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News Release from: Optics In Motion | Subject: Fast steering mirror
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 02 April 2004
Cutting the cost of fast steering
mirrors
Optics In Motion has developed a novel fast steering mirror (FSM).
Optics In Motion has developed a novel fast steering mirror (FSM) FSMs are critical components of optical systems that require highly accurate and precise beam pointing, scanning or correction such as free-space communication systems, micromaching and laser eye surgery
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 5 Aug 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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FSMs consist of small packages which allow control of two axes of tip/tilt motion.
The new fast steering mirror is designed to match the performance of current FSMs while being much lower in price.
The main inhibitor of commercial development of FSM technology has been their high cost which has limited their application to the research and defence market.
"Our company is completely committed to the development of this technology to reduce the cost of this product and introduce it to the commercial sector", said D Henderson, Vice President for Operational Research and Development at Optics In Motion.
"We are excited about the potential for this product to make a huge splash in the industry.
We are extremely optimistic that this will lead to further applications of this technology into fields currently dominated by galvo scanners".
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