Abstract

A high-precision positioning stage based on an optical zooming interferometer is proposed. Two external-cavity diode lasers, stabilized to a femtosecond optical frequency comb, are used as optical sources. The zooming principle is demonstrated, and the positioning resolution of $0.2\mathrm{nm}$ is achieved. The positioning accuracy was partly evaluated.

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