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    that's a valid point. you may inadvertently rotate the polarization when bouncing the beam into cube alignment. a wave plate would be handy to correct for that.

    Quote Originally Posted by dsli_jon View Post
    ..I think the other-concern with the 'cubiplate-combo' is rotational-range limitation.. not much you can do, if one/two of a multi-watt knifed-input is a nano-tweek off, (...and yer already rotated as far as you can-go, to be dialed-in the best you can on yer prism-knives.) w/o killing the others' efficiency, or possibly murdering the other axis.. Still, might be an interesting cube to test for 'lower-risk' builds, ie: a 4-up'er... ...



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    Perhaps I am confused on how waveplates work, but I thought that the amount of polarization rotation was determined by the thickness of the cystal in the waveplate, and such is not adjustable. Adjusting the rotating is what I think is being refered to but maybe some other adjust is needed. Can someone correct my error if I am confused on this?

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    Quote Originally Posted by zetist View Post
    ...I thought that the amount of polarization rotation was determined by the thickness..
    Waveplates, demystified - Simple-version (..scoot down the page a bit for the info / diag's..):
    http://www.redoptronics.com/waveplate.html

    ..Gory-version..
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waveplate

    ..also, found this, too: http://optics.byu.edu/animation/polarwav.mov ..simple anims, but nice..

    ..so, basically, the 'cubiplate' would be tricky for multi-up diode arrays, where simply 'rotating' the diodes (vs the 'cubiplate', since any rotation to 'peak' the thruput on the plate-side axis, would begin to send the perpendicular-axis thruput straight to the devil.. ) is not as-desireable / efficient vs simply having an 'independent' waveplate, in it's own rotatable-mount.. Diggin it?

    ..still, cool-find, and an interesting optic for some-apps...
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    Go ahead and put me down for 2

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    Dave: 10pcs
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    Hey Guys,

    Just a bit of an update. I just recieved a couple of 10mm samples, and efficiency seems quite nice.. A quick test and this is what i measured:

    Reflect - in 870mw, out 855mw.
    Transmit - in 870mw, out 850mw.

    I will leave 1w of 445 pointing at the cube fore the rest of the day. Wondering if it should be a lot more than 1w.

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    Soooo,

    I have had ~3w pointed at the pbs for the last couple of hours, no noticeable change..

    I have a second untouched cube - maybe I send it to someone to do some more tests? Any one keen?
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    I can test one with 10w of 445.


    Quote Originally Posted by dave View Post
    Soooo,

    I have had ~3w pointed at the pbs for the last couple of hours, no noticeable change..

    I have a second untouched cube - maybe I send it to someone to do some more tests? Any one keen?

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    One cube going to Buffo, One cube going to Platinum, looking forward to my test results being verified
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