Where to Buy Waveplates
Waveplates are transparent plates with a defined amount of birefringence, used for modifying the polarization of light. Most common are quarter waveplates (λ / 4 plates) and half waveplates (λ / 2 plates). One may, for example, use a half waveplate for rotating a linear polarization state, or a quarter waveplate for producing circularly polarized light.
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![]() (4Lasers) Mokslininku str. 6B 08412 Vilnius Lithuania ISO 9001:2015 | ![]() Optogama provides crystalline quartz waveplates, achromatic (broadband) waveplates, and mid-infrared waveplates:
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![]() Your reliable partner for photonics innovations! Dvarcioniu St. 2B LT-10233 Vilnius Lithuania ISO 9001:2015 | ![]() We offer a wide choice of zero-order, multiple-order and low-order waveplates made from crystalline quartz. Also, we have dual-wavelength waveplates for Ti:sapphire, Yb:KGW/KYW and Nd:YAG lasers, and achromatic waveplates for tunable lasers. |
![]() Your problem is our challenge – flexibility is our standard! Artifex Engineering GmbH & Co KG Dortmunder Str. 16–18 26723 Emden Germany ISO 9001:2015 | ![]() Artifex Engineering offers a wide range of custom waveplates for many applications. Waveplates, also known as retardation plates, are birefringent optical elements. Our portfolio covers achromatic, low order, zero and true zero order and MID-IR waveplates. Mounts are available for our waveplates on request. For example, we can provide true zero order plates mounted on an annular glass frame. In this manner, a robust optic is available with the full optical properties of a true zero order waveplate. In addition to single components, we will gladly provide functional subunits according to your needs. For example, we can supply isolators comprising a quarter-waveplate and polarizing beamsplitter cube mounted together in a single drop-in unit. Visit our product page for more information on each waveplate. We look forward to your inquiry. |
![]() 101 East Gloucester Pike Barrington, NJ 08007 United States | ![]() Edmund Optics offers a variety of waveplates with crystalline or polymer materials, including multiple order, zero order, or achromatic waveplates. Polymer waveplates offer superior performance over a wider range of incidence angles. Multiple order waveplates are ideal for use with monochromatic light that deviates less than 1% of the waveplate’s design wavelength. Zero order retarders offer high performance over wider wavelength or temperature ranges. Achromatic waveplates offer the most constant performance over the widest wavelength or temperature ranges. See us at Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science in Tacoma, Washington, USA, Oct. 08–12 (booth 606)! |
![]() Bringing quality into focus 1130 Ten Rod Road Suite D102 North Kingstown Rhode Island 02852 United States ![]() Facebook LinkedIn Twitter YouTube E-mail: (See the company profile page for additional contact information.) ISO 9001:2015 | ![]() Knight Optical offers a range of stock and custom waveplates. Our stock catalogue consists of zero and low order quartz waveplates, achromatic waveplates, mica retarders, and plastic retarders. With our custom capabilities we are able to offer a wider variety including multiple order waveplates. |
![]() YOUR KEY to innovation and success Dieselstr. 5 85748 Garching (München) Germany | ![]() UltraFast Innovations (UFI) offers the AURORA, which is a phase retarder (quarter waveplate) with a four mirror grazing incidence reflection geometry for the extreme ultraviolet. It covers the range from 40 to 85 eV photon energy and reaches >25% transmittivity around 66 eV. A clear aperture of 3 mm allows the low divergent XUV from an HHG cell to pass through without clipping. See us at Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science in Tacoma, Washington, USA, Oct. 08–12 (booth 310)! |
