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Date |
Author |
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Category |
Subject |
Text |
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92
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Wed Apr 3 17:39:38 2013 |
Koji | Mechanics | Characterization | Calibration of the test PZTs before the glue test | We want to make sure the responses of the
PZT actuator does not change after the EP30-2
gluing. |
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95
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Thu Apr 4 01:35:04 2013 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | Mode matching to the OMC cavity | The fiber output was matched with the lenses
on a small bread board.
The detailed configuration is found |
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96
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Thu Apr 4 01:43:06 2013 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | Mirror T measurement | [Zach, Koji]
The measurement setup for the transmission
measurement has been made at the output of |
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98
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Fri Apr 5 14:39:26 2013 |
Koji | Mechanics | Characterization | Calibration of the test PZTs after the heat cure | We attached fused silica windows on the
test PZTs. http://nodus.ligo.caltech.edu:8080/OMC_Lab/93
The glued assemblies were brought |
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100
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Mon Apr 8 11:11:37 2013 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | More Mirror T measurement | More Ts of the mirrors were measured.
A mirror specification:
Request: 8300+/-800 ppm |
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101
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Mon Apr 8 11:29:08 2013 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | Mirror/PZT Characterization links |
Mirror
List
http://nodus.ligo.caltech.edu:8080/OMC_Lab/152 |
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102
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Mon Apr 8 11:49:18 2013 |
Koji | Mechanics | Characterization | PZT actuator tested at LLO | Test result of the PZTs by Valera and Ryan
PZT Length Angle
#
[nm/V] [urad/um]
11 14.5 17.6
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109
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Fri Apr 12 09:25:31 2013 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | Alignment of the OMC (without glue) | [Zach Koji]
The first attempt not to touch the
curved mirrors did not work. (Not surprising) |
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112
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Tue Apr 16 08:12:14 2013 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | Further More Mirror T measurement | T&Rs of the B mirrors and some of the
E mirrors are measured.
I found that |
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114
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Tue Apr 16 23:26:51 2013 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | Further More Mirror T measurement | Since the previous measurement showed too
high loss, the optical setup was checked.
It seemed that a PBS right before |
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120
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Mon May 6 19:31:51 2013 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | Spot position measurement on the diode mounts | Measurement Order: DCPD2->DCPD1->QPD1->QPD2
DCPD1: 1.50mm+0.085mm => Beam
0.027mm too low |
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121
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Wed May 8 15:08:57 2013 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | Spot position measurement on the diode mounts | Remeasured the spot positions:
DCPD1: 1.50mm+0.085mm => Beam
0.084mm too high |
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124
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Mon May 13 14:49:35 2013 |
Koji | Mechanics | Characterization | Mounting Glass Bracket still broke with tightenin stress | [Koji / Jeff]
This is the elog about the work on
May 9th. |
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134
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Fri May 31 14:07:54 2013 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | Transverse Mode Spacing measurement afte the baking | Measurement for pitch
Free Spectral Range
(FSR): 264.9703 +/− 0.0007 MHz |
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137
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Wed Jun 5 01:06:35 2013 |
Zach | General | Characterization | L1 OMC as-built diagram | D1300507
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145
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Tue Jun 18 10:01:11 2013 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | Cavity Finesse analysis | This is the analysis of the cavity finesse
data taken on Apr/13/2013 (before baking),
May/30/2013 (after baking), and Jun/02/2013 |
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148
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Sat Jul 6 17:10:07 2013 |
Koji | Mechanics | Characterization | PZT Response analysis | Analysis of the PZT scan / TF data taken
on May 31st and Jun 1st.
[DC scan] |
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154
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Wed Aug 21 08:31:21 2013 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | H1 OMC cavity alignment | Alignment of the H1 OMC cavity mirrors
- The cavity mirrors as well as the
first steering mirror were aligned on the |
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158
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Tue Aug 27 17:02:31 2013 |
Koji | Mechanics | Characterization | Spot position measurement on the diode mounts | After the PZT test, the curved mirrors
were aligned to the cavity again.
In order to check the height of the |
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159
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Thu Aug 29 02:52:50 2013 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | H1OMC Curved Mirror Alignment | Cavity
parameter was measured with 50V bias on PZT1
(CM1) |
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163
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Fri Aug 30 12:24:28 2013 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | H1OMC Spot positions | Beam heights on the diodes
DCPD1: 14.459mm -> With 1.5mm |
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169
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Mon Oct 14 13:40:16 2013 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | H1 OMC Optical testing | Since the middle of September, the optical
tests of H1 OMC were took place.
Here is summary of the progress. |
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170
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Mon Oct 14 15:50:55 2013 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | H1 OMC Power budget | LHO OMC power budget
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171
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Tue Oct 15 18:50:08 2013 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | QPD alignment | 1) Deburr the bottom surfaces of the QPD
housings
2) Aligned the QPDs |
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172
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Wed Oct 16 19:16:29 2013 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | PD alignment |
shim 1.5mm 001/002 |
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180
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Mon Mar 3 02:46:21 2014 |
Koji | General | Characterization | Spot positions scanned | Spot positions on CM1 and CM2 scanned according
to the recipes provided by the previous entry.
