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We introduce a compact design for an electronic device capable of superposing 8 bias voltages up to $\pm$96~V on a voltage of up to 5~kV. Such a device has been implemented to provide biasing of a beam steerer-shifter system for use in…
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Twisted bilayer photonic crystals introduce a twist between two stacked photonic crystal slabs, enabling strong modulation of their electromagnetic properties. The change in the twist angle strongly influences the resonant frequencies and…
We present an inexpensive, low-noise ($<260~\mu$V$_{rms}$, 0.1~Hz - 100~kHz) design for a piezo driver suitable for frequency tuning of external-cavity diode lasers. This simple driver improves upon many commercially available drivers by…
Waveguide mirrors possess nano-structured surfaces which can potentially provide a significant reduction in thermal noise over conventional dielectric mirrors. To avoid introducing additional phase noise from motion of the mirror transverse…
Piezo-driven rotator is convenient for tilted magnetic field experiments due to its precise angle control. However, the rotator itself and the sample mounted on it are difficult to be cooled down because of extra heat leaks and presumably…
Optical Doppler shift demonstration experiments are not a simple task since the light source cannot usually be moved in a sufficiently smooth and uniform manner to keep the level of noise well below of that of the signal. For that reason…
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