Optical bricks – the quBricks
Periscope
- Connects board to source and detectors
- High-precision: Simply plug in and get started
- Two to four periscopes needed on the board for all experiments
Mirror 45°
- Deflects the beam by 90°
- Fine adjustment, manually or motorized
- Basic token for many experiments such as interferometer and speed of light
Beam Splitter
- Splits or merges the laser beam
- 50:50 or polarization-dependent
- Basic token for interferometer and random number generator
Mirror 90°
- Reflects the beam in itself
- Optionally adjustable in beam direction
- Essential for the Michelson interferometer and quantum eraser
Waveplate
- Lossless polarization manipulation
- λ/2 or λ/4 integrated plates
- For advanced polarization experiments such as quantum cryptography & tomography
Camera
- Measurement of the laser beam
- View via display & external devices
- Beam adjustment, interference phenomena with bright light
Fiber Coupler
- Couples the beam into optical fibers
- Efficient, automatic fiber coupling possible
- Enables the connection of further detectors and the combination with external setups
Double Slit
- A classic for interference phenomena
- Different slit widths, grids, individual slits
- Special token for double-slit experiments with single photons or bright light