as G&H. Our waveplates been used in the cutting edge of research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s NIF project to the most demanding of production environments in semiconductor metrology equipment. For all wavelength ranges, we orient, cut, and polish the optical crystals for waveplate production. Tight internal controls enable better retardation tolerances within and between production runs. Polishing, coating, assembly, and metrology complete the manufacturing process. |
101 East Gloucester Pike Barrington, NJ 08007 United States | Edmund Optics offers a variety of waveplates with crystalline or polymer materials, including multiple order, zero order, or achromatic waveplates. Polymer waveplates offer superior performance over a wider range of incidence angles. Multiple order waveplates are ideal for use with monochromatic light that deviates less than 1% of the waveplate’s design wavelength. Zero order retarders offer high performance over wider wavelength or temperature ranges. Achromatic waveplates offer the most constant performance over the widest wavelength or temperature ranges. |
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21 Bukit Batok Cescent #20–83 WCEGA Tower Singapore 658065 | |
19–505 (HuiHeng Bldg), No. 200 LaoHuTai Road Shanghai 200072 China | |
Building No. 9, Zone F 89 Ruanjian Avenue Fuzhou, Fujian 350003 China | |
4F West, Taijiang Yuan 20th Building JinShan Avenue 618 Fuzhou 350002, Fujian China | |
No 375 Yecheng Road, Jiading Shanghai, 201821 China | |
Building No. 1, Road Wuyibei Gulou District, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001 China | |
6–14#, YanYang Fuzhou China | |
Electronic Information Industrial Park Xianshan East Road Chengyang District Qingdao, 266107 China | |
No. 8, the 7th Road Phase II of Minhou Tieling Industrial District Fuzhou, Fujian 350100 China | |
Fuzhou Caston Optronics Co., Ltd. 71 Fuguang Road Fuzhou Fujian 350014 China | |
6 Yangqi Branch 8 Jinshan Fuwan Park, Fuzhou Fujian 350008 China | |
Building 20, Taijiang Park Juyuanzhou Industrial Park Cangshan District Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China | |
No. 1–1 Nan Bian Rd. Minhou Economic & Technology Development Zone Fuzhou Fujian 350100 China | |
B.7, HMT Rd, Industrial Estate P.O., Kalamassery, Kochi Kerala 683503 India | www.holmarc.com Tel.: +91 484 254 0075 |
158 Haitong Road Shanghai 200001 China | |
Add. No. 28, Wantang Road Xihu District, Hangzhou City, 310013 China | |
C506, #1 Building Pioneering Park for Overseas Chinese Scholars No. 69 Huayang Road, Lixia District Jinan, Shandong China | |
3F, No.4 Building Cangshan Industrial Zone, Cangshan District Fuzhou 350007 China | |
398 Pugang St. Jiangning Nanjing 211102 China | |
Building 3, Qunsheng Baimajun Pudong Rd 10, Taijiang, Fuzhou China | |
B2, 199 Western Rd High-Tech District Western Zone Chengdu, Sichuan 611731 China | |
No. 138, WuSi Road Fuzhou 350003 China | |
15 Binzhou Road Jinshan Industrial Park Fuzhou China | |
1st Floor, Bldg 24#, Jinshan Fuwan Industrial Park No.869, Pan Yu Road Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 China | |
Room 16 D, Yujia Mansion No 168 PingWu Road Shanghai 200052 China | |
Bldg. 32 West, Juyuanzhou Industrial Park, 618 Jinshan street Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002 China | |
Tianjin Tengteng Industrial and Trading Co., Ltd. No. 85, Xihu Road Nankai District, Tianjin City China | |
No.758, Qi'an Road Fuwan Industrial District Fuzhou, Fujian, 350014 China | |
Wavelength Opto-Electronic (S) Pte Ltd BLK 2 Bukit Batok St. 24, #06–01/03/09 Skytech Building Singapore 659480 | |
Outside Asia: | |
Savanoriu Ave. 235 Vilnius 02300 Lithuania | |
Assar-Gabrielsson-Straße 1 63128 Dietzenbach Germany | |
5733 Central Avenue Boulder, CO 80301 United States | |
815 Carriere Blvd, suite 202 Gatineau, QC, J*Y6T4 Canada | |
Bertha-von-Suttner-Str. 5 37085 Göttingen Germany | |
Mokslininku St. 6A 08412 Vilnius Lithuania | |
141 South Seventh Street Reading, Pennsylvania 19602 United States | |
Your Flexibility is our Challenge - Custom is our Standard! Artifex Engineering GmbH & Co KG Dortmunder Str. 16–18 26723 Emden Germany Quality: ISO 9001:2015 www.artifex-engineering.com Social: Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube E-mail: Tel.: +49 4921 58 90 80 Fax: +49 4921 5 89 08 29 | Artifex Engineering offers a wide range of custom waveplates for many applications. Waveplates, also known as retardation plates, are birefringent optical elements. Our portfolio covers achromatic, low order, zero and true zero order and MID-IR waveplates. Mounts are available for our waveplates on request. For example, we can provide true zero order plates mounted on an annular glass frame. In this manner, a robust optic is available with the full optical properties of a true zero order waveplate. In addition to single components, we will gladly provide functional subunits according to your needs. For example, we can supply isolators comprising a quarter-waveplate and polarizing beamsplitter cube mounted together in a single drop-in unit. Visit our product page for more information on each waveplate. We look forward to your inquiry. |
