optical bench
noun
: an apparatus that is fitted for the convenient location and adjustment of light sources and optical devices and that is used for the observation and measurement of optical phenomena
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Then around 2000, DLR Göttingen developed a variant called Background Oriented Schlieren (BOS) that uses a natural textured background and digital imaging to produce Schlieren images without the need for special lighting or complex optical bench set ups.
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2025
For starters, the setup would require a square meter’s worth of optical elements precisely aligned on an optical bench, Steinberg says.
—Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American, 2 July 2021
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2025
For starters, the setup would require a square meter’s worth of optical elements precisely aligned on an optical bench, Steinberg says.
—Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American, 2 July 2021
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“Optical bench.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/optical%20bench. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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