![]() Lasers, Optics, Electronics. Made in Germany. Bertha-von-Suttner-Str. 5 37085 Göttingen Germany | ![]() ALPHALAS offers unique tunable and standard phase retardation plates (waveplates). A single UVIR type quarter-wave or half-wave plate can be adjusted to the desired phase retardation for an arbitrary wavelength from 150 nm (vacuum-UV) to 6500 nm (far infrared) and the FIR type waveplate from 1 μm to 21 μm. The bandwidth is up-to 200 nm. They replace hundreds of ordinary phase retardation plates required to cover these ultrawide spectral ranges. The tunable waveplates are by design zero-order and can be used for polarization control of broad-spectrum laser sources like femtosecond lasers and OPOs. Conventional zero-order, low-order and high-order waveplates for all standard wavelengths as well as customized designs and Fresnel rhombs are also available. Applications span from polarization measurement and control, polarimetry, laser research, spectroscopy up to nonlinear optics. |
![]() Hangzhou Shalom Electro-optics Technology Co., Ltd. A635, Boke Mansion No. 9 Xiyuan Road Xihu District, Hangzhou 310030 China ISO 9001:2015 | ![]() Shalom EO offers a variety of waveplates and retarders including true zero-order waveplates, zero-order waveplates, dual wavelength zero-order waveplates, low-order and achromatic waveplates and Fresnel rhombs. These waveplates are made from quartz or MgF2 crystals and are of excellent qualities with high damage threshold. Their structures can be varied for different requirements, e.g. to obtain epoxy cemented, air space or optically contacted designs. The retardation can be λ/4 or λ/2; both off-the-shelf and customized and mounted/coated modules are available. Fresnel rhombs provide uniform λ/4 or λ/2 retardance over a wider range of wavelengths than possible with birefringent waveplates. Please visit our website for more information. |
![]() 1100 US-22 North Plainfield, NJ 07060 United States ISO 9001:2015, ISO 13485:2016 | ![]() Avantier produces microwaveplates with extremely small dimensions, as small as 0.35 mm × 0.35 mm, with a tolerance of ±0.05 mm and a thickness of about 0.19 mm. For more information on our manufacturing limits or to request custom specifications, please contact us. |
![]() Your Custom Optics Expert 17 Brant Ave Suite 6 Clark, NJ 07066 United States ISO 9001:2015, ISO 13485:2016 | Shanghai Optics manufacturers micro-waveplates as small as 0.35 mm × 0.35 mm with tolerance of ±0.05 mm and thickness about 0.19 mm. Please contact us for manufacturing limit or custom specifications. |
![]() Dowlish Ford Ilminster TA19 0PF United Kingdom ISO 9001; AS9100C | ![]() From crystal growth, crystal orientation and cutting, to waveplate fabrication and coating, no other waveplate supplier has as much control over the fabrication stages as G&H. Our waveplates been used in the cutting edge of research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s NIF project to the most demanding of production environments in semiconductor metrology equipment. For all wavelength ranges, we orient, cut, and polish the optical crystals for waveplate production. Tight internal controls enable better retardation tolerances within and between production runs. Polishing, coating, assembly, and metrology complete the manufacturing process. |
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5733 Central Avenue Boulder, CO 80301 United States | advancedthinfilms.com E-mail: |
141 South Seventh Street Reading, Pennsylvania 19602 United States | |
![]() 1100 US-22 North Plainfield, NJ 07060 United States ISO 9001:2015, ISO 13485:2016 | ![]() Avantier produces microwaveplates with extremely small dimensions, as small as 0.35 mm × 0.35 mm, with a tolerance of ±0.05 mm and a thickness of about 0.19 mm. For more information on our manufacturing limits or to request custom specifications, please contact us. |
19 Eagle Road Danbury, CT 06810 United States | |
200 Dorado Place SE Albuquerque, NM 87123 United States | |
