Previous undergrads, Krista McCord & Erica Block assembling the ICoNN optical table with Steve & Stephen

Krista & Erica upon completion of the table assembly

Graduate Research Assistant Tyler McCracken inspecting the combiner alignment templates

Tyler in the first stages of the beam combiner assembly

Senior Mechanical Engineer Fernando Santoro assembling the combiner templates

Beam combiner optics

Beam combiner optics

Beam combiner optics

The completed enclosure

The completed enclosure from the inside. Next step realigning the beam combiner and the Magic Optical Box of the AAS.

Senior Instrument Scientist Colby Jurgenson optically aligning the beam combiner assembly

Krista wiring the ligh source circuit

Colby and Tyler during optical alignment of the beam combiner components

Working very hard….standing around.

Graduate Research Assistant Alisa Shtromberg and Tyler during beam combiner alignment

Tyler and Fernando during beam combiner alignment

Instrument Scientist Dr. Colby Jurgenson working on assemblying of the fringe traker beam combiner

The first fringe experimental set-up

AAS’s Magic Optical Box (MOB) light source: white light and laser focused into fibers

MOB light sources are coupled into fibers and outputted to 2 Off-Axis Parabolic mirrors

The Automated Alignment System (AAS) Magic Optical Box (MOB) assembly

Chris prepping the frame for the optical table enclosure

Fernando prepping the frame for the optical table enclosure

Installing the frame for the optical table enclosure

Tyler at Universal Cryogenics for factory acceptance testing of the dewar

Tyler, Colby, and Fernando upon completion of factory acceptance testing of the dewar at Universal Cryogenics

Tyler and Fernando turning on the the vacuum pump for the first time

Site acceptance testing of the dewar at the MRO Instrumentation Lab

Tilt and Shear error measurement cameras

Tilt and Shear error measurement cameras

PHERNANDO!

Completed frame for the optical table enclosure

Tyler and Alisa installing the panels for the optical table enclosure

Putting panels onto the frame for the optical table enclosure

One completed side of the enclosure

The dewar waiting to be enclosed

All side panels installed

Plywood panels were installed to support the vacuum pump above the table.

Closed loop fringe experiment set up coming together!