The 50/50 beamsplitter that was being used as the last turning mirror to the PSL Position QPD has been replaced with a Y1-1037-45-S plate. This turning mirror was also moved 4" farther along the beam path, so as to produce as small (few microwatts) transmission through the plate. The lensing optics were also shifted so as to maintain a focused beam on the photodiode. Lastly, the rotating ND filter was increased from 1.5 to 2.0 to reduce the incident power on the photodiode, since twice the power is now reaching it.
The small beam on transmission will be used by the digital cameras as a test beam. |