====== Laser Optics & Interferometry ======
Using lasers for science! Well, mainly metrology right now.

We are building an interferometer for measuring nanometer-scale displacements of piezo actuators.

Also check the sibling project of building a low-cost [[projects:optomech:start|3d-printed system of optomechanical components]].

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==== Links ====
  * [[projects:optics:log|Lab Notes for Optics Experiments]]
  * [[https://git.fa-fo.de/fafo/techtree/issues/81|Techtree Element #81 (Interferometry)]]


==== Interferometry ====

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[A basic interferometer setup and the camera-captured fringe pattern]