In the last few days we were able to get almost all the optics set and aligned. The following few images show the complete setup with all optics aligned and a image showing the laser beam entering the box.
The experimental setup with all the mirrors and optics aligned
The experimental setup outside the box
The laser beam entering the box
The next thing to do would be to setup the photodiodes and the readout electronics. Since the digital system the lab is not up yet we decided to hardwire the required filters on the LIGO- generic filter board, becasue using SRS560's was making the space too clumsy. |