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Nanopositioners Brochure

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Introduction
New Focus, a division of Newport, specializes in high-performance photonics tools such as tunable lasers, opto-electronics, and nanopositioners. These products are utilized globally in sectors like semiconductor equipment, biomedical, industrial, and advanced research.

Company Background
Established in 1990, New Focus boasts a diverse engineering team and prioritizes understanding customer needs while fostering an innovative work environment.

Nanopositioning Solutions
New Focus provides nanopositioners for precise nanometer-scale control, suitable for metrology, microscopy, and telecom components alignment. These are compatible with Newport and New Focus products, offering vacuum and closed-loop options.

Product Features
  • Picomotor™ Actuators: Offer fine-positioning with better than 30-nm resolution, suitable for set-and-hold applications without power.
  • Agilis™ Positioners: Provide precise incremental motion steps and closed-loop operation with miniature encoder technology.
  • NanoPz: Ensures high reliability with 30 nm motion sensitivity and high load capacity.
  • Piezo Stack: Designed for high dynamic applications with precision parallelogram design.


Picomotor™ Actuators and Optical Mounts
These actuators motorize fine-positioning stages and mounts, offering stability and the ability to hold position without power. Optical mounts combine precision with Picomotor actuators for high-resolution optical alignment.

Pint Sized Picomotor™ Optical Mounts
Feature two standard Picomotor actuators for tip and tilt adjustment, allowing remote control. They minimize wavefront distortion and maximize mechanical stability.

Specifications Overview
The document details specifications for nanopositioners and Picomotor actuators, including motorized axes, travel range, resolution, and operating temperature. Models operate within 10-40°C and use a 4-pin connector.

Closed-Loop Solutions
Model 8310 closed-loop Picomotor actuator offers <30-nm resolution and >5 lbs of force, with exceptional accuracy and repeatability.

Rotary Stage
Model 8410 Closed-Loop Picomotor Rotary Stage provides microradian precision and continuous 360° rotation, suitable for motorized beam-steering applications.

Vacuum and Ultra-High Vacuum Solutions
Picomotor actuators are available for vacuum and UHV environments, offering <30-nm resolution and long-term stability.

Agilis™ Linear Stages
High precision miniature linear stages with Newport’s Agilis piezo motor, offering ultra-high adjustment sensitivity and compact design.

Agilis™ Motorized Mirror Mounts
Feature precision electrical limit switches for repeatable absolute positioning.

CONEX-Agilis™ Positioners
Incorporate miniature encoder technologies for high position repeatability and remote operation.

Specifications
The document provides detailed specifications for nanopositioning devices, including travel range, resolution, repeatability, and load capacity.

Procedures
Instructions for mounting and integrating nanopositioning stages with optical devices are provided.

Standards and Recommendations
Emphasizes using actuators with extended travel for full mechanical range utilization and recommends closed-loop systems for enhanced accuracy.

Controller and Driver Electronics
Compatible with NPC3/NPC3SG piezo amplifiers and XPS multi-axis motion controllers.

Conclusion
The document serves as a comprehensive guide for selecting and implementing nanopositioning systems, providing essential technical details and operational guidelines for high-precision applications.
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Simply Better™ Photonics

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New Focus Simply Better Photonics Founded in 1990 with the mission of providing Simply Better™ Photonics Tools, New Focus has built a portfolio of high-performance products that includes tunable lasers, opto-electronics, high-resolution actuators, stable optomechanics, vacuum and ultraclean solutions, and OEM engineered solutions. Our products are used in demanding applications around the world including semiconductor equipment, biomedical, industrial, test and measurement and advanced research. After 22 years New Focus has come back home. As part of Newport we have returned to our focus on great...

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Nanopositioner Selection Guide Picomotor™ • Exceptional precision • Set-and-forget stability with virtually no backlash • Vacuum and closed-loop compatibility • Substantial force from a small package • Highly precise, and repeatable incremental motion steps in all Agilis Positioners • Innovative miniature encoder technology with closed-loop operation in CONEXAgilis positioners • Robust design for uninterrupted use and long life • Ultra-compact — ideal for system integration • High reliability operation with 30 nm motion sensitivity over 12.5 mm travel • Fast speed (>0.2mm/s) and high load capacity...

