PL dictionary?

[drlava]

I hope the topic starter can find some explanations on that site...

Sam's laser Faq is a good link. The topic starter is already an expert, he was asking for the good of others. Not for acronym lists, but I think real definitions of things like PBS cubes (Polarizing Beam Splitter), diffraction gratings, HR PR mirrors etc

[Doc]

I just want to say that I think it is pretty sad that except for "keeperx" (and maybe QUAZAR) nobody gives a normal answer...
There are many abbreviations used in the laser world, and I think that the topic starter asks a very valid question.
Since I am also new to this all I can only contribute in this thread with a link to Sam's Laser FAQ: http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/lasersam.htm I hope the topic starter can find some explanations on that site...

This section of the forum (The Lounge), is sort of the shoot the shit section. You will tend to find more information in the other (serious) technical sections.

If you were to ask for this sort of information in one of those relevent sections; I'm sure your question would be answered without the horse play.

If you need information about lasers; this is the forum.

Cheers, Ian

[keeperx]

well ill try to start with what i know..

PBS (Polarizing Beam Splitter) cubes are used to combine the beams from 2 different lasers into 1. They work on the principle of polarization which means that both beams have to be of a single polarization to work properly.

They can also work the other way to split a single beam into 2 beams of opposite polarization.
http://www.laser-man.co.uk/2006/inde...d=68&Itemid=66

[mixedgas]

well ill try to start with what i know..

PBS (Polarizing Beam Splitter) cubes are used to combine the beams from 2 different lasers into 1. They work on the principle of polarization which means that both beams have to be of a single polarization to work properly.

They can also work the other way to split a single beam into 2 beams of opposite polarization.
http://www.laser-man.co.uk/2006/inde...d=68&Itemid=66

Line one is wrong.
Line two is wrong.

Steve

[soforene]

Line one is wrong.
Line two is wrong.

Line one - Are you saying he knows nothing?
Line two - is blank. How can a blank line be wrong?

[buffo]

Oh come on now Richard... You know where he's coming from.

Adam

[soforene]

I'm sorry but someone must uphold standards of literacy and grammar round here and if you Colonials aren't up to the job then it's going to have to be good old reliable Johnny English !!

Rule Brittania, Pip pip, Tally Ho and all that .......

[buffo]

Pedantic son-of-a-Brit! (Spelling intentional)

Carry on then...

Adam

[QUAZAR]

I'm sorry but someone must uphold standards of literacy and grammar round here
Rule Brittania, Pip pip, Tally Ho and all that .......

Cor blimey gov, strike a light!! Cant you speak propper like what we do.

[mixedgas]

Blimey Superintendent, Must I do all the work.... That chav could not bother to write this:

PBS (Polarizing Beam Splitter) A small glass cube made from two right angle prisms cemented together. The inner faces of the cube have coatings which selectively route laser beams of a given polarization. PBS cubes demonstrate optical reciprocity and may thus be used to combine or split beams. Provided one beam has S (vertical ) polarization and the other beam has P (horizontal) polarization, the beams may be combined. If a randomly polarized beam enters the cube, it will be split into its P and S components. Typically the S component goes straight through the cube and the P component enters or exits at a right angle.

That good enough or do you want the ellipsoid and the Poincaire Sphere too?

Steve