Remotely controllable Michelson interferometer with digital twin (XR TwinLab).

XR TwinLab

Web-based application to control optical experimental setups with the integration of VR and AR endpoints.
Remotely controllable Michelson interferometer with digital twin (XR TwinLab).
Image: Jari Domke and Falko Sojka.
Laser mount with remote controlable actuators.
Image: Fabian Lukas

Remote labs are a trendsetting way of teaching, communicating, and experiencing science as well as enabling collaborative work. Unfortunately, the implementation of remote access involves a cost-intensive development or at least requires a certain technical skillset. To establish remote labs across disciplines, especially outside the field of IT and engineering, the technical access threshold must be low enough to support a self-contained implementation by researchers, assistants, and technical staff.

Hereby, we have developed the open-source toolbox XR TwinLab (XRTL) for the research field of photonics. XRTL provides a modular way of building a web-based application to control optical experimental setups with the integration of VR and AR endpoints.

Information

Try out the application yourself right inside your Browser:

XRTL Michelson Interferometer Browser AppExternal link

XRTL Showcase at the ACP
Image: Fabian Lukas

Links

Find all the information about the development process and how to create your own XRTL:

Current XRTL projects

XRTL Logo
Image: Fabian Lukas

The digitalization Team of the ASP is currently working hand in hand with the Lichtwerkstadt to create several XRTL experiments, including:

  • XR TwinLab Showcase (operating)
  • XR TwinLab Michelson Interferometer (operating)
  • XR TwinLab Adaptive Optics (WIP)
  • XR TwinLab Quantum Cryptography (planned)
  • XR TwinLab Fundamentals (planned)
  • ...

User Interface

User interface of the advanced Michelson interferometer XRTL.
Screenshot: Falko Sojka

The User Interface (UI) features a detailed 3D model of the real-world experiment, which serves both as a visualisation and for controlling the individual components.

Overview of used frameworks

XR TwinLab overview
Image: Private

Contact

Clara Henkel.
Image: Private

Clara HENKEL

Project associate digiPHOTON
Phone:         +49 3641 9-47577
Email:          clara.henkel@uni-jena.de

Digitalization of the MSc Photonics course and optics labs

Abbe Center of PhotonicsExternal link - Office 201