beam splitter

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08228
Device to split a beam of electromagnetic radiation into two parts.
Note: In an ideal two-beam Fourier-transform spectrometer, the beam splitter would transmit half of the radiation and reflect half of it to create the two beams.
Source:
PAC, 2021, 93, 647. (Glossary of methods and terms used in analytical spectroscopy (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)) on page 652 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'beam splitter' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08228 RIS BibTex EndNote
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