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Optical Coatings
Optical Materials
Windows

Beamsplitters

Prisms and
Retroreflectors
Spherical
Lenses
Cylindrical
Lenses
Multielement
Lenses

8.2

Beamsplitters Introduction

8.4

Plate Beamsplitters

8.6
8.16

Laser Line Cube Beamsplitters

8.18

Broadband Cube Beamsplitters

8.22

Continuously Variable Beamsplitters

8.26

Waveplates

Non-polarizing Beamsplitters

Beamsplitters

Selection Guide

Mirrors

Beamsplitters are optical components designed to separate an incoming
beam of light into two separate beams - transmitted and reflected, and
are used for a variety of applications such as laser systems, optical
interferometry, fluorescence, or other biomedical instrumentation.
CVI Laser Optics offers a large selection of cube and plate beamsplitters
to handle a variety of operational requirements. Choosing the correct
beamsplitter for your application depends on your power handling needs
balanced with your tolerance for beam displacement. Plate beamsplitters
offer the best solution for high energy applications, but present disadvantages with beam displacement, satellite beams, and extreme polarization
sensitivity. Cube beamsplitters solve the beam displacement problem
but because of their bonded surface, are more sensitive to laser damage
and still present problems with ghost reflections. CVI Beamsplitter
coating options include polarizing coatings, laser line non-polarizing
coatings, broadband dielectric coatings, and broadband hybrid coatings.

Polarization
Components
Femtosecond
Components
Filters
and Etalons
Appendix
Index

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