Optical polishing machines

Image of one of the polishing machines in the laboratory. Square machine with a mid-height sine to place the materials to be polished and with metal clamps on top to hold the polishing piece. The control knobs for the machine are in the upper part.
Organizational Unit
OPTICS DEPARTMENT

Grants related:

Description

The two polishing machines of the Optics department are mainly used for the polishing of optical fibres or optical fibres bundles, although it can also be used for polishing metallic and optical surfaces for the manufacture of mirrors of small dimensions. The objective of the polishing of the ends of the optical fibres is to ensure the transparency and the preservation of the characteristics of the light that enters and leaves the fibre. One of the polishers is metallographic and the other is designed for the polishing of optical elements. Part of these equipment has been financed by ERDF funds.

Related Technical facility
Panoramic view of the Fibre Optics Laboratory. On the left, machine to place the materials to be polished with control knobs on the upper part and workbenches with gas extractor hoods on the right
Fibre Optics Laboratory
The Fibre Optics Laboratory is used for the construction of optical fibre bundles for astronomical instrumentation.
General view of one of the rooms (A) of the optical laboratory. Elongated laboratory with metal tables with holes and various optical and mechanical elements on top of them
Optics Laboratory
The Optics Laboratory is specialized in the realization of all type of optical measurements, alignment and integration of instruments, prototype tests and characterization of components and optical systems in general.
José Luís
Rasilla Piñeiro
Roberto
López López
Related Capability
Setup in the laboratory for the characterization of optical fibers. View of a setup with several optical components and optical fibers on a laboratory table
Design, manufacture and verification of optical fibres
Within its capability to develop optical instrumentation, the IAC has a deep knowledge and experience in the design, manufacture and verification of optical fibres and their applications.
Type
Optic
Equiment type
Machine

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