disposal. Examples include galvanometer mirror scanners (galvo scanners) piezoelectric fast steering mirrors, voice coil-driven steering mirrors, kinematic mirror mounts, and gimbal mounts. Each one of [...] 2-axis fast steering mirror module with single moving mirror platform Simulation of mirror surface deformation / flatness 1µrad steps performed with a V-931 voice-coil driven two-axis steering mirror. Bode plot [...] processing applications. Single Mirror, 2-Axis Scanners with Fixed Pivot Point for Both Axes A) Piezoelectric 2-Axis Steering Mirrors Piezoelectric fast steering mirrors (FSM) can be designed to provide

truly in the Stone Age - lasers and fast steering mirrors played no part in telecommunication back then. Read Already in LEO Satellites: Space-qualified Steering Mirrors for Laser Communication A compact, [...] voice-coil driven, flexure guided fast steering mirror. (Source: PI) Demo: A piezo-based two-axis fast steering mirror (model S-335) directing a laser beam into an 8x8 fiber matrix, showing the mechanical [...] tracking algorithms are demonstrated in this 2D fast steering mirror setup at Photonics West. A laser beam is reflected off an S-335 two-axis fast steering mirror mounted on a rotation stage. An optical fiber

Icarus Wasn’t Even Close – Fast Steering Mirror Orbits the Sun How PI’s Piezo Steering Mirror Technology is Helping ESA and NASA Unlock the Sun's Secret The Solar Orbiter satellite approaching the sun [...] tip/tilt steering mirror piezo mechanism for the secondary mirror of the PHI telescope on the solar-observing satellite weighs only 255g, has a diameter of 45mm, and is 44mm tall. The mirror mounted on [...] of the sun’s secrets. Helping obtain the answers is a fast tip/tilt steering mirror platform from PI, used for the secondary mirror of one of the central experiments, the Polarimetric and Helioseismic

Fast Steering Mirrors (FSM) - Design, Performance, and Tuning of Piezo-Based Mechanisms 1 Fast Steering Mirrors for Scanning, Stabilization and FSO S-335 fast steering mirror in an 8x8 laser/fiber switching [...] frequency of an S-335 piezo steering mirror as a function of the mirror size. Fig. 8a Resonant frequencies of the S-335.2SH piezo tip/tilt system with different loads: 1” mirror, ½” mirror, no load (Image: PI) [...] in space. Fast steering mirrors (FSM) are one means to compensate for disturbances that could keep the laser beam from hitting its target receiver precisely. Flexure-guided piezo mirror mounts and tip/tilt

single axis to 6 degrees of freedom. Piezo scanners can also be used for laser beam steering ( fast steering mirrors ). Applications of piezo nanopositioning scanning stages are often found in life sciences [...] See product examples» Video: Basics of Piezo Nanopositioning and Scanning Stages Fast Piezo Steering Mirror for Beam Scanning Video: Laser Beam Scanner for Eye Surgery Piezo shear plates / actuators can

actuation in a compact package. S-335 Tip/Tilt Mirror Platform (Image: PI) Learn more The S-335, pictured left, is a compact piezo laser beam steering mirror unit with two orthogonal axes. Its parallel [...] Advances in Piezo Mechanics Aid Eye Surgery Fast Steering Mirrors direct Laser Light Precisely Controlling a laser beam requires maximum precision. Piezo-based nanopositioning systems are ideal for all

with advanced closed-loop control Download the White Paper Principle of a single mirror, two axis, fast piezo steering mirror scanner Learn more Product Overview More Reading Products Overview About PI Subscribe

Beam Steering From laser alignment to optical communication, optical beams need to be steered precisely from the transmitter to the receiver. When high dynamics are required, so-called Fast Steering Mirrors [...] demands on dynamics are lower. By precisely controlling the position and orientation of mirrors or other beam steering elements, hexapods enable precise manipulation and control of the optical beam path. [...] for mirror inspection in the National Ignition Facility . (Image: PI) Astronomy Applications With the increasing power of ground-based telescopes, hexapods play a crucial role in enhancing mirror positioning

Miniaturized cylindrical PIMag® voice coil motor for use in medical endoscopes Compact tip/tilt fast steering mirror platform with voice coil drives. Q: Which type of motors are designed and manufactured at PI [...] and surface metrology applications. Other applications for voice-coil motors are fast tip/tilt steering mirrors with a few degrees of rotation. Miniaturized motors can be used in medical endoscopes. 3-Phase

through pixel-substepping. Fast piezo solid state drives are the driving force: Piezo tip/tilt steering mirrors, compact bender type actuators, and XY positioning scanners ( shown above, from left to right [...] relatively simple high-speed tip/tilt correction mirrors based on piezo / flexure drives. The image below shows the improvement. Fast tip-tilt mirrors such as the S-325 parallel-kinematics tripod design