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  8859   Tue Jul 16 17:02:41 2013 Alex ColeConfigurationElectronicsAS Table Additions [Eric, Alex]
We added our reference photodetector
(Newport 1611, REF DET) to the southern edge
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  8862   Wed Jul 17 11:13:36 2013 Alex ColeConfigurationElectronicsAS Table Additions[Eric, Alex]
For the RFPD frequency response project,
we routed the fiber that will connect our
 photo_(1).JPG 
  8863   Wed Jul 17 16:15:42 2013 Alex ColeConfigurationElectronicsAS Table Additions[Eric, Alex]
We decided that the POY Table would
be a better home for our REF DET (Newport
 photo_1_(3).JPGphoto_2_(3).JPGphoto_3.JPG 
  8870   Thu Jul 18 15:34:15 2013 Alex ColeUpdateElectronicsPD Frequency Response Update [Eric, Alex]
Our RF Switch arrived today, and
we mounted it in rack 1Y1 (1st attachment). 
 photo_3_(1).JPGphoto_1_(4).JPGphoto_2_(4).JPG 
  8940   Tue Jul 30 16:21:46 2013 Alex ColeUpdateElectronicsPhotodetector Input Modulation [Eric, Alex]
We successfully used our system to
modulate the input to a single photodetector.
  
  8947   Wed Jul 31 17:02:17 2013 Alex ColeUpdateElectronicsPreliminary Photodetector Frequency Reponse Measurements[Eric, Alex]
We used our setup from yesterday
(elog #8940) to measure transimpedance measurements
 REFL11.jpgREFL33.jpgREFL55.jpgAS55.jpg 
  8955   Thu Aug 1 18:55:20 2013 Alex ColeUpdateElectronicsPreliminary Photodetector Frequency Reponse Measurements

    

       
            
 POX11.jpgPOX11fit.jpg 
  8971   Tue Aug 6 12:43:23 2013 Alex ColeConfigurationElectronicsAS Table and Rack 1Y1 AdditionsFor the photodetector frequency response
project, I finished the construction of our
baluns chassis and mounted it in rack 1Y1
 photo_1_(5).JPGphoto_2_(5).JPG 
  8979   Wed Aug 7 15:51:53 2013 Alex ColeConfigurationElectronicsRF Switch ChangeFor the photodetector frequency response
project, our new RF Switch Chassis (NI pxie-1071)
arrived today. I took the switches out of
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  8990   Fri Aug 9 16:49:35 2013 Jenne, manasaUpdateElectronicsPost-vent alignment cont'd - RFPDsNotes to the fiber team:
I am aligning beam onto the RFPDs
(I have finished all 4 REFL diodes, and AS55),
  
  9004   Tue Aug 13 11:40:19 2013 Alex ColeSummaryElectronicsRFPD Demod Filter Frequency Response Measurement For the RF PD Frequency Response
Measurement project, we get each PD signal
from the "PD RF Mon" output of
 photo_(3).JPGtest.jpg 
  9005   Tue Aug 13 11:54:40 2013 Alex ColeHowToElectronicsRF PD Fiber-Coupled Laser OperationThis post pertains to the fiber-coupled
diode laser mounted in rack 1Y1.
To turn the laser on, first turn
 photo_(4).pdf 
  9006   Tue Aug 13 13:30:41 2013 Alex ColeConfigurationElectronicsCable Routing I routed cables (RG405 SMA-SMA) from
several demodulator boards in rack 1Y2 to
the RF Switch in rack 1Y1 using the overhead
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  9059   Fri Aug 23 21:01:38 2013 Alex ColeHowToElectronicsAutomated Photodetector Frequency Response System This post describes how to use the
Automated Photodetector Frequency Response
System.
  
