Last week we added the OPO and some of the optics to the VIP.
- Fil and TJ got the lens translation stage connected to the DB15 connector for the DC diodes.
- Fil also made us a pigtail cable that we can use to drive the piezos through our class B pin D sub.
- We placed the thin film polarizers for cleaning up the polarization for both the IR (CLF) and green pump paths. We adjusted their angles to maximize transmission.
- For IR, we placed a diode on the reflected beam (off the platform), and we were able to add one for the transmitted beam using the leakage beam.
- For green, we have placed a third diode for the reflection, and should be able to use the CLF reflected diode to measure transmission.
- While we have the beams roughly aligned, our alignment is not yet good enough to see cavity flashes.