Summary
I've generated specifications for the new BHD optics. This includes the suspended relay mirrors as well as the breadboard optics (but not the OMCs).
To design the mode-matching telescopes, I updated the BHD mode-matching scripts to reflect Koji's draft layout (Dec. 2019) and used A La Mode to optimize ROCs and positions. Of the relay optics, only a few have an AOI small enough for curvature (astigmatism) and most of those do not have much room to move. This reduced the optimization considerably.
These ROCs should be viewed as a first approximation. Many of the distances I had to eyeball from Koji's drawings. I also used the Gaussian PRC/SRC modes from the current IFO, even though the recycling cavities will both slightly change. I set up a running list of items like these that we still need to resolve in the BHD README.
Optics Specifications
At a glance, all the specifications can be seen in the optics summary spreadsheet.
LO Telescope Design
The LO beam originates from the PR2 transmission (POP), near ITMX. It is relayed to the BHD beamsplitter (and mode-matched to the OMCs) via the following optical sequence:
- LM1 (ROC = +10 m, AOI ≈ 3°)
- LM2 (Flat, AOI ≈ 45°)
- MMT1 (Flat, AOI ≈ 5°)
- MMT2 (ROC = +3.5 m, AOI ≈ 5°)
The resulting beam profile is shown in Attachment 1.
AS Telescope Design
The AS beam is relayed from the SRM to the BHD beamsplitter (and mode-matched to the OMCs) via the following sequence:
- AS1 (ROC = +1.5 m, AOI ≈ 3°)
- AS2 (Flat, AOI ≈ 45°)
- Lens (FL = -125 mm)
A lens is used because there is not enough room on the BHD breadboard for a pair of (low-AOI) telescope mirrors, like there is in the LO path. The resulting beam profile is shown in Attachment 2. |