Optical-Bonding technique Design Increases Damage Threshold and Eliminates Cement Fluorescence.
High Energy Polarizing Beamsplitters are optically contacted for high power applications
High Damage Threshold: >15J/cm2 @ 1064nm 20ns, 20Hz.
Transmission: >97%@Central Wavelength (Tp>96%@355nm)
1000:1 Extinction Ratio for Single Wavelength PBS.
500:1 Extinction Ratio for Broadband PBS.
Long Quality Warranty Period due to Epoxy Free.
Material | UVFS, BK7, SF glass |
Dimension Tolerance | ±0.2mm |
Surface Quality | 60/40 scratch and dig |
Clear Aperture | >90% |
Flatness | λ/8@632.8nm per 25mm |
Beam Deviation | <3 arc minutes |
Extinction Ratio | Tp/Ts>1000:1 for narrow band, Tp/Ts>100:1/>1000:1 for broad band |
Principal Transmittance | Narrow: Tp>96%, Ts<1% |
Broad: Tp>90% , Ts<1% | |
Principal Reflectance | Narrow: Rs>99% and Rp<5% |
Broad: Rs>99% and Rp<10% | |
Coating | Polarization beamsplitter coating on hypotenuse face,AR coating on all input and output faces |
Damage Threshold | >500mJ/cm2, 20ns, 20Hz, @1064nm |
What is a High Power Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters ?
The high-power Polarizing Cube Beam Splitter (PBS) is based on optical bonding technology, featuring a laser damage threshold of up to 15 J/cm². The hypotenuse is coated with the polarization sensitive dielectric coating designed to separate an incident unpolarized beam into Orthogonal S and P polarization components. one of which will be reflected and the other will be transmitted.
Fig 1: High Power Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters light path diagram.
What is the Optical-Bonding technique ?
The Optical-Bonding technique relies on the attractive forces between molecules on the polished surfaces of components to assemble optical elements into complex optical assemblies. The Optical-Bonding technique process is as follows: in a dust-free environment, pressure is applied to two clean, smooth, and identically shaped optical surfaces to initiate their initial bonding. They are then placed inside a sealed, temperature-controlled furnace with precise temperature control based on the materials used. This activates molecular diffusion at the contact surfaces, ensuring thorough fusion. As a result, it enhances the laser damage threshold to levels such as 15 J/cm² @ 1064 nm, 10 ns, 20 Hz, or even higher thresholds.
What is the damage threshold of High power Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters ?
What is the Transmission ( p-pol and s-pol ) of High power Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters ?
Fig 1 : The transmittance curve of Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters at 355 nm. Fig 2 : The transmittance curve of Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters at 780 nm.
What is the difference between a regular and a High Power Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters ?
While a regular beam splitter splits the beam 50/50, a polarizing beam splitter typically divides it in a 95/5 ratio. In addition to the cube beam splitter, there is also the plate beam splitter that is commonly employed to produce cost-effective non-polarized beam splitters.
What is polarizing and non-Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters ?
Incident light is split into two or more beams of the same wavelength using beamsplitters. The exiting beams are classified based on their optical power (non-polarizing) or polarization states (polarizing). In non-Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters, the amount of light in the reflected arm versus the amount of light in the transmitted arm is specified as the splitting ratio. On the other hand, the extinction ratio, which is the ratio of P-polarized light to S-polarized light in the transmitted arm, specifies polarizing beamsplitters.
How much does the High Power Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters cost ?
The price of Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters depends on factors such as its size, wave band range and quantity. Generally speaking, the price ranges from tens of dollars to hundreds of dollars.
How do I clean and maintain the High Power Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters ?
The Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters requires regular cleaning and maintenance, which can be cleaned with pure ethanol, avoiding the use of organic solvents and strong acid and alkali solutions.
How many types of Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters ?
One that uses cemented method for Convention Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters and the other that uses optical Bonding technique for High Power Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters.