Locking plan            

Here is a plan in my mind and these are basically the details of the gantt chart (#6143):

• (1 day task) Measurement of the recycling gains of the RF sidebands with the PRMI and DRMI configuration, using POP22/110 RFPD.
  • I need to have confidence that I am really locking the DRMI with SRC resonating to 55 MHz.
  • Also those values will enable us to estimate losses and mode matching again (maybe ?).
• (3-4 days task) Measurement of the sensing matrix using the multiple-LOCKIN system.
  • Write a script to automatically measure the sensing matrix. This must be easy.
    • The results will enable us to diagonalize the input matrix and therefore it eventually gives more solid lock of the DRMI
    • Also it will give us the optical gains of 3f signals. So this is actually a step toward the 3f signal check.
• (3-4 days task) Noise budgeting on the 3f signals
  • This is a very important part of the DRMI characterization because the results will tell us whether we can hold the DRMI lock with a sufficient SNR or not.
  • If it turns out that they don't have good SNRs, we then have to come up with some ideas to improve the SNRs.
• (Extra fun task depending on schedule) 3f DRMI lock + Y arm ALS
  • If the beat-box electronics are not available by the time when the work above are completed, I will do this fun task.
  • Probably it is better to start preparing the common mode servo electronics because it will be needed anyway.