nPoint exhibiting at SPIE – Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation June 12-14
SPIE – Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation Booth# 329 Austin, TX June 12-14
How Piezo Stages React to Temperature Variation
Qualitative analysis Flexure-based piezo stages are essentially blocks of metal with flexure patterns that create a moving platform suspended from static frame via flexures. The sketch below shows a simplified flexure stage that moves in one direction when the piezo expands or contracts. A capacitive sensor is used as the feedback sensor and a preload […]
Visit nPoint at Semicon West on July 10-12
Semicon West Booth# 6550 San Francisco, CA July 10-12
nPoint exhibiting at SPIE – Optics + Photonics August 21-23
SPIE – Optics + Photonics Booth# 311 San Francisco, CA August 21-23
Piezo Stage Load vs. Settling Time
To maximize the capabilities of piezo stages, it is important to understand how different factors contribute to the performance of the system. For many applications, the resonant frequency and settling time of a stage are of primary interest. In this blogpost we explore how the resonant frequency and settling time are affected by the load […]