High Damage Threshold Beamsplitter Cubes
    All of our polarizing beam splitter cubes are epoxy free, making them suitable for high power applications with energy densities exceeding 10 J/cm2 at 1064 nm.
    • Optical bonding for epoxy-free optical paths - no glue!
    • High-energy laser-line and broadband designs
    • Custom cubes for multiple wavelengths or wavelength regions available
    • RoHs Compliant
    In addition to the standard sizes and wavelengths, we can produce high-energy cube beamsplitters from 1×1 mm2 in size, and in a wide variety of materials including fused silica, BK7, YAG, and other optical glasses and crystals.

    High Damage Threshold Beamsplitter Cubes
    High Damage Threshold Beamsplitter Cubes

    Polarizing Beamsplitter Cubes
    All of our polarizing beam splitter cubes are epoxy free, making them suitable for high power applications with energy densities exceeding 10 J/cm2 at 1064 nm.
    These high-precision assemblies have been widely used in telecommunications, semi-conductor and biomedical applications where transmission efficiency, extinction ratio and wavefront quality are all critical specifications.

    In addition to the standard sizes and wavelengths, we can produce high-energy cube beamsplitters from 1×1 mm2 in size, and in a wide variety of materials including fused silica, BK7, YAG, and other optical glasses and crystals.

    Main Features:
    • Optical bonding for epoxy-free optical paths - no glue!
    • High-energy laser-line and broadband designs
    • Wavelength Range: 400-1100 nm /680-1080 nm
    • Damage Threshold up to >10 J/cm2 @ 1064 nm
    • Custom cubes for multiple wavelengths or wavelength regions available
    • RoHs Compliant


    Polarizing Beamsplitter Cubes
    Polarizing Beamsplitter Cubes

    Thin-Film Plate Polarizers
    These thin-film plate polarizers utilize our advanced ion-beamsputtered (IBS) coating technology to achieve superior high power performance and guaranteed transmission at a specific angle of incidence, with no angle tuning required.
    IBS polarizers achieve high extinction ratios for high-power applications because they are actually microscopic versions of “pile-of-plates” polarizers.
    Each thin-film layer is arranged to transmit p-polarized light only. The s-polarized light sees a multi-layer reflector.

    Main Features:
    • Wide acceptance angle and no angle tuning required
    • Angle of Incidence: 45° or Brewster
    • Damage Threshold up to >10 J/cm2,20ns, 20Hz
    • 45° design separates s and p by 90°; optional side 2 coating for R < 0.1%
    • Extinction ratios greater than 1000:1 ; no AR coating necessary
    • RoHs Compliant


    Thin-Film Plate Polarizers
    Thin-Film Plate Polarizers

    ZnSe Thin Film Polarizers
    Thin Film Polarizers (TFP's) is used to split a laser beam into two parts with S and P Polarizations. TFP's serie can be used to combine two beams with S and P polarizations.
    TFP's consist of a coated plate, which is oriented at Brewster's angle with respect to the incoming beam. The thin film coating will enhance the reflectivity of the s-polarized component of the beam, while maintaining high transmission of the p-polarized component.
    • Dimension: 0.75*1.5 inch
    • Thickness:3mm
    • Material: ZnSe


    ZnSe Thin Film Polarizers


    Broadband Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters -PBSH
    Serie PBSH: These broadband polarizing beamsplitter cubes are made from N-SF2 glass to improve broadband performance. For high-energy applications, CVI Melles Griot recommends other materials such as fused silica or N-BK7 glass, although they may not work as well over a wide wavelength range.
    • Improved 500:1 extinction ration
    • Broadband polarizer optimized for visible and near infrared wavelength
    • Damage Threshold:
      • cw: 100 W/cm2 @ 515 nm
      • Pulsed: 500 mJ/cm2, 20 nsec, 20 Hz @ 515 nm
    • Polarizing Bandwidth: 250nm at 515nm
    • Optical Material: N-SF2 glass
    • Reflected and transmitted beams separated by 90°


    Broadband Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters -PBSH
    Broadband Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters -PBSH

