Philippa Young

Designing an Analogue Low Pass Filter System for a Quantum Ion Trap.

Skills and Experiences

Over the course of the summer I have worked on several areas within the research and gained a whole array of valuable skills and experiences. These include:

• Hands on research skills
  • Using strip board to create prototype circuits
  • Using an oscilloscope and frequency generator to test my circuit
  • How to collimate a laser
  • How to achieve feedback in the laser diode using a diffraction grating
  • Using a wavemeter to measure the wavelength of a laser
  • "Walking" a laser beam using two mirrors to maximise laser power
  • Tuning a laser diode to the correct wavelength by altering the 3 variables (grating angle, temperature and current)
  • Creating a light tight workplace to ensure laser safety
  • Correct procedures to avoid contamination while working on a vacuum system
• Presenting Research
  • Making this website to explain my work
  • Keeping a personal lab book on my work
  • Keeping the group lab books up to date while working on group projects
  • Feeding back to the group in weekly meetings
• IT skills
  • Learned how to convert graphs to a logarithmic scale using excel
  • Used Excel to calculate frequency and component values
  • Used Excel to produce tables of testing data
  • Learned how to use Filter Wiz Pro 4.0 to simulate active filters
  • Learned how to use AADE Filter Design V4.4 to simulate passive filters
  • Used Novarm Dip Trace to create PCB layouts
  • Used the internet as a research aid
  • Used the internet to compare and buy components
• Other
  • Took items to a local anodising company to be anodised
  • Socialised with the rest of my group