Hacking CD/DVD/Blu-ray Optical Pickup Unit (OPU) for Fun and Scientific Research

This video shows my OPU hacking for scientific as cell imaging, micro-hole machining, bioassay sensing, atomic force microscopy are other hacking works described in these open-access review papers: 1. Hacking CD/DVD/Blu-ray for Biosensing 2. Micro and nanoscale 3D printing using optical pickup unit from a gaming console 3. Using DVD optics for Nano-, Micro-, Milli-Newton to several Newtons force measurements: You can find the video slides here: