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beam split·ter
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beam splitternoun
An optical device that splits a beam of light in two by reflecting a portion and transmitting the remainder.
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Beam splitter
A beam splitter is an optical device that splits a beam of light in two. It is the crucial part of most interferometers. In its most common form, a cube, it is made from two triangular glass prisms which are glued together at their base using polyester, epoxy, or urethane-based adhesives. The thickness of the resin layer is adjusted such that half of the light incident through one "port" is reflected and the other half is transmitted due to frustrated total internal reflection. Polarizing beam splitters, such as the Wollaston prism, use birefringent materials, splitting light into beams of differing polarization. Another design is the use of a half-silvered mirror. This is a plate of glass with a thin coating of aluminium with the thickness of the aluminium coating such that part, typically half, of light incident at a 45-degree angle is transmitted, and the remainder reflected. Instead of a metallic coating, a dielectric optical coating may be used. Such mirrors are commonly used as output couplers in laser construction. A half-silvered mirror used in photography is often called a pellicle mirror. Depending on the coating that is being used, reflection/transmission ratios may differ in function of the wavelength.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of beam splitter in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of beam splitter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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