Unobtrusive Sensor and Effector Technology with Optical Applications

Garman Systems, Inc.

Nashville, TN 
 

A solid-state unobtrusive actuator capable of operational bandwidths of approximately 1 kHz and resolutions of 10 nm with a stroke of 100 microns

• The Phase II project resulted in the delivery of a large stroke, large bandwidth tilting mirror, several precision actuators, a small size linear voltage amplifier and a pulse width modulation amplifier

• Garman Systems has sold several actuators and amplifiers to customers such as the University of Maine, Virginia Tech, Ohio University, and the Technical University of Vienna, Institute for Precision Engineering
• Garman Systems is pursuing customers interested in adaptive optics spectrometry, and interferometry applications

• Adaptive optics, spectrometers, interferometers, lithography, and fast-steering mirrors.

Micro-positioning in precision manufacturing equipment
• Potential applications include precision robotics, automatic machine tools, and medical instrumentation

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