EquipmentThorlabs High-Speed Motorized XY Scanning Stage

Features Integrates with Nikon, Olympus, Zeiss, and Thorlabs' Cerna® Upright and Inverted Microscopes Compact Design with Easy Sample Access Range of Sample Holders Available Integrated Brushless DC Linear Servo Motor Actuators Linear Optical Encoders High-Quality, Precision-Engineered Linear Bearings High Repeatability (0.25 µm) and Position Accuracy (<3 µm) Compatible with Thorlabs' Kinesis and XA Software Packages Thorlabs' MLS203 stages have been designed as drop-in replacements for the manual stages found on select Nikon, Olympus, Zeiss, and Cerna® microscopes to provide motorized XY positioning of microscopy samples. A complete stage package consists of the stage itself, a controller, mounting brackets, and optional accessories; all of these items need to be purchased separately. Table 1.1 outlines the items that should be purchased to form a stage package compatible with a particular microscope. Alternatively, optional mounting adapters enable a stage to be bolted to an optical table or breadboard as part of a custom-built microscope setup or for use in typical photonics applications. Characterized by high-speed scanning capabilities and high positional accuracy, these compact stages are ideal for manually or automatically positioning a wide range of specimens and samples in many types of microscopy or imaging techniques and applications. Very precise manual fine positioning and control at the cellular level is easily achieved through the combination of a stable closed-loop control system and an associated joystick option. In addition, the stages can be combined with our Z-Axis Piezo Stage to form an XYZ stage ideally suited for laser scanning microscopy. For applications where high-speed is not required, Thorlabs offers a Low-Profile Motorized XY Microscopy Stage that is also compatible with Nikon, Olympus, and Thorlabs Cerna microscopes

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