What is the very best way to split a multiline argon beam into its constituent wavelengths? I'm looking for highest transmission, best beam quality after the split.
So far - I have found transmission gratings, diffraction gratings, holographic gratings and basic prisms.
To me - it seems that a prism made from high quality optical glass would be best intuitively, but I have no experience with this and have not seen them used in this regard. I need a fairly wide spread so that I can isolate each wavelength.
What do you folks use, and what do you recommend? I know the cheap solution is to use a CD or DVD - and that is my short term plan. But in the end I want o be able to isolate individual wavelengths and not have much degradation.
Thanks! Please also post a link to the product you recommend as I'm currently pricing out options.
So far - I have found transmission gratings, diffraction gratings, holographic gratings and basic prisms.
To me - it seems that a prism made from high quality optical glass would be best intuitively, but I have no experience with this and have not seen them used in this regard. I need a fairly wide spread so that I can isolate each wavelength.
What do you folks use, and what do you recommend? I know the cheap solution is to use a CD or DVD - and that is my short term plan. But in the end I want o be able to isolate individual wavelengths and not have much degradation.
Thanks! Please also post a link to the product you recommend as I'm currently pricing out options.