Description
Photon Lines offers a wide range of nanometric precision stages from our partners nanoFaktur GmbH. For information on the entire product range, download their catalogue here
This comprehensive document also includes a full explanation of the principles behind piezoelectric actuators, and full specifications for their positioning systems, actuators, electronics and control software. Products offered include:
C2a XY-Stages, 600 µm
C3a CUBE XYZ-Stages, 250 µm
L2S XY-Stage, 1mm, Aperture
T2a Tip/Tilt, Beam-Steering
Jacques and Pierre Curie discovered the piezo-electric effect in 1880. Certain solid-state materials generate electric charge when set under pressure (sensor-effect). The brothers described the inverse effect, which is the actuator-effect, one year later. Both piezo-effects have rapidly conquered applications and markets since 1954, when the ideal material PZT (lead-zirconate-titanate) was found. The sensor-effect of PZT is being used for e.g. maritime sonars, force-sensors and ultrasonic parking-sensors. nanoFaktur ́s expertise focuses on piezo- materials and sensors, which they employ in developing their high quality actuation and positioning systems.
Here are some of the manifold of applications and markets for PZT-actuators and -positionings:
Applications and markets for their PZT-actuators and -positioning systems include, but are not limited to the following:
- Beam-Steering
- SEM
- Nano Indentation
- Dispensing
- Inspection Systems
- Surface Inspection
- Lithography
- Semiconductor industry
- Disc Drive Testing
- Optical Trapping
- White Light Interferometers
- Autofocus
- Nano Alignment
- Sample Scanning
- Z-Stacking
- Dithering
- Pixel Interpolation
- AFM
- Wafer Stages
