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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2010
Jeffrey S. Brooker, Oak Hill, VA (US);
Paulo Chaves, Manassas, NJ (US);
Keith Dhese, Cambridge, GB;
Robin Eddington, Cambridge, GB;
Jeffrey S. Brooker, Oak Hill, VA (US);
Paulo Chaves, Manassas, NJ (US);
Keith Dhese, Cambridge, GB;
Robin Eddington, Cambridge, GB;
Thorlabs, Inc., Newton, NJ (US);
Abstract
A stage comprising a first translation platform having a first axis of motion, and a second translation platform having a second axis of motion, a first linear drive motor for driving the first translation platform in the first axis of motion, and a second linear drive motor for driving the second translation platform in the second axis of motion, wherein each linear drive motor further comprises a coil assembly enclosing a rod stator, and wherein the coil assembly is fixed and the rod stator is movable within the coil assembly.