Precision Motion Subsystems

The Nano-METZ is a compact z-axis piezo nanopositioning system designed for high-speed scanning and ultralow noise characteristics for demanding AFM, positioning, and metrology applications. The...

The NanoGlue, NanoWeld, and NanoSolder series are partly or fully automated production stations for demanding alignment and low-shift assembly procedures in opto-electronics industry. The linear axes...

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...

Bruker signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Neurescence, a medical imaging company. Neurescence’s ultralight fiber-bundle multiscopes allow simultaneous multiregion,...

Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology have developed a 3D-printing technique for specialized manufacturing of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). The approach offers a cost-efficient...

The high sensitivity, rapid response, and label-free characteristics provided by whispering gallery mode (WGM) resonators enable many biochemical applications, such as early diagnostics and...

With the advent of the IoT, there is increased need to display large amounts of information to people quickly and without distortion in all types of lighting conditions. Though transmissive and...

One of the most critical elements of any time-resolved spectroscopy and dynamics experiment is the optical delay line. A typical optical delay line consists of a retroreflector or folding mirrors on...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Overview of FTP-2000.

ASI's VTS-2300 Versatile Test Stand used in conjunction with our Modular Infinity Microscope System.

The Lumispot Tech LSP-LRS-0310F is a compact and lightweight laser rangefinder module, notable for being the smallest of its kind, weighing only 33 g. It is a highly precise tool for measuring...

Optical filters can discretely transmit or reject specific wavelengths or ranges of wavelengths of light. Utilizing this capability in photonics-based instruments creates the need for a better...

Production-scale testing of silicon photonic devices continues to be a challenge due to the multi-degree-of freedom, high-precision, optical alignments required for wafer- and die-level testing. Wide...

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...

This webinar will discuss rapid 3D, multiplexed imaging of large tissue samples, based on recent advances in light-sheet fluorescence microscopy, multiplexed molecular labeling, and optical tissue...

1. In optics, the ability of a lens system to reproduce the points, lines and surfaces in an object as separate entities in the image. 2. The minimum adjustment increment effectively achievable by a...

In micropositioning systems, motion (most frequently undesired) about the Z-axis.

A helium-neon (HeNe) laser is a type of gas laser that emits visible red light at a wavelength of 632.8 nm. It operates based on the principle of stimulated emission of photons from excited helium...

Piezoelectric motion systems are mechanical systems that utilize piezoelectric materials to generate controlled motion or displacement. Piezoelectric materials exhibit the piezoelectric effect, which...

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...

An optical pyrometer is a system that, by comparing a source whose temperature is to be measured to a standardized source of illumination (usually compared to the human eye), determines the...

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...

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,...

As a provider of precision automation and motion control systems, Aerotech offers a complete range of motion and automation solutions to our clients. Our standard product offerings include: ...

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,...