Polarizer | Damage Threshold | Interface | Transmission | Part # | Material | Wavelength | Extinction Ratio | Angular Field(°) |
High Power 500MW/cm2(with escape windows) | Air-space | Medium | PGL7*** | Calcite | 350-2300nm | <5*10-5 | >7.7 | |
PGL6*** | α-BBO | 190-3500nm | <5*10-6 | >6.0 | ||||
PGL8*** | YVO4 | 500-4000nm | <5*10-6 | >6.5 | ||||
Low to Medium 200MW/cm2( without escape windows) | Air-space | Medium | PGT7*** | Calcite | 350-2300nm | <5*10-5 | >7.7 | |
PGT6*** | α-BBO | 190-3500nm | <5*10-6 | >6.0 | ||||
PGT8*** | YVO4 | 500-4000nm | <5*10-6
| >6.5 | ||||
High Power 500MW/cm2( with escape windows) | Air-space | High | PGH7*** | Calcite | 350-2300nm | <5*10-5 | >7.7 | |
PGH8*** | YVO4 | 500-4000nm | <5*10-6
| >6.0 | ||||
Low Power 100MW/cm2 | Cemented | Medium | PGM71** | Calcite | 350-2300nm | <5*10-5 | 14-16 | |
PGM72** | Calcite | 350-2300nm | <5*10-5 | 25-28 | ||||
PGM6*** | α-BBO | 220-900nm | <5*10-6
| >15 | ||||
Low to Medium 150MW/cm2 | Cemented | Medium | PGB7*** | Calcite | 350-2300nm | <5*10-5 | 14-16 | |
Medium Power 200MW/cm2 | Optical Contact | High | PWS6*** | α-BBO | 190-3500nm | <5*10-6 | 15-27 | |
PWS9*** | Quartz | 200-2300nm | <5*10-5 | 2-3 | ||||
Low Power 100MW/cm2 | Cemented | High | PWS7*** | Calcite | 350-2300nm | <5*10-5 | 16.7-22.5 | |
PWS8*** | YVO4 | 500-4000nm | <5*10-6
| 19.6-23.3 | ||||
Low Power 100MW/cm2 | Cemented | High | PRH8*** | YVO4 | 500-4000nm | <5*10-6
| 1-2 | |
Medium Power 200MW/cm2 | Optical Contact | High | PRH6*** | α-BBO | 190-3500nm | <5*10-6
| 8-14 | |
PRH9*** | Quartz | 200-2300nm | <5*10-5 | 1-2 | ||||
PRH5*** | MgF2 | 120-8500nm | <1*10-4
| 1-2 | ||||
THIN FILM POLARIZER---Brewster Angle | ||||||||
45° | ||||||||
Brewster angle |