The LNS-1 stages incorporates the same ball bearings desgin of  stage to reduce friction and guide precise linear translation. Although the guide ways are externally loaded to eliminate unwanted runout, friction remains low to provide smooth travel over the entire travel range.

The LNS-1 stage allows you to precisely slide optics into your beam path to an exact controllable location and then easily remove them when not needed. The long rod keeps your hands away from the beam path. Two adjustment screws are pre-installed for fine adjustments of end positions.

LNS-1 stages are easy to configure to your exact optical axis height. Optical pedestals, like the PX or PS series, easily mount to the base to the stage and precision spacers can get you to nonstandard heights. Use Q-TMS series post holders if variable height is needed.

When an optical beam is split using a non-cube optic, refraction will cause the input beam to be displaced from the transmitted beam. If the beam splitting optic is removed from the beam path, the transmitted beam will not be in the same location.