    Depolarizer DPL
    The DPL depolarizer consists of optically contacted 3° wedges of crystal quartz and fused silica. This inherently high damage threshold optic operates by imparting a variable phase shift across the beam aperture.
    • Raman amplification
    • Optically contacted fused silica and crystal quartz wedges
    • Broadband antireflection coatings applied to input and output faces
    • Eliminates systematic errors using polarization-sensitive optics in detection systems
    • Optical Material: Fused silica and crystal quartz
    • Coating Wavelength range: 450-700nm/650-1100nm/1200-1550nm
    • Damage Threshold:
      • cw: 500 kW/cm2 @ 1064 nm
      • Pulsed: 2 J/cm2, 8-nsec pulse @ 1064 nm


    Depolarizer DPL
    Depolarizer DPL

    Dichroic Sheet Polarizers 380-780nm-FPG
    Serie FPG Dichroic sheet polarizers are used to subject either s- or p-polarization to strong absorption. CVI Melles Griot polarizers are made of a plastic dichroic polarizing sheet sandwiched between selected strain-free glass plates.
    • Dichroic sheet polarizers offer large apertures and acceptance angles
    • Optical Material Plastic dichroic polarizing sheet
    • Extinction Ratio (H0/H90) for Crossed Polarizer Pair: 10,000:1 for visible white light
    • Wavelength range: 380-780nm


    Dichroic Sheet Polarizers 380-780nm-FPG
    Dichroic Sheet Polarizers 380-780nm-FPG

    Glan-Brewster-Angle Air-Spaced Polarizers - CPBA
    Serie CPBA Glan-Laser prisms suffer a small, unavoidable loss at the two internal calcite-air interfaces. This loss is avoided in the CPBA series polarizers by presenting the p-polarized transmitted beam to these interfaces at Brewster's angle. The result is a high-power, low-loss polarizer that does not need AR coating.
    • No antireflection coatings needed
    • Brewster angle incidence at all surfaces yields greater than 98% transmission efficiency
    • Rejected beams available for beamsplitting/beam combining applications or safe dumping
    • Damage Threshold:
      • CW: 500 W/cm2 @ 1064 nm
      • Pulsed: 1 J/cm2, 20 nsec, 20 Hz @ 1064 nm
    • Extinction Ratio: 5×10-5

    • Substrate material: Calcite
    • Extinction ration 5x105:1
    • Damage thresholds: 500mJ/cm², 8ns pulse; 100w/cm², CW at 1064nm typical

    Glan-Brewster-Angle Air-Spaced Polarizers - CPBA
    Glan-Brewster-Angle Air-Spaced Polarizers - CPBA

    Wollaston Prism Polarizers 350–2300 nm -WLST
    The WLST calcite Wollaston prism polarizer comprises two prisms of calcite cemented together. The ordinary ray in the first half of the prism becomes the extraordinary ray in the second half, and vice versa.
    • Calcite polarizers available with and without AR coatings
    • Beam separation of 5°, 10°, 15°, and 20° available
    • Broadband 1×10-5 extinction ratio
    • Calcite polarizing bandwidth: 350–2300 nm
    • Damage Threshold:
      • CW: 10 W/cm2 @ 1064 nm
      • Pulsed: 10 mJ/cm2, 20 nsec, 20 Hz @ 1064 nm


    Wollaston Prism Polarizers  350–2300 nm -WLST
    Wollaston Prism Polarizers  350–2300 nm -WLST

    Glan-Laser Linear Polarizer - CLPA
    Serie CLPA: The Glan-Laser prism polarizer is made of two calcite prisms which are assembled with an air space. This polarizer is a modification of the Glan Taylor type and is designed to have less reflection loss at the prism junction.
    • Substrate material: Calcite
    • No antireflection needed
    • Extinction ratio 5x10-5 for calcite polarizer
    • Damage Threshold:
      • CLPA: = 100 mJ/cm2
      • CPAS, CPAD = 500 mJ/cm2
    • Air-spaced , medium power polarizers BBAR coated for visible or Near IR wavelengths
    • Broadband medium-power polarizers BBAR coated for visible or near IR wavelengths
    • Double escape window for intracavity use


