abstract

• We present three novel mechanical laser shutter designs based, respectively, on a stepper motor, a relay, and a piezoelectric actuator. Each shutter type is ideally suited to a specific shuttering application. The stepper motor is well suited for applications requiring low vibrations, the relay is compact and capable of rapid bursts, and the piezoelectric is 2 orders of magnitude faster than other available mechanical shutters. © 2011 American Institute of Physics.

authors

• Aubin S.
• Davison C.
• Gómez García Eduardo
• Hernndez L.
• Ivory M.
• Martnez S.
• Reyes D.

publication date

• 2011-01-01

funding provided via

• Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, CONACYT  Grant
• Virginia Space Grant Consortium, VSGC  Grant

published in

• Review of Scientific Instruments  Journal

keywords

• Laser shutters; Low vibration; Mechanical shutters; Orders of magnitude; Stepper motor; Piezoelectric motors; Piezoelectricity; Stepping motors; Vibrations (mechanical)

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1063/1.3574224

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volume

• 82

issue

• 4