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  325   Fri Feb 9 15:49:39 2024 Ronic ChicheUnder Processissuemechanics | lasers and optics | detectors and electronicsThomX igloo20Hz oscillation in the locking between Laser and FP-cavitywhat does this 10ps phase jitter mean in
term of cavity length variations ?

L = L0 + dL sin(2pi fm t) = L0
  
  326   Fri Feb 9 18:00:05 2024 Ronic ChicheUnder Processissuemechanics | lasers and optics | detectors and electronicsThomX igloo20Hz oscillation in the locking between Laser and FP-cavitymeasure to be done next week to check the
20Hz noise on the laser amplifier signal:

- install a DET10 in reflection
  
  343   Thu Jun 6 09:17:02 2024 Ronic ChicheFixedissuelasers and opticsThomX iglooAlphanov amplifier issueFYI : to access special menus on the Alphanov
software,

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  345   Wed Jun 19 09:14:14 2024 Ronic ChicheFixedissuelasers and opticsThomX iglooAlphanov amplifier issuethe present situation is :

Guillaume asked me to disconnect
the "Laser head" cable from the
  
  346   Mon Jul 22 09:54:24 2024 Ronic ChicheFixedissuelasers and opticsThomX iglooAlphanov amplifier issueGuillaume and Julien Bour from Alphanov
will come on wednesday 24/07 to have a first
look and check the amplifier.
  
  347   Tue Jul 23 09:37:24 2024 Ronic ChicheFixedissuelasers and opticsThomX iglooAlphanov amplifier issuepicture of the connectors used to carry
signals between the amplifier pump module
and the rack under the table.
 connecteur_laser_head_sur_module_pompes_ampli.jpgconnecteur_laser_head_sur_chassis_ampli.jpg 
  355   Thu Sep 5 09:51:22 2024 Ronic ChicheFixedissuelasers and optics | detectors and electronicsThomX igloofixing CVBG issuethe CVBG of the compressor module seems
to have an issue.

here is the plan of the work :
  
  356   Thu Sep 5 09:53:10 2024 Ronic ChicheFixedissuelasers and optics | detectors and electronicsThomX igloofixing CVBG issue1) this morning, I aligned to CFP to get
back 82kW in the cavity for 33% of amplifier
ratio.
 12x 
  357   Fri Sep 6 11:56:53 2024 Ronic ChicheFixedissuelasers and optics | detectors and electronicsThomX igloofixing CVBG issuethis morning with Daniele, we realigned
the amplifier beam axis on the iris position.
it was pretty fast an easy => we
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  361   Fri Sep 6 17:27:20 2024 Ronic ChicheUnder Processissuemechanics | lasers and optics | detectors and electronicsThomX igloo20Hz oscillation in the locking between Laser and FP-cavitycould it be possible this 20Hz oscillations
comes from anouncements in the bunker, puting
the housing+table in vibration ?
  
  370   Mon Oct 14 10:21:17 2024 Ronic ChicheFixedissuelasers and opticsThomX iglooOnefive 33MHz modelock lossOn Friday 11th of October, due to the Yvette
flooding, all the AC power of ThomX have
been shut down.
  
  371   Tue Oct 15 09:33:15 2024 Ronic ChicheFixedissuelasers and opticsThomX iglooOnefive 33MHz modelock lossThis morning, I verified the reason why
the seeder frequency was not displayed on
the amplifier software screen:
  
  372   Mon Oct 21 09:20:47 2024 Ronic ChicheFixedissuelasers and opticsThomX iglooOnefive 33MHz modelock lossAfter the new Yvette flooding of the last
week and the consecutive AC-shut down, I
restarted this morning the laser with the
  
  373   Tue Oct 22 18:52:40 2024 Ronic ChicheFixedissuelasers and opticsThomX iglooOnefive 33MHz modelock lossFor the modulation/demodulation generator
for the PDH signal,
after a power shutdown, on can :
  
  412   Fri Feb 21 19:40:50 2025 Ronic ChicheFixedissuesoftwareThomX igloostrange drift (new effect !?!)today, we had a strange effect :
both the laser and the FP cavity were
locked on the RF frequency (500.10045 MHz),
  
  427   Wed Jun 11 18:59:34 2025 Ronic ChicheUnder Processissuemechanics | lasers and optics | vacuum | detectors and electronicsThomX iglooPossible causes for the noise in the FP-cavity systemlist of possible causes of the high frequency
noise which makes the system loosing the
lock => to be checked.
  
  429   Wed Jun 25 09:57:56 2025 Ronic ChicheUnder Processissuemechanics | lasers and optics | vacuum | detectors and electronicsThomX iglooPossible causes for the noise in the FP-cavity system4.3 - Vibrations of the mirror mounts due
to temperature related to cavity power (the
electrons machine is OFF)
 long_run_wihtout_lock_loss.pnglong_run_wihtout_lock_loss_with_optimum_CEP.png 
  457   Tue Sep 30 15:17:30 2025 Ronic ChicheFixedissuelasers and optics | detectors and electronicsThomX iglooHigh frequency noiseToday, the lock of the FPC was particularly
bad (maybe the worst ever seen), with a lot
of high frequency noise.
  
  458   Wed Oct 1 10:14:12 2025 Ronic ChicheFixedissuelasers and optics | detectors and electronicsThomX iglooHigh frequency noiseAt the end of the day, we found out what
was the origin of this noise : some road
renovation work with jackhammer and road
  
  459   Tue Oct 28 10:07:48 2025 Ronic ChicheFixedissuelasers and optics | detectors and electronicsThomX iglooHigh frequency noiseAfter this observation, we did a test with
Daniele to try to correlate the road traffic
in front of the Igloo with the lock losses
  
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