Optics Table

An optics table is meant to solve the issues of very miniscule and generally insignificant movements through a lab table caused by larger outside forces such as forces that would send vibrations throughout an entire building. By suspending the table with air pressure, and installing a grid of threaded holes into the table, an optics table can be used in experiments where the generally miniscule movements might be a significant factor.

Example Experiment

This is an example of what an optics table setup might look like.

Example Product

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This is an example of what a commercially available optics table looks like.

Threaded Grid

An optics table will usually have a grid of threaded holes for securely mounting the optics experiment equipment to the table.

Our Optics Table

Here are pictures of the optics table equipped in the LeTourneau University Biosensors Lab.