The M-971 motorised mechanical stage is used in automated optical microscope systems for materials testing, inspection or biotechnology
PI (Physik Instrumente) designed a new type of actuator that would meet the extreme requirements and win the European South Observatory (ESO) contract
Physik Instrumente’s (PI’s) new piezo-based S-335 tip/tilt platform is suitable for applications with tip/tilt angles up to 35mrad
Physik Instrumente (PI) has added PICMAWalk walking drives to its portfolio for the positioning of large optics
Scott Jordan has been appointed as the head of the newly defined photonics market segment in the globally active PI (Physik Instrumente) Group
The new P-616 NanoCube from PI (Physik Instrumente) is extremely compact and offers identical dynamics, precision and velocity on all three motion axes with loads of up to 50 grams.
Physik Instrumente, known for nanometre precision motion components, systems, and solutions, has introduced its newest digital servo controller with 3-channels, offering greater flexibility for miniaturised precision positioning and handling tasks
Physik Instrumente has introduced the N-565 linear stage series that uses piezoelectric stepping drives. The drives enable repeatability in the range of a few nanometres
Ultrasonic piezomotors are small, fast, and inexpensive. They are suitable for applications with low operating cycles and can also be integrated into mobile measuring and medical devices
Physik Instrumente (PI) has released the S-331 fast tip/tilt platform, the newest piezo steering mirrors in PI's portfolio
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Tiny nanodiamonds are being used to dramatically optimise the calibration of optical microscopes, Matthew Dale finds
After the test disk is placed inside the chamber, some fine tuning is required to ensure they are horizontal and perfectly centred (credit: Caltech)
LIGO scientists have developed a new mirror coating that could dramatically increase the observatory's detection rate of gravitational waves
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Advances in research have made strides in the improvement of wearable and AR/VR displays
LLNL optical engineers Justin Wolfe (left) and Simon Cohen are seen through the 'r' filter (credit: Garry McLeod)
A telescope, described as one of the world’s newest, has been completed following a project undertaken by researchers to develop some very specialist optical filters
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Advances in optical prisms are being used to help researchers gain a greater understanding of space and astronomy
Universities offering associate degrees for optics technicians could help answer the photonics skills shortage, finds Jessica Rowbury
