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Optics: Positioning

Photonics News No 42

UK42-1230

An essential requirement when keeping lasers positioned correctly is the use of a sensor that can record the beam position to sub-micron accuracy without interfering with the direction of the beam.

LASER COMPONENTS supplies a range of position sensing detectors (PSD) and electronic interfaces capable of sub-micron positioning.

A PSD measures the so called photometric centroid of a ‘splodge’ of light incident on the sensor. Electrons flow to X- and Y- electrodes and by measuring the voltage the position of the spot of light can be measured. Both PCB for OEM applications or bench top boxes for laboratory applications are available.

The PSD module contains a pellicle beamplitter to take a small amount of light for position measurement without causing lateral displacement of the laser beam. If environmental temperature, vibration and ambient light effects are controlled sufficiently the 0.02 mm over 100m measurement accuracy that is possible with the PSD module equates to a pointing accuracy of 0.04 arc seconds!


Further product information:
PSD

Manufacturer:
SiTek Electro Optics AB

Contact:

Contact Person:    Chris Varney
Company:    LASER COMPONENTS (UK) Ltd.
Address:    Goldlay House 114 Parkway
Postcode / City:    CM2 7PR Chelmsford Essex
Phone:    +44 1245 491499
Fax:    +44 1245 491801
Email:    cvarney@lasercomponents.co.uk
 

Position-sensitive detector array

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