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|    HoloLab to Phil Hobbs    |
|    Re: fringe lock system    |
|    08 Feb 23 07:51:47    |
      From: jeedom74000@gmail.com              On Wednesday, October 23, 2002 at 3:38:22 AM UTC+2, Phil Hobbs wrote:       >The best method for fringe surfing is to       > arrange two photodiodes so that they see opposite phases of the fringe       > pattern--e.g. when PD1 is on a bright fringe, PD2 is on a dark fringe.       > Wire the photodiodes in back-to-back parallel (anode to cathode), and       > connect this combination between the inverting input of an op amp and       > ground.              Phil, that simple setup sounds very appealing but I have been struggling to       understand how that would work.       Could you detail how the "Wire the photodiodes in back-to-back parallel (anode       to cathode)" works because as I understand it, that would add the charges       measured by the two photodiodes while I would normally want to subtract one       from the other, no?       Many thanks       Loic              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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