Opto-Mechanics · Ambient Piezo Stages - Fast steering mirrors
Mirrors.Z12
Fast steering piston mirror module; Z-axis mirror motion; 12 um closed-loop travel; about 4 kHz resonant frequency; use for beam steering, phase tuning, or fast axial correction; .HV, .UHV, and .NM variants available.
Datasheet (PDF) ↗Specifications
| Active axes | Z |
|---|---|
| Mass | 40 g |
| Travel range(open-loop) | 15 μm |
| Travel range(closed-loop) | 12 μm |
| Resolution(closed-loop) | 0.2 nm |
| Linearity | 0.001 |
| Stiffness | 40 N/um |
| Resonant Frequency(no load) | 4 kHz |
| Max. Payload (horizontal mounting) | 200 g |
| Sensor Type | SGS |
| Max Driving Voltage | 150 V |
| Cable | D-Sub 3W3 |
| Controller | MC-Archimedes.N series |
Applications
Closed-loop beam stabilisation
Correct pointing drift and low-frequency jitter before it reaches the sample or detector.
Optical scanning and dithering
Steer a beam across a field or modulate its position faster than any stage can move the sample.
Free-space link alignment
Hold a transmitted beam on a distant aperture as the mount and building move.
Specifying this part
What this model has to survive, and what it needs around it
Strain gauges, because bandwidth beats linearity here
These use SGS sensors rather than capacitive, trading ultimate linearity for the millisecond response beam stabilisation needs. Closed-loop range is ±1.5 mrad on the 0303 and ±5 mrad on the 1010, with 0.1 to 0.5 µrad closed-loop resolution.
Vacuum and non-magnetic versions
Most of the range is orderable as .HV (high vacuum), .UHV (ultra-high vacuum) or .NM (non-magnetic). The suffix changes materials, cabling and bake compatibility rather than the mechanics, so specify it against the chamber the stage will live in.
Full series comparison, controller pairing and mounting hardware on the ambient piezo stages overview, or work through the selection with the configurator.
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