: a mirror or prism or a combination of the two that is used to divide a beam of radiation into two or more parts
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Recent Examples on the WebAfter these alternative causal events have occurred, another beam splitter reunites the two versions of the photon.Quanta Magazine, 11 Mar. 2021 Under these circumstances, if two photons arrive at a beam splitter at the same time via different ports, then their paths will become linked (entangled). Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 7 Dec. 2020 Particles can be placed in superposition in certain experiments, such as those using a beam splitter to divide photons of light, to show the phenomenon in action. Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2020 Chris uses a cube beam splitter to create the laser light show announcing the Tanning Invitational pool party that incurs Hathaway's wrath. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Aug. 2020 After going through the beam splitter, the particle enters into a superposition of two states: taking the left and right paths. Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American, 6 May 2019 The pulses go through a beam splitter, which sends half of each pulse toward Alice and half toward Bob. Kevin Hartnett, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2018 The two waves come back together at the second beam splitter.Quanta Magazine, 25 July 2018 The thought experiment involves putting two interferometers side by side, such that each particle first encounters a beam splitter. Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American, 6 May 2019 See More