Request InfoCorning Inc., Advanced OpticsPolarcor™ 0.12mm thin polarizers capitalize on the market leading performance of Polarcor™ in a new thinner format. Polarcor™ 0.12mm polarizers offers 50dB contrast ratio across our WideBand bandwidth (1275-1635nm) with excellent transmissivity. Polarcor™ 0.12mm was developed for applications in Telecom and Datacom requiring thin form factor, high performance polarizers. 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