Project Type
Physics, Engineering

I was motivated to pursue this project after learning about the intricacies of quantum computing through MIT Beaver Works Summer Institute this past summer. This project involves a green laser, 3D-printed mounts and brackets, optical lenses, and custom woodworking to shine different visual patterns and displays that quantum computing is fundamentally based on.

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I custom designed each 3D-printed model using Fusion 360 and printed them out using PETG filament. Several iterations of each 3D printed model had to be created, as some measurements within Fusion 360 did not precisely match up with the measurements of the mirror, beam splitter cubes, and laser.​ I designed 2-3 chamfered (angled) screw holes in the base of each 3D part to allow for 5/8" screws to fit through, so as to not drill through the filament and prevent breaking the parts. The parts are screwed into the wood board.