Tsunami - Beckman Institute Laser Resource Center
Tsunami - Beckman Institute Laser Resource Center
Tsunami - Beckman Institute Laser Resource Center
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Alignment<br />
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Output Coupler (MlO)<br />
Positioning Controls<br />
Horz. Vert.<br />
AOM SMA Connector<br />
AOM Pitch Control<br />
AOM Aperture Window<br />
Photodiode<br />
PC Board<br />
Mounting<br />
Screws (2)<br />
AOM Mounting Screws (2)<br />
Beam<br />
Splitter<br />
Output<br />
Coupler (Mlo)<br />
AOM Horizontal<br />
Angle Control<br />
Figure 6-12: AOM, Output Coupler, Photodiode PC Board, and Beam Splitter<br />
4. Readjust M10 vertically to re-establish lasing and to optimize output.<br />
5. Adjust the mode locker phase.<br />
If the signal displayed is not a short pulse (about 80 fs for the fs configuration<br />
or 2 ps for the ps configuration), adjust the fine PHASE<br />
control on the Model 3955 electronics module until either a short<br />
pulse appears on the oscilloscope or the autocorrelator signal is maximized.<br />
If the phase adjustment is far from the optimum setting, the pulses<br />
might be too broad to see individual pulses on the oscilloscope. If this<br />
occurs, see "Symptom: <strong>Laser</strong> will not mode lock" in the troubleshooting<br />
guide in chapter 11.<br />
If you are using cables other than those shipped with the system,<br />
converted from ps to fs, or vice versa, or changed from extra-long to<br />
standard wavelength, or vice versa, the phase signal might have<br />
moved outside the range of the fine PHASE control. Note: an 80 MHz<br />
pulse train corresponds to a pulse every 12 ns and the fine PHASE<br />
control provides only 100 ps of phase adjustment. If you cannot see