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Broadband
Hybrid and Dielectric
Cube Beamsplitters
Cylindrical Optics

Broadband cube beamsplitters, made from two identical right- Broadband Cube Beamsplitters, Visible Wavelength Range
angle prisms cemented together, are ideal for separating a beam into PRODUCT NUMBER
two components. The hypotenuse face of one prism contains the
A=B=C Hybrid Coating Broadband Dielectric Coating
beamsplitting coating. A small dot on the ground side of the prism indi-
Mirrors

cates which prism has the beamsplitting coating. (mm) 420–700 nm 450–650 nm
$ Dielectric hybrid coating is relatively insensitive to 5.0 03 BSC 001 03 BSD 002
polarization; the broadband, all-dielectric coating 10.0 03 BSC 003 03 BSD 004
is sensitive to polarization. Both types provide a 12.7 03 BSC 005 03 BSD 006
nominal 50/50 split for unpolarized light. 20.0 03 BSC 007 03 BSD 008
Retroreflectors

$ Cube construction makes them thermally and mechanically 25.4 03 BSC 009 03 BSD 012
Prisms &

30.0 03 BSC 011 03 BSD 014

stable.
40.0 03 BSC 013 03 BSD 016
$ Cube beamsplitters are ideal for use with collimated or nearly
50.8 03 BSC 015 03 BSD 018
collimated beams
$ All entrance and exit faces are antireflection coated.
Broadband Cube Beamsplitters,
Near-Infrared Wavelength Range
Beamsplitters,
Optical Flats
Windows,

SPECIFICATIONS: BROADBAND
HYBRID AND DIELECTRIC CUBE BEAMSPLITTERS PRODUCT NUMBER

Dimensions: A=B=C80.3 mm A=B=C Hybrid Coating Broadband Dielectric Coating

Material: BK7, grade A fine annealed (mm) 700–1100 nm 650–900 nm 900–1300 nm 1300–1600 nm

Face Flatness: l/2 over clear aperture at 546.1 nm 5.0 03 BSC 023 03 BSD 042 03 BSD 062 03 BSD 024
10.0 03 BSC 025 03 BSD 044 03 BSD 064 03 BSD 026
Clear Aperture: 90% of edge dimension
Components
Polarization

12.7 03 BSC 026 03 BSD 046 03 BSD 066 03 BSD 027

Transmission 20.0 03 BSC 027 03 BSD 048 03 BSD 068 03 BSD 028
Hybrid: 45%86% (85% variation with wavelength) 25.4 03 BSC 029 03 BSD 052 03 BSD 072 03 BSD 032
Broadband Dielectric: 50%85% 50.8 03 BSC 035 03 BSD 058 03 BSD 078 03 BSD 038
(83% variation with wavelength)
Absorption

Datasheet.Live Hybrid: 10%

Dielectric: <0.5%
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Transmitted Beam Deviation: <10 arc minutes

Coatings:
HEBBAR™ antireflection coating (entrance and exit faces)
Surface Quality: 60-40 scratch and dig
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Doublets & Triplets

Cylindrical Optics
typical transmittance curves typical transmittance curves
100 100
PERCENT TRANSMITTANCE

PERCENT TRANSMITTANCE

80 80

Mirrors
60 60 p-plane
p-plane
40 40
s-plane
s-plane
20 20

Retroreflectors
400 500 600 700 700 800 900 1000 1100

Prisms &
WAVELENGTH IN NANOMETERS WAVELENGTH IN NANOMETERS

Hybrid cube beamsplitters for 400 nm to 700 nm Hybrid cube beamsplitters for 700 nm to1100 nm

typical transmittance curves typical transmittance curves

100 100
PERCENT TRANSMITTANCE

PERCENT TRANSMITTANCE

Beamsplitters,
p-plane

Optical Flats
Windows,
p-plane
80 80

60 60

average average
40 40

20 20
s-plane
Components
Polarization

s-plane

400 500 600 700 700 800 900

WAVELENGTH IN NANOMETERS WAVELENGTH IN NANOMETERS

Broadband dielectric coating for 450 nm to 650 nm Broadband dielectric coating for 650 nm to 900 nm

typical transmittance curves typical transmittance curves

100 100
Filters
PERCENT TRANSMITTANCE

PERCENT TRANSMITTANCE

p-plane
80 p-plane 80

60 60
average
average
40 40
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20 20
s-plane
s-plane
900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700
WAVELENGTH IN NANOMETERS WAVELENGTH IN NANOMETERS

Broadband dielectric coating for 900 nm to 1300 nm Broadband dielectric coating for 1300 nm to 1600 nm
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