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- Ultra-stable patented* design XYZ flexure stage
- 5 arc secs rotational resolution
- 20 nm linear resolution with patented** high resolution adjusters
- 2 mm travel per axis
- Orthogonal alignment grooves
- 4.5kg load capacity
- Suitable for PM fibre (125/250 µm cladding/jacket)
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Elliot GoldTM Series polarisation maintaining (PM) fibre launch system comprising 3 axis high precision manual flexure stage with high precision fibre rotator, objective lens mount with RMS thread, and large fixed bracket. Suitable for launching free space light beams into PM fibre. PM fibre requires that the roll axis be adjusted to ensure correct alignment of the laser polarization and fibre polarization axes.
System Components
MDE330 Elliot GoldTM Series XYZ High Precision Flexure Stage
3x MDE216 High precision manual adjusters
MDE717 High precision fibre rotator
MDE150 Objective mount with RMS thread (objective lens not included)
MDE147 Large fixed bracket
MDE154 Clamp set
| Specifications |
| Configuration |
Right handed version |
| Fibre Holder |
Double V-groove & clamp arms for 125/250 µm cladding/jacket fibre. Spring-loaded clamp arm force adjusts from 25g to 125g |
| Fibre Rotation |
Full 360° rotation
Engraved scale +/-90°, vernier reads to 30 arc minutes
Fine adjustment screw with 5 arc seconds resolution
Range +/-5°
V-block preset on axis with less than 1µm concentricity error
V-block can be re-centred by user |
| Adjuster Type |
3x High precision adjusters ( Model MDE216 ) utilizing a patented** lever system with rotary fine and coarse control
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| Stage Travel |
2mm in X, Y and Z axes |
| Resolution |
20 nm |
| Load Capacity |
4.5 kg |
| Arcuate Displacement |
X axis 20µm (at maximum range of travel)
Y and Z axes 14µm (at maximum range of travel ) |
| Optical Axis |
The optical height of all Flexure Stage accessories is 18mm above the top plate. Therefore, the optical axis height of a mounted accessory is 94mm above the bottom of the stage.
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| Objective mount |
Removable stainless steel sleeve with RMS thread (0.800"-36). Allows on-axis adjustment and exchange of objectives or suitably mounted aspheric or ball lenses. |
Options and Accessories
Objective lenses
Alternative adjusters
Other sizes of V-groove
Left-handed version (to special order)
* Patent Nos GB 2129955B USA 4635887
** Patent Nos GB 2152616B USA 4617833
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