Positioning Support & Accessories Articles

MOTION CONTROL: UHV environments require more from motion systems

Tue, 01 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

As the number of applications for ultrahigh-vacuum (UHV) environments increases, motion systems must be modified to manipulate optics, particle beams, and measurement devices inside UHV chambers.

CLEO/Laser Focus World 2012 Innovation Awards

Tue, 01 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The 2012 CLEO/Laser Focus World Innovation Awards program is designed to honor the most timely, groundbreaking products in the field of photonics and laser science. The awards are sponsored by Laser Focus World and the Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics (CLEO).

CLEO show to move to June in 2013

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:16:00 GMT

Washington, DC--Next year's Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), held annually in San Jose, CA, will take place in June rather than its usual May, moving to June 9–14, 2013.

4-axis mount from Pinpoint Laser Systems for laser beam positioning

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:38:00 GMT

A 4-axis mount moves the company's Microgage Laser in four axes: vertical, horizontal, and in two angular axes.

Better autofocus systems for metrology, biophotonics goal of Piezosystem Jena and Focal Point partnership

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:23:00 GMT

Hopedale, MA and Boise, ID--Piezosystem Jena and Focal Point announced a new partnership to deliver turnkey autofocus systems for high-speed metrology and biological imaging applications.

New X-wing to enhance JILA research

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:32:00 GMT

Boulder, CO--A new wing with advanced laboratories has been opened at JILA, a joint institute of the University of Colorado Boulder and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The new six-story wing will add 56,065 gross square feet including laboratory space in the basement and first floor.

Optical Surfaces mirror mounts support mirror diameters from 100 to 254 mm

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:12:00 GMT

OS mounts are designed to support mirrors such as off-axis parabola, spheres, and flats in applications where stability is important.

Vibration isolation table from Minus K achieves a 0.5 Hz natural frequency

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:18:00 GMT

The MK52 negative-stiffness optical vibration isolation table achieves vertical and horizontal natural frequencies of 0.5 Hz or lower without limiting its ability to support static loads.

TE cooler from Nextreme offers cooling with low input power

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:43:00 GMT

A thin-film thermoelectric cooler provides a temperature difference between its cold and hot sides of 60.1°C at an ambient temperature of 24.7°C.

BioPhotonic Solutions wins 2012 CLEO/Laser Focus World Innovation Award

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:00:00 GMT

Washington, DC--BioPhotonic Solutions is the winner of this year's CLEO/Laser Focus World Innovation Award.

Linear stages from Servo2Go available in travel ranges from 254 to 1500 mm

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:56:00 GMT

A-LST-C series high-load, motorized linear stages from Zaber have travel ranges from 254 to 1500 mm.

INTERFEROMETRY: Speckle interferometer detects position at high speed

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:47:00 GMT

Dutch researchers from the University of Twente, the FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Philips Research Laboratories have created a nonimaging speckle interferometer that uses a photodiode to detect the lateral position of a scattering material at high speed over a small range to nanometer precision.

ASI autofocus system works with most normal microscope objectives

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:34:00 GMT

The Continuous Reflective Interface Sample Placement (CRISP) autofocus system is designed to compensate for thermal and other factors that may cause a sample to drift out of focus over time.

Aerotech intros non-contact, direct-drive linear air-bearing stage

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:35:00 GMT

The ABL1500 non-contact, direct-drive linear air-bearing stage delivers fully active pre-load for semiconductor, data storage, and medical device applications.

Benchtop enclosure from Technifor has an embedded light

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:56:00 GMT

The LaserTop streamlined metallic CDRH Class 1 workstation (25 × 23.5 × 30.5 in.) fits a standard workbench or table.

Mad City Labs 3D image stabilization system overcomes microscope drift

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:31:00 GMT

The Nano-Cyte LC is an image-based, platform-independent stabilization system for live-cell imaging.

3D printer uses two-photon lithography for nanoprecision

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:05:00 GMT

Vienna, Austria--3D objects only microns in size can be fabricated with a 3D printer that relies on two-photon lithography for its precision.

Piezo z-stage system from Prior Scientific offers 2.5 nm repeatability

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:01:00 GMT

The NZ400 NanoScan piezo stage system is suited for researchers producing rapid z-sections and live-cell 3D images of specimens grown in well plates, large Petri dishes, or mounted to glass slides.

Laser/LED switch from iC-Haus has six independent channels

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:25:00 GMT

The iC-HG is a new spike-free laser/LED switch with up to 3 A/ns. It has six independent channels with 0.5 A each, which can be combined as needed.

With integration complete, auxilliary mirrors on the James Webb Space Telescope are ready for test

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:21:00 GMT

Redondo Beach, CA--The auxiliary mirrors that focus the light from the primary mirror into the science instruments on NASA's JWST have been integrated into the aft-optics subsystem and are ready for testing.