{"id":57664,"date":"2025-06-26T14:49:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T14:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/photonics.laser2000.co.uk\/?post_type=product&#038;p=57664"},"modified":"2025-12-17T14:36:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T14:36:33","slug":"birefringent-polarising-prims","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/stagingphotonics.laser2000.co.uk\/?product=birefringent-polarising-prims","title":{"rendered":"Birefringent Polarising Prims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Birefringent polarisers transmits the desired polarisation and scatters\/deviate&#8217;s the rest.\u00a0 This utilises the fundamental property of birefringence, where the refractive index depends on its polarisation.<\/p>\n<p>Commonly in the form of joined prisms\u00a0 this type of polariser offers <strong>higher extinction ratios, higher damage thresholds, broad wavelength ranges but are more expensive.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;text-decoration: underline\">Beam-splitting Polarising Prisms<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Part codes ending in &#8216;B&#8217; are \u03b1-BBO crystal type usable in the ultraviolet region and &#8216;C&#8217; are Calcite based usable in the visible to the infrared region<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Glan Laser (GLPB\/GLPC)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Glan Laser polariser contain two prisms with a small gap (air-gap) to eliminate the adhesive and reduce laser damage.\u00a0 Suitable for <b>high power <\/b><b>lasers and high energy laser pulses<\/b>.\u00a0 Housed in a metal frame. 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