You should make sure not to blow up the PMC PD: i.e. the total power on the PD out of lock should be less than 100 mW. The beam size on the PD should also be ~0.5 mm diameter with the actual beam waist being more like 0.3 mm dia.
PD should also be tilted by ~30 deg from normal incidence and the reflection dumped. Its OK if the RF output saturates somewhat at the peak of the PDH signal, but the in-lock RF level should be below ~50 mVrms into 50 Ohms. |