02.10.21 -- Alignment Tech + Optical System Manufacturing | AR Lens Coatings
Article | PI (Physik Instrumente) LP Precision positioning and motion control has vaulted forward in broadly beneficial ways. For example, submicron-resolution linear encoders now are affordably integrated into mechanisms as large as gantries and as small as matchbook-sized nanopositioners. New motor concepts abound, ranging from the familiar DC servo, stepper, and linear motors to include novel technologies like high-speed, ultra-stable resonant piezomotors and diminutive stick-slip stages with nanoscale positionability. Industry Insights White Paper | By Emiliano Ioffe, Ophir Optics Group Coatings must protect the lens and allow for the highest levels of optical performance, with low levels of absorption and a long life expectancy, while also exhibiting appropriate transparency and an acceptable cost/benefit ratio.