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DPG

07.03.- 09.03.2023
Visit us in Hannover at the DPG Meeting of the Condensed Matter Section
Booth 6
Laser World of Photonics
27.06.- 30.06.2023
Visit us in Munich at
Laser World of Photonics
Booth B1.300

Foster Polarizing Beamsplitters

Foster Polarizing Beamsplitters


The prisms produce two beams polarized perpendicular to each other. They are manufactured from high-grade calcite free of striae and bubbles. Foster prisms work from the same principle as a Glan-Thompson prism. They have an additional polished surface with an orientation allowing the reflected beam to exit from the prism.

We offer two versions for the Foster polarizing beamsplitters. One allows for direct exit of the reflected beam at 45°. The other version has a side surface coated with a reflective aluminum which directs the reflected beam to exit the prisms at 90° with respect to the incident beam. By default, the prisms are delivered in a box mount and without antireflection coating.


Optical specifications

material calcite
spectral range 350-2700 nm
extinction ratio 10-6
wavefront distortion <λ/2
prismatic deviation <3'
cut angle 67,5°
field of view ±6°

Size

format
6 mm 8 mm 10 mm 12 mm
Article-No
PFO 45.06 PFO 45.08 PFO 45.10 PFO 45.12
Length [mm] 16 20 24 30
useable diameter [mm] 6 8 10 12
mount cross section [mm²] 18 x 14 22,6 x 18 25 25
mount length [mm] 20 26 30 36

Price

order no. 1 piece in € 2 piece in € 3-5 piece in €
PFO 45.06 2409.- 2239.- 2069.-
PFO 45.08 3007.- 2795.- 2582.-
PFO 45.10 3902.- 3601.- 3300.-
PFO 45.12 6777.- 5930.- 5083.-

Size

format
8 mm 10 mm 12 mm
Article-No.:
PFO 90.08 PFO 90.10 PFO 90.12
Length [mm] 20 24 30
useable diameter [mm] 8 10 12
mount cross section [mm²] 22,6 x 18 25 25
mount length [mm] 26 30 36

Price

order no. 1 piece in € 2 piece in € 3-5 piece in €
PFO 90.08 3327.- 3092.- 2857.-
PFO 90.10 4274.- 3944.- 3614.-
PFO 90.12 7338.- 6421.- 5687.-
option order-no.: additional price
antireflection coating --- on request