Beam Displacers

Product Description: 

A Beam Displacer splits an unpolarized light beam into two orthogonally polarized beams which are parallel to each other. The most widely used materials for beam displacers are Yttrium Vanadate (YVO4) crystal, Barium Borate (α-BBO) crystal, Calcite crystal and Rutile crystal. Among the four materials, YVO4 crystal is the most popular material due to the thermal and mechanical properties, and large birefringence.

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Specifications :  

900~1200nm 2.6X2.6X10(L)mm YVO4 beam displacer in stock, PCBD-1060102111 ($98.0): 

		Broadband AR coating on both sides (<0.3%): 900~1200nm, surface quality: 20~10. beam separation: 1mm, high extinction ratio: >100,000:1. Contact us for quantity pricing.

810nm 2.6X2.6X10(L)mm YVO4 beam displacer in stock, PCBD-0810102101 ($98.0): 

		810nm AR coating on both sides (<0.3%): surface quality: 20~10. beam separation: 1mm, high extinction ratio: >100,000:1. Contact us for quantity pricing.

960~1160nm 2.6X3.6X14.2(L)mm YVO4 beam displacer in stock, PCBD-1060105121 ($115.0): 

		Broadband AR coating on both sides (<0.3%): 960~1160nm, surface quality: 20~10. beam separation: 1.4mm, high extinction ratio: >100,000:1. Contact us for quantity pricing.

Beam Separation Calculation: 

Figure 2 shows a schematic drawing for the beam separation calculation. Optical axis is in the plane ABFE. When an incident beam is perpendicular to the surface ABCD, then the beam separation between o-ray and e-ray is given by:

where

Figure 3 shows the beam separation verse angle θ and the beam separation verse wavelength for a 10mm long crystal. At a fixed wavelength, the beam separation reaches maximum when the angle θ is around 45 degrees. At a short wavelength, the separation is larger due to a large birefringence.

One adverse effect for many applications is the beam separation at both horizontal and vertical directions when an indent light beam is not perpendicular to the line BC.

Mount Dimensions: 

The mount out diameter is 5.5mm and the length is the crystal length plus 0.5mm for standard size crystals. Custom dimensions and shape are available upon request.

Ordering Information:

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Standard Size Table: