Build to Order Concave Ruled Diffraction Gratings



Concave ruled gratings are usually blazed as a natural consequence of the ruling process. They operate with higher ƒ/numbers and usually offer higher diffraction efficiencies.

  • Designed for Rowland Circle Spectrographs
  • A variety of concave radius options
  • High dispersion and resolution


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Master Grating Options

Ruled concave gratings are listed in order of substrate radius, with the lowest blaze wavelength listed first. Blaze wavelengths listed are for the first-order Littrow configuration. The maximum ruled area is groove length x ruled width. Click on a Catalog Number below to view master grating efficiency curves. Use the request a quote to get a quote based on your requirements. For additional diffraction grating options and custom capabilities, please see the Features section.

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Features

Catalog Part Number System

All standard Richardson gratings have a part number according to the following format:

AA BBB CC DD - EEE x

  • AA indicates the type of grating (e.g., diced, plano, grism).
  • BBB indicates the size of the grating substrate.
  • CC indicates the substrate material
  • DD indicates the type of coating
  • EEE indicates the master grating groove parameters
  • x indicates the master grating type (e.g., ruled, holographic, echelle)

Please see Diffraction Grating Part Number System for additional information.

Grating Substrate Material Options

The standard substrate material for small and medium-sized gratings is specially annealed borosilicate crown glass. Low expansion material can be supplied on request. Float glass may be used for small, diced gratings. In addition, replicas may be furnished on metal substrates, such as copper or aluminum, for applications with extreme thermal conditions. The substrate material codes CC are given below:

Substrate Material Code CC Substrate Material
AL Aluminum
BF Borosilicate float or equivalent
BK BK-7 glass or equivalent
CU Copper
FL Float glass
FS Fused silica or equivalent
LE Low-expansion glass
SP Special glass (unspecified)
TB BK-7, transmission grade
TF Fused silica, transmission grade
UL Corning ULE® glass
ZD Schott Zerodur®

Diffraction Grating Coating Options

All reflection gratings include a standard aluminum (Al) reflectance coating (Coating Code "01"). Gratings can also be replicated in gold (Au), or overcoated with magnesium fluoride (MgF2) or silver (Ag), to enhance reflectivity in certain spectral regions. The coating material codes DD are shown below:

Coating Code DD Coating Material Application
01 Aluminum (Al) General purpose applications.
02 Gold (Au) Offers higher reflectivity in the infrared.
03 Magnesium Fluoride (MgF2) Used to prevent oxidation of aluminum (Al) coatings, which helps maintain high reflectivity in the ultraviolet over time.
06 Protected Silver (Ag) Offers higher reflectivity in the visible and near infrared. Silver is protected from tarnishing by a dielectric coating, which helps maintain reflection over time.

Custom Diffraction Gratings

Newport is pleased to discuss special and unusual applications that are not addressed by our build to order catalog diffraction gratings. In some instances, none of the hundreds of master gratings we have in stock meet specifications, so a new master may be required. Please see Custom Diffraction Gratings for additional information on our capabilities.

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