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Daniel Grass - posted 17:17, Wednesday 17 January 2024 - last comment - 14:19, Thursday 18 January 2024(11418)
Power Distribution Sled Power Drift Test

[Torrey, Daniel]

We aligned light from the misc category into a fiber on the power distribution sled. Instead of the 5 axis mount, we used a simple 2 axis mirror mount. We also tuned up the alignment into the other 3 fibers to maximize the power. We measured the power going into the fiber and out of the fiber to see if and how it drifts over time. Potentially, the 5 axis mounts will drift more than the 2 axis mount.

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Chris Stoughton - 07:09, Thursday 18 January 2024 (11419)

Can you say what the "misc category" means?  Thank you.

Torrey Cullen - 14:19, Thursday 18 January 2024 (11421)

Hey Chris. The power distribution sled was designed to have 4 paths, 3 of the paths being ear marked for the output filter cavity, laser filter cavity, and SHG sleds. This last path is just for miscellaneous needs. Its going into a fiber that can be piped to any point in the room where we might need an extra laser source.