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Simply Better ™ Photonics Picomotors™ How the Picomotor™ Actuator Works The patented design of the Picomotor actuator relies on the basic difference between dynamic and static friction. A graphic example of this is the “tablecloth trick,” in which a quick pull of the cloth leaves the dishes on the table (low dynamic friction), while a slow pull of the tablecloth ends up pulling the dishes off the table (high static friction and a big mess!). Our Picomotor actuator uses the same principle with a threaded jaw, similar to two halves of a split nut, clamped around a precision 80-pitch screw. One...

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Picomotor™ Actuators Picomotor actuators are ideal devices for motorizing fine-positioning stages and mounts in your optical or mechanical systems. Use them with our optomechanical translation stages or your own custom devices. They have better than 30-nm resolution with minimal backlash, and can exert a 5-lb (22-N) force Moreover, they have exceptional longterm stability and the ability to hold their position with no power applied. These last two features make the Picomotor From left to right-. Models 8353, 8341, 8301, 8302, ami 8303. actuators unique among motion-control devices and ideal for...

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Simply Better'" Photonics Picomotor™ Optical Mounts Our Model 88xx motorized optical mounts combine the precision of our standard mounts with the resolution of our Picomotor actuator to provide the ultimate in precision motorized optical alignment. The compact Picomotor actuator housing adds only 0.75" (19.1 mm) to the overall thickness of these mounts. The angular resolution of these mounts is 0.7 ujad For an affordable solution for motorized tip and tilt alignment, use the Model 8807 motorized version of our popular 1" center mount. Unlike our other motorized mounts, this mount has Picomotor...

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Picomotor™ Stability Series Optic Diameter[in. The Model 8816-6 combines the stability of our Stability™ mounts with the precision and stiffness of our Picomotor actuators to provide the ultimate in precision motorized optical alignment. The compact Picomotor actuator housing adds only 0.75" (19.1 mm) to the overall thickness of these mounts. And, with two standard Picomotor actuators to provide tip and tilt adjustment, you have complete remote control. The unique optic-retention system minimizes wavefront distortion of the mounted optic as well as maximizes overall mechanical stability. Mirror...

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Simply Better ™ Photonics Picomotor™ Rotary Stage With a resolution better than 0.2 mrad and an overall thickness of just 0.63" (16.0 mm), our compact stainless-steel motorized rotary stages can be used for a number of applications, including positioning wave plates and polarizers .Each rotary stage includes an adapter for mounting components with a 1" (25-mm) diameter. For motorized beam-steering applications, use our 45° adapters PN 9922.If positional repeatability is important to you we recommend our 8410 Closed Loop version. 8401 (8401-M) Motorized Axes Resolution- Angular (mrad) Maximum...

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Gothic Arch Bearing Picomotor™ Linear Stages We’ve incorporated our Picomotor actuators with our gothic-arch-bearing translation stages to achieve the ultimate in stability and rigidity along with remote-control operation. When ordering specify which axis or axes you wish motorized with a “P” in the model number for Picomotor actuator, and “N” for manual micrometer. For instance, Model 9062-XY-PN is for a motorized X-axis and a manual Y-axis. All necessary clamps, brackets and base plates are included so that the stage can be used right out of the box. These motorized stages offer stainless-steel...

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8 Simply Better'" Photonics Incremental Operating Travel Range Motion, Temperature Model Motorized Axes Bearings [in. (mm)] Linear(nm) Range(°C) Connector Type Cable Length Thread Type Add -M to Model Number for Metric version

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Compact Gothic-Arch Bearing Picomotor™ Linear Stages We've incorporated our Tiny Picomotor actuators with our compact gothic-arch-bearing translation stages to achieve the ultimate in stability and rigidity along with remote-control operation—all in a compact package. When ordering specify which axis or axes you wish motorized with a "P" in the model number for Picomotor actuator, and "N" for manual micrometer For instance, Model 9061-XY-PN is for a motorized X-axis and a manual Y-axis. All necessary clamps, brackets and base plates are included so that the stage can be used right out of the...

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Simply Better ™ Photonics Crossed Roller Bearing Picomotor™ Translation Stages We’ve incorporated our Picomotor actuators with our crossed-roller-bearing translation stages to meet your demanding photonics applications. When ordering specify which axis or axes you wish motorized with a “P” in the model number for Picomotor actuator, and “N” for manual micrometer. For instance, Model 9066-XY-PN is for a motorized X-axis and a manual Y-axis. All necessary clamps, brackets and base plates are included so that the stage can be used right out of the box. Some assembly is required. These crossed-roller-bearing...

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