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Agilis™ Series Piezo Motor Driven Preliminary Linear Stage

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Key Features The AG-LS25 is a high precision miniature linear stage featuring Newport’s new, Agilis™ piezo step direct motor. The AG-LS25 provides the benefits of a motorized component, ultra-high adjustment sensitivity and convenient remote operation, at a price and size comparable to that of a high quality manual stage. The AG-LS25 features 12 mm travel in an ultra-compact and light weight package compatible with our SDS25 and DS25 manual linear stages. Precision motion is achieved by calibrated, pre-stressed linear ball bearings. The thermally matched stainless steel design and precision manufactured bearing surfaces provide ripple-free, low friction linear travel and angular deviations better than 100 ìrad in any axis. The Agilis piezo motor is directly coupled to the moving carriage with no intermediate screw or gear. When idle, the holding force of the motor locks the position for true set and forget long term stability. Compared with alternative screw driven designs, the AG-LS25 compromises neither adjustment speed nor life time, and has no backlash. In contrast to ultrasonic motors, the Agilis non-resonant motor makes small incremental adjustments more predictable with 50 nm incremental motion capability, ideal for ultra-sensitive alignments. For absolute positioning, for instance returning to a set position, the AG-LS25 features a precision electrical limit switch. This switch acts not only as a safety device, it also allows measuring the average step size by counting the number of steps from the left travel limit to the right travel limit and vice versa. As the average step size of the AG-LS25 under the same conditions is repeatable, it is possible to move to an absolute position without the need for expensive encoder feedback. High level commands to determine the current position and to move to an absolute position (x% of travel) are integrated in the AG-UC2 electronics. • Convenient hands-off remote adjustment • Ultra-compact — ideal for space constrained setups and system integration • Set-and-forget long-term stability • 12 mm travel and 50 nm minimum incremental motion • Precision limit switch provides absolute positioning capability with 100 ìm accuracy and repeatability Agilis™ Series Piezo Motor Driven Preliminary Linear Stage Information

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Specifications The Agilis AG-UC2 controller provides convenient push-button remote control and USB computer control for two AG-LS25 stages. For each axis, two rows of push buttons are available for step size settings, precise low speed adjustments and fast coarse motion. Power is supplied through the USB port, either directly from the computer or from the USB-CH power supply. A software utility allows mimicking remotely the operation of the controller buttons through the computer and selecting and operating a specific Agilis mount, as needed. A set of ASCII-commands and LabView VI's for all...

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AG-LS25_DSE (01/08) Ordering Information Newport Corporation, Irvine, California, has been certified compliant with ISO 9001 by the British Standards Institution. Newport & Spectra-Physics sales offices AG-UC2 2-axis controller for all Agilis devices. Agilis mirror mounts for 1” and 0.5” diameter optics. AG-PR100 Rotation stage for 1” diameter optics. Belgium Newport Spectra-Physics B.V. Phone: 0800-11 257 Fax: 0800-11 302 belgium@newport.com France MICRO-CONTROLE Spectra-Physics Phone: +33-(0)1.60.91.68.68 Fax: +33-(0)1.60.91.68.69 france@newport.com Germany / Austria / Switzerland Newport...

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