Definition of "beamsplitter" []

• Alternative spelling of beam splitter. (noun)

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• "The photons intersected at a prism called a beamsplitter, where they entangled, and then zipped onwards on separate paths to detectors."
• "A beamsplitter is a common optical component that partially transmits and partially reflects an incident light beam, usually in unequal proportions."
• "Another issue I have with decoherence: Consider the classic case of the photon split by a beamsplitter."