Far-infrared thin-film beam splitters: calculated properties.
Properties of beam splitters for a far ir Michelson interferometer have been calculated for four plastic materials: Surlyn, Aclar, Mylar, and Kapton. Although the materials are birefringent, the averaged optical constants are used; and it is shown that this procedure yields valid beam splitter characteristics.
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