Optomechanics with LEGO

The basic elements of a fairly complete optomechanical kit based on the use of LEGO are presented. Taking advantage of the great variety of standard LEGO elements, and adding a few custom components made of Plexiglas, we show how most of the mechanical parts of an optical setup can be built with lit...

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Veröffentlicht in:Applied Optics 1998-06, Vol.37 (16), p.3408-3416
Hauptverfasser: Quercioli, F, Tiribilli, B, Mannoni, A, Acciai, S
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The basic elements of a fairly complete optomechanical kit based on the use of LEGO are presented. Taking advantage of the great variety of standard LEGO elements, and adding a few custom components made of Plexiglas, we show how most of the mechanical parts of an optical setup can be built with little effort and at an extremely reduced cost. Several systems and experiments are presented, mainly in the fields of optical filtering and interferometry, to show that the proposed mounts are excellent for didactic purposes and often perfectly suitable even in applied research.
ISSN:1559-128X
0003-6935
1539-4522
DOI:10.1364/ao.37.003408