Polarizer Selection Guide

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Polarizer

Material

Light Path

Feature

Glan-Taylor Prism Polarizer
Calcite(350~2300nm)
α-BBO(190~3500nm)
YVO4 (500~4000nm)
Air-Spaced
Near Brewster Cutting
Not applicable for high Damage energy
Glan-Laser Prism Polarizer
Calcite(350~2300nm)
α-BBO (190~3500nm)
YVO4 (500~4000nm)
Air-Spaced
Near Brewster Cutting
With escape window
applicable for high Damage energy
Glan-Thompson Polarization Prism
Calcite(350~2300nm)
α-BBO(190~3500nm)
Cemented
Not applicable for
High Damage threshold
Wide acceptance angle
Brewster Polarizer
Calcite(350~2300nm)
YVO4(500~4000nm)
High Transmisson: Tp>98%
High Damage Threshold
Not need AR coating
 Wollaston Prism Polarizer
Calcite(350~2300nm)
Quartz(200~2300nm)
YVO4(500~4000nm)
Cemented or Optical contacted
Seperating O and E by a specified angle
 Rochon Prism Polarizer
Quartz(200~2300nm)
α-BBO(190~3500nm)
YVO4(500~4000nm)
Cemented or Optical contacted
Seperating O and E by a specified angle
Just O beam deflected
 Polarization Beamsplitter Cubes
K9(350~2000nm)
ZF2(400~2000nm)
Separate O and E by 90°
Non Polarization Beamsplitter
K9(350~2000nm)
Separate O and E equally