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Figure 4.20: Setup of the far-detuned laser. Figure courtesy of Gabriel Price.<br />

Beam 3 passes through an AOM, driven with two frequencies, 84 MHz <strong>and</strong><br />

123 MHz. This causes a slight difference <strong>in</strong> diffraction angle between the two first or-<br />

der spots, which is used <strong>to</strong> separate the endcaps <strong>in</strong>side the science chamber. When<br />

driv<strong>in</strong>g an AOM with two frequencies, a number of diffraction spots are generated. A<br />

one-dimensional spatial filter blocks out any undesired spots at the center of a telescope<br />

follow<strong>in</strong>g the AOM. A f = 300 mm cyl<strong>in</strong>drical lens creates the ellipticity of the laser<br />

beams. A dichroic mirror reflects the endcap beams <strong>and</strong> a 50 mm focal length spherical<br />

lens focuses the beams <strong>in</strong><strong>to</strong> the chamber such that they <strong>in</strong>tersect with the V-shaped<br />

laser beams.<br />

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