Author: Michael Perry

Institution: SLAC Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford University

Co-Author: M. Gaydosh, F. Gaudreault, H. Imfeld, C. Salsberg

Computer-Aided Optical Tooling

Abstract:

Optical Tooling is a well-established traditional alignment technique, which is extremely flexible and does not require expensive equipment. However, a potential source for errors stems from the fact that it requires on-the-spot computations. To alleviate this disadvantage, a software program was developed, which takes away the computational burden from the technician. The program's philosophy is discussed and the computer-aided procedure is explained by stepping through the sequence of an actual alignment job.