A beam-splitter is an optical element for separating parts of an optical or laser beam.
Our product range includes standard classical beam splitters:
- Beam splitters
- Dice splitters
- Membrane dividers (Pellicle)
- Beam samplers and higher harmonic separators
- Variabline dividers
- Optical isolators
- Polarisation dividers
Dividers
- The advantage of these elements is the possibility of applying a wide range of layers e.g. broad spectrum layers, high energy layers etc.
- The disadvantage is the formation of internal reflections and the shift of the transmitted beam, the so-called offset.
Dividing cubes
- Polarization-dependent and polarization-independent splitting cubes are available
- The disadvantages are the occurrence of internal reflections and less robustness in terms of performance
Membrane dividers
- The advantage is that there is no change in the optical path (internal reflection and offset) and therefore suitable for e.g. imaging applications
- Disadvantages are limited possibilities in terms of layers and low robustness
Variable dividers
- Variable divider for linearly polarised light. This element is based on a combination of a half-wave plate and a divider cube. The rotation of the half wave plate allows the ratio between transmitted and reflected light to be continuously varied
Optical isolators
- An optical isolator is an alternative to the Faraday optical isolator. By combining several optical elements, passive isolation of linearly polarized light is achieved
Polarisation dividers
- The divider uses a special grating made with nanowire technology to separate the polarization
