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Ultrafast Laser Micromachining with Newport XYZ Motion System

With rapid advancements in ultrafast laser technology in recent years, optical waveguide writing in bulk glass using femtosecond pulsed lasers has emerged as a powerful micro-fabrication …

Technical Notes

Motion in 3-D: Newport Hexapod Coordinate Systems

Controlling Motion in 3-D space requires a user to have a clear understanding of the relationship between end effector positions and positions of devices under test.

Application Notes

Newport Motion Advances Tunable Photonic Crystal Biosensors Research

The frontiers of biomedical research offer a new promise of lower cost, more efficient medical diagnostic tools in miniaturized form. Researchers at the Stanford Nanofabrication Facility …

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Scanning X-ray Fluorescence with Newport Linear Stages

Elemental distribution maps are of great interest to the study of historical paintings as they allow investigation of the pigment use by the artist. They also enable imaging changes …

Technical Notes

Nominal PID Constants for the Newport 350B Temperature Controller

When setting PID constants for a temperature controller, various combinations of values can be used to optimize performance for a given application.

Technical Notes

Trigger Synchronization using a Newport XPS Series Motion Controller

This technical note describes trigger synchronization methods of multiple instruments using a Newport XPS universal motion controller and provides examples of specific configuratio …

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Newport Optical Table Set-Up Using S-2000 Stabilizer Isolators

Detailed instructions for setting up your Newport Optical table and Isolators. Makes optical table installation a breeze.

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Controlling a Newport Stage With a Missing or Damaged ESP Chip

If a Newport SmartStage (one with the ESP chip installed) has a damaged ESP chip, then the XPS controller will no longer recognize the stage. This makes controlling the stage impossible. …

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Newport’s OptoFlash® Multichannel Spectrometer Engine- Measuring Spectral Data in a Flash

Discover the measurement simplicity of OptoFlash® spectrometer engines, trusted by leading analytical instrumentation companies worldwide. Offering a customizable spectral range, excellent …

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Terahertz Pulse Generation with Ultrafast Laser and Newport GTS High Precision Linear Stage

A Newport customer at the Fritz Haber Institute in Berlin, Germany is exploring the physical processes and phenomena at the Terahertz frequency region more deeply. The customer’s research …

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Bringing Motion to Art Galleries: Scanning X-ray Fluorescence with Newport Linear Stages

X-ray fluorescence is a non-destructive technique to obtain elemental distribution maps of historical paintings. In scanning XRF, the painting is locally irradiated by means of an X-ray …

Technical Notes

Using a NSA12 with a controller other than the Newport NSC200 - Technical Note

The NSA12 is a miniature motorized Actuator that is designed to work with the NSC200 Hand-held Controller. The warranty on the NSA12 will be voided if used with and damaged by a controller …

Literature

Nanopositioning Solutions

Our nanopositioner solutions are ideal devices for providing exceptional nanometer scale remote control for manual positioning stages and opto-mechanical components over large distances, …

Manual

ESP301 User Manual

This manual provides descriptions and operating procedures for the integrated 3 axis ESP301 Controller/Driver (ESP = Enhanced System Performance).

Technical Notes

Laser Spectral Tunability

The first way to perform laser wavelength tuning uses a wavelength-selective element to choose a specific portion under a gain bandwidth to lase. The second method of wavelength tuning …

Selection Guides

Optical Receiver Selection Guide

As the interface from a photonics experiment to electronic instruments, photodetection is critical to extracting and preserving experimental results. Newport's optical receivers and …

Technical Notes

Designing with VIB320 Vibration Isolation Bearings

Newport's VIB320 Series isolators utilize patented VIBe™ technology to attenuate the transmission of vibrations without the need for electronics, air hoses, compressor or other supporting …

Technical Notes

Understanding Total Measurement Uncertainty

It is important that users of calibrated power meters and detectors understand and take into consideration the total uncer- tainty or error that exists in their measurements. Often, …

Selection Guides

Optical Table Selection Guide

Newport offers a wide variety of Optical Tables including our broadband damped RPR Series Optical Tables, precision tuned damped RS Series Optical Tables, and actively damped SmartTable …

Selection Guides

Metallic Mirrors Guide by Wavelength

Newport offers a wide variety of metallic mirrors with different coatings and on different substrates.