Optical Table Isolation calculator

Transmissibility of a passive isolator above its natural frequency.

Category: Optomechanics

Formula: T ≈ 1 / ((f/fn)² − 1)

Inputs

InputParameterUnitDefault
Disturb ffHz10
Isolator fnfnHz1.5

Result with the default inputs

  • Transmissibility: 0.023
  • Isolation: 32.76 dB

Open it with your own values: put each input in the address as a parameter, for example /calculators/optical-table-isolation?f=10. A unit other than the listed one goes in <parameter>_unit.

Read more: Wikipedia: Vibration isolation

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