beam splitter
a mirror or prism that divides a beam of light into two parts by reflecting a part of the beam, used in camera range finders.
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How to use beam splitter in a sentence
So, we had to adapt and set up two cameras side by side on a beam splitter system.
David Attenborough’s Life in Color - Issue 107: The Edge | Mary Ellen Hannibal | September 29, 2021 | NautilusThis allowed the Xanadu researchers to design a silicon chip that implements a complex optical network made up of beam splitters, waveguides, and devices called interferometers that cause light sources to interact with each other.
Nanophotonics Could Be the ‘Dark Horse’ of the Quantum Computing Race, New Paper Says | Edd Gent | March 15, 2021 | Singularity HubAfter these alternative causal events have occurred, another beam splitter reunites the two versions of the photon.
Quantum Mischief Rewrites the Laws of Cause and Effect | Natalie Wolchover | March 11, 2021 | Quanta MagazineNow swap balls for laser-emitted photons, pegs for beam splitters and mirrors, and slots for photodetectors.
New Quantum Computer in China Claims Quantum Advantage With Light | Jason Dorrier | December 6, 2020 | Singularity HubThose devices include light sources, hundreds of beam splitters, dozens of mirrors and 100 photon detectors.
The new light-based quantum computer Jiuzhang has achieved quantum supremacy | Emily Conover | December 3, 2020 | Science News
British Dictionary definitions for beam splitter
a system that divides a beam of light, electrons, etc, into two or more paths
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