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  7355   Thu Sep 6 19:36:19 2012 JenneUpdateRF SystemAS 55 is fine

    

       
            
  
  7771   Sat Dec 1 00:13:16 2012 DenUpdateAdaptive FilteringARMS and MC

    

       
            
 arms_mcl_oaf.pdf 
  7769   Fri Nov 30 22:11:50 2012 DenUpdateAdaptive FilteringARMS

    

       
            
 arms_oaf.pdf 
  8097   Mon Feb 18 00:03:46 2013 ZachUpdateComputer Scripts / ProgramsARBCAV v3.0I have uploaded ARBCAV v3.0 to the SVN.   
  6650   Fri May 18 15:25:15 2012 steveUpdateSUSAR coated lens swapped in at ETMX oplev

    

       
            
 ETMXoplevlensAR.png 
  466   Tue May 6 17:28:39 2008 robConfigurationLSCAP33 -> POX33
I am in the process of switching the POX166
and AP33 photodetectors, so that they become
  
  467   Wed May 7 15:25:41 2008 robConfigurationLSCAP33 -> POX33[quote]
I am in the process of switching the POX166
and AP33 photodetectors, so that they become
  
  13602   Fri Feb 2 22:47:00 2018 KojiSummaryGeneralAP1053: Packaging & PerformanceI've packaged an AP1053 in a Thorlabs
box. The gain and the input noise level were
measured. It has the gain of ~10 and the
 AP1053.JPGAP1053_measurement.pdfAP1053_gain.pdfAP1053_noise.pdf 
  12091   Wed Apr 27 09:05:10 2016 SteveUpdateGeneralAP viewport 
           
     Sad situation
 APg.jpgAP.jpgAPspiderWebs.jpg 
  13713   Wed Mar 28 16:44:27 2018 SteveUpdateGeneralAP table todayMCRefl is absent, it is under investigation.
I removed a bunch of hardware and note all
spare optics along the edges.
 AP_Table_20180328.png 
  4865   Thu Jun 23 10:17:49 2011 steveUpdatePSLAP table is open to PSL againAccess to the north side of the PSL table
is blocked by the    8" beam
guard. This opens the beam pathways between
 P1070911.JPGP1070910.JPG 
  3894   Thu Nov 11 11:08:26 2010 steveBureaucracyPEMAP table found openPlease remember to cover the optical tables
!
  
  5389   Mon Sep 12 18:45:04 2011 AnamariaConfigurationLSCAP table current layoutBefore we install the REFL 3f PDs I made
a drawing of the current table layout, since
there has been no update lately. Once I've
 40mAPtable.pdf 
  7740   Sat Nov 24 22:14:08 2012 KojiUpdateGeneralAP table cleaning upOn Wednesday (21st) night, I checked the
AP table as I wanted to try PRMI locking. 
It was difficult to work with the
 APTable121124.pdfAPTable121124.graffle.zip 
  4264   Wed Feb 9 10:25:46 2011 steveUpdateSAFETYAP tableI blocked the  AP table's south west
10" ID port since it is obsolete with
the new layout.
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  13767   Thu Apr 19 09:57:03 2018 gautamUpdateWikiAP and ETMX tables uploaded to wikiThe most up to date pictures of the AP
table and ETMX table that Steve took have
been uploaded to the relevant
  
  4919   Thu Jun 30 07:42:48 2011 SureshUpdateIOOAP Table Power levelsI measured the power in various beams on
the AP table to check and see if any beam
is having too much power. 
 AS-lowP_state.pdfAS-highP_state.pdf 
  1446   Mon Mar 30 17:02:46 2009 YoichiConfigurationGeneralAP OSA alignedI aligned the AP OSA, which had been mis-aligned
for a while.
  
  11576   Fri Sep 4 10:25:19 2015 SteveConfigurationIOOAOM stage is readyNew
stage can hold the correct polarization.

DRAWING
 stage_AOM-EOM.jpgA-EOMholder.pdf 
  11581   Mon Sep 7 18:25:16 2015 ranaConfigurationIOOAOM stage is readyThe new stage missed the right height by
~2 mm. 
  
  10115   Mon Jun 30 22:40:21 2014 ManasaUpdatePSLAOM ringdown

    

       
            
 AOM_ringSample1.pdf 
  15053   Wed Nov 27 16:10:29 2019 gautamUpdateLSCAOM reconnectedi reconnected the AOM driver to the AOM
in the main beam path (it was hijacked for
the AOM in the AUX laser path for Anjali's
  
  12198   Mon Jun 20 08:26:56 2016 SteveUpdatePSLAOM picturesGood job Johannes and Subham.

 
 AOMinplace.jpginplaceAOM.jpgAOMin.png 
  7403   Tue Sep 18 20:32:42 2012 ManasaConfigurationPSLAOM installation {Jan, Manasa}
We tried towards calibrating the
RF driver of the AOM. We decided to use the
  
