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Axsys Technologies
has applied extensive heritage designing and
building opto-mechanical systems to the development
of fast steering mirror technology. The
single-axis and two-axis, flexure mounted, fast
steering mirror (FSM) represents a compact,
low cost, high performance design solution for
a variety of emerging optical scanning and beam
stabilization applications. Such devices
may be used to correct for polygon cross scan
errors in prepress imaging, acquire and lock
beams within free space laser telecom systems,
modulate tilt and cavity control in interferometers,
maintain beam stabilization in the presence
of thermal drift and vibration, and provide
general two axis beam scanning.
Single-Axis FSM
Typical Characteristics
Type: Single-axis
flexture
Mirror: Diamond machined
metal with internally machined flexures
Actuator: PZT
Peak tilt: +/-60 arc
seconds optical
Scan Frequency: 1600
Hz
Incremental correction
frequency: 20 KHz
Clear aperture: 3 mm
minimum
Control system: type
1 servo
Two-Axis FSM
Typical Characteristics
Type: Two-axis
flexture
Mirror: Diamond machined
metal with intergral hard fastening
Single-Axis
Fast Steering Mirror mounted in laser
conditioning/ focusing objective
Two-axis
Fast Steering Mirror Assembly
X/Y
Excursion vs DC Control Voltage
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X/Y
Excursion vs DC Control Voltage
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The
angular deflection is in proportion
to the analog command input
voltage, as shown in the above
figures, illustrating the angular
mirror deflection as a function
of control voltage for the
y-axis and x-axis, respectively