    Glan-Laser Linear Polarizer - CLPA
    Glan-Laser Linear Polarizer - CLPA

    High Energy BroadbandPolarizing Beamsplitter -PBSK
    Serie PBSK is a High-Energy Broadband Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters an alternative to calcite and Brewster angle polarizers, the PBSK is an optimal solution for high-energy broadband or multiline systems.
    • λ/4 reflected and transmitted wavefront distortion
    • Damage threshold
      • CW: 1 MW/cm2 @ 1064 nm
      • Pulsed: 5 J/cm2, 20 nsec, 20 Hz @ 1064 nmup to 10 J/cm2 at 1064 nm
    • Incidence and reflected beams separated by 117°
    • Extinction Ratio: T p/T s>103:1


    High Energy BroadbandPolarizing Beamsplitter -PBSK
    High Energy BroadbandPolarizing Beamsplitter -PBSK

    Glan-Laser Polarizing Prisms High-Power UV-PGU
    PGU is a high-power ultraviolet Glan-Laser prisms are made of high-temperature barium borate (α-BBO) crystal. α-BBO is a negative uniaxial crystal with a large birefringence. However, the α-BBO crystal is easier to manufacture to larger sizes than calcite. α-BBO is an excellent crystal for high-power ultraviolet applications due to its unique ultraviolet transparency, good mechanical properties and high damage threshold.
    • The high-power ultraviolet Glan-Laser has a transmission greater than 65 percent over the ultraviolet range of 200 to 270 nm.
    • With a damage threshold of 500 MW/cm2, this prism is highly suitable for high-power laser applications.
    • A single layer of MgF2 coating with a center wavelength of 266 nm is applied on the input and output surface of the prism.
    • Optical Material: α-BBO
    • Extinction Ratio (H90) for Closed (Crossed) Polarizer Pair: <1×10-6


    Glan-Laser Polarizing Prisms High-Power UV-PGU
    Glan-Laser Polarizing Prisms High-Power UV-PGU

    Glan-Taylor Polarizing Prisms 250 to 2300 nm PTY
    Glan-Taylor polarizing prisms is recommended for applications requiring a high degree of polarization purity, high total transmission, and low-to-medium power requirements.
    • Wavelength Range: 250–2300 nm
    • Damage Threshold:
      • cw: 100 W/cm2 @ 1064 nm
      • Pulsed: 100 mJ/cm2, 20 nsec, 20 Hz @ 1064 nm
    • Coating wavelength range: uncoated/425-675nm/670-1064nm


    Glan-Taylor Polarizing Prisms 250 to 2300 nm PTY
    Glan-Taylor Polarizing Prisms 250 to 2300 nm PTY

    Laser Line Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters PBS
    Serie PBS: Polarizing beamsplitter cubes are used to split a laser beam into two orthogonally polarized components; p-polarization is transmitted straight through while s-polarization is reflected at 90°. PBS polarizer cubes utilize a durable all-dielectric coating at the internal cemented interface, and all external surfaces are antireflection coated for the wavelength specified.
    • Improved 1000:1 extinction ration
    • Damage Threshold:
      • cw: 100 W/cm2 @ 515 nm
      • Pulsed: 1 J/cm2, 20 ns, 20 Hz @ 1064 nm
    • Projection systems, signal monitoring, color separation and recombination, optical coupling
    • Fewer ghost images than plate beamsplitters
    • Optical isolation (in combination with waveplate)
    • Continuously variable beamsplitter (In combination with waveplate)


    Laser Line Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters  PBS
    Laser Line Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters  PBS

    Glan-Thompson Polarizing Beamsplitters - CPBS
    Glan-Thompson polarizers have a large acceptance angle while maintaining a high extinction of the p-polarization component. In applications where both polarizations are required, for example dual-channel detection, it is typical to use a CPBS Glan Thompson polarizing beamsplitter.
    • Coating Wavelength Range:425–675nm/670–1064nm
    • Optical Material: Calcite
    • Damage Threshold:
      • cw: 10 W/cm2 cw @ 1064 nm
      • Pulsed: 10 mJ/cm2, 20 nsec, 20 Hz @ 1064 nm
    • Deviation Angle θ: 45°


