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Broadband Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters

TECHSPEC® Broadband Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters

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  • Visible and NIR Coating Options Offered
  • 500:1 Extinction Ratio
  • AR Coated for <0.5% reflection per surface

Common Specifications

Clear Aperture (%):
90
Construction:
Cube
Beam Deviation (arcmin):
±3
Extinction Ratio:
500:1
P-Polarization Transmission (%):
>90
S-Polarization Reflection (%):
>99
Substrate:
Surface Quality:
40-20
Power (fringes) @ 632.8nm:
1.25
Irregularity (fringes) @ 632.8nm:
0.25
 Extinction Ratio   Dimensions (mm)   Wavelength Range (nm)   Compare   Stock Number   Price  Buy
500:1 5.0 x 5.0 x 5.0 420 - 680 #48-998 £241.40 Qty 6+ £193.80   Request Quote  
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500:1 10.0 x 10.0 x 10.0 420 - 680 #48-999 £249.05 Qty 6+ £199.75   Request Quote  
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500:1 20.0 x 20.0 x 20.0 420 - 680 #49-001 £257.55 Qty 6+ £206.55   Request Quote  
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500:1 25.0 x 25.0 x 25.0 420 - 680 #49-002 £269.45 Qty 6+ £215.05   Request Quote  
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500:1 50.0 x 50.0 x 50.0 420 - 680 #65-603 £748.00 Qty 6+ £595.00   Request Quote  
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500:1 5.0 x 5.0 x 5.0 700 - 1100 #49-869 £241.40 Qty 6+ £193.80   Request Quote  
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500:1 10.0 x 10.0 x 10.0 700 - 1100 #49-870 £249.05 Qty 6+ £199.75   Request Quote  
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500:1 20.0 x 20.0 x 20.0 700 - 1100 #49-871 £257.55 Qty 6+ £206.55   Request Quote  
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500:1 25.0 x 25.0 x 25.0 700 - 1100 #49-872 £269.45 Qty 6+ £215.05   Request Quote  
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500:1 50.0 x 50.0 x 50.0 700 - 1100 #65-606 £748.00 Qty 6+ £595.00   Request Quote  
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TECHSPEC® Broadband Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters split randomly polarized light into two orthogonal, linearly polarized components. These beamsplitters offer transmission greater than 90% for P-polarized light and reflection greater than 99% for S-Polarized light across the entire design wavelength range. Each beamsplitter consists of a pair of precision high tolerance right angle prisms cemented together with a dielectric coating on the hypotenuse of one of the prisms. TECHSPEC® Broadband Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters have an anti-reflection (AR) coating applied to each face of the beamsplitter to achieve less than 0.5% reflection per surface. The beamsplitters are offered with both visible and NIR coatings. 

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