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  245   Tue Sep 12 14:28:36 2023 Ronic ChicheFixedinfomechanics | lasers and optics | detectors and electronicsThomX iglooRemoving high order modesyesterday with Daniele, we tried again
to move the arm horizontally and vertically
from the "zero position" to have
  
  244   Fri Sep 8 19:45:56 2023 Ronic ChicheFixedinfolasers and opticsThomX igloo33MHz oscillator + Alphanov amplifier lockredoing the PDH error signal scheme with
discrete components is more flexible and
it is easier to check the signal/noise ratio.
  
  253   Fri Sep 8 19:35:36 2023 Ronic ChicheFixedinfodetectors and electronicsOptical roomlock oscillateur 33MHz - synthé 500MHzthis afternoon, I installed the frequency
detection scheme in the bunker :

- I changed the large reflected
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  242   Fri Sep 8 18:22:21 2023 Ronic ChicheFixedinfomechanics | lasers and optics | detectors and electronicsThomX iglooRemoving high order modeshere is the picture of the L-shape arm
and the inside of the vessel.

this image corresponds to the "zero"
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  241   Fri Sep 8 12:43:04 2023 Ronic ChicheFixedinfomechanics | lasers and optics | detectors and electronicsThomX iglooRemoving high order modesthis morning we locked the laser and the
FP-cavity with ~ 40kW => some HOM appeared
"randomly" depending on the power.
  
  240   Thu Sep 7 19:23:36 2023 Ronic ChicheFixedinfolasers and optics | detectors and electronicsThomX iglooFast feedback loop between laser and FP cavitytoday, after the several unsuccessful attempt
yesterday to get an improvement in the lock,
we decided to "rebuild"
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  239   Thu Sep 7 18:51:43 2023 Ronic ChicheFixedissuelasers and opticsThomX iglooOnefive laser modelock and Smaract CEP controllertoday, during an attempt in improving the
CEP with the Smaract controller CH2, we lost
the laser modelock.
  
  238   Wed Sep 6 20:09:56 2023 Ronic ChicheFixedinfolasers and opticsThomX iglooSmaract controller remplacementpreviously, we were using a spare Smaract
MCS controller to drive the Onefive linear
stages (without -LV -low vibration-
  
  237   Wed Sep 6 19:57:48 2023 Ronic ChicheFixedinfolasers and optics | detectors and electronicsThomX iglooFast feedback loop between laser and FP cavitytoday, we tried to lock the FP cavity with
the Smaract motors ON (with option -LV).
we know the Smaract controllers produce
  
  236   Tue Sep 5 18:21:12 2023 Ronic ChicheFixedinfolasers and opticsThomX iglooFP-cavity FSR shifttoday, to match the ring frequency at 500.25MHz
(15th laser harmonic), we did a frequency
shift on the laser using the Smaract motors
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  235   Tue Sep 5 18:08:39 2023 Ronic ChicheFixedinfolasers and opticsThomX iglooEquipments shutdownon the August 30rd and 31th, a global power
shutdown was forseen for ThomX.

to prevent damage on equipments,
  
  234   Tue Sep 5 17:59:24 2023 Ronic ChicheFixedissuelasers and optics | detectors and electronicsThomX igloowork with HV voltage on the LaselockYesterday, I checked the 2 output HV channels
of the LaseLock : they work properly but
the noise is bigger than the low voltage
  
  233   Wed Aug 2 13:13:52 2023 Ronic ChicheFixedissuelasers and optics | detectors and electronicsThomX igloowork with HV voltage on the Laselockpresently, the voltage on the laser PZT
is 0-10V, but during the several runs we
did, this voltage is too low to compensate
  
  232   Wed Aug 2 13:07:59 2023 Ronic ChicheNot Fixedissuedetectors and electronicsThomX iglooThomX ring injection kicker noise => USB communication issue with Alphanov amplifierseveral times already, when the electrons
ring injection kicker is running @10Hz, we
observed peaks at the same frequency on reflected
  
  252   Wed Aug 2 11:38:20 2023 Ronic ChicheFixedinfodetectors and electronicsOptical roomlock oscillateur 33MHz - synthé 500MHzToday, I connected the BNC-DB9 female prolongator
cable to the FP-cavity PZT cable (DB9-DB9)
and to the channel B of the Laselock.
 FP-cavity_PZT_@0V.jpgFP-cavity_PZT_@10V.jpg 
  251   Mon Jul 31 19:17:40 2023 Ronic ChicheFixedinfodetectors and electronicsOptical roomlock oscillateur 33MHz - synthé 500MHzToday, I installed a DB9-DB9 female-male
cable on the PZT connector of the FP-cavity.
the PZT is connected between pins
 CFP_-_piezo_intra_cavité.pdfImage_of_P4_S2_window_open_Oxidization_shown.jpeg 
  250   Fri Jul 28 13:19:22 2023 Ronic ChicheFixedinfodetectors and electronicsOptical roomlock oscillateur 33MHz - synthé 500MHz
régler le problème
1:
Kevin m'a apporté un déphaseur
 lock_anneau-cavite.pdf 
  249   Thu Jul 27 18:47:57 2023 Ronic ChicheFixedinfodetectors and electronicsOptical roomlock oscillateur 33MHz - synthé 500MHzpour préparer le lock cavité-anneau,
j'ai un setup de lock en salle optique
entre le laser OneFive 133MHz et un synthé
  
  227   Wed Jul 26 14:49:41 2023 Ronic ChicheFixedinfolasers and opticsThomX igloo33MHz oscillator + Alphanov amplifier lockToday, we locked the cavity with input
power @ 30% for the amp => we got 40kW
with only 30% of coupling (and a bad lock
  
  226   Wed Jun 28 19:07:42 2023 Ronic ChicheFixedissuelasers and opticsThomX iglooIncoming laser beam power issuetoday, we observed on the photodiode used
in reflexion of the cavity, that its voltage
level stops increasing after 50% of power
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