APPLICATIONS

Applications

Here you can find all the optical setups we tested or proposed so far.

• For printing and assembly of all the cubes and modules go to CAD
• For setups compilations go to TheBOX
• For beginner's tutorials, how-to guides and more guidelines go to TUTORIALS
• For information on the electronic parts go to ELECTRONICS
• For information on the software go to the dedicated repository UC2-Software-GIT
• For the Bill of Materials go to RESOURCES
• For anything else, have a look at the SITEMAP

This is a growing list of available optical setups coming along with tutorials and alignment instructions. The most important part is the core building block as you find in every modular toolbox. A detailed description of the the UC2 cube can be found here.

List of available Applications (APPs)

Compilations

• TheBOX: Concept of a ready-to-use box containing multiple setups at once
• SimpleBOX: Optical setups from elementary to high-school level
• FullBOX: Optical setups from high-school to university level (contains electronics)
• CourseBOX: Optical setups for Optics and Microscopy courses
• PolarBOX : Optical setups for the polarization of light

SIMPLE Setups

• SIMPLE - Projector
• SIMPLE - Telescope
• SIMPLE - Smartphone Microscope

BASIC Setups

• In-Incubator Microscope with X/Y/Z-control and adaptive illumination
• Light sheet Microscope
• In-line Holographic Microscope
• Abbe Diffraction Experiment
• Michelson Interferometer (Interference effect of light)
• Mach-Zehnder Interferometer (Interference effect of light)
• Double Slit Experiment (Interference effect of light)
• Spectrometer

POLARIZATION Setups

• Crossed Polarizers
• Three Polarizers
• Circular Polarizer
• Optically Active Solution Experiment
• Brewster's Angle Experiment
• Stress Birefringence
• Many Microscope Slides Experiment
• Newton's Rings Experiment

COMPLEX Setups and sub-projects

All the more complicated systems have their own repository - see the overview here.

General Naming Convention and Structure of UC2

UC2 version history

When you search through the repository, you find that not all the images show the same cubes and baseplates. This is due to the evolution of the basic building blocks. In order to help you not to get lost, in the Modular Developer Kit is a short explanation of how the cubes evolved.

v3 = 3D-printed AND Injection Moulded (November 2020)

This is the current version. The cube comes in two versions that are fully compatible with each other. You can either print all the baseplates and cubes and assemble and connect them using screws and magnets, or you can use the IM cubes and baseplate puzzles that connect via the lego-like pins.

The IM cube is shown on the left, the 3DP (3D-printed) cube is on the right. Find the details about the base cube in ASSEMBLY_CUBE_Base.

List of available Modules (CUBEs):

A list of available Cubes that are the building blocks of all our setups can be found in CAD.

Complete overview of setups, modules, parts to buy and parts to print

Find a complete shopping'n'printing list including estimated prices for all modules and setups in this GoogleDrive Spreadsheet!

Participate

If you have a cool idea, please don't hesitate to contact us, we are happy to incorporate it in our design to make it even better.
More setups are coming soon! Inspire us with your ideas - we try to make it work! :-)