Adaptive stabilized interferometer with laser diode

A nano-stabilization technique for low repetition rate phase-sensitive optical experiments

“…Although interferometer stabilization has been developed for many applications (e.g. Fabry-Pérot interferometer stabilization [3] and interferometric measurements of wavelength shift [4,5]), the novelty of our system is the use of a charge coupled device (CCD) array so that the instrument may be adjusted in a controlled manner during the experiment. The performance of the stabilization system is demonstrated in an experiment to observe the autoionization dynamics of Rydberg states excited between the two spin-orbit ionization limits in Xe.…”

Color Micropatterning with Reconfigurable Stamps

“…Adaptive systems, , that is systems whose structure and function change autonomously in response to the changes in the environment, are not only of fundamental interest for their relevance to life but are also promising candidates for “intelligent” materials, devices and technological processes . While nature uses adaptability routinely, − there are only a handful of examples of artificial physicochemical ensembles that would be able to “reconfigure” themselves and perform different useful operations upon receiving different external stimuli. − Here, we describe a two-phase reaction−diffusion (RD) − system for color micropatterning of surfaces, in which a printing stamp reconfigures itself in response to the properties of the surface onto which it is applied.…”