Polarizer Selection Guide

Why Choose Meadowlark Polarizers?

Wide Range of Options – This selection chart provides an at-a-glance view of our standard polarizers broken down into Circular, Linear and Beam splitting categories.

Broad Wavelength Capabilities – Our standard polarizers are designed for use in the 220-nm to 6-micron range (with custom options up to 15 microns.)

High Quality and Precision – Meadowlark Optics is proud to continue providing our customers with industry-leading specifications including excellent surface quality, high extinction ratio, low transmitted wavefront distortion, and more.

Custom Solutions – Prism clusters, attached retarders, odd shapes and sizes – while we are delighted to provide you one of our standard components or systems, we are just as happy to customize a solution that more exactly fits your needs.

Mounting
Size
Wavelength Range (nm)
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Component
Mount
Size
Wavelength
*TWD
Contrast Ratio
Acceptance Angle
Beam Deviation
Lead Time
Mounted
Unmounted
0.500 in. (12.70 mm)
1.000 in. (25.40 mm)
2.000 in. (50.80 mm)
3.000 in. (76.2 mm)
4.000 in. (101.60 mm)
1000-2000
325-2700
450-1000
≤5λ
Please inquire
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1 - 2 Days
Unmounted
0.500 x 0.500 x 0.500 in. (12.70 x 12.70 x 12.70 mm)
1.000 x 1.000 x 1.000 in. (25.40 x 25.40 x 25.40 mm)
Specify λ 400-1600 in Checkout
Please inquire
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2 weeks
Unmounted
0.520 x 0.520 x 0.500 in. (13.21 x 13.21 x 12.70 mm)
1.000 x 1.000 x 1.000 in. (25.40 x 25.40 x 25.40 mm)
1.020 x 1.020 x 1.000 in. (25.91 x 25.91 x 25.91 mm)
2.020 x 2.020 x 2.000 in. (51.31 x 51.31 x 50.80 mm)
1000-2000
420-2600
450-1100
Please inquire
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Please inquire
2 weeks
Unmounted
0.500 x 0.500 x 0.500 in. (12.70 x 12.70 x 12.70 mm)
1.000 x 1.000 x 1.000 in. (25.40 x 25.40 x 25.40 mm)
1200-1600
440-680
650-1000
900-1400
Please inquire
≥ 500:1 (Average)
Please inquire
≤ 3 arc-min
2 weeks
Unmounted
1.000 x 1.000 x 1.000 in. (25.40 x 25.40 x 25.40 mm)
400-700
≦λ/3 (Typical @ 633 nm)
Please inquire
Up to ±25°
≤ 5 arc-min
1 - 2 Days
Mounted
0.500 in. (12.70 mm)
1.000 in. (25.40 mm)
1.500 in (38.10 mm)
2.000 in. (50.80 mm)
300-2700
≤ 3.5λ per inch (P‐V @ 633 nm)
Please inquire
±40°
Please inquire
1-2 Weeks
Mounted
Unmounted
0.500 in. (12.70 mm)
1.000 in. (25.40 mm)
2.000 in. (50.80 mm)
300-450
1200-1700
400-700
650-790
650-950
900-1250
≤ λ/2
≤ λ/5
Please inquire
Please inquire
≤ 1arc‐min
≤ 2 arc‐min
1 - 2 Days
Mounted
0.620 in. (15.74 mm)
0.748 in. (18.99 mm)
0.873 in (22.17 mm)
320-2300
1000-1500
400-700
650-1000
Please inquire
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Please inquire
4 Weeks
Mounted
Unmounted
0.500 in. (12.70 mm)
1.000 in. (25.40 mm)
2.000 in. (50.80 mm)
1064
1550
532
632.8
670
780
850
Specify λ 400-1600 in Checkout
≤ λ/2
≤ λ/5
Design Dependent
Please inquire
Please inquire
≤ 1 arc‐min
≤ 2 arc-min
Design Dependent
1 - 2 Days
Mounted
Unmounted
0.500 in. (12.70 mm)
1.000 in. (25.40 mm)
2000-5000
362-403
600-1500
850-2000
≤ 1λ per Ø10 mm
Design Dependent
>1000:1
>10000:1
>100000:1
Please inquire
≤ 10 arc-min
≤ 5 arc-min
6-7 weeks
Unmounted
0.500 x 0.500 x 0.500 in. (12.70 x 12.70 x 12.70 mm)
1.000 x 1.000 x 1.000 in. (25.40 x 25.40 x 25.40 mm)
1064
1550
370
532
632.8
780
850
Specify λ 400-1600 in Checkout
Please inquire
Please inquire
Please inquire
Please inquire
4 Weeks
Mounted
0.500 in. (12.70 mm)
1.000 in. (25.40 mm)
Specify Custom Range 630 to 1580 nm
≤ λ/4
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7 weeks
Mounted
Unmounted
0.500 in. (12.70 mm)
1.000 in. (25.40 mm)
2.000 in. (50.80 mm)
3.000 in. (76.20 mm)
245 –285
≤λ/2 (PV)
Please inquire
0˚±6
≤ 5 arc-min
1 - 2 Days
Mounted
Unmounted
1.000 in. (25.40 mm)
2.000 in. (50.80 mm)
3.000 in. (76.2 mm)
3000-6000
Please inquire
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Please inquire
Please inquire
1 - 2 Days

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