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  101   Wed Jul 6 18:34:12 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and optics | detectors and electronics | softwareOptical roomCavity Lock Closing the series for the setup

The cavity was only locked @ 133.33
MHz but the Finesse was not measured
  
  102   Wed Jul 6 18:35:38 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and opticsOptical roomFundamental Mode TEM00Closing series of 00 mode for FSR @ 133.33
MHz

 
  
  103   Wed Jul 6 18:37:02 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and opticsOptical roomDivergence of the CW beam after collimator Closing the series of the telescope for
the beam @ 133.33 MHz

 
  
  104   Wed Jul 6 18:39:25 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and optics | vacuumOptical roomSBox Finesse at 216.6625 MHzMax Finesse obtained @ 4 mirror setup was
~ 19 300  

With M1 from ThomX , M2/M3/M4 from
  
  105   Wed Jul 6 18:39:38 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and optics | vacuumOptical roomSBox Finesse at 216.6625 MHz 




  
  106   Wed Jul 6 19:57:17 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and optics | detectors and electronicsOptical room2 Mirror Setup @ 216.6 MHzThe SBox cavity setup was changed to have
only 2 mirrors M1 plane and M2 spherical,
both from ThomX
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  107   Fri Jul 8 17:09:26 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and opticsOptical roomImages of ThomX mirrors Under the microscope,

the spherical mirrors show the
deposit of metal dots on the reflecting surface
 ThomX_Spherical_Front_coating.jpgThomX_Spherical_2_Front_coating.jpgThomX_Spherical_back.jpg 
  108   Fri Jul 8 17:10:44 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and opticsOptical roomImages of ThomX mirrors Mirror images in the previous log showing
the metal deposit of the coating of the spherical
mirrors
  
  109   Fri Jul 8 17:48:48 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and optics | detectors and electronicsOptical room2 Mirror Setup @ 216.6 MHzThe cavity was realigned using irises instead
of pinholes, gave a better alignment.

The inside of the box, the spherical
 00mode.jpg00mode_diameter.jpgScreenshot_2022-07-08_0_164115.pngSlide1.JPGSlide2.JPG 
  110   Fri Jul 8 19:37:24 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and optics | detectors and electronicsOptical room2 Mirror Setup @ 216.6 MHzUpdate for Finesse measurement, The cavity
was put under vacuum ~ 1.1*10^-1 mbar

and the alignment and coupling
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  111   Tue Jul 12 10:07:05 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and optics | detectors and electronicsOptical roomFSR change & Finesse Measurements The FSR of the 2 mirror (plan-spherical)
Cavity was adjusted from 210 MHz to reach
216.643 MHz
 00mode.jpg00mode_diameter.jpg00mode_diameter_fit.jpg 
  112   Tue Jul 12 10:19:30 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and optics | detectors and electronicsOptical roomFSR change & Finesse Measurements Yesterday evening the cavity was Vacuum
pumped up to pressure of 5.5*10^-2 and locked 

changed FSR to be 216.662 MHz and
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  113   Tue Jul 12 14:41:55 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and optics | detectors and electronicsOptical roomFSR change & Finesse Measurements a Finesse of 30k with the present mirrors
:

T1=120 ppm ;A1=(2.6+1) ppm;
  
  114   Tue Jul 12 18:53:55 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and optics | detectors and electronicsOptical roomInstallation of D-shaped mirror / AlignmentTo prepare for the amplifier. I installed
the D-shapped mirrors after cleaning (using
aceton and ethanol) between the cavity 2
  
  115   Tue Jul 12 19:07:50 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and optics | detectors and electronics | softwareOptical roomCELIA amplifier installationThe amplifier was installed on the optical
table next to SBox table.

The CVBG that will be used for
  
  116   Fri Jul 22 17:07:32 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and optics | detectors and electronics | softwareOptical roomCELIA amplifier installation + chillerAmplifier placed next to the pulsed laser
on the table under the airflow

The output is in free space with
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  117   Fri Jul 22 17:10:06 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and optics | detectors and electronicsOptical roomInstallation of D-shaped mirror / AlignmentThe D-shaped mirrors are installed properly
and not cutting the path of the beam.

The cavity has been aligned again
  
  118   Fri Jul 22 18:00:21 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and optics | detectors and electronics | softwareOptical roomAlignment / Table setup The current setup of the optical table
attached.

The cavity is aligned and the lock
 20220722_table_setup.jpg20220722_tablesetup.jpg 
  119   Fri Jul 22 18:19:13 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and optics | detectors and electronics | softwareOptical roomCVBG stretching / Fiber Injection Before injecting into the amplifier, the
pulse needs to be stretched using a CVBG,
type attached.
 7x 
  120   Fri Jul 22 18:25:31 2022 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and optics | detectors and electronics | softwareOptical roomCELIA amplifier installation + chillerThe software to control the CELIA amplifier
is on the laptop that was placed in ThomX
bunker.
  
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