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He said it would be all right to move fibers to the conference room table, but I need to be aware that after testing, they must remain in the same position in a bundle ever after.  

He said it would be all right to move fibers to the conference room table, but I need to be aware that after testing, they must remain in the same position in a bundle ever after.  

I can move the fibers to a different compartment in the storage box as long as I vacuum it out first. However, since the fibers seem to be dusty already, it would be best to clean them before moving them to a clean compartment. They should be clean before they are tested.

I can move the fibers to a different compartment in the storage box as long as I vacuum it out first. However, since the fibers seem to be dusty already, it would be best to clean them before moving them to a clean compartment. They should be clean before they are tested. I need to ask Dr. Jones for some lint free- cloths. All I could find was tack cloths.

There is a bag, I think of sci-fis, that should stay in the front compartment, Jim said.

There is a bag, I think of sci-fis, that should stay in the front compartment, Jim said.

Jim thinks we need a LG bundle highly polished on both ends for dark rate testing. The dark box testing equipment needs to be calibrated before it is useful. Right now, all we could tell is that a fiber is very bad. We can't tell whether a fiber is very good, barely good, or a little less than adequate. One problem is that the SiPMs are reading differently, and another is that the laser brightness is not uniform across the beam. There is a screen for the laser that is not quite perpendicular to the beam, and that is causing the variation in brightness.

Jim thinks we need a LG bundle highly polished on both ends for dark rate testing. The dark box testing equipment needs to be calibrated before it is useful. Right now, all we could tell is that a fiber is very bad. We can't tell whether a fiber is very good, barely good, or a little less than adequate. One problem is that the SiPMs are reading differently, and another is that the laser brightness is not uniform across the beam. There is a screen for the laser that is not quite perpendicular to the beam, and that is causing the variation in brightness.

Jim also showed me how to make socks for the fibers.

Jim also showed me how to make socks for the fibers.

 

I should figure out a schedule of things I need to do.