scanDelay USB
The scanDelay USB is a device for introducing awell-defined linear translation and positioning ofan optical element, e.g. in interferometers, pumpprobe configurations, correlators, or fast scanmodules.
The heart of the A·P·E optical delay line series
scanDelay USB is a special linear translation stage
that is supplied together with appropriate control
and drive electronics. The linear drive has been
designed especially for optical applications. It
combines low moving mass with compactness,reaching a high speed, as well as high precisionand resolution. Because of spring bearings themovement is frictionless.
Thus scanDelay USB is capable of generating fast
wide scans as well as smallest delays without any
stick-slip effects. The actual position is measured inreal time by an analog photo-electric system withhigh resolution and wide dynamic range.
The linear drive allows precise predictions of thescanner movement and leads to an excellent scanto-scan reproducibility.
The control electronics contain the motor driverand a quartz stabilized signal synthesizer. It can besynchronized with an external clock for a precise,phase-locked scanner movement. A software userinterface allows easy control and setup of thescanner. A set of LabView drivers allows an easy
integration into existing measurement software. The
scanDelay USB can be operated over a wide rangeof scanning frequencies with various scan modi, themotor driving force can be sinusoidal, triangular,
sawtooth-like, or even of a user defined shape. The
scanner movement will respond to this within thephysical limitations imposed by a harmonic system.
• Control Software | LabView drivers• User defined delay patterns• Scan rate phase-locked to external source• Linear and calibrated scaling due to position
measurement

Optical Delay LineSpecifications
Version1550150
Max. scan range
15 ps (± 1.125 mm) 50 ps (± 3.75 mm)
150 ps (± 11.25 mm)
Scan modes
0.1 ... 20 Hz
0.1 ... 20 Hz
0.1 ... 10 Hz
Internal generator1)
1)
0.01 ... 20 Hz
0.01 ... 20 Hz
0.01 ... 10 Hz
Externally triggered
External trigger intput
TTL, 20 Hz ... < 50 kHz (fast frequency divider for approx. 80 MHz input optional)
TTL
Trigger output (programmable position)2)2)± 10 V | 50 ps± 10 V2) | 150 psPosition output signal± 10 V | 15 ps
Linearity of position signal< 0.5 %
Computer interface
USBOptics (high precision retro reflector)
Clear aperture
1"
1/2 "
1/2 "
Coating
protected Ag (other coatings on request)
1) Internal position sampling and indication of amplitude (maximum delay) in Control Software from 0.4 ... 20 Hz only.
Below 0.4 Hz scan frequency, only partial (smaller than maximum delay) scan position is displayed.
Full position information is available via analog position output signal.
2) x10, x100 switchable

Compatibility of the Control Software with Windows 8 operating system is being tested.
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

Optical headControl electronics

Dimensions (in mm)
scanDelay 15/50

Control electronics

Optical unit
scanDelay 150
263
244
216

15

10230

13098

10030

R498

102

3550
32.5

23.5
19.5
33.5
30

Contact:
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T: +49 30 986 011-30 | E: sales@ape-berlin.de | www.ape-berlin.com
or
A·P·E America (for the Americas)
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Therefore, specifications are subject to change without notice.
© A·P·E GmbH| January 2015