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OEM Industrial Optical Mounts Guide

Newport offers standard mounts and accessories specifically designed for "set-and-forget" OEM applications. These products all include the key features of compact/space-saving geometry …

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Alignment Stage Guide

We offer a full range of Alignment Stages and Fiber Positioners to meet various optical fiber and fiber optic component coupling and alignment requirements. Manual Fiber Alignment Stage …

Technical Notes

Dynamics of Vibration-Isolated Platforms - White Paper

Vibration isolation systems are the most important part of state-of-the-art vibration control arsenal. The goal of this White Paper is to help users and designers of vibration-isolated …

Literature

The Finer Points of Fine Mechanics – Design Consideration for Opto-Mechanics

This white paper presents definitions, test data, and performance details for three important and nuanced optical mounting considerations: post holders, mounts, and mounting method …

Tutorials

Why Honeycomb Structures Deflect Less Than Solid Structures

Sandwich structures for vibration isolation tables are stiffer than solid tables of equal weight. For the same weight, the fundamental frequency of a sandwich table is higher than that …

Selection Guides

Optical Mirror Mount Guide

We offer the widest range of off the shelf Mirror Mounts from low cost entry level to the highest performing, most stable mounts available anywhere. Use the selection guide below to …

Technical Notes

Linear Translation Stage Technology Guide

Each material used in the design of a linear translation stage has its own unique set of advantages and disadvantages. The following is a summary of the properties for the most common …

Technical Notes

Thermal Performance of Mirror Mounts

Whether you are a laboratory researcher or an optical-equipment manufacturer, you’ll be concerned with how temperature changes affect your optical system. A stable mount will lead to …

Technical Articles

Optical Mounts: Ignore Them at Your Peril - Photonics Spectra

Optomechanical mounts may seem like insignificant design elements, but they can make or break a photonic application.

Technical Notes

Optical Mirror Mount Technology Guide

An Optical Mirror Mount is a device used in optics research that securely holds a mirror in place while allowing for precision tip and tilt adjustment. Due to the sensitive nature of …

Technical Notes

ULTRAlign™ Precision Fiber Optic Positioning System

Designed specifically for single-mode fiber positioning, the 561/562 Series meets the most difficult challenges in component engineering. The core of a single-mode fiber can be as small …

Technical Notes

Active Vibration Damping

An optical table is a stiff platform supporting vibration–sensitive equipment. A typical optical table is a sandwich structure consisting of two faceplates and a lightweight honeycomb …

Application Notes

Fast Steering Mirror Technology Active Beam Stabilization

This note explores dynamic beam stabilization using a fast steering mirror (FSM), a technology originally developed for demanding aerospace pointing and tracking requirements. The performance …

Manual

FSM-300 Fast Steering Mirror Systems User's Manual

Fast steering mirror technology can be used to stabilize laser beams, track work pieces for precision laser micro-machining, scan laser beams for real-time confocal microscopy, track …

Technical Articles

Fast Steering Mirrors Improve Active Beam Stabilization - Optoelectronics World

Beam-stabilization modules based on fast steering mirrors correct errors in laser beam alignment and loosen specifications on other components while increasing system robustness.

Application Notes

Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact (TOPCon) Processing

One technology which shows promise of meeting the growing demands of solar panel quantity, performance and cost-effectiveness is TOPCon, or tunnel oxide passivated contact, technol …

Application Notes

Electric Vehicles (EVs)

As the automotive industry transitions from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to electric vehicles (EV), more EVs will be manufactured over the coming years. As a result, components …

Selection Guides

Beamsplitting Mounts Guide

Plate beamsplitter mounts are designed to effectively manage beam transmission, beamsplitting angle and paths of both the reflected and transmitted beams.

Manual

NanoPositioning NPX & PSM User's Manual

Piezoelectrical actuators are made from ceramic materials with and without metallic cases. Piezoceramics are relatively brittle materials and should be handled accordingly.

Technical Notes

Picomotor™ Compatibility with Manual Positioners

Many Newport manual positioning products can be motorized by using Newport motorized precision actuators. When very high precision, nano-scale linear positioning is required, a Piezo …