10:10AM : need to align AOM and check RF drive into it.
AOM - wants < 2W RF Power Level
Amplifier gain [ZHL-1A http://www.minicircuits.com/pdfs/ZHL-1A.pdf] - 16dB
Maximum power output (dBm) = +28dBm = 630mW
14:00: Have AOM aligned. 3Vpp amplitude 80MHz signal to power amp gives ~63% diffraction efficiency [-1 order: 100+/-3mW, total: 160+/-3mW]
16:40: -1 order is aligned into fiber - coupler is very touchy and sensitive to misalignments. looks to be good transmission though. 37mW incident, 7mW transmitted - about 19%! |