Newport Corporation unveiled its new line of high-energy Nd:YAG laser 50/50 beamsplitters. The company now offers 16 different versions at four center wavelengths of 266, 355, 532 and 1064 nm, in both one and two inch diameters.

High-Energy Nd:YAG Laser 50/50 BeamsplittersAccording to Keshav Kumar, Product Manager for Optics at Newport, “The High Energy Nd:YAG Laser 50/50 Beamsplitters were designed to be used with Spectra-Physics® Quanta-Ray® lasers. However, with a damage threshold of 20.0 J/cm2 with 10ns pulse at 1064nm or 2000 MW/cm2 CW, and 12.0 J/cm2 with 10ns pulse at 532nm or 1200 MW/cm2 CW, we believe that these new optics are the ideal choice for any research applications that use Nd:YAG or Nd:YLF lasers.”

Newport’s newest beamsplitters are manufactured using high purity fused silica substrates, and ultra-hard dielectric coatings. These beamsplitters have been specially designed to withstand high-energy pulses and have a high damage threshold. The front of the beamsplitter is coated with a high power beam splitting coating optimized for 45 deg angle of incidence for S- and P- polarizations. The back surface is coated with a high damage threshold antireflection coating. Offered in 25.4 mm (1”) or 50.8 mm (2”) diameters, these beamsplitters offer excellent performance for scientific and industrial applications.

Kumar added, “These new 50/50 beamsplitters are an excellent addition to our family of high-energy laser optics. Today, Newport is one of the few companies that offers a full range of solutions for Nd:YAG lasers including mirrors, harmonic beamsplitters, thin film polarizers, and polarizing cube beamsplitters. In addition, we can also provide a wide range of other high-energy solutions such as laser wedged windows, excimer laser mirrors, laser beam expanders and variable attenuators."