Fabrication and testing (optical components)

Do you know what a puzzle is? When you put together all the little pieces to make a bigger picture? Well, making optical components is kinda like making a really, really complex puzzle.

First, people use special machines and tools to carefully make each individual piece of the puzzle. These pieces are usually made of special materials that can bend and reflect light in specific ways.

Next, people put all the pieces together to make the final puzzle. They have to be really careful to make sure each piece is in the right place and facing the right way.

But, just like when you finish a puzzle and want to make sure it looks right, people also have to test their optical components. They use special machines to shine light through the components and see how it behaves. If they see any problems or mistakes, they have to go back and fix them.

When everything is done correctly, though, the optical component can be used to make things like lenses or mirrors that can help us see or use light in new and exciting ways!