  9062   Mon Aug 26 18:55:18 2013 JenneConfigurationElectronicsputting together a 110 MHz LSC demod board for ASI have modified one of the spare demod
boards that was sitting above the electronics
bench (the one which was unlabeled - the
 AS110_demod_board_modifications.pdf 
  9067   Mon Aug 26 20:13:17 2013 ranaConfigurationElectronicsputting together a 110 MHz LSC demod board for AS

    

       
            
  
  9069   Tue Aug 27 15:31:48 2013 JenneConfigurationElectronicsputting together a 110 MHz LSC demod board for AS

    

       
            
  
  9071   Tue Aug 27 17:32:52 2013 JenneConfigurationElectronicsputting together a 110 MHz LSC demod board for ASI measured the phase split between the
I and Q signals of my AS110 board. 
To do so, I plugged the board into an empty
  
  9072   Tue Aug 27 18:21:35 2013 JenneConfigurationElectronics110 MHz LO optionsAs I see it, we have a few options for
getting the 110 MHz LO to both the POP110
and AS110 demod boards.  
  
  9073   Tue Aug 27 18:58:52 2013 KojiConfigurationElectronics110 MHz LO options- Do we have an appropriate amplifier?
- True challenge could be to find
a feedthrough for the new port. (or to find
  
  9095   Mon Sep 2 16:46:32 2013 JenneUpdateElectronicsRF distribution box is on the benchI have pulled the RF distribution box out
of the rack, so I can look at it, and modify
it to have 2 110 MHz spigots. I'm going to
  
  9096   Mon Sep 2 18:06:21 2013 JenneUpdateElectronicsRF distribution box: 110 MHz LO optionsAfter scrounging for parts, and opening
up the box, I have modified my proposal to
the following:
 RF_distribution_box_proposed_modifications.pdf0902131751.jpg0902131751a.jpg 
  9099   Tue Sep 3 21:08:13 2013 JenneUpdateElectronicsRF distribution box: 110 MHz LO optionsThe RF distribution box is still on the
bench, so again, don't
  
  9100   Tue Sep 3 21:10:36 2013 JenneConfigurationElectronicsputting together a 110 MHz LSC demod board for AS

    

       
            
  
  9101   Wed Sep 4 16:06:40 2013 JenneUpdateElectronicsRF distribution box: ReinstalledI have reinstalled the RF distribution
box, as well put in the AS110 demod board. 
I plugged everything back in, and turned
  
  9106   Wed Sep 4 21:44:54 2013 Not JenneUpdateElectronicsRF distribution box: ReinstalledTemporary fix for the switch: give a bit
of oil to the button
Permanent fix: buy better switches.
  
  9208   Sun Oct 6 22:27:35 2013 ranaFrogsElectronicsMC3 LL sensor cable was looseI noticed that the MC3 LL sensor was apparently
dead according to its suspension screen.
Since it was only the fast ADC channel and
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  9350   Tue Nov 5 19:50:07 2013 manasaUpdateElectronicsIOO rack +/-5V power suppliesThe power supply to the ADC box on the
IOO rack (that reads the beat I & Q signals)
was pulled out because it did not run through
  
  9356   Wed Nov 6 15:59:41 2013 manasaUpdateElectronicsIOO rack +/-5V power supplies

    

       
            
  
  9377   Wed Nov 13 18:37:19 2013 ranaConfigurationElectronicsDAC available in c1lsc IO chassis for DAFI    
  9563   Tue Jan 21 19:41:59 2014 JenneUpdateElectronicsRF distribution box power button failRana, Gabriele and I are trying to measure
the FSR of the PRC (elog about that later),
and we turned off the power to the RF generation
  
  9566   Wed Jan 22 16:36:45 2014 ericqUpdateElectronicsRF distribution box power button fail

    

       
            
