638 nm Wave Rotator Plate 90°

A cost-effective alternative to a polarization half wave plate, this product rotates the axis of polarization by a half wave or ninety degrees near the 638 nm wavelength. It is often used together with a PBS cube to combine two collimated beams at the same wavelength, allowing the power to be scaled without changing the beam’s optical properties.

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Technical Data

Design Wavelength
638 nm
Dimensions
10 x 14 mm
Thickness
5 mm

Product Description

About the 638 nm Wave Rotator Plate 90°

  • Cost-effective and easier to align alternative to traditional polarization half wave retarders (λ/2 wave plates)
  • Can be used with a PBS cube for polarization combining
  • V-AR coating allows transmission > 99% (typ.) around 638 nm

Half wave polarization rotators function by rotating the polarization axis of the linearly polarized beam of light by 90 degrees (lambda/2) near the design wavelength.

Polarization rotator plates are an excellent and far lower-cost alternative to a waveplate retarder. However, unlike traditional half waveplate retarders, the rotation of the polarization is independent of the angle of the optic about the z-axis (light propagation axis). This makes alignment much simpler compared to working with a half waveplate retarder.

Our half-wave polarization rotators are commonly used to combine beams in conjunction with a polarizing beamsplitter (PBS) cube designed for 638 nm. This is a cost-effective means to effectively double the power in an optical system without an increase in beam size or beam divergence resulting in a loss of etendue.

Although the design wavelength is 638 nm, this product may be used in the range of 620 – 660 nm with minimal loss of efficiency. This polarization rotator plate has dimensions of 10 x 10 mm with a nominal thickness of 5 mm, making it suitable for large or multiple beams adjoined by “knife edging”.

Opt Lasers also offers half-wave polarization rotator plates for wavelengths near 455 nm and 525 nm, as well as PBS cubes at the 455 nm, 525 nm, and 638 nm wavelengths.

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