Optical Lever Improvement Project

Task Description

Who

Status

Review LHO elogs for information on Optical lever Problems

EG

Review LLO elogs for information on Optical Lever Problems

MT

Meet with Suresh

EG & MT

Discussed

Learn how to download data from Observatories and 40m

Try to understand if the power normalization is working

Download and analyze free space He-Ne Op lev data at 40m

MT

Retrieved data Sept23 to Oct 2

Fiber coupled He-Ne Op lev experiment at 40m

Test the new fiber coupled He-Ne using the fiber power meter

MT

Do not have a FPM @633nm; Free space: 0.07mW

Select and purchase adjustable fiber collimator

MT

Will be using Thorlabs CFC-2X-C for now

Select and purchase mount for fiber collimator

MT

Available and ready

Fiber coupled diode laser Op lev experiment at the 40m

MT

Setup on Oct15. Last data retrieved did not show enough resolution. Modify channels to 16bit ADC

Trade between free space solution and fiber solution

Make a design once a solution is selected

Component

Quantity needed/procured

Part Number

Order status

Last updated

Fiber coupled Diode laser

1/1

Procured

Oct 9

Kinematic fiber mount

1/1

Unknown

Available

Oct 9

Fiber collimator

1/1

Thorlabs CFC-2X-C

Available

Oct 9

Fiber collimator mount

1/1

Thorlabs AD9.5F

Available

Oct 9