Imagine a grating but with dispersion that is 50x higher

Welcome to our catalog VIPA page.  VIPAs are at the core of many of our spectrometers.  See our custom VIPA page for detailed information about VIPA's and our VIPA Designer and the VIPA Designer User's Guide for a lot of helpful design information

  • Material: Fused Silica
  • Substrate Wedge: <0.05 arc seconds
  • Clear aperture: 90% of outside dimensions
  • Surface quality: 10/5 or better
  • Matched surface figure: λ/200 rms
  • Dimensions: 22mm x 24mm including a 3mm input window
  • Thickness: see table

0.5/cm VIPAs

1/cm VIPAs

2/cm VIPAs

Standard VIPA Mount

Calcium Fluoride Infrared VIPAs

Contact us anytime for custom items - that's what we do

VIRTUALLY IMAGED PHASE ARRAYS
0.5/CM (15GHZ) VIRTUALLY IMAGED PHASE ARRAYS

VIPA .5/cm (15GHz) , 415nm to 500nm

Part Number: OP-6721-6743-1
Details: .5/cm (15GHz) , 415nm to 500nm, minimum finesse 31

VIPA .5/cm (15GHz) , 500nm to 600nm

Part Number: OP-6721-6743-2
Details: .5/cm (15GHz) , 500nm to 600nm, minimum finesse 37

VIPA .5/cm (15GHz) , 600nm to 725nm

Part Number: OP-6721-6743-3
Details: .5/cm (15GHz) , 600nm to 725nm, minimum finesse 44

VIPA .5/cm (15GHz) , 680nm to 800nm

Part Number: OP-6721-6743-9
Details: .5/cm (15GHz) , 680nm to 800nm, minimum finesse 50

VIPA .5/cm (15GHz) , 725nm to 875nm

Part Number: OP-6721-6743-4
Details: .5/cm (15GHz) , 725nm to 875nm, minimum finesse 51

VIPA .5cm (15GHz) , 875nm to 1050nm

Part Number: OP-6721-6743-5
Details: .5/cm (15GHz) , 875nm to 1050nm, minimum finesse 59

VIPA .5/cm (15GHz) , 1050nm to 1260nm

Part Number: OP-6721-6743-6
Details: .5/cm (15GHz) , 1050nm to 1260nm, minimum finesse 67

VIPA .5/cm (15GHz) , 1260nm to 1500nm

Part Number: OP-6721-6743-7
Details: .5/cm (15GHz) , 1260nm to 1500nm, minimum finesse 74

VIPA .5/cm (15GHz) , 1500nm to 1700nm

Part Number: OP-6721-6743-8
Details: .5/cm (15GHz) , 1500nm to 1700nm, minimum finesse 82

1/CM (30GHZ) VIRTUALLY IMAGED PHASE ARRAYS

VIPA 1/cm (30GHz) , 415nm to 500nm

Part Number: OP-6721-3371-1
Details: 1/cm (30GHz) , 415nm to 500nm, minimum finesse 31

VIPA 1/cm (30GHz) , 500nm to 600nm

Part Number: OP-6721-3371-2
Details: 1/cm (30GHz) , 500nm to 600nm, minimum finesse 37

VIPA 1/cm (30GHz) , 600nm to 725nm

Part Number: OP-6721-3371-3
Details: 1/cm (30GHz) , 600nm to 725nm, minimum finesse 44

VIPA 1/cm (30GHz) , 680nm to 800nm

Part Number: OP-6721-3371-9
Details: 1/cm (30GHz) , 680nm to 800nm, minimum finesse 50

VIPA 1/cm (30GHz) , 725nm to 875nm

Part Number: OP-6721-3371-4
Details: 1/cm (30GHz) , 725nm to 875nm, minimum finesse 51

VIPA 1/cm (30GHz) , 875nm to 1050nm

Part Number: OP-6721-3371-5
Details: 1/cm (30GHz) , 875nm to 1050nm, minimum finesse 59

VIPA 1/cm (30GHz) , 1050nm to 1260nm

Part Number: OP-6721-3371-6
Details: 1/cm (30GHz) , 1050nm to 1260nm, minimum finesse 67

VIPA 1/cm (30GHz) , 1260nm to 1500nm

Part Number: OP-6721-3371-7
Details: 1/cm (30GHz) , 1260nm to 1500nm, minimum finesse 74

VIPA 1/cm (30GHz) , 1500nm to 1700nm

Part Number: OP-6721-3371-8
Details: 1/cm (30GHz) , 1500nm to 1700nm, minimum finesse 82

2/CM (60GHZ) VIRTUALLY IMAGED PHASE ARRAY

VIPA 2/cm (60GHz) , 415nm to 500nm

Part Number: OP-6721-1686-1
Details: 2/cm (60GHz) , 415nm to 500nm, minimum finesse 31

VIPA 2/cm (60GHz) , 500nm to 600nm

Part Number: OP-6721-1686-2
Details: 2/cm (60GHz) , 500nm to 600nm, minimum finesse 37

VIPA 2/cm (60GHz) , 600nm to 725nm

Part Number: OP-6721-1686-3
Details: 2/cm (60GHz) , 600nm to 725nm, minimum finesse 44

VIPA 2/cm (60GHz) , 680nm to 800nm

Part Number: OP-6721-1686-9
Details: 2/cm (60GHz) , 680nmto 800nm, minimum finesse 50

VIPA 2/cm (60GHz) , 725nm to 875nm

Part Number: OP-6721-1686-4
Details: 2/cm (60GHz) , 725nm to 875nm, minimum finesse 51

VIPA 2/cm (60GHz) , 875nm to 1050nm

Part Number: OP-6721-1686-5
Details: 2/cm (60GHz) , 875nm to 1050nm, minimum finesse 59

VIPA 2/cm (60GHz) , 1050nm to 1260nm

Part Number: OP-6721-1686-6
Details: 2/cm (60GHz) , 1050nm to 1260nm, minimum finesse 67

VIPA 2/cm (60GHz) , 1260nm to 1500nm

Part Number: OP-6721-1686-7
Details: 2/cm (60GHz) , 1260nm to 1500nm, minimum finesse 74

VIPA 2/cm (60GHz) , 1500nm to 1700nm

Part Number: OP-6721-1686-8
Details: 2/cm (60GHz) , 1500nm to 1700nm, minimum finesse 82

VIRTUALLY IMAGED PHASE ARRAY MOUNTING

Standard VIPA Etalon Mounting

Part Number: OP-7343
Details: VIPA is cemented to a protective mount that enables mounting in a standard 2" diameter optic holder

CALCIUM FLUORIDE VIPAS

Calcium Fluoride VIPA

Part Number: OP-7553-thickness-wavelength
Details: Solid Calcium Fluoride VIPAs can be used throughout the visible and infrared region.  Thickness and wavelength range are based on customer requirements.  Contact LightMachinery to discuss, sample drawing is shown.

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VIPAs

A VIPA is a special type of Fabry-Perot etalon with three distinct coatings.  Learn more about them.

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