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Tsunami - Beckman Institute Laser Resource Center

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Table of Contents<br />

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Chapter 6: Alignment ....................................... 6.1<br />

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Cavity Alignment .................................................... 6-1<br />

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Equipment Required: 6-2<br />

General Cavity Alignment ......................................... 6-2<br />

Aligning the Photodiode PC Board ..................................... 6-14<br />

Test for Proper Mode Locking ......................................... 6-15<br />

Aligning the A10 Modulator (AOM) ..................................... 6-16<br />

Selecting. Installing. and Aligning the Birefringent Filter (ps Systems Only) . . 6-20<br />

Converting Between Non-overlapping Optics Sets ....................... 6-21<br />

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Changing the Prism Setting 6-27<br />

Converting Between Overlapping Optics Sets ........................... 6-29<br />

Converting Between fs and ps Configurations ........................... 6-30<br />

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Requirements for Conversion 6-31<br />

Fs to ps Conversion .............................................. 6-31<br />

Ps to fs Conversion ............................................... 6-34<br />

Coarse Phase Adjustment and Changing the rf and Photodiode Cables .... 6-38<br />

Chapter 7: Operation ........................................ 7.1<br />

System Start-up ..................................................... 7-1<br />

Optimizing <strong>Laser</strong> Output ............................................. 7-3<br />

Mode Locking the <strong>Laser</strong> .............................................. 7-4<br />

Selecting Wavelength. fs Configuration (Using the Slit) ................... 7-5<br />

Selecting Wavelength. ps configuration (Using the Birefringent Filter) ...... 7-6<br />

Operating with the Ultrashort Pulse Option (USP) ....................... 7-7<br />

Operating in the Broad Femtosecond Regime (150 fs - 1 ps) 7-7<br />

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<strong>Tsunami</strong> System Verification ....................................... 7-7<br />

Conversion for Broad Femtosecond Operation ....................... 7-7<br />

Operating in the Broad Picosecond Regime ............................ 7-9<br />

<strong>Tsunami</strong> System Verification ....................................... 7-9<br />

Conversion for Long Picosecond Operation .......................... 7-9<br />

Operating with Lok-to-Clock" ......................................... 7-11<br />

System Shut-down .................................................. 7-11

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