Bernhard Halle Nachfolger GmbH Hubertusstraße 10 12163 Berlin Germany | |
Photon House Station Road Linton, Cambridge CB21 4NW United Kingdom | |
19 Eagle Road Danbury, CT 06810 United States | |
200 Dorado Place SE Albuquerque, NM 87123 United States | |
101 East Gloucester Pike Barrington, NJ 08007 United States | Edmund Optics offers a variety of waveplates with crystalline or polymer materials, including multiple order, zero order, or achromatic waveplates. Polymer waveplates offer superior performance over a wider range of incidence angles. Multiple order waveplates are ideal for use with monochromatic light that deviates less than 1% of the waveplate’s design wavelength. Zero order retarders offer high performance over wider wavelength or temperature ranges. Achromatic waveplates offer the most constant performance over the widest wavelength or temperature ranges. |
Mokslininku str. 11 08412 Vilnius Quality: ISO 9001:2015 | We offer a wide choice of zero-order, multiple-order and low-order waveplates made from crystalline quartz. Dual-wavelength waveplates for Ti:sapphire, Yb:KGW/KYW and Nd:YAG lasers. Achromatic waveplates for operation with tunable lasers. |
3 Allied Business Centre Coldharbour Lane Harpenden AL5 4UT United Kingdom | |
Dowlish Ford Ilminster TA19 0PF United Kingdom | From crystal growth, crystal orientation and cutting, to waveplate fabrication and coating, no other waveplate supplier has as much control over the fabrication stages as G&H. Our waveplates been used in the cutting edge of research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s NIF project to the most demanding of production environments in semiconductor metrology equipment. For all wavelength ranges, we orient, cut, and polish the optical crystals for waveplate production. Tight internal controls enable better retardation tolerances within and between production runs. Polishing, coating, assembly, and metrology complete the manufacturing process. |
Mühlenstraße 30 07745 Jena Germany | |
Svyturio g. 4–1 10210 Vilnius Lithuania | instockoptics.com Tel.: +370 65054 112 |
4204 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago, IL 60618 United States | |
1130 Ten Rod Road Suite D102 North Kingstown Rhode Island 02852 United States www.knightoptical.com Social: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube E-mail: Tel.: +1 401 583 7846 Tel.: +44 1622 859444 (United Kingdom) Fax: +1 401 583 7851 Fax: +44 1622 859555 (United Kingdom) | Known for their outstanding reliability and high quality, Knight Optical's retarders are used for the most cutting-edge applications. With options suitable for the UV, visible and near-infrared (NIR) (0.7 to 1.5 μm) wavebands, our range consists of liquid crystal variable (custom-made only), achromatic, mica, zero order quartz, low order quartz, Fresnel rhomb (custom-made only), plastic and Rochon (custom-made only) varieties. |
Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 15 82140 Olching Germany | |
P.O. Box 1316 Stony Brook, NY 11790 United States | |
A division of Meller Optics, Inc. 120 Corliss Street Providence RI, 02904 United States | laserresearch.net Tel.: +1 888 239 5545 |
Ernst-Abbe-Weg 1 99441 Mellingen Germany | |
Tunavägen 281 781 73 Borlänge Sweden | |
18 Repton Court Repton Close Basildon, Essex, SS13 1LN United Kingdom | |
120 Corliss Street Providence RI 02904 United States | |
Bertha-von-Suttner Strasse 5 37085 Göttingen Germany | |
ul Gazovskaya, 11, Suite. 72 603065, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation | |
40–1110 Finch Avenue West Suite 1172 Toronto, ON M3J 2T2 Canada | |
In den Niederwiesen 4a 76744 Wörth am Rhein Germany | |
645 Bashford Rd Raleigh, NC 27606 United States | www.optocity.com Tel.: +1 910 331 4862 |
Ukmerges g. 427 14185 Vilnius Lithuania | |
Sarre Business Centre Canterbury Road Sarre, Birchington, Kent United Kingdom | |
Qioptiq Photonics GmbH & Co KG Hans-Riedl-Str. 9 85622 Feldkirchen Germany | |
6830 S. Dawson Circle Centennial, Colorado 80112 United States | |
P. O. Box 2032 Mountain View, CA 94042 United States | |
Your Custom Optics Experts 17 Brant Ave Suite 6 Clark, NJ 07066 United States Quality: ISO 9001:2015 | Shanghai Optics manufacturers micro-waveplates as small as 0.35 mm × 0.35 mm with tolerance of ±0.05 mm and thickness about 0.19 mm. Please contact us for manufacturing limit or custom specifications. |
200 Innovation Blvd. Suite 257 State College, PA16803 United States | |
Heinrich-Hertz-Str. 11 41516 Grevenbroich Germany | |
315 Richard Mine Road Wharton, New Jersey 07885 United States | |
P. O. Box 377 03012 Vilnius Lithuania | |
3600 S. Congress Avenue, Unit J Boynton Beach, FL 33426 United States | |
Unit 2 Caxton Place Caxton Way Stevenage, Herts SG1 2UG United Kingdom | |
Vision Lasertechnik für Forschung und Industrie GmbH Lügensteinweg 27 30890 Göxe Germany | www.vision-lasertechnik.de Tel.: +49 5108 6 44 60 |
7826 Photonics Drive New Port Richey, FL 34655 United States | |
UAB Altechna R&D Mokslininku St. 6A 08412 Vilnius Lithuania | |
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