Scanning Mirrors & Mounts

High Performance Laser Quality Mirrors
The MPower Galvo Motor design strategy recognizes that Galvo motor selection begins with the component that is closest to your application, the mirror.

Considerations such as wavelength, power, beam diameter and spot size will dictate the best mirror for your application. Low inertia is essential for beam-steering mirrors to attain the highest accelerations, while high stiffness is needed to achieve adequate servo bandwidth. The reality, however, is that a balance must be struck between adequate stiffness and acceptable inertia. That means selecting the best alternative from a large array of mirror designs, or creating a custom mirror that matches your performance requirements.

In our thirty years of industry leadership, General Scanning has developed both. We have a complete line of optimized mirror designs in a clear aperture range of 3mm to 50mm. We also offer innovative mirror designs based on Beryllium and Silicon-Carbide substrates to achieve the highest stiffness-to-inertia ratio. And of course, we offer a custom mirror design capability to OEM customers.

Another patent-pending innovation from General Scanning is the high-power mirror. This mirror design does not require active cooling even in applications with up to 10 times higher beam power levels.

Regardless of your application requirements, the chances are we have the ideal mirror. Contact us to discuss your specific mirror requirements – Sales Contacts

Innovative Mirror Mounting Designs
Once the mirror for the galvo motor has been selected, mounting options can be considered.

For example, does the optical path require a special mirror orientation? Should the mounting scheme accommodate mirror replacement in the field?

General Scanning has developed several innovative mirror mounting designs for outstanding performance and flexibility. Options include direct mounting to the rotor shaft, a sleeve-mount design, our patent-pending tapered-mount design, and an integrated mirror-mount design.

All of these configurations will provide you with the best balance of low inertia and high
mechanical stiffness. Contact us to discuss your specific mounting requirements – Sales Contacts