Hmm. Was the current within the operating range? (i.e. Is it a 700mW laser or a 1W one?)
You can obtain the nominal operating current from the old EPICS values (or some elog entries).
Note that NPROs are designed to be healthy only at around the nominal pumping power
(i.e. thermal gradient, and thermal lensing of the crystal, etc.)
ALSO:
Be aware that this laser should be used under the old SOP. So the appropriate interlocking is mandatory.
And probably we need to modify the SOP such that it reflects the latest situation.
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The I-P curve of the LightWave NPRO, which was taken out from the MOPA box, was measured. It looks healthy.
The output power can go up to about 1 W, but I guess we don't want it to run at a high power to avoid any further degradation since the laser is old.
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