  7409   Wed Sep 19 11:39:37 2012 ManasaConfigurationPSLAOM installation

    

       
            
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  7411   Wed Sep 19 15:41:27 2012 ManasaConfigurationPSLAOM installation 
 AOM driver has been removed
from the PSL table for testing. However the
  
  7414   Wed Sep 19 23:17:25 2012 ranaConfigurationPSLAOM installationMannasa and Unni and I looked at the
RF driver for the AOM. It was fine.
With the ALC input left unconnected,
  
  7416   Thu Sep 20 01:29:04 2012 ManasaConfigurationPSLAOM installation

    

       
            
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  7425   Fri Sep 21 12:12:56 2012 ManasaConfigurationPSLAOM installation    {Jan, Manasa}
We installed the AOM driver back
on the PSL table this morning. To calibrate
 PSL.png 
  7464   Tue Oct 2 16:15:22 2012 ManasaConfigurationPSLAOM installation

    

       
            
 psl_aom.png 
  7471   Wed Oct 3 16:52:16 2012 ManasaConfigurationPSLAOM installation{Jan, Manasa}
We set start to check the performance
of the AOM on the PSL table. The AOM driver
  
  7474   Wed Oct 3 23:36:54 2012 KojiConfigurationPSLAOM installationAfter the AOM work the beam wasn't well
aligned to the PMC. The PMC REFL CCD shows
large misalignment in yaw.
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  7479   Thu Oct 4 17:54:59 2012 ManasaConfigurationPSLAOM installation

    

       
            
  
  7480   Thu Oct 4 18:48:04 2012 janoschConfigurationPSLAOM installation
  
  7481   Thu Oct 4 20:57:43 2012 ManasaConfigurationPSLAOM installation

    

       
            
  
  7482   Thu Oct 4 22:16:28 2012 KojiConfigurationPSLAOM installationDo
more investigation to understand what is
causing the power reduction.
  
  7494   Fri Oct 5 18:08:17 2012 ManasaConfigurationPSLAOM installation

    

       
            
  
  12196   Fri Jun 17 22:36:11 2016 JohannesUpdatePSLAOM installationSubham and I have placed the AOM back into
the setup right in front of the PMC.

Steps undertaken:
 aom_new_mount.jpgaom_beam_split.jpgaom_dump_IR.jpg 
  11343   Tue Jun 2 21:22:07 2015 rana, kojiConfigurationIOOAOM inserted in beam and alignedWe
spent an hour today to put the AOM back in
  
  15087   Mon Dec 9 19:19:04 2019 YehonathanUpdatePSLAOM first order beam alignment{Yehonathan, Rana}

In order to setup a ringdown measurement
with perfect extinction we need to align
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  15089   Tue Dec 10 01:24:17 2019 YehonathanUpdatePSLAOM first order beam alignment 




  
  15090   Tue Dec 10 13:26:46 2019 YehonathanUpdatePSLAOM first order beam alignmentnvm the PZT can scan over many GHz.




  
  15131   Fri Jan 17 21:56:22 2020 YehonathanUpdatePSLAOM first order beam alignmentToday I noticed that the beam reflected
from the PMC into the RFPD has a ghost (attachment)
due to reflection from the back of the high
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  9328   Fri Nov 1 18:59:41 2013 EvanConfigurationISSAOM cabling[Rana, Nic, Evan]
We did some work today on getting
the AOM back up and running so that we can
 aom.jpgaom_driver.jpgaom_driver_power.jpg20131101_170120.jpg 
  10168   Wed Jul 9 21:05:31 2014 manasaUpdateGeneralAOM and PSL Ringdown After the fits, here are the numbers!

    
        
 data_code.zipPSL_ringFit.pdfAOMringFit.pdf 
  10171   Thu Jul 10 00:38:20 2014 manasaUpdateGeneralAOM and PSL Ringdown

    

       
            
  
  10219   Wed Jul 16 19:38:37 2014 manasaSummaryPSLAOM alignment issues and removed from beam pathAOM removed
from the beampath and PMC relocked. 
 AOMremoved.jpg 
  1401   Fri Mar 13 20:23:37 2009 YoichiUpdateLSCAO path transfer function with X-arm lockedI measured the AO path transfer function while
the X-arm is locked with the POX PDH signal.
The POX-I signal was already connected to
 AOPath-Xarm.png 
  15210   Thu Feb 13 02:07:26 2020 gautamUpdateLSCAO path transfer function measurementSummary:

I measured the transfer function
of the AO path, and think that there are
 AOpathTF.pdfIMCinLoop.pdf 
  10516   Thu Sep 18 02:42:28 2014 JenneUpdateLSCAO path partly engagedTonight was a night of trying to engage
the AO path.  The idea was to sit at
arm powers of a few on sqrtInvTrans for CARM
 Zoom_TRXTRY4_EngagingAO_1095059162.png0020.pdf 
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