Palomar introduces 6-axis optical alignment stage.Palomar Technologies has introduced the FAST 6, a 6-axis optical alignment system for test and production applications. The FAST 6 provides high resolution, fast, accurate and reliable assembly of an optical component, fiber or fiber array to a device. The production-grade system meets the unique needs of today's most demanding alignment applications in a small footprint. Typical devices that can be aligned and assembled are, planar A technique developed by Fairchild Instruments that creates transistor sublayers by forcing chemicals under pressure into exposed areas. Planar superseded the mesa process and was a major step toward creating the chip. waveguides, AWGs, VOAs, Laser Diodes A semiconductor-based laser used to generate analog signals or digital pulses for transmission through optical fibers. Both laser diodes and LEDs (light-emitting diodes) are used for this purpose, but the laser diode generates a smaller beam that is easier to couple with the smaller core , Discrete Optics, Fiber Arrays, Transmitters, Receivers, Splitters and Modulators. Non-contact, direct-drive motor technology and non-contact feedback, combined with advanced mechanical design, deliver precision motion. The linear axes feature five nanometer resolution, yet deliver long travel--25-50mm in the X axis, up to 6mm in the Y axis Y axis, n See axis, Y. , and up to 75mm in the Z axis--required for load/unload operations. This eliminates the need for a cumbersome coarse/fine positioner or a manual stage common in many alignment products. The pitch, roll and yaw yaw, in aviation: see airplane; airfoil. See pitch-yaw-roll. axes feature a programmable virtual pivot-point, 5 degrees of travel and 0.1 arc sec resolution. "Palomar's unique compact rotary design provides a programmable pivot-point outside the envelope of the motion system," said Mike Formica, general manager & vice president of Palomar Photonics Automation. "Unlike traditional rotary motion systems that constrain the center point of rotation, this design has unconstrained part access, making it ideal for production and lab use." Complementing the mechanics on the FAST 6 optical alignment system are a wide range of optical power peaking algorithms, enabling the system to master the most complex alignment challenges. High-speed alignment routines are capable of power peaking across all axes. Advanced data logging (data) data logging - (data acquisition) Storing a series of measurements over time, usually from a sensor that converts a physical quantity such as temperature, pressure, relative humidity, light, resistance, current, power, speed, vibration into a voltage that is then converted , analysis and graphing tools allow the user to accurately profile photonic Dealing with light (photons). See photon and photonics. devices. Users also have built-in capability to develop their own proprietary algorithms and may choose from a range of standard or user-supplied power meters. The power and flexibility of the FAST 6 alignment algorithms overcome many of the most common alignment issues faced in today's manufacturing environment. The FAST 6 system is designed in modular fashion to allow a fast, easy, and efficient migration path as requirements change and needs evolve. This includes scalable software architecture that enables programs designed on a component system to be easily migrated to any of Palomar's complete line of automated machines. Palomar Technologies, established in 1975 as part of Hughes Aircraft Hughes Aircraft Company was a major aerospace and defense company founded by Howard Hughes. The group was based near Ballona Creek, in Culver City, California, USA, on the Pacific Coast. Hughes Aircraft was acquired by General Motors in 1985. Co., has been an independent company since 1995. It is a leading supplier of automated high-precision assembly systems that increase yield and lower costs for manufacturers of optoelectronic, RF and microelectronic packages in the photonic, wireless, microwave, automotive, aerospace, medical and life sciences industries. Processes include high accuracy component assembly with eutectic solder solder (sŏd`ər), metal alloy used in the molten state as a metallic binder. The type of solder to be used is determined by the metals to be united. Soft solders are commonly composed of lead and tin and have low melting points. Hard solders (i. or epoxy epoxy Any of a class of thermosetting polymers, polyethers built up from monomers with an ether group that takes the form of a three-membered epoxide ring. The familiar two-part epoxy adhesives consist of a resin with epoxide rings at the ends of its molecules and a curing , precision ball bonding Ball bonding is a type of wire bonding, and is the most common way to make the electrical interconnections between a microchip and the outside world as part of semiconductor device fabrication. , and wedge bonding for fine pitch devices, as well as epoxy, laser weld and solder based attachment of actively aligned photonic devices. Palomar's Process Development and Prototyping Services assists companies in developing or validating new products by providing design, engineering, prototyping, assembly and automation expertise, as well as metrology resources to bridge the gap between product concept and automated production. |
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