Four new “Somos” help Tower optical double its polishing capacity.
Friday, 28 October, 2022
SPIE Photonics West. Tower Optical booth #1926
Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
Tower Optical is excited to announce our new waveplates programs for 2023! We have included a wide selection of Wavelength’s from UV to NIR. We are now producing diameters from 5 mm to 101.6 mm in Zero order, Multiple orders, Dual wavelength and Achromatic waveplates. Find below our typical specs.
Material: Crystal Quartz – Laser quality
Waveplate Thickness Range per retardation specs
Wavefront Distortion: λ/10 @ 632.8nm
Surface Quality: 10-5 Scratch/Dig
Parallelism (Wedge): 0.5 arc seconds
Wavelength Range: 237nm – 2021nm
Retardation Tolerance: ±0.005 waves @ 632.8nm
Coating: Anti Reflective, R<0.25% per surface
Damage Threshold: 1 kW/cm2-CW,3.5 J/cm2 @10 ns
Diameters: From 5 mm to 101.6 mm.
Tower also offer other waveplates programs included custom shape with a control of crystal axis +/- 30 Arcminutes.
The high laser damage waveplate program is available per customer request, typical LDT (: 1 MW/cm2 –CW, 20 Jcm2@10 ns).
Contact us today(sales@toweroptical.com) to learn more about our programs and how we can help you find the perfect product for your needs.
Happy Holidays for all our customer and friends.
