beam splitter
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of beam splitter
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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In their experiment, preselected neutrons with a particular spin were sent, one by one, into a beam splitter, which is a device that splits a beam of particles into two.
From Scientific American ● May 6, 2019
The thought experiment involves putting two interferometers side by side, such that each particle first encounters a beam splitter.
From Scientific American ● May 6, 2019
A second beam splitter then recombines the waves, which interfere with each other to shunt the photon toward either one of a pair of detectors.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 27, 2017
As the paths cross where the second beam splitter would have been, the detectors click with equal probabilities regardless of the paths’ lengths.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 27, 2017
Remove the second beam splitter and interference becomes impossible.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 27, 2017
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