Base Lab Tools' Honeycomb Optical Breadboards
Base Lab Tools offers a variety of honeycomb breadboards. Our breadboards are designed by optical researchers with experience in both academic and industrial laboratories. The key to the design comes from starting with a composite core that absorbs vibration rather than transmits it like most metal core optical breadboards. We like to think of the core as "pre-damped" from which we can then buildout one of the lightest vibration-isolation platforms available anywhere in the world. All of our breadboards and tables are proudly made in the USA.
Sub-Categories
Honeycomb Optical Breadboards • Breadboard Stands • Optical Breadboard Work Stations
Using
our extensive expertise in the manufacturing of optical breadboards and
optical tables, Base Lab Tools constructs unique products that cannot be
found anywhere else.
Our honeycomb optical breadboards are designed to eliminate messy and unreliable cores like oil bladders and added weights. By utilizing a composite core, we maintain highly sought after lightweight designs while producing highly rigid aluminum breadboards. Our honeycombs are then encased with our ultra lightweight 3/16 in. (5mm) aluminum skins. Additionally, these ultra lightweight skins are available with a black laser-safe coating.
Unlike so many large photonics catalog companies, Base Lab Tools' primary focus is on providing optical breadboards and optical tables giving us the ability to manufacture almost any custom honeycomb
breadboard within 2-4 weeks.
How
do I decide whether I need a solid aluminum or honeycomb core optical
breadboard? It all has to do with rigidity. The rule of thumb is that
the thicker the breadboard, the greater the rigidity (less deflection for a given
weight). As an example, here is a side by side test of a 1/2 in. (13mm)
aluminum breadboard, and a 3/4 in. (19mm) aluminum breadboard, compared to a 2 in. (50mm) honeycomb core aluminum breadboard.