From 4387f96aef0dcafbbce06e76cf19224537d98772 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Blaise Thompson Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 08:54:52 -0500 Subject: adjustable periscopes --- appendix/hardware.tex | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- appendix/public.tex | 10 +++++++++- 2 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'appendix') diff --git a/appendix/hardware.tex b/appendix/hardware.tex index 7a0f409..c69d7e9 100644 --- a/appendix/hardware.tex +++ b/appendix/hardware.tex @@ -1 +1,34 @@ -\chapter{Hardware} +\chapter{Hardware} % ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + + +\section{Adjustable periscopes} % ---------------------------------------------------------------- + + +Our light sources take on horizontal or vertical polarizations according to which tuning process is +used. % +Our experiments are opinionated about polarization, so some strategy for aligning polarization is +necessary. % +Desire fully reflective, easy to switch without changing path length (delay) etc... For several +years, we used brewster-angle polarization unifiers... % +These worked by... % +But these were very difficult to align, and they were too lossy for some of the weaker tuning +processes. % +As an alternative, we designed a more traditional periscope with adjustability for our unique +needs. % + + +\subsection{Alignment} % ------------------------------------------------------------------------- + + +\begin{enumerate} + \item in flipped polarization: + \begin{itemize} + \item stage near + \item upper mirror far + \end{itemize} + \item in kept polarization: + \begin{itemize} + \item stage x and upper mirror height near + \item lower mirror far + \end{itemize} +\end{enumerate} diff --git a/appendix/public.tex b/appendix/public.tex index 843c760..89cc6af 100644 --- a/appendix/public.tex +++ b/appendix/public.tex @@ -1,4 +1,12 @@ % http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/Thesis_Awards/chapter_guidelines.html -\chapter{Public} +\chapter{Public} % ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +\section{Why spectroscopy?} + + +\section{CMDS in practice} % --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + +\subsection{Ultrafast light sources} \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.3