Rochon Polarizer

A Rochon polarizer separates incident beams into ordinary and extraordinary like some other polarizers; however the p-polarization is transmitted straight through while the s-polarization is transmitted with a deviation angle.

Material a-BBO or Quartz
Wavelength Range a-BBO: 190-3500nm, Calcite: 350-2300 nm
Diameter Tolerance ±0.10 mm
Parallelism <1 arc Min
Surface Quality 20/10
Beam Deviation < 3 arc minutes
Wavefront Distortion λ/4@632.8nm
Damage Threshold >500 MW/cm2
Coating MgF2
Mount Black anodized aluminum