Near-concentric cavities are excellent tools for enhancing an atom–light interaction as they combine a small mode volume with a large optical access for atom manipulation. However, they are sensitive to longitudinal and transverse misalignments. To address this sensitivity, we present a compact near-concentric optical cavity system with a residual cavity length variation δLC,rms = 0.36(2) Å. A key part of this system is a cage-like tensegrity mirror support structure that allows us to correct for longitudinal and transverse misalignments. The system is stable enough to allow the use of mirrors with a higher cavity finesse to enhance the atom–light coupling strength in cavity-QED applications.
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