Mirrors
Classification by Number of Mirrors
We classify the new and used laser systems we sell by the number of mirrors.
M0 Design: no beam bender. Laser is vertical & beaming down.
M1 Design: one beam bender. Laser is horizontal. Fixed optics.
M2 Design: 2-axis galvo, short for galvanometer. Moving optics.
M2 Design: 3-axis galvo, XYZ, dynamic Z (motorized telescope provides Z)
M3 Design: “Gantry” with 3 beam benders, all 3 mirrors in same horizontal plane, aka folded laser design. Third mirror moves in X.
M6 Design: 6 beam benders, folded and double beam optics.
M0 Design (no turning mirrors)
M0 has no beam bending mirrors. The beam is directed vertically down.
X-Y stage (not shown) moves.
M1 Design
M1 has one beam bending mirror. Fixed beam optics.
M2 (Galvo) Design
2-mirror galvo
A galvo head can substitute for both our M1 Optics Head and our X-Y Stage…
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M3 (Gantry Design)
M3 has 3 mirrors. Overhead moving beam optics. The M3 mirror is motorized along the X-axis. Gantry is also known as a bridge design. Above you can see the bridge supports for the moving laser beam. Under the bridge and fastened to the table is a Y-stage.
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