![]() 101 East Gloucester Pike Barrington, NJ 08007 United States | ![]() Edmund Optics offers a variety of waveplates with crystalline or polymer materials, including multiple order, zero order, or achromatic waveplates. Polymer waveplates offer superior performance over a wider range of incidence angles. Multiple order waveplates are ideal for use with monochromatic light that deviates less than 1% of the waveplate’s design wavelength. Zero order retarders offer high performance over wider wavelength or temperature ranges. Achromatic waveplates offer the most constant performance over the widest wavelength or temperature ranges. See us at Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science in Tacoma, Washington, USA, Oct. 08–12 (booth 606)! |
181 Legrand Avenue Northvale, NJ 07647 United States | www.inradoptics.com E-mail: |
4204 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago, IL 60618 United States | |
![]() Bringing quality into focus 1130 Ten Rod Road Suite D102 North Kingstown Rhode Island 02852 United States ![]() Facebook LinkedIn Twitter YouTube E-mail: (See the company profile page for additional contact information.) ISO 9001:2015 | ![]() Knight Optical offers a range of stock and custom waveplates. Our stock catalogue consists of zero and low order quartz waveplates, achromatic waveplates, mica retarders, and plastic retarders. With our custom capabilities we are able to offer a wider variety including multiple order waveplates. |
A division of Meller Optics, Inc. 120 Corliss Street Providence RI, 02904 United States | |
P. O. Box 1000 5964 Iris Pkwy Frederick, CO 80530 United States | www.meadowlark.com E-mail: |
120 Corliss Street Providence RI 02904 United States | |
645 Bashford Rd Raleigh, NC 27606 United States | |
6830 S. Dawson Circle Centennial, Colorado 80112 United States | www.rr-optics.com E-mail: |
P. O. Box 2032 Mountain View, CA 94042 United States | |
1410 Gail Borden Place, A3, El Paso, TX 79935 United States | |
![]() Your Custom Optics Expert 17 Brant Ave Suite 6 Clark, NJ 07066 United States ISO 9001:2015, ISO 13485:2016 | Shanghai Optics manufacturers micro-waveplates as small as 0.35 mm × 0.35 mm with tolerance of ±0.05 mm and thickness about 0.19 mm. Please contact us for manufacturing limit or custom specifications. |
200 Innovation Blvd. Suite 257 State College, PA16803 United States | |
315 Richard Mine Road Wharton, New Jersey 07885 United States | |
3600 S. Congress Avenue, Unit J Boynton Beach, FL 33426 United States | |
7826 Photonics Drive New Port Richey, FL 34655 United States | |
From America: | |
815 Carriere Blvd, suite 202 Gatineau, QC, J*Y6T4 Canada | alliedscientificpro.com E-mail: |
Units 11–12A The Isle of Man Freeport Ballasalla Isle of Man, IM9 2AP | mpo.im E-mail: |
40–1110 Finch Avenue West Suite 1172 Toronto, ON M3J 2T2 Canada | |
Outside America: | |
Savanoriu Ave. 235 Vilnius 02300 Lithuania | 3photon.com E-mail: |
Assar-Gabrielsson-Straße 1 63128 Dietzenbach Germany | |
21 Bukit Batok Cescent #20–83 WCEGA Tower Singapore 658065 | |
![]() Lasers, Optics, Electronics. Made in Germany. Bertha-von-Suttner-Str. 5 37085 Göttingen Germany | ![]() ALPHALAS offers unique tunable and standard phase retardation plates (waveplates). A single UVIR type quarter-wave or half-wave plate can be adjusted to the desired phase retardation for an arbitrary wavelength from 150 nm (vacuum-UV) to 6500 nm (far infrared) and the FIR type waveplate from 1 μm to 21 μm. The bandwidth is up-to 200 nm. They replace hundreds of ordinary phase retardation plates required to cover these ultrawide spectral ranges. The tunable waveplates are by design zero-order and can be used for polarization control of broad-spectrum laser sources like femtosecond lasers and OPOs. Conventional zero-order, low-order and high-order waveplates for all standard wavelengths as well as customized designs and Fresnel rhombs are also available. Applications span from polarization measurement and control, polarimetry, laser research, spectroscopy up to nonlinear optics. |
Mokslininku St. 6A 08412 Vilnius Lithuania | www.altechna.com E-mail: |
