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  42   Thu Dec 19 09:21:45 2019 Ronic ChicheFixedinfolasers and opticsOptical roomOptical amplifier polarization statepolarization state of the cavity at higher
power : 20kW, 30kW  and 33kW (slight
CEP and alignment optimization) :
 cavity_polar_3e_etage_2A_-_20kW.PNGcavity_polar_3e_etage_3A_-_30kW.PNGcavity_polar_3e_etage_3A_-_33kW.PNG 
  41   Tue Dec 17 17:58:12 2019 Ronic ChicheFixedinfolasers and opticsOptical roomBeam size behind M2the telescope matchs the cold cavity beam,
so it is normal to have a power decrease
on the transmission photodiode when the cavity
  
  40   Tue Dec 17 17:54:38 2019 Ronic ChicheFixedinfolasers and opticsOptical roomOptical amplifier polarization stateThe
polarimeter was giving a strange 50% of DOP
of the light coming from the cavity.
 cavity_polar_2e_etage_1kW.PNG 
  39   Tue Dec 17 12:16:54 2019 Ronic ChicheFixedinfolasers and opticsOptical roomOptical amplifier polarization stateWe placed a PBS + 2 photodiodes (PhD1,
PhD2) at the output of the amplifier to check
how the polarization of the amplifier changes
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  38   Tue Dec 17 10:56:08 2019 Ronic ChicheFixedreportlasers and opticsOptical roomfirst data with 3A on the 3rd stage2 pictures :

typical beam with HOM

typical beam after moving the D-shape
 HOM_5-3_saturated.pngfundamental_mode_saturated.png 
  37   Tue Dec 17 10:46:24 2019 Ronic ChicheFixedinfolasers and opticsOptical roomBeam size behind M2Beam diameter behind M2 :

- 2nd stage @ 6A - 1kW inside cavity
sx = 2120 µm
 beam_diameter_behind_M2_-_1kW.pngbeam_diameter_behind_M2_-_30kW.png 
  36   Fri Dec 13 18:28:00 2019 Ronic ChicheFixedreportlasers and opticsOptical roomfirst data with 3A on the 3rd stageToday, at 3A on the 3rd stage, we saw some
HOM effects.
the transmissions is about 100mW which
 Screenshot_2019-12-13_3_184235.pngHOM.gif 
  35   Fri Dec 13 15:56:22 2019 Ronic ChicheFixedissuelasers and opticsOptical room2nd stage amplifier issue2nd stage output power was going down.
We checked the pump diode technical data
sheet and the operating temperature is [25°C:35°C].
  
  34   Thu Dec 12 11:49:05 2019 Ronic ChicheFixedissuelasers and opticsOptical room2nd stage amplifier issueLast time, we switched ON directly the
2nd stage at 6A without increasing/decrinsing
slowly the current.
  
  33   Wed Dec 11 17:13:02 2019 Ronic ChicheFixedissuelasers and opticsOptical room2nd stage amplifier issuethe 2nd stage amplifier needed several
hours (4-5h) to reach its nominal power (we
look at photodiode level on a scope), instead
  
  32   Tue Dec 10 09:36:56 2019 Ronic ChicheFixedinfolasers and opticsOptical roomFSR and Finesse measurementYesterday the cavity has been aligned and
locked with the CW Koheras laser.

the FSR has been measured by modulation
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  31   Fri Dec 6 11:54:58 2019 Loïc AmoudryFixedreportlasers and opticsOptical roomMirror's installedThe initial 400kW SBOX mirrors which have
been cleaned ont 28th of november have been
installed this morning on the SBOX.
  
  30   Fri Dec 6 11:53:53 2019 Loïc AmoudryFixedreportlasers and opticsOptical roomMirror's cleaningXPS has been proceeded on the 400kW SBOX
mirrors M3 and M4 (the initial cavity spherical
mirrors) in frebruary 2019. Deposited a lot
 resume_M3.PNGresume_M1_M2_M4.PNG 
  29   Wed Nov 13 13:15:53 2019 Loïc AmoudryFixedreportlasers and opticsOtherAFM+ InfraRed spectroscopy (IR spectro) has been performedAFM+ InfraRed spectroscopy (IR spectro)
has been performed on 400kW S-BOX mirrors.

Seems that XPS made M3 and M4 dirty,
 191113_AFMetspecIR-miroirs_SBOX.pdf 
  59   Mon Jun 24 16:15:08 2019 Huan WangFixedinfolasers and opticsOptical roomamplifierI just had a phone call with Jérome
and he told me 2 things :

* Be carefull ! the MightyLaser
  
  58   Wed Jun 19 18:54:00 2019 Huan WangFixedinfolasers and opticsOptical roomamplifierOnefive output power is 24mW now, and 2.41mW(after
EOM) injected into fiber,

a injection power monitor
 1st_stage_amplifier_monitoring_photodiode_signal.jpg 
  28   Fri Feb 1 14:04:27 2019 Loïc AmoudryFixedinfolasers and opticsOtherMeeting with LMA people, AFM30/01/19 - The following powerpoint
shows the results discussed with LMA people.

What came out from the discussion
 POINT_SUR_LES_MIROIRS.pptx 
  27   Fri Feb 1 13:45:19 2019 Loïc AmoudryFixedreportlasers and opticsOtherAFM performed on S-BOX mirrors29/02/19 - AFM has shown that spots
on mirror's surfaces are bumps and not
holes.
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  26   Thu Jan 24 17:49:54 2019 Loïc AmoudryFixedreportlasers and opticsOptical roomImpacts on mirror's surfaceAll the mirrors show impacts on there surface
(some of them do not show deposit). Does
it come from experiments or fabrication ?
 18_M1reflectiveface2x_compressed.jpg 
  25   Thu Jan 24 17:44:21 2019 Loïc AmoudryFixedreportlasers and opticsOptical roomDeposit on S-box mirrors after return from LMACleaning on dirty surface shows something
is deposited on the surface. Cleaning displaces
and removes part of the deposit.
 28_M2ReflectiveBeforeCleaning_compressed.jpg29_M2ReflectiveAfter1stCleanPaper_compressed.jpg 
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