  
  9637   Fri Feb 14 02:09:55 2014 ericqUpdateElectronicsTransmon QPD whitening [Quick post, will follow up with
further detail later. Excuse my sleepy ELOG
writing]
 qpdWhitening.pdf 
  9642   Mon Feb 17 20:35:19 2014 ericqUpdateElectronicsTransmon QPD whiteningMy apologies for all of that crap I left
at the Y-end... I cleaned the rest of it
up today. 
 qpdY2whit.pdfETMY_QPD_whitening.zip 
  9661   Mon Feb 24 13:21:00 2014 JenneUpdateElectronicsMeasured REFL165 demod board I measured the REFL 165 demod board's
I/Q separation.  
Our 11MHz signal is currently 11.066092
  
  9666   Mon Feb 24 17:59:31 2014 RANAUpdateElectronicsMeasured REFL165 demod board  
 Demod boards should be at 90
deg, not 82.7 or 12 or 
  
  9716   Tue Mar 11 15:19:45 2014 JenneUpdateElectronicsHigh gain Trans PD electronics changeAs
part of our CESAR testing last night, we
had a look at the noise of the 1/sqrt(TR)
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  9720   Tue Mar 11 19:07:24 2014 ericqUpdateElectronicsHigh gain Trans PD electronics changeSpeaking of the whitening board, I had
neglected to post details showing the the
whitening was at least having a positive
 SQRTINVwhitening.pdfsqrtinvWhitening.zip 
  9823   Thu Apr 17 16:04:40 2014 JenneUpdateElectronicsHigh gain Trans PD electronics change 
 I have made the same modification
to the Yarm trans PD whitening board as was
  
  9828   Fri Apr 18 09:40:28 2014 SteveUpdateElectronicsit is a kick10 days of on-off glitching?  
It is a kick. The LSC is off, so it must
be the ALS
 theLifeofGlithes.pngglitchingEndsMC2.pngitisaKick.png 
  9991   Sat May 24 22:56:57 2014 JenneUpdateElectronicsAmplifier removed from BeatX pathI just realized that I forgot to elog this,
but yesterday afternoon I bypassed the amplifier
in the BeatX path, and now the X beatnote
  
  9992   Mon May 26 07:59:23 2014 KojiUpdateElectronicsAmplifier removed from BeatX pathAnd the out-of-loop level of the ALSX compared
with the previous measurement is ...?

  
  9995   Tue May 27 11:58:45 2014 JenneUpdateElectronicsAmplifier removed from BeatX pathSorry, I had been in a hurry when I worked
on this last week, and again when I wrote
the elog, but I wanted to at least put in
 ALS_outofloop_27May2013.pdf 
  10008   Mon Jun 9 09:51:11 2014 Sai AkhilUpdateElectronicsFrequency Error Measurement of UFC-6000 RF Frequency Counter Motivation: 
 
To test the
precision of Mini-Circuits Model UFC-6000
 Data_and_Script_Files.zipError_Measurement_FC.pdfError_freq.jpg 
  10009   Mon Jun 9 10:55:48 2014 NichinSummaryElectronicsBBPD D1002969-v8 transimpedence measurementMy SURF
week-1 work...
 PD_transimpedence_measurement.pngresults.pdfcode_and_data.zip 
  10012   Mon Jun 9 16:55:31 2014 KojiSummaryElectronicsBBPD D1002969-v8 transimpedence measurementHow is the modulation depth assumed in
the calculation?
If you don't know the modulation
  
  10034   Thu Jun 12 16:56:31 2014 NichinUpdateElectronicsPD Inspection






Normal
0
 Inspection_PD_Freq_Resonse_system_12th_June_2014.pdf 
  10036   Fri Jun 13 11:33:55 2014 AkhilUpdateElectronicsCharacterization of UFC-6000 RF Frequency Counter Goal:
To characterize the Mini-Circuits
RF FC (Model UFC-6000) and plot Bode Plots
 Bode_Plots.zip 
  10037   Fri Jun 13 18:16:00 2014 NichinUpdateElectronicsChanges to the PD frequency response measurement system



  
  10058   Wed Jun 18 15:25:06 2014 NichinUpdateElectronicsBBPD Transimepedence plot Motivation:  BBPD.pngBBPD_readings_06-18-2014.zip 
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