![]() Your problem is our challenge – flexibility is our standard! Artifex Engineering GmbH & Co KG Dortmunder Str. 16–18 26723 Emden Germany ISO 9001:2015 | ![]() Artifex Engineering offers a wide range of custom waveplates for many applications. Waveplates, also known as retardation plates, are birefringent optical elements. Our portfolio covers achromatic, low order, zero and true zero order and MID-IR waveplates. Mounts are available for our waveplates on request. For example, we can provide true zero order plates mounted on an annular glass frame. In this manner, a robust optic is available with the full optical properties of a true zero order waveplate. In addition to single components, we will gladly provide functional subunits according to your needs. For example, we can supply isolators comprising a quarter-waveplate and polarizing beamsplitter cube mounted together in a single drop-in unit. Visit our product page for more information on each waveplate. We look forward to your inquiry. |
Bernhard Halle Nachfolger GmbH Hubertusstraße 10 12163 Berlin Germany | |
19–505 (HuiHeng Bldg), No. 200 LaoHuTai Road Shanghai 200072 China | www.bbotech.com E-mail: |
Building No. 9, Zone F 89 Ruanjian Avenue Fuzhou, Fujian 350003 China | |
4F West, Taijiang Yuan 20th Building JinShan Avenue 618 Fuzhou 350002, Fujian China | |
Photon House Station Road Linton, Cambridge CB21 4NW United Kingdom | www.comaroptics.com E-mail: |
Building No. 1, Road Wuyibei Gulou District, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001 China | www.coptronics.com E-mail: |
Building 7, No. 218 Xiaowei Avenue, Xuanwu Nanjing 210014 China | |
Bldg. 2, No 2 Yangqi Branch Rd. Wanwushe Smart Industrial Park Fuzhou Fujian 350007 China | |
No. 5–14 FuMin, Yutanwei Huangjiang, Dongguan Guangdong, 523750 China | www.crysmit.com E-mail: |
Electronic Information Industrial Park Xianshan East Road Chengyang District Qingdao, 266107 China | |
![]() Your reliable partner for photonics innovations! Dvarcioniu St. 2B LT-10233 Vilnius Lithuania ISO 9001:2015 | ![]() We offer a wide choice of zero-order, multiple-order and low-order waveplates made from crystalline quartz. Also, we have dual-wavelength waveplates for Ti:sapphire, Yb:KGW/KYW and Nd:YAG lasers, and achromatic waveplates for tunable lasers. |
3 Allied Business Centre Coldharbour Lane Harpenden AL5 4UT United Kingdom | |
11, rue Louise Bourgeois 94260 Fresnes France | |
No. 8, the 7th Road Phase II of Minhou Tieling Industrial District Fuzhou, Fujian 350100 China | |
The 4th Floor,Jinrong Building No. 95, TaiYu Road, Cangshan District Fuzhou, 350008, Fujian China | |
Fuzhou Caston Optronics Co., Ltd. 71 Fuguang Road Fuzhou Fujian 350014 China | |
6 Yangqi Branch 8 Jinshan Fuwan Park, Fuzhou Fujian 350008 China | |
Building 20, Taijiang Park Juyuanzhou Industrial Park Cangshan District Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China | www.100optics.com E-mail: |
![]() Dowlish Ford Ilminster TA19 0PF United Kingdom ISO 9001; AS9100C | ![]() From crystal growth, crystal orientation and cutting, to waveplate fabrication and coating, no other waveplate supplier has as much control over the fabrication stages as G&H. Our waveplates been used in the cutting edge of research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s NIF project to the most demanding of production environments in semiconductor metrology equipment. For all wavelength ranges, we orient, cut, and polish the optical crystals for waveplate production. Tight internal controls enable better retardation tolerances within and between production runs. Polishing, coating, assembly, and metrology complete the manufacturing process. |
Mühlenstraße 30 07745 Jena Germany | |
No. 1–1 Nan Bian Rd. Minhou Economic & Technology Development Zone Fuzhou Fujian 350100 China | www.hi-tronics.com E-mail: |
B.7, HMT Rd, Industrial Estate P.O., Kalamassery, Kochi Kerala 683503 India | |
Svyturio g. 4–1 10210 Vilnius Lithuania | |
158 Haitong Road Shanghai 200001 China | |
Add. No. 28, Wantang Road Xihu District, Hangzhou City, 310013 China | |
Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 15 82140 Olching Germany | www.lasercomponents.com E-mail: |
Ernst-Abbe-Weg 1 99441 Mellingen Germany | www.layertec.de E-mail: |
Tunavägen 281 781 73 Borlänge Sweden | www.lc-tec.se E-mail: |
18 Repton Court Repton Close Basildon, Essex, SS13 1LN United Kingdom | www.leysop.com E-mail: |
3F, No.4 Building Cangshan Industrial Zone, Cangshan District Fuzhou 350007 China | |
