BILAYER FREESTANDING BEAM SPLITTER FOR FOURIER-TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROMETRY

Authors
ROWELL NL WANG EA
Citation
Nl. Rowell et Ea. Wang, BILAYER FREESTANDING BEAM SPLITTER FOR FOURIER-TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROMETRY, Applied optics, 35(16), 1996, pp. 2927-2933
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Applied optics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036935
Volume
35
Issue
16
Year of publication
1996
Pages
2927 - 2933
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6935(1996)35:16<2927:BFBSFF>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
We describe the design, fabrication, testing, and performance of a two -layer free-standing beam splitter for use in far-infrared Fourier tra nsform infrared spectrometers. This bilayer beam splitter, consisting of a low-index polymer layer in combination with a high-index semicond uctor layer, has an efficiency that is higher than that of the best co mbination of four single-layer Mylar beam splitters currently in use f or spectrometry from 50 to 550 cm(-1). (C) 1996 Optical Society of Ame rica