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Singlets

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Doublets & Triplets

Plate Beamsplitters
Cylindrical Optics

Melles Griot plate beamsplitters are used to separate a laser

beam into two separate beams or to combine beams at right angles
to each other. The front surface of the beamsplitter reflects a portion SIDE 1
of the incoming beam. t
Mirrors

$ Each face is polished to flatness of l/10 or better.

$ Beamsplitters are ideal for beam separation or combination
$ Ultrahard, high-damage-threshold coatings are available for
all wavelengths from 193 nm to 1064 nm. f
NOTE:
$ Internally reflected ghost images are minimized by an an arrow on the
SIDE 2
Retroreflectors

antireflection coating on the rear surface. side indicates which

Datasheet.Live
surface should face
Prisms &

$ Transmission curves are supplied with every component. the incident beam

16 BSQ / BSB beamsplitters

SPECIFICATIONS: BEAMSPLITTERS
Angle of Incidence: 45° ± 3º
Beamsplitters,

Diameter: f +0.00, 50.15 mm

Optical Flats
Windows,

typical reflectance curves

Thickness: t ±0.15 mm 70
PERCENT REFLECTANCE

Chamfer: Nominally 0.5 mm!45° protective edge bevel s-pol.

60
Parallelism: 10 arc seconds
50
Wavefront Distortion: l/10 at 632.8 nm over clear aperture average pol.
Surface Quality: Ultrafine laser polish, 10–5 scratch and dig 40
Components
Polarization

Clear Aperture: 90% of diameter

30 p-pol.
Coating:
Side 1: Ultrahard or durable reflector
20
Side 2: Ultrahard or durable antireflector 980 1020 1060 1100 1140
WAVELENGTH IN NANOMETERS

Plate beamsplitter optimized for 1064 nm

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CORRECT COMPONENT ORIENTATION

Laser Optics
High Energy

Each component is marked with an arrow indicating

Side 1. To prevent permanent damage, Side 1 must
face the incident energy. The damage threshold for
beamsplitters is primarily dependent upon the
coating performance of Side 2.
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Doublets & Triplets
Cylindrical Optics
Plate Beamsplitters
Diameter Thickness
Reflectance
Wavelength Damage Coating f t PRODUCT
(nm) Laser Type Ravg Material Threshold Type (mm) (mm) NUMBER

Mirrors
193 ArF 5083% CaF2 2 J/cm2 in 10 nsec Durable 50 10 16 BSC 015
UVFS 50 10 16 BSQ 015
75 12.5 16 BSQ 017
248 KrF 5083% UVFS 2 J/cm2 in 10 nsec Ultrahard 50 10 16 BSQ 025
75 12.5 16 BSQ 027

Retroreflectors
Prisms &
261–266 4th harmonic 5083% UVFS 2 J/cm2 in 10 nsec Ultrahard 25 6 16 BSQ 115
Nd:YAG 50 10 16 BSQ 117
308 XeCl 5083% UVFS 1.5 J/cm2 in 10 nsec Ultrahard 50 10 16 BSQ 035
75 12.5 16 BSQ 037
351–355 3rd harmonic 5083% UVFS 2 J/cm2 in 10 nsec Ultrahard 25 6 16 BSQ 133

Beamsplitters,
Nd:YAG

Optical Flats
Windows,
488–514 Ar 5085% BK7 1 kW/cm2 CW Ultrahard 25 6 16 BSB 363
523–532 2nd harmonic 3383% BK7 6 J/cm2 in 10 nsec Ultrahard 25 6 16 BSB 153
Nd:YAG
523–532 2nd harmonic 5083% BK7 6 J/cm2 in 10 nsec Ultrahard 25 6 16 BSB 154
Nd:YAG

Components
Polarization
694 Ruby 5083% BK7 20 J/cm2 in 30 nsec Ultrahard 25 6 16 BSB 493
50 10 16 BSB 495
1047–1064 Nd:YAG 3383% BK7 12 J/cm2 in 10 nsec* Ultrahard 25 6 16 BSB 183
Nd:YLF 5083% BK7 17 J/cm2 in 10 nsec* Ultrahard 25 6 16 BSB 184
Nd:Glass
Rs and Rp are nominal values. Rs = Reflectance for S polarization only. Rp = Reflectance for P polarization only. *Value based on measured test data.
Rs + Rp
R avg =
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POLARIZATION
Because s-polarized light is reflected more effectively than p-polarized light, reflectivity values given in this section are
given for average polarization values, i.e., (S+P) /2.
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