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- noun Alternative spelling of
beam splitter .
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Examples
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The photons intersected at a prism called a beamsplitter, where they entangled, and then zipped onwards on separate paths to detectors.
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The photons intersected at a prism called a beamsplitter, where they entangled, and then zipped onwards on separate paths to detectors.
Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2010
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A beamsplitter is a common optical component that partially transmits and partially reflects an incident light beam, usually in unequal proportions.
unknown title 2009
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A beamsplitter is a common optical component that partially transmits and partially reflects an incident light beam, usually in unequal proportions.
unknown title 2009
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Another issue I have with decoherence: Consider the classic case of the photon split by a beamsplitter.
Quantum Hyperion Sean 2008
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For example, the beamsplitter in an interferometer.
Quantum Hyperion Sean 2008
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At the point of combination, the light fields interfere, meaning that the measured power in the output of the beamsplitter depends on the difference in the distances each light beam has traveled.
Ars Technica Chris Lee 2011
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Canon 5D Mark II's were used in both parallel and beamsplitter configurations for true, native stereo capture at 5.6K resolution RAW.
Gizmodo Brent Rose 2011
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These two light beams are mixed in a beamsplitter and sent to two light detectors.
Ars Technica Chris Lee 2011
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So, we aren't adding two light fields together at the beamsplitter.
Ars Technica Chris Lee 2011
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