Rochon Polarizer

Rochon Prisms split an arbitrarily polarized input beam into two orthogonally polarized output beams. The ordinary ray remains on the same optical axis as the input beam, while the extraordinary ray deviates by an angle, which depends on the wavelength of the light and the material of the prism (see the Beam Deviation graphs in the table to the right). The output beams have a high polarization extinction ratio of >10 000:1 for the MgF2 prism and >100 000:1 for the a-BBO prism.


  • MgF2 GRP: Wavelength Range 130-7000nm
  • a-BBO GRP: Wavelength Range 190-3500nm
  • Quartz GRP: Wavelength Range 200-2300nm
  • YVO4 GRP: Wavelength Range 500-4000nm
  • Surface Quality: 20/10 Scratch/Dig
  • Beam Deviation: < 3 arc minutes
  • Wavefront Distortion: <λ/4@633nm
  • Damage Threshold: >200MW/cm2@1064nm, 20ns, 20Hz
  • Coating: P Coating or AR Coating
  • Mount: Black Anodized Aluminium
  • Product Detail

    Rochon Prisms split an arbitrarily polarized input beam into two orthogonally polarized output beams. The ordinary ray remains on the same optical axis as the input beam, while the extraordinary ray deviates by an angle, which depends on the wavelength of the light and the material of the prism (see the Beam Deviation graphs in the table to the right). The output beams have a high polarization extinction ratio of >10 000:1 for the MgF2 prism and >100 000:1 for the a-BBO prism.

    Feature:

    Separate Unpolarized Light into Two Orthogonally Polarized Outputs
    High Extinction Ratio for Each Output
    Wide Wavelength Range
    Low Power Application