Some say beamsplitters can be polarizing
September 28, 2024 at 3:13 AM
Some say beamsplitters can be polarizing
Well … the other beamsplitters aren’t any better… reflecting light that comes from the table (or ceiling)
September 23, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Well … the other beamsplitters aren’t any better… reflecting light that comes from the table (or ceiling)
I thought about hanging onto a couple of damaged beamsplitters just as keepsakes but the optics wouldn’t be good
September 28, 2024 at 3:13 AM
I thought about hanging onto a couple of damaged beamsplitters just as keepsakes but the optics wouldn’t be good
The latest issue of the @ligomagazine.bsky.social is now out with all the latest #GravitationalWaves news!
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September 25, 2026 at 9:41 AM
The latest issue of the @ligomagazine.bsky.social is now out with all the latest #GravitationalWaves news!
Read it for free at ligo.org/wp-content/u...
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Here's the Mach-Zehnder interferometer with the interference pattern in the background.
July 27, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Here's the Mach-Zehnder interferometer with the interference pattern in the background.
Holography dabbling, 1977.
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February 17, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Holography dabbling, 1977.
#photography #bw #monochrome #processing #darkroom #science #laser #hologram #holography #bwphotography #filmphotography #film #35mm
#photography #bw #monochrome #processing #darkroom #science #laser #hologram #holography #bwphotography #filmphotography #film #35mm
Just had a pedagogical review published at JPhys Photonics, looking at how pairs of particles travel through beamsplitters and interferometers, and the weird ways interference makes them bunch or split: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Fermion and boson pairs in beamsplitters and Mach–Zehnder interferometers - IOPscienceSearch
Fermion and boson pairs in beamsplitters and Mach–Zehnder interferometers, Jonte R Hance
iopscience.iop.org
November 24, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Just had a pedagogical review published at JPhys Photonics, looking at how pairs of particles travel through beamsplitters and interferometers, and the weird ways interference makes them bunch or split: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
A new advance brings frequency-domain #quantum information processing closer to practical implementation: https://bit.ly/4viWB1E
Integrated acousto-optic frequency beamsplitters support scalable operations by splitting frequencies into only two waveguides, regardless of the number of channels. 💡⚛️
Integrated acousto-optic frequency beamsplitters support scalable operations by splitting frequencies into only two waveguides, regardless of the number of channels. 💡⚛️
June 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM
A new advance brings frequency-domain #quantum information processing closer to practical implementation: https://bit.ly/4viWB1E
Integrated acousto-optic frequency beamsplitters support scalable operations by splitting frequencies into only two waveguides, regardless of the number of channels. 💡⚛️
Integrated acousto-optic frequency beamsplitters support scalable operations by splitting frequencies into only two waveguides, regardless of the number of channels. 💡⚛️
I'm also so fascinated by beam splitters.
I learned about x-ray optics in synchrotron beamlines, but those didn't include beamsplitters.
The polarizing beamsplitters are even cooler- depending on the polarization of the light, the split between the two directions changes.
I learned about x-ray optics in synchrotron beamlines, but those didn't include beamsplitters.
The polarizing beamsplitters are even cooler- depending on the polarization of the light, the split between the two directions changes.
May 20, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I'm also so fascinated by beam splitters.
I learned about x-ray optics in synchrotron beamlines, but those didn't include beamsplitters.
The polarizing beamsplitters are even cooler- depending on the polarization of the light, the split between the two directions changes.
I learned about x-ray optics in synchrotron beamlines, but those didn't include beamsplitters.
The polarizing beamsplitters are even cooler- depending on the polarization of the light, the split between the two directions changes.
New paper in the Journal of Synchrotron Radiation where my @als.lbl.gov SULI student Chuzida expands the Wigner transform formalism developed by @boazhsan.bsky.social to x-ray beamsplitters for Fourier-Transform spectroscopy
#science #MathSky #physics #AcademicSky
doi.org/10.1107/S1600577525011452
#science #MathSky #physics #AcademicSky
doi.org/10.1107/S1600577525011452
February 28, 2026 at 4:16 AM
New paper in the Journal of Synchrotron Radiation where my @als.lbl.gov SULI student Chuzida expands the Wigner transform formalism developed by @boazhsan.bsky.social to x-ray beamsplitters for Fourier-Transform spectroscopy
#science #MathSky #physics #AcademicSky
doi.org/10.1107/S1600577525011452
#science #MathSky #physics #AcademicSky
doi.org/10.1107/S1600577525011452
random walk through network of beamsplitters with uniformly distributed phase parameter theta_i.
