PLX's Beam Steering Technology

PLX Beam Steering Technology delivers complete, cutting edge laser scanning systems for target tracking and metrology applications.

By combining Micro-ElectroMechanical scanning mirrors (MEMS) with the PLX Monolithic Optical Structure Technology™ (M.O.S.T.) PLX can deliver precision and performance that continues to perform in the harshest operating conditions.

PLX technology can be permanently embedded into systems to provide a real-time, closed-loop control system that achieves higher precision with minimal or no calibration.

For manufacturing applications, this results in reduced waste, reduced down-time, and reduced set-up costs.

For targeting applications, this results in improved tracking of fast moving targets at long and short range, in a smaller, lighter, lower power unit.

The use of low cost MEMS for high precision scanning was proven by the work done by Reflex Imaging, now part of PLX Inc, Working closely with the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) at the University of Sheffield, UK, scanning mirrors were demonstrated to achieve an order of magnitude improvement in precision over comparable conventional systems. This opened up the potential of using laser-based metrology to industries that currently do not use it due to price and complexity.

Superb Laser scanning performance

• Sub arc second precision
• Customized field of view
• Low latency real-time read out, up to 1000 Hz
• Multiple target tracking
• No calibration required using PLX invariant optics technology

Technology Designed for System Integrators

• Robust compact lightweight systems
• User software can be embedded in the device to optimize performance and simplify integration with the User’s control system
• Industry standard ethernet protocols and USB supported
• Users can trade off precision, read-out rate, and field of view to suit their application

Applications enabled by the Beam Steering Technology

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