Buying Birefringent Tuners

Birefringent tuners are optical devices primarily used for wavelength tuning of lasers. Available in single-plate and multi-plate designs, they offer precise control over the laser's output wavelength, with multi-plate designs providing narrower filter bandwidths.
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Suppliers for Birefringent Tuners
4 suppliers for birefringent tuners are listed in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide. Both manufacturers and distributors can be registered.
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![]() Lasers, Optics, Electronics. Made in Germany. ALPHALAS GmbHBertha-von-Suttner-Str. 5 37085 Göttingen Germany | ![]() Birefringent tuners (Lyot filters) for wavelength tuning of lasers are made of crystal quartz or MgF2. Their optical axis can be parallel to the surface plane or at customized angle. Standard thicknesses ranging from 0.5 mm to 10 mm and diameter of 25.4 mm (1 inch) are available from stock. Transmission ranges: 200 nm … 2700 nm for crystal quartz and 150 nm … 6000 nm made of MgF2. ALPHALAS offers both uncoated and AR-coated birefringent tuners. These can be used at Brewster angle Lyot filter configuration (no Fresnel reflection losses), or in a customer-specific design. |
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CASIX Inc. China | |
JG International China | |
Newlight Photonics Inc. Canada |