Polarizing Beam Splitter
Price range: ₹35,000.00 through ₹85,000.00
A broadband polarizing beam splitter is an optical component engineered to separate or combine light beams based on their polarization state across an exceptionally wide spectral range. It transmits one linear polarization (typically P-polarized light) with high efficiency while reflecting the orthogonal polarization (S-polarized light) at a steep extinction ratio, all while preserving wavefront quality. This makes it indispensable in systems requiring polarization management for tunable lasers, ultrafast sources, or multi-wavelength imaging—where spectral agility is as critical as polarization purity.
A Polarizing beam splitter is an optical component engineered to separate or combine light beams based on their polarization state across an exceptionally wide spectral range. Unlike conventional narrowband designs tuned for a single laser line, a BPBS employs advanced multilayer dielectric coatings or birefringent crystal geometries optimized for minimal wavelength dependency, enabling efficient operation from the near-UV through the infrared. It transmits one linear polarization (typically P-polarized light) with high efficiency while reflecting the orthogonal polarization (S-polarized light) at a steep extinction ratio, all while preserving wavefront quality. This makes it indispensable in systems requiring polarization management for tunable lasers, ultrafast sources, or multi-wavelength imaging—where spectral agility is as critical as polarization purity.
EXTINCTION RATIO: > : 1000:1 or better
TRANSMITTED WAVEFRONT ERROR: LAMBDA/4 AT 633NM
TRANSMISSION EFFICIENCY: TRANSMISSION FOR P POLARIZED LIGHT SHOULD
BE 90% OR ABOVE
REFLECTANCE AVERAGE REFLECTANCE FOR S POLARIZED LIGHT
SHOULD BE 95% OR ABOVE
SURFACE QUALITY 40/20 SCRATCH DIG
TRANSMITTED BEAM DEVIATION: 0° +/-5 arcmin
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