What are the common causes of beam splitter malfunctions
A beam splitter or beamsplitter is an that splits a beam of into a transmitted and a reflected beam. It is a crucial part of many optical experimental and measurement systems, such as, also finding widespread application in. Main causes include dust contamination of optical ports exposed to the environment, secondary pollution to transceiver ports from pre-contaminated fiber connector end faces, scratched end faces caused by improper handling of pigtail fiber connectors, and poor port contact plus. My light source is beamed onto a 50/50 beam splitter behind which sits my camera but I cannot seems to eliminate ghosting from the surface of the beamsplitter.
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