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out, tightens (improves) the accuracy of the alignment spot. This is because, the
pin hole physically limits the angle of acceptance, which decreases the further
the pinhole is away from the mirror - see
center, and you slide the tool out, the beam will eventually be cutoff by the
pinhole. However, if the beam is centered, no matter how far out you slide the
tool, the beam will continue to pass through the pinhole. Try to slide the tool in
and out from the CONNECT, and note if any major modulation of the spot pattern
occurs.
Figure 16:
Sliding the alignment tool
Weak power level
The wavefront of the beam from a typical accessory is composed of a main peak
and it’s associated out-of-band (OOB) side lobes. OOB side lobes may occur due
to diffraction effects from the accessory optics. The center and side lobes are
distributed spatially on the beam front.
False peak
Because of this spatial distribution, the first order side lobe may have been
inadvertently coupled to the fiber instead of the main peak. This means when. for
example, performing
, fine alignment, you are measuring
the power of a weaker side lobe instead of the main peak.
illustrates this case. On the left, the beam is misaligned and the first
order side lobe is spatially located so that it’s peak is coupled with the fiber. On
the right, the beam is aligned correctly so that the main peak is centralized on the
fiber face.
Angle A
Angle B
Angle B < Angle A
Tool positioned
further out from
the mirror
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