Meller Optics Sapphire Waveplates are Robust with Extended Polarization Control

PROVIDENCE, RI--(Marketwired - Oct 25, 2016) -  Meller Optics, Inc. has introduced a line of custom manufactured low order sapphire waveplates that extend IR polarization control into the infrared, beyond fused silica optical waveplates.

Meller Sapphire Waveplates feature Moh 9 hardness which is second only to diamond, making them highly resistant to chemicals, scratching, shock, and temperature fluctuations. Designed to change the polarization state of a laser beam from linear to circular and vise versa in high power IR and visible lasers, accuracy is assured by ultra-precise, in-house goniometric validation of their crystallographic orientation and location.

Offered in custom sizes from 10 to 30 mm in "A" or "M" plane configurations, Meller Sapphire Waveplates can be made as thin as 0.4 mm and < 25 mm dia. with transmitted wavefront of > λ/10 @6.32.8 nm. They are A/R coated on both sides and provide λ/4 and λ/2 retardation with tolerances of > λ/300 @632 µm, > λ/400 @1.06 µm, and > λ/1000 @2.94 µm.

Meller Sapphire Waveplates are priced from $350.00 ea., depending upon size and quantity. Literature and quotations are available upon request.

About Meller Optics, Inc.

Founded in 1921, Meller Optics has been providing high quality optics to defense, medical, laser, and industrial markets for 90 years now. Specializing in the grinding and polishing of hard, durable materials such as sapphire and ruby, the company has also developed high-speed, low-cost finishing processes for a variety of optical materials such as laser glasses, fused silica, zinc selenide, germanium, silicon, fluorides, and ceramic materials. Configurations include windows, substrates, lenses, domes, and prisms.

Meller Optics is ISO 9001:2008 certified and in addition to providing standard, off-the-shelf products, they custom fabricate components that meet exacting specifications from delicate, difficult to work with optical materials. They also supply quality Microlux Alumina polishing abrasives and Gugolz optical polishing pitch.