Allows Pure Angular Rotation of Mirror
Full 360° Range
Accommodate Mirrors Sizes from Ø0.5 to 8 in.
Exchangeable Actuators
| A gimbal mount has axes of rotation which intersect at the center of the front surface of the optic which eliminates unwanted linear beam translation during adjustment. This is particularly important when you don\'t want to lengthen or shorten your optical path length after an adjustment. There are two main types of gimbal mounts: The Kinematic type, represented by the ULTIMA®, and Classic™ and the Traditional type represented by the 605 Series and the SL-A Series. |
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| Gimbal Mirror Mounts | |||
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| Classic™ Translating Gimbal Mounts | ULTIMA® Aperture-Thru Gimbal Mounts | 605 Low-Stress Gimbal Mounts | SL-A Clear-Base Gimbal Mounts |
 • Ø1.0 or 2.0 in. • Axial Translation • Kinematic Stability • Sapphire Seats • ±4° |  • Ø0.5, 1 or 2 inch • Beamsplitting Aperture • Kinematic Stability • Exchangable Actuators • ±5° |  • Ø2 or 4 inch • Full 360° Range • Exchangable Actuators • Beamsplitting • ±5° Fine |  • Ø3, 6, or 8 in. mirrors • Full 360° Range • Exchangable Actuators • Holds Round/Square • ±0.7° or 2° Fine |
| With Traditional Gimbals, since the rotation is typically guided by an axel, they can be positioned over a full 360° in both axes. Mounts using this mechanism, however, tend to be larger more expensive. As a result, hybrid designs combining the best attributes of kinematic and axel mechanisms have immerged which have the stability and lower cost of a kinematic design yet still provide pure pitch/yaw rotation about the mirror\'s center point. | ||||