    Glan-Thompson Polarizing Beamsplitters - CPBS
    Glan-Thompson Polarizing Beamsplitters - CPBS

    Rochon Prism Polarizers - RCHP
    Serie RCHP- Rochon prisms are used in applications where good polarization selectivity is required across a large range of wavelengths. In a Rochon prism, both polarization components are transmitted.
    • VUV-grade MgF2 or calcite polarizers
    • MgF2 deviation angle 5.1° at 193 nm
    • Beam deviations of 5°, 10°, and 15° available
    • Broadband 1×10-5 extinction ratio
    • MgF2 polarizing bandwidth: 140–6000 nm


    Rochon Prism Polarizers - RCHP
    Rochon Prism Polarizers - RCHP

    Glan-Thompson Polarizing Prisms 350-2300nm - CLPG
    Serie CLPG & CPBS - Glan-Thompson polarizers have a large acceptance angle while maintaining a high extinction of the s-polarization component. In applications where both polarizations are required, use a CPBS Glan Thompson polarizing beamsplitter.
    Glan-Thompson polarizers are used in fluorescence polarization, for optimizing specular reflection spectroscopy measurements, and to remove interference fringes from transmission spectra recorded at Brewster's angle.
    • Substrate material: Calcite
    • Extinction ration 5x105:1
    • Damage thresholds: 10mJ/cm², 8ns pulse; 10w/cm², CW at 1064nm typical
    • Broadband low power polarizers BBAR coated for visible or Near IR wavelengths
    • Acceptance Angle ±7° about normal

    Polarizing Beamsplitters
    • Substrate material: Calcite
    • Extinction ration 5x105:1
    • Damage thresholds: 10mJ/cm², 8ns pulse; 10W/cm², CW at 1064nm typical
    • Broadband low power polarizers beamsplitter
    • BBAR coated for visible or Near IR wavelengths
    • Reflectance beam deviated by 45° is always normal to exit surface and does not change angle with wavelength

    Glan-Thompson Polarizing Prisms  350-2300nm - CLPG
    Glan-Thompson Polarizing Prisms  350-2300nm - CLPG

    Low-Dispersion Polarizers 400-800nm TFPK
    The TFPK serie is low-dispersion polarizing beamsplitters to satisfy requirements for very-high-power, short-pulse lasers. These optics are ideal for intracavity use in femtosecond regenerative amplifiers. The main emphasis is on linear phase characteristics.
    • Ideal for intracavity use in femtosecond regenerative amplifiers
    • Low group-velocity dispersion for ultrashort femtosecond applications
    • Custom wavelengths from 250–1550
    • Substrate material: UV grade fused silica or BK7 glass
    • High reflector, metal and partial reflector coatings available


    Low-Dispersion Polarizers  400-800nm TFPK
    Low-Dispersion Polarizers  400-800nm TFPK

    High-Contrast Plate Polarizers -FPC
    High-contrast plate polarizers are thin foil-like dichroic glass polarizers made of prolated silver spheroids embedded in soda-lime glass. These polarizers are offered with no coating.
    • High-contrast polarizers are available in the ultraviolet, visible, and infrared regions.
    • Contrast ratios are as high as 100,000:1, acceptance angles are as high as ±20 degrees, and transmission is greater than 48 percent with unpolarized light.
    • These polarizers are resistant to cleaning solvents, most acids and bases, and ultraviolet radiation.
    • Spectral Region: UV, Visible & NIR
    • Optical Material: Soda Lime