The best result obtained was: |
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181
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Tue Mar 25 17:10:10 2014 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | OMC spot position estimation | Spot positions were inferred from the photos |
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183
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Mon May 12 22:43:02 2014 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | Measured FSR/TSM of the OMC cavity | Data analysis of the FSR/TSM measruement
last week.
1. FSR was measured with "the |
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184
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Wed May 14 02:15:15 2014 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | FSR/TSM adjustment of the OMC cavity | 1. FSR was adjusted and measured with "the
golden arches" technique again.
FSR = 264.8412 MHz +/- 1400Hz => |
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185
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Fri May 16 00:13:36 2014 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | Cavity mirror gluing part 1 | BS1/FM1/FM2 for I1OMC were glued.
FM1 had to be intentionally rotated.
FM1 had to be intentionally shifted |
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186
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Sat May 17 07:40:14 2014 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | I1OMC cavity mirrors glued | I1OMC cavity mirrors were glued.
FSR = 264.82MHz => Lcav = 1.132m
(nominal 1.132m) |
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197
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Sun Jul 6 02:46:20 2014 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | OMC power budget | 3rd OMC power budget (2014/7/2)
Input power: 34.8mW
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198
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Sun Jul 6 03:56:40 2014 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | HOM measurement with PZT vol swept | Cavity FSR/TMS measurement (2014/7/5) with
PZT voltages swept from 0V to 200V (50V step) |
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199
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Sun Jul 6 08:31:14 2014 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | HOM measurement with PZT vol swept | 3rd OMC, HOM diagram at PZT1=0V and PZT2=50V.
First coincidence with the carrier
is the 32nd-order carrier mode. Very good. |
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202
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Tue Jul 8 18:54:54 2014 |
Koji | Mechanics | Characterization | PZT characterization | Each PZT was swept with 0-150V 11Hz triangular
wave.
Time series data for 0.2sec was recorded |
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205
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Thu Jul 10 23:22:28 2014 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | I1OMC QPD | QPD#
QPD1
QPD2 |
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206
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Fri Jul 11 00:06:33 2014 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | I1OMC PD | DCPD#
DCPD1 DCPD2
Housing# |
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207
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Sun Jul 13 17:46:28 2014 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | OMC backscatter measurement | Backscattering
reflectivity of the 3rdOMC was measured.
Attached: Measurement setup |
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208
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Tue Jul 15 03:00:42 2014 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | OMC backscatter measurement | Presence of the misaligned SRM (T=20%)
was forgotten in the previous entry.
This effectively reduces the OMC reflectivity |
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209
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Tue Jul 15 03:34:16 2014 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | OMC backscatter measurement | Backscatter
measurement ~ 2nd round
Summary |
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210
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Thu Jul 17 02:19:20 2014 |
Koji | Mechanics | Characterization | I1OMC vibration test | Summary
- The breadboard has a resonance
at 1.2kHz. The resonant freq may be chagned |
6x |
211
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Sun Jul 20 17:19:50 2014 |
Koji | Mechanics | Characterization | I1OMC vibration test ~ 2nd round | Improved
vibration measurement of the OMC
Improvement |
9x |
213
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Mon Jul 21 01:02:43 2014 |
Koji | Mechanics | Characterization | Some structual mode analysis | Prisms
Fundamental: 12.3kHz Secondary: 16.9kHz
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6x |
217
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Wed Aug 27 23:13:13 2014 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | Collection of the power budgetting info | L1
OMC Cavity power budget
H1 |
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218
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Tue Sep 9 20:59:19 2014 |
Koji | Mechanics | Characterization | Structural mode analysis for the PZT mirror | Structural analysis of the PZT mirror with
COMSOL.
Inline figures: Eigenmodes |
6x |
241
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Tue Sep 8 11:18:10 2015 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | PBS Transmission measurement | Motivation: Characterize
the loss of the Calcite Brewster PBS.
Setup: (Attachment |
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242
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Wed Sep 9 01:58:34 2015 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | PBS Transmission measurement | Calcite Brewster PBS Continued
The
transmission loss of the Calcite brewster |
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243
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Thu Sep 10 04:03:42 2015 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | More polarizer optics measurement (Summary) | Brewster calcite PBS (eLIGO
Squeezer OFI)
Loss L = 3600 +/- 200ppm |
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244
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Wed Sep 23 17:49:50 2015 |
Koji | Optics | Characterization | More polarizer optics measurement (Summary) | For the Glasgow PBS, the measurement has
been repeated with different size of beams.
In each case, the PBS crystal was |
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245
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Tue Dec 15 13:38:34 2015 |
Koji | Electronics | Characterization | EOM Driver linearity check | Linearity of the EOM driver was
tested. This test has been done on Nov 10,
2015. |
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