If we are going to keep the same laser with busted Noise Eater, should be go in the direction of implementing the ISS?
In Oct, 2018, I along with Johannes developed ISS boards and photodiode transimpedance amplifier boards. These were characterized by Johannes at Cryo_Lab:2180 and Cryo_Lab:2181. However, Johannes was using AOM while we have EOAM here. There are slight differences which should be addressable given we have an offset port also in the ISS board. But the expected open loop gain needs to be worked out along with right choice of transimpedance and cavity pole neutralizer stage in ISS.
Johannes gave me his M2ISS photodiode mounts before leaving, so we have them too. This looks like a 1-week project from start to finish. So with the thumb rule of "nothing goes as expected" and me being a grad student, this should take 2 weeks. Is it worth it? Should I start working on this? Or can I just get a laser with working NE?
Also, there is no real documentation of why we stopped using the existing ISS in CTN? Last mention of ISS is at CTN:2132 and after that I came and was working on ISS boards which we never installed in CTN since or FSS, RFPDs and thermal controls were priority then. |