Polarizing Beamsplitters Plates

Key Features & Advantages

• Wire-grid nanostructure: Moxtek’s PBS uses sub-wavelength metal (typically aluminum) nanowires deposited on a substrate to create the polarizing effect. This offers significant benefits: stable inorganic materials, less degradation with time or under high flux, and consistent performance across angle and wavelength.
• Optimized for 45° incidence: The ProFlux beamsplitters are engineered with a 45° angle of incidence in mind, which is common in many optical systems.
• Wide angular acceptance and low f/# suitability: These beamsplitters maintain performance even with fast optical systems (for example f/# < 2) and large cone angles. In one study, the ICE Cube version tolerated ±20° azimuthal and ±10° polar angular deviation with minimal performance drop.
• High durability and thermal resistance: The inorganic construction and robust coatings permit extended operation at elevated temperatures (200 °C or more in some designs) and high luminous flux.
• Excellent contrast and color uniformity: Compared to MacNeille cube or polymer film designs, Moxtek’s wire-grid PBS show much better color uniformity, contrast leakage (blocking of unwanted polarization) and angular stability.
• Versatile form factors: Available as plates (flat beamsplitter plates) or as cubes (ICE Cube® style) to suit design constraints such as path-length matching, space/weight reduction, and optical alignment.

Key Features & Advantages

• Wire-grid nanostructure: Moxtek’s PBS uses sub-wavelength metal (typically aluminum) nanowires deposited on a substrate to create the polarizing effect. This offers significant benefits: stable inorganic materials, less degradation with time or under high flux, and consistent performance across angle and wavelength.
• Optimized for 45° incidence: The ProFlux beamsplitters are engineered with a 45° angle of incidence in mind, which is common in many optical systems.
• Wide angular acceptance and low f/# suitability: These beamsplitters maintain performance even with fast optical systems (for example f/# < 2) and large cone angles. In one study, the ICE Cube version tolerated ±20° azimuthal and ±10° polar angular deviation with minimal performance drop.
• High durability and thermal resistance: The inorganic construction and robust coatings permit extended operation at elevated temperatures (200 °C or more in some designs) and high luminous flux.
• Excellent contrast and color uniformity: Compared to MacNeille cube or polymer film designs, Moxtek’s wire-grid PBS show much better color uniformity, contrast leakage (blocking of unwanted polarization) and angular stability.
• Versatile form factors: Available as plates (flat beamsplitter plates) or as cubes (ICE Cube® style) to suit design constraints such as path-length matching, space/weight reduction, and optical alignment.

Typical Applications

• Projection displays (2D/3D), where bright uniform images and contrast are critical.
• Head-Mounted Displays (HMDs) and Head-Up Displays (HUDs) in AR/VR systems, where compactness, large field-angle, and polarization fidelity are required.
• Scientific and medical imaging systems, spectroscopy, interferometry that require polarization splitting with minimal ghosting and minimal beam shift.
• Any optical design where a robust beamsplitter with high polarization purity, wide spectral response and wide angular range is beneficial.

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Typical Applications

• Projection displays (2D/3D), where bright uniform images and contrast are critical.
• Head-Mounted Displays (HMDs) and Head-Up Displays (HUDs) in AR/VR systems, where compactness, large field-angle, and polarization fidelity are required.
• Scientific and medical imaging systems, spectroscopy, interferometry that require polarization splitting with minimal ghosting and minimal beam shift.
• Any optical design where a robust beamsplitter with high polarization purity, wide spectral response and wide angular range is beneficial.

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