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Newport offers a wide range of Optical Breadboard products to fit any performance, budget or timeline need. Our broad offerings of optical breadboard range from economic Solid Aluminum Optical Breadboards all the way to the top-of-line Research Grade Optical Breadboards. Many of our optical breadboard products have Microlock™ option (with -ML at the end of part numbers) or clearance holes to facilitate your applications that may require mounting of the optical breadboard to a table or other platforms.
Advanced design, high quality and performance to price ratio, and committed product support make Newport optical breadboard the ideal choice for your applications. With more than 40 years of extensive vibration control capabilities to deliver rigid, damped platforms such as optical breadboard, table and workstations, Newport is your first source for vibration control and isolation applications.
Besides standard offerings, Newport gladly provides custom configurations and accessories to meet any application needs including custom shape and size, specialty steel ( including Super Invar™ ), and also unique designs for low cost optical breadboard, etc. Please click any of the product families below to learn about our standard offerings, or click Vibration Control Custom Solutions to learn more about our custom and OEM capabilities. For a quick configuration of your custom product, please use our new Table and Breadboard Configurator .
Selecting an Optical Breadboard
Click Optical Breadboards to shop or browse all of our standard models, or select a product family below for more information. We also offer a complete line of Optical Tables. For an overview of Newport Vibration Control capabilities, click Vibration Control Overview .
| Optical Breadboard Series |
Technical Description |
Applications |
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RG Series
Optical Breadboard, Research Grade |
• Constrained layer damping
• Fully sealed holes
• 2 or 4 in. thick, up to 4 ft wide by 8 ft long |
• Interferometry and critical high resolution experiments |
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SG Series
Optical Breadboard, Scientific Grade |
• Fully sealed holes
• 2 or 4 in. thick, up to 4 ft wide by 8 ft long |
• Electro-optical experiments and processes |
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IG Series
Optical Breadboard, Industrial Grade |
• Reduced skin thickness
• Fully sealed holes
• 2 in. thick, up to 4 ft wide by 8 ft long |
• Industrial equipment platforms and less critical experiments |
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TD Series
Optical Breadboard, Manufacturing Grade |
• Reduced skin thickness and core
• Laminate sealed holes
• 1 in. thick, up to 2 ft wide by 3 ft long |
• Telecom device manufacturing requiring a low cost, high-quality mounting surface |
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SA2 Series
Solid Aluminum Optical Breadboard, SA2 Series |
• Solid Aluminum optical breadboard
• 6 x 6 to 30 x 30 inches |
• Classroom demonstrations
• Equipment setups |
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Specialty Steel and Super Invar™
Custom Specialty Optical Breadboard |
• Custom optical breadboard made of special steel and Super Invar™ material, Newport will do the best to accommodate your needs |
• Special application needs
• Excellent thermal stability |
Learn More About Newport Optical Breadboards
When you choose Newport Vibration Control solutions, you have chosen not only high quality and perforamance products, but also our committed product support. Newport's experienced support engineers will be glad to help you determine which product suits your needs. Simply call 877-835-9620, or click Contact Us to submit your feedback or questions.
Please be sure to check out Newport's Tutorials , and the videos in our Vibration Control YouTube Playlist to learn more about our products.