Selection Guide:
0.5 inch Diameter Mirror Mounts

Newport offers over 50 mirror mounts for 0.5 in. (12.7 mm) diameter mirrors. Kinematic mounts are the most popular and least expensive. A disadvantage with a kinematic mount is that the mirror center moves along the normal axis when tip/tilt adjustments are made. Gimbal Mounts are more expensive, but are able to solve the problem of normal motion. Flexure Mounts are designed for set and forget type applications with excellent mechanical stability.

Our 0.5 in. mirror mounts come equiped with three types of manual drives. Allen-Key versions are adjusted using an allen wrench. Knob versions can be adjusted by hand. Micrometer versions can be adjusted by hand and provide a scale to measure the adjustment. We also offer motorized mirror mounts for 0.5 in. mirrors.

Many of our 0.5 in. mirror mounts are offered with special features like a clear edge aperture or top actuated mechanisms.