Fixed Mirror Separation

using a Piezo-electric stack

Piezo-electric material is between the aluminum plates. Piezo-electric expands in an electric field, and one can even move the mirror 5.7nm per volt for a maximum of 570 nm.

To keep the length of the laser constant over a long time a second reference laser is placed inside and the length of the etalon is adjusted so that the reference laser is at a maximum.

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