Wollaston polarizer can separate an incident beam into two rays: extraordinary and ordinary ray with a deviation angle which is dependent on wavelength. Both rays are transmitted through the other surface.
Specifications:
Material: |
a-BBO, Calcite ,YVO4,Quartz |
Wavelength Range: |
a-BBO:190-3500 nm, Calcite:350-2300 nm, YVO4:400-5000 nm,Quartz:200-2300 nm |
Extinction Ratio: |
Calcite,Quartz:<5x10-5; a-BBO,YVO4:<5x10-6 |
Parallelism: |
<1 arc Min |
Surface Quality: |
20/10 |
Beam Deviation: |
< 3 arc minutes |
Wavefornt Distortion: |
λ/4@632.8nm |
Damage Threshold: |
>500 MW/cm2 |
Coating: |
Single MgF2 |
Mount: |
Black Anodized Aluminium |

1. a-BBO Wollaston Polarizer
Part No. |
Extinction Ratio |
Separation Angle(°) |
C.A.
fa(mm) |
O.D.
fd(mm) |
L ±0.1(mm) |
WLP5006 |
<5x10-6 |
15°-27°
16°@ 800nm |
6.0 |
15.0 |
14.0 |
WLP5008 |
8.0 |
25.4 |
16.0 |
WLP5010 |
10.0 |
25.4 |
18.0 |
WLP5015 |
15.0 |
30.0 |
23.0 |
WLP5020 |
20.0 |
38.0 |
28.0 |
2. Calcite Wollaston Polarizer
Part No. |
Extinction Ratio |
Separation Angle(°) |
C.A.
fa(mm) |
O.D.
fd(mm) |
L ±0.1(mm) |
WLP6006 |
<5x10-5 |
16.7°-22.5°
19@980nm |
6.0 |
15.0 |
14.0 |
WLP6008 |
8.0 |
25.4 |
16.0 |
WLP6010 |
10.0 |
25.4 |
18.0 |
WLP6015 |
15.0 |
30.0 |
23.0 |
WLP6020 |
20.0 |
38.0 |
28.0 |
3. Quartz Wollaston Polarizer
Part No. |
Extinction Ratio |
Separation Angle(°) |
C.A.
fa(mm) |
O.D.
fd(mm) |
L ±0.1(mm) |
WLP8006 |
<5x10-5 |
2°-3°
2°@ 1064nm |
6.0 |
15.0 |
20.0 |
WLP8008 |
8.0 |
25.4 |
24.0 |
WLP8010 |
10.0 |
25.4 |
28.0 |
WLP8015 |
15.0 |
30.0 |
38.0 |
WLP8020 |
20.0 |
38.0 |
48.0 |
4. YVO4 Wollaston Polarizer
Part No. |
Extinction Ratio |
Separation Angle(°) |
C.A.
fa(mm) |
O.D.
fd(mm) |
L ±0.1(mm) |
WLP9006 |
<5x10-6 |
19.6°-23.3°
20°@ 1550nm |
6.0 |
15.0 |
14.0 |
WLP9008 |
8.0 |
25.4 |
16.0 |
WLP9010 |
10.0 |
25.4 |
16.0 |
WLP9015 |
15.0 |
30.0 |
20.0 |
WLP9020 |
20.0 |
38.0 |
25.8 |
Note: Kinds of sizes are available upon request