Precision Motion Subsystems

The E-709 compact digital piezo servo controller and integrated driver from PI (Physik Instrumente) LP provides closed-loop position feedback and high-voltage amplification in a compact package. ...

With a SmartStage™ XY positioner, the high-performance controller and all hardware to position the stage are built-in. By embedding what used to be multiple cables and external electronics, the...

The XYR-15-60-01 and XYR-15-60-04 XY-Theta Alignment Stages from Optimal Engineering Systems Inc. feature sub-µm resolution with 15 mm of travel in the X and Y axes. The devices feature...

PI’s V-508 compact linear motor stages combine very high performance with affordability. Choice of ironless and iron-core linear motors, 1-nm resolution, 700 mm/sec, up to 10-in. travel, only...

An international team led by researchers at the Politecnico di Milano has devised a way to separate and distinguish optical beams even when the beams are superimposed, and even when the form in which...

A consortium led by researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration (Fraunhofer IZM) is using hollow-core optical fibers to develop a reliable method to transmit light to...

A recent demonstration by a team at Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) spotlights the possibility of stable multiband lasing by rare-earth elements. In the work, the research team...

While LCD panels are passive displays that need backlight illumination, OLEDs and LEDs are active elements that eliminate the need for backlighting by emitting their own light. OLEDs have their own...

In general, there are three common approaches to reducing mechanical excitation of photonic systems. The first is identifying the sources of vibration and implementing ways to eliminate or reduce...

Progressive assembly operations such as guiding, gluing and bonding often take place around a static package in three-dimensional space. Integrating the different mechanical systems to ensure that...

By its original definition, a nanopositioning device is a mechanism capable of repeatedly delivering motion in increments as small as one nanometer. Lately demands from industry and research have...

Abbe Error — Linear off-axis errors introduced by angular deviations coupled to a moment arm at the point of interest on stage mounted devices (θ in Figure 1). The effect of Abbe error...

Through a deep knowledge of sensing technologies, technically adept personnel, and experience across applications as diverse as astronomy to live cell imaging, Mad City Labs helps our customers...

This article explores the nuances of piezo nanopositioners, how they function, and the extent of their capability. We also examine how closed-loop feedback control can be applied to a piezo...

Nanoscale motion requires fastidious attention to instrumentation, passive controls, and experiment design. Most users have experience in motion control within the sphere of the microscale. In this...

The SmartStage™ XY is the first of its kind high performance sample positioning stage where the motion controller, drive circuit, and encoder are ALL built-in. Eliminating multiple cables and...

Line-field confocal optical coherence tomography (LC-OCT) is an imaging technique based on a combination of reflectance confocal microscopy and time-domain OCT. It can generate cellular-resolution...

With a focus on high-throughput/high-yield positioning and microrobotic solutions for leading-edge manufacturing, Scott Jordan and Matt Price from Physik Instrumente (PI) will present the latest...

Nanopositioning, or moving objects with atomic-scale precision, is a key enabling technology in areas such as semiconductor processing, microscopy and nano imaging, hard-drive and electronics...

PART 1: Hexapods are 6-axis parallel-kinematic machines often employed to solve complex multi-axis precision positioning and motion applications in fields such as photonics, optics, metrology,...

In micropositioning, a remote positioning device in which an electric current drives a movable armature mounted on an electromagnetic coil.

A positioning slide mechanism with two rows of alternately crisscrossed cylindrical rollers.

In positioning, in-plane rotation about the vertical axis. Also known as azimuth.

A high-contrast transparency of the gas sought, or an array of exit slits that correlates with some features of the spectrum. No standardized formula for positioning, number or thickness has been...

Established in 1990, Applied Scientific Instrumentation is a reknown American company committed to the advancement of science. ASI products have been thoroughly tested and evaluated in numerous labs...

As separate disciplines, quantum science and integrated photonics are pushing the bounds of possibility in communication science, compute, data processing, and more. In tandem, the two realms are...

A linear actuator is a high-precision motorized positioning device, often linked to computer control equipment.

A boresight is the alignment process that makes the optical axes of two related systems parallel to each other. Also, making the optical axis parallel to a related weapon system axis.

PI provides the broadest and deepest portfolio of precision motion technologies worldwide— including linear motors, air bearings, piezo drives, gantries, nanopositioning stages, and hexapod...

Applying optical and optoelectronic technologies amassed over many years, Canon provides high-value-added products to a wide range of industries. The Company is prominent globally as a manufacturer...

For over 100 years, Prior Scientific has been manufacturing precision optical and electro-mechanical equipment and instrumentation. Prior is a leader in the development of precision motion,...

Mad City Labs, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of piezo nanopositioning systems and instrumentation capable of sub-nanometer positioning resolution. Our product line of nanopositioners,...