Optical cavity apparatus. Optical cavities are used in lasers, interferometers and atomic clocks. This is a rigidly mounted optical cavity designed to

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Optical cavity apparatus. Optical cavities are used in lasers, interferometers and atomic clocks. This is a rigidly mounted optical cavity designed to be insensitive to inertial forces. The design is based on a cubic geometry (centre) with four supports placed symmetrically about the optical axis in a tetrahedral configuration. Photographed at the National Physical Laboratory, in Teddington, UK.

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Photo credit: © ANDREW BROOKES, NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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