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  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 
  64   Thu Oct 3 13:49:58 2019 Loïc AmoudryFixedinfomechanicsOptical roomPneumatic valvesFrederic and Manu from vacuum group came
this morning to fix again the pneumatic valves
which had a leak again.
  
  83   Tue Nov 26 16:21:27 2019 Loïc AmoudryFixedissuevacuumOptical roomPneumatic valvesThe pneumatic valves are now plugged on
the university air network.
The air valve is fully openned for
  
  208   Thu Apr 13 17:48:49 2023 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and optics | detectors and electronicsThomX iglooPW laser Injection into cavity Yesterday,


we installed the second
high power reflecting mirrors at the output
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  209   Wed Apr 19 16:39:28 2023 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and optics | detectors and electronicsThomX iglooPW laser Injection into cavity
On Monday with Daniele,

we
did full characterization of amplifier beam
@ 10% amplification, adjusted the telescope
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  210   Wed Apr 19 16:41:46 2023 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and optics | detectors and electronicsThomX iglooPW laser Injection into cavity Added Note: the coupling we get is at low
power, only preamplifier is on (~ 300 mW)

was done at the end due to excitation
  
  211   Mon May 22 16:07:12 2023 Manar AmerFixedreportlasers and optics | detectors and electronicsThomX iglooPW laser Injection into cavity Today with Ronic and Daniele we attempted
to lock the cavity, but the alphanov amplifier
did not turn on because of an error in MMD3
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  32   Mon Apr 8 11:55:40 2019 Loïc AmoudryFixedreportlasers and opticsOptical roomP4 cleaned and finesse measurementP4 cleaned with isopropanol.

Finesse measured afterward: ~=13
000 (clear increase)
  
  365   Tue Sep 17 13:04:32 2024 Ronic ChicheUnder Processinfolasers and optics | softwareThomX iglooOptimizing lock parameters for stable X-ray productionhere are the (good) lock parameters used
this morning.

for the RF/FPC lock, the 33MHz
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  366   Thu Oct 3 16:38:03 2024 Ronic ChicheUnder Processinfolasers and optics | softwareThomX iglooOptimizing lock parameters for stable X-ray productionToday with Daniele and Alice, we operated
to cavity.
we obtained 84kW for 33% of amplifier
  
  368   Wed Oct 9 09:56:21 2024 Ronic ChicheUnder Processinfolasers and optics | softwareThomX iglooOptimizing lock parameters for stable X-ray productionThis morning, I wanted to test quickly
if the Smaract motors can be used in open
loop instead of closed loop or in piezo scan.
  
  369   Wed Oct 9 18:39:34 2024 Ronic ChicheUnder Processinfolasers and optics | softwareThomX iglooOptimizing lock parameters for stable X-ray productionThis afternoon, we scanned the optical
table vertically with the hexapod in asynchronous
mode to find its optimum position, looking
  
  374   Tue Oct 22 18:58:56 2024 Ronic ChicheUnder Processinfolasers and optics | softwareThomX iglooOptimizing lock parameters for stable X-ray productionToday, after setting the locking parameters,
I got 80kW in the FPC for 33% amplifier ratio
after CEP tuning (Smaract CH2 ~ -423.5µm)
  
  375   Wed Oct 23 12:23:10 2024 Ronic ChicheUnder Processinfolasers and optics | softwareThomX iglooOptimizing lock parameters for stable X-ray productionthis morning, I did some walking procedure
and I got 82kW in the FPC with 33% amplifier
ratio (after CEP optimization too).
  
  376   Fri Nov 8 15:23:11 2024 Ronic ChicheUnder Processinfolasers and optics | softwareThomX iglooOptimizing lock parameters for stable X-ray productionthis morning, I did some walking procedure
and CEP alignment to get ~80kW in the FPC
with 33% amplifier ratio.
  
  377   Tue Nov 19 17:37:55 2024 Ronic ChicheUnder Processinfolasers and optics | softwareThomX iglooOptimizing lock parameters for stable X-ray productionthe RF frequency is now 500.1003MHz which
is equivalent (if divided by 15) to 33.34002MHz.

the frequency has to be changed
  
  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 
  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.
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  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.
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  71   Wed Oct 9 11:41:11 2019 Loïc AmoudryFixedinfolasers and opticsOptical roomOnefive spectrum and CVBG spectrumThe Onefive spectrum has shifted a little
bit to lower lambda. It's still enough
for the experiment (3mW injection of ampli
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