Toschke Yannic, Bourdon Bjoern, Berben Dirk, Imlau Mirco
Department of Physics, Osnabrueck University, Barbarastrasse 7, Osnabrueck D-49076, Germany.
Fachhochschule Suedwestfalen, Haldener Strasse 182, D-58636 Iserlohn, Germany.
HardwareX. 2021 Mar 5;9:e00182. doi: 10.1016/j.ohx.2021.e00182. eCollection 2021 Apr.
Optical breadboards with honeycomb structure provide a solid surface with mounting hole grids for building optical assemblies, sub-systems and experiments in the fields of quantum-optics and photonics. Performance criteria are the ability to resist bending under load (stiffness) and the ability to dissipate induced vibrations to the board (damping). The hardware presented in this paper deals with the possibility of assembling optical breadboards using 3D-printed building bricks with honeycomb structure, so-called 'breadboard bricks', and industrial aluminum extrusions, so-called 'breadboard profiles'. With this do-it-yourself approach, it is possible to make changes to the breadboard, such as making an opening, changing its shape or increasing the mounting surface whenever needed. Furthermore, the breadboard is automatically compatible with industrially relevant mechanical design platforms. Aluminum extrusions and the PLA thermoplastic filament provide mechanical stiffness and damping, respectively. Further characteristics are low costs and a modular design. All this makes it especially suited for agile prototyping of (laser) optical assemblies in many engineering processes.
具有蜂窝结构的光学面包板提供了一个带有安装孔网格的坚实表面，用于构建量子光学和光子学领域的光学组件、子系统和实验。性能标准是在负载下抵抗弯曲的能力（刚度）以及将感应振动消散到面包板的能力（阻尼）。本文介绍的硬件涉及使用具有蜂窝结构的3D打印建筑砖块（即所谓的“面包板砖”）和工业铝型材（即所谓的“面包板型材”）来组装光学面包板的可能性。通过这种自己动手的方法，可以对面包板进行更改，例如在需要时开孔、改变其形状或增加安装表面。此外，该面包板可自动与工业相关的机械设计平台兼容。铝型材和聚乳酸热塑性长丝分别提供机械刚度和阻尼。其他特点是低成本和模块化设计。所有这些使其特别适合许多工程过程中（激光）光学组件的快速原型制作。
