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  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
  
  8   Fri Oct 19 11:13:40 2018 Loïc AmoudryFixedreportlasers and opticsOptical roomTransmission vs D-shape position at different poweMeasurements have been done on 18/10/18.

Datas are on excel file, also matlab
file.
 Plot_matlab.JPGmotors.xlsxPower_stored_vs_Dshape_mirrors_position.m 
  61   Tue Jan 5 12:38:04 2021 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and opticsOptical roomTransmission Measurements for the Mirrors.
Thursday 10 December 2020:  
First Test Measurement - Inside Box

 The
transmission ( T ) for the mirrors of SBOX
 6x 
  133   Fri Aug 19 16:36:18 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and opticsOptical roomTelescope / amplifier outputThe previous Sbox telescope was dismantled
and the mechanical components cleaned.

its lenses are still in the mounts,
  
  134   Mon Aug 22 18:38:03 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and opticsOptical roomTelescope / amplifier outputBeam divergence was measured using a method
called  "Focal
 Focal_length_divergence_method.pdfBeam_Profile_at_high_power_.jpgSBOX_CELIA_AMPLIFIER_Divergence_measurement.pdf 
  136   Tue Aug 23 17:37:38 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and opticsOptical roomTelescope / amplifier outputI placed a periscope to adjust the high
of the beam from the amplifier output from
~ 10 cm from the table to ~ 15 cm
 20220823_setup.jpg 
  137   Wed Aug 24 10:39:58 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and opticsOptical roomTelescope / amplifier outputHere is a view of beam propagation in the
optical software : GaussianBeam

the red filled shape is the model
 Capture.PNGTelescope_AMPLI_CELIA_1.xml 
  141   Fri Sep 2 17:50:21 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and opticsOptical roomTelescope / amplifier outputremoving the reading which is not correct
(wrong use of software)

redone a reading similar using
 Beam_Profile_Fit_using_gaussian_Beam.jpgBeam_Profile_Fit_using_gaussian_Beam.xml 
  142   Fri Sep 2 18:10:10 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and opticsOptical roomTelescope / amplifier outputNote the
correct beam divergence is approximately
~ 2.3 mrad
 Ampli_Celia_2.3mrad_divergence_New_Telescope.jpgBeam_waist_at_injection_image.jpg 
  143   Mon Sep 5 18:06:53 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and opticsOptical roomTelescope / amplifier outputAm adjustment on the lenses position to
have a smaller waist.

+ 250 mm @ 88 cm from amplifier
 20220905_Telescope_lense_placement.jpg 
  145   Wed Sep 7 18:57:20 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and opticsOptical roomTelescope / amplifier outputWe increased the power of the amplifier
up to 10 W to see if there is a change in
the beam shape at the injection point or
  
  96   Wed Jun 8 11:24:35 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and opticsOptical roomTelescope - Spacial Matching Divergence of the CW beam out of the collimator
measured after 1 meter to be 


 SBox_Spacial_Matching_Telescope.png 
  240   Wed Sep 3 18:10:34 2025 Alice RenauxUnder Processreportlasers and opticsOptical roomSuccessful lock (finally !)Today, with Ronic, we managed to get a
successful lock with the NKT laser by setting
up a new PDH box from scratch (photodiode
 IMG_20250903_113758.jpg 
  70   Tue Mar 29 16:27:34 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportutilitiesOptical roomSpincoater - Mirrror cleaning In preparation for cleaning the mirrors.

The spincoater has been moved with
its bump into the sas of the SBox.
  
  75   Wed Apr 13 18:42:50 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and optics | utilitiesOptical roomSpincoater - Mirrror cleaning Used the spincoater and pure water to clean
dielectric mirrors which will be installed
inside the SBox for directing the reflection
 Reflection_one_front_after_cleaning.jpgreflection_two_front_before_cleaning.jpgReflection_two_front_after_cleaning.jpg 
  82   Wed Apr 27 22:30:14 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and optics | utilitiesOptical roomSpincoater - Mirrror cleaning Images of the SBox mirrors cleaned at the
same time when the cavity was aligned.

Directly from the spincoater to
 Images_SBox_Mirrors.pptx 
  85   Mon May 9 19:27:35 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and optics | utilitiesOptical roomSpincoater - Mirrror cleaning PowerPoint shows the detailed images of
all the mirrors before and after cleaning.

Images of SBox mirrors and M1 from
 20220509_Images_SBox_Mirrors.pptxM1GFA.jpgM2FA.jpgM3FA.jpgM4FA.jpg 
  87   Wed May 11 20:51:28 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and optics | utilitiesOptical roomSpincoater - Mirrror cleaning Following the observation that when rotating
M2 plan mirror of SBox the deformation position
of the mode changes.
 M2_spare_fb_2.jpgM2_spare_fa_2.jpg20201210_M2_spare_after_cleaning.tif 
  89   Tue May 24 21:51:01 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and optics | utilitiesOptical roomSpincoater - Mirrror cleaning While repeating the alignment, the mirrors
were cleaned using the spin-coater and placed
again.
  
  100   Mon Jun 27 08:52:46 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and optics | vacuumOptical roomSBox Finesse at 216.6625 MHzThe Sbox currently has the injection from
ThomX installed T ~ 120 ppm , M2 planar from
Sbox spare and M3 / M4 spherical mirrors
 20220624_SBox_MENHIR.pptx 
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