Buying Birefringent Materials
Birefringent optical materials have a refractive index that depends on the polarization direction. They are used in polarizers, laser tuners, and various other optical devices where control over polarization is essential.
Making Good Purchase Decisions
RP Photonics helps to not only to find all relevant suppliers, but also to make good purchase decisions:
Learning Resources
With its comprehensive resources, RP Photonics helps you to well prepare purchase decisions:
- Encyclopedia article: birefringence
- Related articles: refraction, birefringent tuners, birefringent phase matching, polarization-maintaining fibers, Lyot filters
Aspects to Consider Before Buying
Some aspects to consider before buying birefringent materials: strength of birefringence, wavelength range, optical losses, power handling capacity, compatibility with other optical components, ease of integration, environmental resistance, application versatility.
For responsible purchase decisions, we recommend applying good practices.
Find Suppliers for Birefringent Materials
24 suppliers for birefringent materials are listed in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide, out of which 3 present their product descriptions. Both manufacturers and distributors can be registered.
| Suppliers with Advertising Package presenting their product descriptions | |
|---|---|
 A635, Boke Mansion No. 9 Xiyuan Road Xihu District, Hangzhou 310030 China |  Shalom EO offers various birefringent materials, including: MgF2 crystals, LiNbO3 and alpha-BBO crystals, quartz crystals, calcite crystals, and YVO4 crystals. The crystals exhibit excellent properties when used to make waveplates, Glan and Thompson polarizers, and other optical components. Crystal ingots, blanks, and polished and coated optical elements made of birefringent crystals are offered according to your request. Shalom EO also offers other optical crystal materials, including: nonlinear crystals, laser crystals, and electric-optical and acousto-optic crystals. |
 Your reliable partner for photonics innovations! EKSMA Optics, UABDvarcioniu St. 2B LT-10233 Vilnius Lithuania See us at SPIE Photonics West 2025 in San Francisco, January 25–30 (booth 657)! |  EKSMA Optics has various kinds of birefringent crystal materials including various nonlinear crystals, some of our laser crystals and Raman crystals and polarizing optics crystals. |
 Your problem is our challenge – flexibility is our standard! Artifex Engineering GmbH & Co KGDortmunder Str. 16–18 26723 Emden Germany |  We offer a wide range of polarizers and polarization optics for many different uses. Choosing the right polarization optic for your application can be a bewildering task, as we offer a wide range for many different uses. A brief tutorial is available on our website. Feel free to contact us for assistance. Our experienced staff is only too pleased to help you with the decision process. |
| Other Suppliers | |
|---|---|
| Bluebean Optical Tech Ltd. China | |
| CASIX Inc. China | |
| Crystran Limited United Kingdom | |
| Fuzhou Caston Optronics Co., Ltd. China | |
| Jinan Nanosecond Photoelectric Technology Co., Ltd. China | |
| Laserand, Inc. Canada | |
| Metalaser China | |
| Metrolux Germany | |
| Mountain Photonics GmbH Germany | |
| New Age Instruments & Materials India | |
| Newlight Photonics Inc. Canada | |
| OptoCity United States | |
| Photonchina China | |
| Polytec GmbH Germany | |
| Rayser Optronics, Inc. China | |
| RIVoptics Russian Federation | |
| Roditi International Corporation Ltd. United Kingdom | |
| Sinoceramics (USA), LLC United States | |
| Ultra Photonics China | |
| Voyawave Optics Ltd. China | |
| Hangzhou Yong Hee Photonics Co., Ltd. China | |