The animation is made by adding global Theta so theta_i -> theta_i+Theta, and sweeping Theta from 0 to pi.
The animation is made by adding global Theta so theta_i -> theta_i+Theta, and sweeping Theta from 0 to pi.
November 28, 2024 at 11:55 PM
random walk through network of beamsplitters with uniformly distributed phase parameter theta_i.
The animation is made by adding global Theta so theta_i -> theta_i+Theta, and sweeping Theta from 0 to pi.
The animation is made by adding global Theta so theta_i -> theta_i+Theta, and sweeping Theta from 0 to pi.
So many repair projects in the works. Once those beamsplitters arrive in the mail, I should be able to fix the 2-3 rangefinders that really need it. There’s a meridian 45A I intended to use more once I have the RF fixed & recalibrated.
February 2, 2025 at 2:10 AM
So many repair projects in the works. Once those beamsplitters arrive in the mail, I should be able to fix the 2-3 rangefinders that really need it. There’s a meridian 45A I intended to use more once I have the RF fixed & recalibrated.
Regarding the hidden text, that’s kinda standard model energy law as well.
Title text: "Under quantum tax law, photons sent through a beamsplitter don't actually choose which path they took, or incur a tax burden, until their wavefunction collapses when the power is sold."
Title text: "Under quantum tax law, photons sent through a beamsplitter don't actually choose which path they took, or incur a tax burden, until their wavefunction collapses when the power is sold."
2991: Beamsplitters - explain xkcd
Explain xkcd is a wiki dedicated to explaining the webcomic xkcd. Go figure.
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September 28, 2024 at 3:07 AM
Regarding the hidden text, that’s kinda standard model energy law as well.
Title text: "Under quantum tax law, photons sent through a beamsplitter don't actually choose which path they took, or incur a tax burden, until their wavefunction collapses when the power is sold."
Title text: "Under quantum tax law, photons sent through a beamsplitter don't actually choose which path they took, or incur a tax burden, until their wavefunction collapses when the power is sold."
vision analysis - Laser Line Polarizing Beamsplitters Market Competitive Analysis and Key Com sites.google.com/view/visiona...
vision analysis - Laser Line Polarizing Beamsplitters Market Competitive Analysis and Key Com
Global Laser Line Polarizing Beamsplitters Market is experiencing a pronounced upward trajectory as industries across the technology spectrum intensify their reliance on high‑precision polarization op...
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August 6, 2026 at 7:46 AM
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Am I the level of nerd who finds this okay as is, but hilarious when you hover to read the title tag? I sure am. xkcd.com/2991/
Beamsplitters
xkcd.com
September 27, 2024 at 11:03 PM
Am I the level of nerd who finds this okay as is, but hilarious when you hover to read the title tag? I sure am. xkcd.com/2991/
An Editors' Pick via #OPG_JOSA_B: Einstein–Podolsky–Rosen steering based on hexapartite coherent feedback control in four-wave mixing with a spatially structured pump https://bit.ly/4teXiHq #BeamSplitters #QuantumInformation💡⚛️
May 5, 2026 at 3:10 PM
An Editors' Pick via #OPG_JOSA_B: Einstein–Podolsky–Rosen steering based on hexapartite coherent feedback control in four-wave mixing with a spatially structured pump https://bit.ly/4teXiHq #BeamSplitters #QuantumInformation💡⚛️
Via #OPG_OpticaQ: Hong–Ou–Mandel effect with two frequency-entangled photons of vastly different color https://bit.ly/3ZpHXrh #BeamSplitters #DestructiveInterference💡⚛️
February 13, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Via #OPG_OpticaQ: Hong–Ou–Mandel effect with two frequency-entangled photons of vastly different color https://bit.ly/3ZpHXrh #BeamSplitters #DestructiveInterference💡⚛️
Via #OPG_OpticaQ: Multiphoton quantum interference at ultracompact inverse-designed multiport beam splitter https://bit.ly/4t4Zz9c #TopologyOptimization #BeamSplitters
January 30, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Via #OPG_OpticaQ: Multiphoton quantum interference at ultracompact inverse-designed multiport beam splitter https://bit.ly/4t4Zz9c #TopologyOptimization #BeamSplitters