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Beam splitter

A beam splitter or beamsplitter is an optical device that splits a beam of light into a transmitted and a reflected beam. It is a crucial part of many optical experimental and measurement systems, such as interferometers, also finding widespread application in fibre optic telecommunications.

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Designs

Phase shift

Classical lossless beam splitter

Use in experiments

Quantum mechanical description

Diffractive beam splitter

Reflection beam splitters

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Beam splitter

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Beam splitter

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related to Use in experiments · 20
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related to Designs · 13
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related to Application for quantum computing · 11
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related to Phase shift · 9
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related to Reflection beam splitters · 8
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related to Quantum mechanical description · 5
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related to Diffractive beam splitter · 3
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Beam splitter → dichroic mirrored prism assembly which uses dichroic optical coatings to divide an incoming light beam into a number of spectrally distinct output beams, essential component in this scheme since it is the only one that creates entanglement between the Fock states.Similar settings exist for continuous-variable quantum information…

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beam splitter displaystyle light phase output splitters used beams one optical quantum two reflection phi matrix reflected using states input

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Beam splitteris adichroic mirrored prism assembly which uses dichroic optical coatings to divide an incoming light beam into a number of spectrally distinct output beams0.90text
Beam splitteris aessential component in this scheme since it is the only one that creates entanglement between the Fock states.Similar settings exist for continuous-variable quantum information…0.90text
glassinstance ofif a polarized light wave in air hits a dielectric surface0.80text
and the electric field of the light wave is in the plane of the surfaceinstance ofif a polarized light wave in air hits a dielectric surface0.80text
then the reflected wave will have a phase shift of πinstance ofif a polarized light wave in air hits a dielectric surface0.80text
while the transmitted wave will not have a phase shiftinstance ofif a polarized light wave in air hits a dielectric surface0.80text
a laser beaminstance ofThe diffractive beam splitter is used with monochromatic light0.80text
and is designed for a specific wavelengthinstance ofThe diffractive beam splitter is used with monochromatic light0.80text
angle of separation between output beamsinstance ofThe diffractive beam splitter is used with monochromatic light0.80text
Beam splitterrelated to Application for quantum computingIn0.60section
Beam splitterrelated to Application for quantum computingKnill0.60section
Beam splitterrelated to Application for quantum computingLaflamme0.60section

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