    High-Contrast Plate Polarizers -FPC
    High-Contrast Plate Polarizers -FPC

    Thin-Film Plate Polarizers 45º -TFPN
    TFPN thin-film plate polarizers are an ideal choice when both high laser damage threshold and a 90-degree reflection angle are necessary. Unlike Brewster angle polarizers which work at an angle of incidence of 56°, the TFPN plate polarizer works at 45°. Consequently, the reflected and transmitted beams are separated by 90° and orthogonally polarized, just like a cube polarizer.
    This makes them ideal for use as either a polarizing beamsplitter or beam combiner.
    • High-energy laser line polarizer
    • Reflected and transmitted beams separated by 90°
    • No angle tuning required
    • Larger clear aperture than Brewster plate polarizers
    • Damage Threshold:
      • cw: 1 MW/cm2 @ 1064 nm
      • Pulsed: 10 J/cm2, 20 nsec, 20 Hz @ 1064 nm
    • Extinction Ratio (Tp/Ts) : 500:1


    Thin-Film Plate Polarizers  45º -TFPN
    Thin-Film Plate Polarizers  45º -TFPN

    Polarization Rotators - RT
    Serie RT: These rotators have the outstanding feature that their alignment is not a function of their rotation. They are simply placed in the beam at normal incidence.
    • Substrate material: Crystal Quartz
    • Damage Threshold 10 J/cm2, 20-nsec, 20 Hz; 1 MW/cm2 cw @ 1064 nm
    • Alignment insensitive single wavelength rotator


    Polarization Rotators - RT
    Polarization Rotators - RT

    Thin-Film Plate Polarizers, 56º -TFP
    Serie TFP thin-film plate polarizers are the best choice when maximum laser damage resistance is necessary. Typically, thin film polarizers are used for fluences greater than 500 mJ/cm2, where calcite air-spaced polarizers exhibit long-term tracking and cemented polarizers cannot be used at all.
    • High damage threshold Brewster-angle polarizer, >20 J/cm2
    • Angle tuning suggested to achieve maximum transmission
    • Angle of Incidence 56°±3°
    • Optical Material: λ < 425 nm: UV-grade fused silica/λ ≥ 425 nm: N-BK7 glass


    Thin-Film Plate Polarizers, 56º -TFP
    Thin-Film Plate Polarizers, 56º -TFP

    High Extinction Thin Plate Polarizers 45° - XEP
    Serie XEP high extinction polarizers are an ideal option for maximizing performance and minimizing alignment requirements. Unlike Brewster angle polarizers which work at an angle of incidence of 56°, the XEP high extinction polarizer works at 45°. Consequently, the reflected and transmitted beams are separated by 90° and orthogonally polarized, just like a cube polarizer.
    • Substrate material: Calcite
    • No antireflection needed
    • Extinction ration 5x104:1
    • Damage thresholds: 1J/cm²
      • 8ns pulse; 500w/cm²
      • CW at 1064nm typical


    High Extinction Thin Plate Polarizers 45°  - XEP
    High Extinction Thin Plate Polarizers 45°  - XEP

    Polarization Tutorial
    Polarization Tutorial
      Polarization States
    • Cartesian representation
    • Circular representation
    • Elliptcial representation

      Linear Polarizer Waveplates
    • Linear birefringence
    • Multiple order
    • Zero order
    • Achromatic waveplates
    • Dual Waveplates
    • Low order
    • Savart plates
    • Soleil Babinet compensator


    cvi_Polarization_Tutorial.pdf

    UV Laser-Line Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters UPBS
    Serie UPBS: UV polarizing cube beamsplitters are made from UV grade fused silica to improve UV performance.
    • Fused-silica cube polarizers for doubled argon, tripled Nd:YAG, quadrupled Nd:YAG, and UV excimer lasers
    • 100:1 extinction ratio
    • Transmission efficiency > 90%
    • For use with fluences less than 10 mJ/cm2
    • Contact us for 193 nm polarizers
    • Damage Threshold:
      • cw: 10 W/cm2 @ 266 nm
      • Pulsed: 10 mJ/cm2, 20 nsec, 20 Hz @ 266 nm
    • Wavelengths: 248-257-266-308-351-355nm


    UV Laser-Line Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters UPBS
    UV Laser-Line Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters UPBS

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