u/Potato_Lord2212

Hey all,

I've begun assisting in a research lab in my university. I am currently working on building a heterodyne interferometer, however I have little experience in building optical setups (only took one optical lab course and it wasn't the greatest). I find myself having trouble aligning the components and even when they seem to be aligned, I don't know how to test for that.

Is there any book/website with good lab workflows / tips? I didn't find anything in the wiki.

Edit: Thanks everyone for the tips. I found a link to a Thorlabs playlist which have what I looked for.