HOME SBOX THOMX MINICAV Utilities
THOMX orders THOMX installation THOMX commissioning THOMX control command
  Status of commissioning, report also here plots are reports., Page 22 of 24  Not logged in ELOG logo
ID Date Author Status Type Category Locationdown Title Text Attachments
  88   Fri Feb 7 14:46:55 2020 Ronic ChicheFixedreportlasers and opticsOptical roomBeam pulse durationWe installed the 2 CVBG for compression
after the amplifier.
We used an interferometric technique
 interferences.avipulse_duration.png 
  89   Wed Feb 12 17:43:43 2020 Ronic ChicheFixedreportlasers and opticsOptical roomBeam pulse durationYesterday, Loic installed a telescope before
CVBG's to reduce the spot size on CVBG's
and reduced the incident angle 0.5-1°
 pulse_width.png 
  90   Fri Feb 14 09:26:07 2020 Ronic ChicheFixedreportlasers and opticsOptical roomBeam pulse durationYesterday, Loïc put the CVBG's
back to their specified angles.

We used an interferometric technique
 interferences_pulse_duration.png 
  91   Fri Feb 14 18:02:37 2020 Loïc AmoudryFixedreportlasers and opticsOptical roomTelescope for compressors and ThomXCVBGs telescope is done with w ~= 1mm. 

ThomX telescope is done with w
~= 2.3mm in x and y.
  
  92   Tue Feb 18 12:24:00 2020 Loïc AmoudryFixedreportlasers and opticsOptical roomThomX Locked with CVBGsThomX has been locked with a new telescope
while using compression CVBGs.
Coupling is ~50-55% and lock is stable.
 tek00001.pngtek0002CH1.isftek0002CH2.isftek0002CH3.isftek0002CH4.isf 
  93   Wed Feb 19 17:21:28 2020 Loïc AmoudryFixedreportlasers and opticsOptical roomPowerup with 2.5ps pulsesA power up has been performed on ThomX
until 65kW intracavity power. We didn't
see any modes but stored power was really
 report.PNGtek00004.png4A.PNG 
  94   Mon Feb 24 16:28:52 2020 Ronic ChicheFixedreportlasers and opticsOptical roomBeam pulse durationLast Thursday (20th of February), Loïc
and Titouan realigned the stretcher CVBG
to its nominal angle and they used an interferometric
 Interferences_pulse_width.png 
  95   Wed Feb 26 10:38:37 2020 Ronic ChicheFixedinfolasers and opticsOptical roomOptical spectrum analyzer resolutionThe Koheras @0.5mW is directly connected
with fibers FC/APC -> FC/PC to the Avantes
optical spectrum analyzer.
 Capture.PNG 
  96   Wed Feb 26 11:05:09 2020 Ronic ChicheFixedinfolasers and opticsOptical roomOptical spectrum analyzer resolutionSame measurement with Koheras @100mW and
using fiber coupling lenses between Koheras
and Avantes OSA.
 Capture2.PNG 
  97   Wed Feb 26 16:48:02 2020 Ronic ChicheFixedinfolasers and opticsOptical roomOptical spectrum before and after CVBGMeasurement of the optical spectrum with
Avantes OSA before (1st picture) and after
CVBG (2nd picture) with 2nd stage on the
 OSA_after_amplifier_CFBG_and_before_CVBG.PNGOSA_after_amplifier_CFBG_2_CVBG.PNG 
  98   Fri Feb 28 09:20:37 2020 Ronic ChicheNot Fixedissuelasers and opticsOptical roomAmplifier laser diodes issueThis is a long time issue for the ThomX
amplifier : on the 4 pumping diodes available,
the 1st diode has a higher temperature than
 Problem_TEC.PNGparam_diode_1.csvparam_diode_2.csv 
  99   Fri Feb 28 17:44:12 2020 Ronic ChicheFixedreportlasers and opticsOptical roomPointing stability with CVBGYesterday, with Titouan, we made some measurements
on pointing stability of the laser beam after
amplifier and CVBG.
 Pointing_stability_without_airflow_and_no_one_walking_around.pngPointing_stability_without_airflow_vs_amplifier_current.png 
  100   Tue Jun 16 13:03:52 2020 Loïc AmoudryFixedreportlasers and opticsOptical roomFinesse measurement after confinementAfter 3 months without human presence,
finesse has been measured 3 times with
average optimization: 
 sweep_parameters.PNGtek00007.pngtek0009CH1.isftek0010CH1.isftek0011CH1.isf 
  101   Tue Jul 7 12:49:38 2020 Ronic ChicheFixedinfolasers and opticsOptical roomFinesse measurement after the Edge installationAfter the Edge installation inside the
cavity, the Finesse has been measured several
times by modulation technique with an average
 untitled.png 
  102   Tue Oct 27 13:13:50 2020 Loïc AmoudryFixedinfolasers and opticsOptical roomCoating reflectivityCoatings reflectivity curves and datas
for HR Saphir, HR Suprasil and HR ULE.
 6x 
  103   Fri Nov 6 14:23:16 2020 Loïc AmoudryFixedreportlasers and opticsOptical roomBeam size and finesseMeasurement behind P4 (planar mirror)




  
  104   Fri Dec 18 16:10:04 2020 Loïc AmoudryFixedreportlasers and opticsOptical roomOnefive ouput power and spectrumAfter turning on, one can see the 133.33MHz
Onefive output power for ~40min with OD2
filter (~/20). So the real output power is
 33MHz_output_power.PNG133_spectrum_full.PNG133_spectrum.PNG133_spectrum2.PNG 
  105   Fri Dec 18 17:06:53 2020 Loïc AmoudryFixedreportlasers and opticsOptical roomOnefive ouput power and spectrum1)  Note: The OneFive laser used for
experimenting is the one for the  SBox

but, for now only this laser arrived
  
  111   Thu Jan 13 17:08:56 2022 Ronic ChicheFixedissuemechanics | lasers and opticsOptical roomAlignment procedurePicture of the installed mirrors inside
the FP cavity.

To install an Iris instead of a
 montage.jpg 
  153   Tue Jul 12 15:55:20 2022 Ronic ChicheFixedinfolasers and opticsOptical room33MHz laser SN2439 back to OrsayOn the 8th of July, the SN2439 33MHz laser
was returned from NKT to our lab, being repaired.

it stayed all the weekend to warm
 Capture.PNG 
ELOG V3.1.4-395e101