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SR50 Rotation Stage User's Manual

The SR50CC Compact Rotation Stage is designed to rotate optical components up to 1 inch diameter, such as polarizers, wave plates, or wedges.

Manual

PR50 Rotation Stage User's Manual

The PR50 Series low profile rotation stages are designed to rotate up to 1 in. diameter optical components, such as polarizers, wave plates, or wedges.

Application Notes

Computer Controlled Variable Attenuator for Tunable Lasers

This application note describes a closed loop, computer controlled, variable attenuator for the control of output power from a tunable laser. It is based on the combination of a 1/2 …

Application Notes

Variable Attenuator for Lasers

This application note details a simple and cost effective solution for the continuous attenuation of laser output power. The attenuator kit described is based on a half waveplate and …

Selection Guides

Polarization Optic Guide

Selecting the proper polarization optic for your application requires making a number of choices. A few of the many considerations include: polarization function, extinction ratio, …

Application Notes

Polarization and Polarization Control

Precise control of polarization behavior is necessary to obtain optimal performance from your optical components and systems. Characteristics such as reflectivity, insertion loss, and …

Tutorials

Introduction to Waveplates

The interaction of light with the atoms or molecules of a material is wavelength dependent. A consequence of this dependence is the resonant interactions related to material dispersion. …

Application Notes

Polarization Control and Measurement for Optical Fibers

Polarization in optical fiber has been extensively studied and a variety of methods are available to either minimize or exploit the phenomenon. In this note, basic principles and technical …

Tutorials

Polarization in Fiber Optics

A beam of light can be thought of as being composed of two orthogonal electrical vector field components that vary in amplitude and frequency. Polarized light occurs when these two …

Application Notes

Polarite Polarization Controllers

In fiber optic communication and sensing systems, many devices, such as interferometers and electro-optic modulators, are polarization sensitive. In order for these polarization sensitive …

Application Notes

Photoresponse Mapping of Photovoltaic Cells

The performance of a photovoltaic (PV) cell can be quantified by measuring its spectral response and I-V curve. From these measurements the parameters like external quantum efficiency …

Manual

5540 Berek Polarization Compensator User Manual

The Model 5540 Berek polarization compensator can convert the polarization of a collimated laser beam from any state to any other state with the flexibility and precision previously …

Selection Guides

Terahertz Optics Guide

Selecting the proper optic for a terahertz (THz) application is very important to the success of your project. Typically, terahertz wavelengths are defined as being in the 30 µm to …

Application Notes

Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering

Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering (CARS) was first reported in 1965 by Maker and Terhune as a method of spectroscopy for chemical analysis. CARS involve the interaction of four …

Technical Notes

Fiber Optics: Photonic Crystal Fibers (PCFs) - Technical Note

PCFs are generally divided into two main categories: Index Guiding Fibers that have a solid core, and Photonic Bandgap Fibers that have periodic microstructured elements and a core …

Tutorials

Photonic Crystal Fiber Basics

Photonic crystal fibers are generally divided into two main categories: Index Guiding Fibers that have a solid core, and Photonic Bandgap Fibers that have periodic microstructured elements …

Application Notes

Supercontinuum Generation in SCG-800

As a PCF based supercontinuum source, Newport offers the SCG-800. It is a pre-assembled device consisting of a polarization maintaining PCF designed for zero dispersion at 750 nm in …

Literature

Spectral Focusing Timing and Recombination Unit (SF-TRU) Datasheet

The SF-TRU facilitates a variety of single- and dual-beam, multiphoton imaging and ultrafast spectroscopy applications, such as single- and multi-color two-photon fluorescence, second …

Application Notes

Workstation for Laser Direct-Write Processing

Lasers exhibit a number of features that makes them unique sources of energy for several material processing methods. For example, they are indispensable tools for drilling, welding, …

Application Notes

Two-Photon Excited Fluorescence Microscopy

Several laser-scanning microscopy techniques have been developed in the last twenty years based on non-linear optical phenomena. This has led to a variety of powerful imaging tools, …