Introduction
Aerotech’s FiberAlign® series is a high-performance
photonics aligning system incorporating best-in-class drive and
state-of-the-art axis control technology. Its modular design permits
the selection of the number of axes, the distance to be travelled,
and the amount of payload, all at high-speed, resolution, and
accuracy.
Automated Production
As alignment accuracies, the quest for higher yields, and device
volumes increase, the need for a precise, reliable, and repeatable
motion system becomes increasingly important. Due to the rapidly
changing nature of components and manufacturing processes, flexibility
in system configuration becomes a must. Aerotech’s FiberAlign
series responds to and satisfies all of these requirements. More
than thirty years of experience serving the high-technology OEM
marketplace are reflected in these systems. With the selection
of robust system components, high-volume production in a 24/7
manufacturing environment has become a reality.
Advanced Drive Technology
Only noncontact direct-drive technology offers the robust, accurate,
high-speed and high-resolution positioning necessary for mass
production of precision devices. Aerotech’s state-of-the-art
patent-pending drive technology offers industry leading resolution
of 2.5 nanometers combined with high positioning speeds of greater
than 250 mm/s. Utilizing ultra-quiet linear drives and advanced
control technology, coupled with high-performance, bestin class
signal multipliers, Aerotech’s FiberAlign series offers
the best position repeatability, accuracy, and inposition stability
to meet the motion system requirements of higher yields.
Fast Vision Alignment and Power Scanning Algorithms
A comprehensive software toolkit provides easy access to commonly
used functions. Alignment functions such as hill climbing from
a power meter input, and raster, square, or circular spiral scans,
are easily implemented via standard functions. In addition to
the automated tools, both joystick and on-screen jog control are
available for manual operations.
FiberAlign 90 or 130
To satisfy the ongoing positioning and processing needs of the
photonics manufacturing industry, Aerotech offers the FiberAlign
90 and 130 series. Both series’ basic three-axis model can
be extended with additional axes to satisfy the requirement to
control motion in six axes: X, Y, Z, T (yaw), P (pitch), R (roll).
FiberAlign 90 represents the more compact version (1/3 the volume
of FiberAlign 130) and is ideal where space is limited and travels
need not exceed 25 millimeters in the primary axis. Due to its
smaller size, the effective payload is also less than its larger
version, the FiberAlign 130. By attaching the Universal Mounting
Post to the Z axis, additional axes can be attached to provide
high-resolution, high-accuracy rotary motion. This flexible arrangement
permits the user to purchase only the number of axes needed to
perform the task, yet allows further expansion if needed.
Yaw rotary motion is provided by Aerotech’s ANT-20RA, a
direct-drive, high-resolution rotary actuator, while pitch and
roll motion are provided by Aerotech’s advanced ANT- 20G
patent-pending, direct-drive, high-resolution goniometer. The
rotary devices offer a 20 degree angular range with industry-leading
resolution of up to 0.027 arc second.
The FiberAlign 130 is similar in construction to the 90 but offers
a larger travel and larger load carrying capability in a slightly
larger envelope. Travel for the X and Y axes are selectable up
to 150 millimeters.
The FiberAlign 130 also accepts the ANT-20RA rotary actuator and
the ANT-20G goniometers, providing six axes of motion control.
Due to its larger size, the FiberAlign 130 also can accept the
ADR-75 direct-drive rotary table that offers 360 degrees of continuous
rotary motion.
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