1. An enclosure for containing cylinders comprising:
an upper surface, a lower surface, opposing side walls spanning the upper and lower surfaces, and an end surface spanning the upper and lower surfaces, the upper surface, lower surface, side walls, and end surface defining an enclosed space,
a plurality of inner walls dividing the enclosed space to define bays that receive cylinders;
a removable door panel opposite the end surface, the removable door panel including dividers defining portions of the door panel corresponding to the bays;
a plurality of first contact pads and a plurality of first mounting plates, each first contact pad mounted on a first mounting plate on the end surface, wherein at least one first contact pad is positioned in a corner of each bay at an angle that is neither parallel or perpendicular to either the side walls or the upper surface and contacts the received cylinder; and
a plurality of second contact pads and a plurality of second mounting plates, each second contact pad mounted on a second mounting plate on the removable door panel, wherein at least one second contact pad is positioned in a corner of each portion at an angle that is neither parallel or perpendicular to either the side walls or the upper surface and contacts the received cylinder when the removable door panel is secured to the enclosure.
2. The enclosure of claim 1, further including a plurality of vertical gussets, each secured to the lower surface and one of the vertical walls and side walls.
3. The enclosure of claim 2, wherein each received cylinder includes a cylinder plate bottom, and wherein a lower edge of each gusset is positioned below the adjacent cylinder plate bottom.
4. The enclosure of claim 1, further including horizontal gussets, each secured to the end surface within each bay.
5. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of first contact pads is fixed.
6. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein each second flexible mounting plate is mounted to the removable door by an adjusting bolt and locking nut that push the second contact pad against the cylinder.
7. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein the plurality of first mounting plates is integral with the end surface.
8. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein the plurality of second mounting plates is integral with the removable door panel.
9. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein one of the plurality of first mounting plates and the plurality of second mounting plates is flexible.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
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23. A method for processing signals, the method comprising:
in an integrated circuit comprising a transmission line driver:
amplifying a received signal in a plurality of partial voltage domains;
generating said partial voltage domains in a domain splitter in said driver; and
controlling a voltage domain boundary value between two partial voltage domains utilizing a differential amplifier that samples an output voltage of a cascade amplifier that is an input to the driver and controls a current supplying said cascade amplifier.
24. The method according to claim 23, comprising driving a series of diodes in differential mode via said amplified signals.
25. The method according to claim 24, comprising modulating an optical signal via said diodes.
26. The method according to claim 24, wherein said diodes are integrated in a Mach-Zehnder modulator.
27. The method according to claim 24, wherein said diodes are integrated in a ring modulator.
28. The method according to claim 24, wherein said diodes are connected in a distributed configuration.
29. The method according to claim 24, comprising communicating said amplified signals to said diodes via transmission lines.
30. The method according to claim 29, wherein said transmission lines are even-mode coupled.
31. The method according to claim 23, comprising generating said partial voltage domains via stacked source follower circuits.
32. The method according to claim 23, comprising generating said partial voltage domains via stacked emitter follower circuits.
33. The method according to claim 23, comprising generating said voltage domain boundary value of one half the supply voltage via symmetric stacked circuits.
34. A system for processing signals, the system comprising:
one or more circuits comprising a driver, said one or more circuits being operable to:
amplify a received signal in a plurality of partial voltage domains;
generate said partial voltage domains in a domain splitter in said driver; and
control a voltage domain boundary value between two partial voltage domains utilizing a differential amplifier that samples an output voltage of a cascade amplifier that is an input to the driver and controls a current supplying said cascade amplifier.
35. The system according to claim 34, wherein said one or more circuits is operable to drive a series of diodes in differential mode via said amplified signals.
36. The system according to claim 35, wherein said one or more circuits is operable to modulate an optical signal via said diodes.
37. The system according to claim 35, wherein said diodes are integrated in a Mach-Zehnder modulator.
38. The system according to claim 35, wherein said diodes are integrated in a ring modulator.
39. The system according to claim 35, wherein said diodes are connected in a distributed configuration.
40. The system according to claim 35, wherein said one or more circuits is operable to communicate said amplified signals to said diodes via transmission lines.
41. The system according to claim 40, wherein said transmission lines are even-mode coupled.
42. The system according to claim 34, wherein said one or more circuits is operable to generate said partial voltage domains via stacked source follower circuits.
43. The system according to claim 34, wherein said one or more circuits is operable to generate said partial voltage domains via stacked emitter follower circuits.
44. The system according to claim 34, wherein said one or more circuits is operable to generate said voltage domain boundary value of one half the supply voltage via symmetric stacked circuits.
45. The system according to claim 34, wherein said one or more circuits comprises an integrated circuit.