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beam splitter
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beam splitter
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(Physics / General Physics) a system that divides a beam of light, electrons, etc., into two or more paths


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For the past ten years, NIST has used high-reflectivity, optical choppers as beamsplitters and attenuators when calibrating the absolute responsivity and response linearity of detectors used with high-power CW lasers.
5cm-l resolution interferometer equipped with a choice of beamsplitters and detectors.
The focus then switches to optics for the remainder of the text, with individual chapters discussing plane mirrors, spherical mirrors, lenses, prisms, beamsplitters, light passing through optical components, optical instruments for viewing applications, polarization of light, and optical materials.
 
 
 
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