PrintedLabs was created by designing and developing own experimental setups and experiments for the basic practical course in physics (teaching degree) at the University of Bayreuth. It all started with simple components, especially in the field of optical experiments such as imaging properties of lenses, ray paths in optical metrology or polarization of light. Since then, an ever-growing repertoire of optomechanics, more complex measuring devices such as USB spectrometers or microscopes, but also experimental setups from other areas of physics and STEM subjects has developed. In the context of this development were and are Projektpraktika and final theses at the Chair of Experimental Physics III who either worked on or with the help of the components provided here.

Ideas and suggestions ...

... for new "projects" or already developed components are welcome!

PrintedLabs: Development and Concept

Dr. Thorsten Schumacher
Chair for Experimental Physics III
University of Bayreuth
Universitätsstrasse 30
D-95447 Bayreuth, Germany

Theses

3D - Printed Grating Spectrometer (BA)

The bachelor thesis covers the technical development of a 3D-printed grating spectrometer from optical design, performance analysis, to simple experimental applications. In order to make the spectrometer usable especially in school contexts, the priorities are, besides the simple and inexpensive assembly, especially the clarification of the functional principle with simultaneous good performance and easy handling.

- Svenja Hofmann

Project lab classes

Ligo - Michelson Interferometer (Internship Project)

The LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) is a research facility for the direct detection of gravitational waves. At its heart is a high-precision Michelson interferometer whose two arms are disturbed differently when a gravitational wave passes, for example when two neutron stars collide. In the project lab, a complete analog experiment will be set up, but in which the interferometer will be perturbed acoustically rather than by gravitational waves. This perturbation will be done with original data detected in the LIGO experiment.

Studententeam: Tobias Berner, Kai-Jonathan Kuhn, Luisa Schmidt, Alexander Stellmacher