Apophyllite waveplates

Nathan Hagen; Kentaro Yoshida; Yuejin Shan; Yukitoshi Otani

doi:10.1364/AO.463809

Applied Optics
Vol. 61,
Issue 22,
pp. 6518-6526
(2022)
•https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.463809

Apophyllite waveplates

Nathan Hagen, Kentaro Yoshida, Yuejin Shan, and Yukitoshi Otani

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Nathan Hagen, Kentaro Yoshida, Yuejin Shan, and Yukitoshi Otani, "Apophyllite waveplates," Appl. Opt. 61, 6518-6526 (2022)

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Abstract

We investigate the polarization characteristics of apophyllite crystals in an attempt to evaluate their potential use for achromatic waveplates. Among the 50 plates that we extracted and polished from natural apophyllite crystals, a few show the sought-for characteristic of birefringence that increases linearly with the wavelength. However, we also find that the crystals among our samples exhibit a sectored structure in their polarization properties, as well as an undesirable degree of spatial nonuniformity.

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Name	Description
Supplement 1	Polarization images of additional apophyllite waveplate samples.
Visualization 1	Cleaving a thin slab from a piece of raw apophyllite crystal.
Visualization 2	View of an apophyllite waveplate sample, transilluminated with circularly polarized white light, and analyzed with a slowly rotating linear polarizer.

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	Gifu	Pune #1	Pune #2	F-Apo Thy
O	51.1	51.1	51.0	56.5
Si	23.3	23.4	23.4	22.0
Ca	17.8	18.2	18.1	15.7
K	4.18	4.13	4.16	3.84
C	1.82	1.78	1.75	0
F	1.70	1.18	1.31	1.86
Al	0.057	0.122	0.114	0
Na	0.041	0.074	0.097	0
H	0	0	0	1.59
	99.998	99.986	99.931	100

Source	$M_{1}$	$M_{2}$	$M_{3}$
Source	$δ_{r a n g e}$	$λ_{m i n} - λ_{m a x} : Λ$	$λ_{m i n} - λ_{m a x} : Λ$
Apo 4-1	${17.0}^{\circ}$	412–633: 221	412–511: 99
Apo 5-5	${12.7}^{\circ}$	412–696: 284	418–562: 144
Apo 8-3	${7.6}^{\circ}$	412–800: 388	478–634: 156
Apo 8-4	${28.4}^{\circ}$	652–800: 148	746–799: 53
Kraemer 5a	${9.4}^{\circ}$	408–800: 392	542–788: 246
Kraemer 10a	${10.2}^{\circ}$	410–780: 370	488–639: 151
Kraemer 10b	${8.9}^{\circ}$	400–800: 400	495–654: 159
Kraemer 10c	${0.8}^{\circ}$	400–800: 400	400–800: 400
Meadowlark SA	${12.1}^{\circ}$	420–702: 282	683–800: 117
Newport 10RP54-1B	${14.2}^{\circ}$	400–726: 326	436–579: 143
Newport ACHRO14W-S	${11.2}^{\circ}$	400–755: 355	469–608: 139
Thorlabs AQWP05M-600	${27.0}^{\circ}$	466–773: 307	523–647: 124
Thorlabs SAQWP05M-700	${4.5}^{\circ}$	400–800: 400	620–800: 180

	Gifu	Pune #1	Pune #2	F-Apo Thy
O	51.1	51.1	51.0	56.5
Si	23.3	23.4	23.4	22.0
Ca	17.8	18.2	18.1	15.7
K	4.18	4.13	4.16	3.84
C	1.82	1.78	1.75	0
F	1.70	1.18	1.31	1.86
Al	0.057	0.122	0.114	0
Na	0.041	0.074	0.097	0
H	0	0	0	1.59
	99.998	99.986	99.931	100

Source	$M_{1}$	$M_{2}$	$M_{3}$
Source	$δ_{r a n g e}$	$λ_{m i n} - λ_{m a x} : Λ$	$λ_{m i n} - λ_{m a x} : Λ$
Apo 4-1	${17.0}^{\circ}$	412–633: 221	412–511: 99
Apo 5-5	${12.7}^{\circ}$	412–696: 284	418–562: 144
Apo 8-3	${7.6}^{\circ}$	412–800: 388	478–634: 156
Apo 8-4	${28.4}^{\circ}$	652–800: 148	746–799: 53
Kraemer 5a	${9.4}^{\circ}$	408–800: 392	542–788: 246
Kraemer 10a	${10.2}^{\circ}$	410–780: 370	488–639: 151
Kraemer 10b	${8.9}^{\circ}$	400–800: 400	495–654: 159
Kraemer 10c	${0.8}^{\circ}$	400–800: 400	400–800: 400
Meadowlark SA	${12.1}^{\circ}$	420–702: 282	683–800: 117
Newport 10RP54-1B	${14.2}^{\circ}$	400–726: 326	436–579: 143
Newport ACHRO14W-S	${11.2}^{\circ}$	400–755: 355	469–608: 139
Thorlabs AQWP05M-600	${27.0}^{\circ}$	466–773: 307	523–647: 124
Thorlabs SAQWP05M-700	${4.5}^{\circ}$	400–800: 400	620–800: 180

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