Sichuan MetalMiracle Industry Corp. Huangtianba, Chengdu, Sichuan China | www.loyalaser.com E-mail: |
Bertha-von-Suttner Strasse 5 37085 Göttingen Germany | |
ul Gazovskaya, 11, Suite. 72 603065, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation | www.miracrys.com E-mail: |
398 Pugang St. Jiangning Nanjing 211102 China | |
Building 3, Qunsheng Baimajun Pudong Rd 10, Taijiang, Fuzhou China | www.mokoptics.com E-mail: |
In den Niederwiesen 4a 76744 Wörth am Rhein Germany | www.nortus-optronic.com E-mail: |
![]() (4Lasers) Mokslininku str. 6B 08412 Vilnius Lithuania ISO 9001:2015 | ![]() Optogama provides crystalline quartz waveplates, achromatic (broadband) waveplates, and mid-infrared waveplates:
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B2, 199 Western Rd High-Tech District Western Zone Chengdu, Sichuan 611731 China | www.orient-ir.com E-mail: |
Sarre Business Centre Canterbury Road Sarre, Birchington, Kent United Kingdom | www.phoenixphotonics.com E-mail: |
No. 138, WuSi Road Fuzhou 350003 China | |
15 Binzhou Road Jinshan Industrial Park Fuzhou China | www.photonchinaa.com E-mail: |
HaTidhar 5 Ra`anana 4366507 Israel | |
Qioptiq Photonics GmbH & Co KG Hans-Riedl-Str. 9 85622 Feldkirchen Germany | |
1st Floor, Bldg 24#, Jinshan Fuwan Industrial Park No.869, Pan Yu Road Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 China | |
![]() Hangzhou Shalom Electro-optics Technology Co., Ltd. A635, Boke Mansion No. 9 Xiyuan Road Xihu District, Hangzhou 310030 China ISO 9001:2015 | ![]() Shalom EO offers a variety of waveplates and retarders including true zero-order waveplates, zero-order waveplates, dual wavelength zero-order waveplates, low-order and achromatic waveplates and Fresnel rhombs. These waveplates are made from quartz or MgF2 crystals and are of excellent qualities with high damage threshold. Their structures can be varied for different requirements, e.g. to obtain epoxy cemented, air space or optically contacted designs. The retardation can be λ/4 or λ/2; both off-the-shelf and customized and mounted/coated modules are available. Fresnel rhombs provide uniform λ/4 or λ/2 retardance over a wider range of wavelengths than possible with birefringent waveplates. Please visit our website for more information. |
Heinrich-Hertz-Str. 11 41516 Grevenbroich Germany | |
Sobieskiego 49 05–410 Józefów Poland | |
No. 23, 3F Building 7 Rongcheng Park 10 South Road Jinrong Cangshan, Fujian China | |
P. O. Box 377 03012 Vilnius Lithuania | |
No. 1567 Liu Ying Lu Kuan Cheng District Chang Chun China | |
Bldg. 32 West, Juyuanzhou Industrial Park, 618 Jinshan street Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002 China | |
Tianjin Tengteng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. No. 85, Xihu Road Nankai District, Tianjin City China | www.oplentics-optics.com/en E-mail: |
6–18–14 Nishi-kasai, Edogawa-ku Tokyo 134–0088 Japan | |
Nieder-Ramstädter-Str. 247 64285 Darmstadt Germany | www.topag.de E-mail: |
Unit 2 Caxton Place Caxton Way Stevenage, Herts SG1 2UG United Kingdom | |
No. 758, Qi'an Road Fuwan Industrial District Fuzhou, Fujian, 350014 China | en.u-photonics.com E-mail: |
![]() YOUR KEY to innovation and success Dieselstr. 5 85748 Garching (München) Germany | ![]() UltraFast Innovations (UFI) offers the AURORA, which is a phase retarder (quarter waveplate) with a four mirror grazing incidence reflection geometry for the extreme ultraviolet. It covers the range from 40 to 85 eV photon energy and reaches >25% transmittivity around 66 eV. A clear aperture of 3 mm allows the low divergent XUV from an HHG cell to pass through without clipping. See us at Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science in Tacoma, Washington, USA, Oct. 08–12 (booth 310)! |
Vision Lasertechnik für Forschung und Industrie GmbH Lügensteinweg 27 30890 Göxe Germany | |
Wavelength Opto-Electronic (S) Pte Ltd BLK 2 Bukit Batok St. 24, #06–01/03/09 Skytech Building Singapore 659480 | |
Room 608, Building A Yitian Silicon New Town, New High Technology Zone Changchun 130012 China | |
UAB Altechna R&D Mokslininku St. 6A 08412 Vilnius Lithuania | wophotonics.com E-mail: |
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