Platform Optical Mount, ULTIMA®, 1x1 in., (3) Locking 80-TPI Allen-Keys
Model: U50-PL
Product Series Overview
Hex-Driven Miniature Platform Mirror MountsThe U50-PL ULTIMA® Platform Mount offers unsurpassed functionality. Thick front and rear plates and optimized, stiff springs improve the long-term stability and provide greater protection against vibrations. Hard carbide pads enable smooth, repeatable motion. A large array of optical mounting accessories is available for these mounts making ULTIMA a basic building block for many optical systems. When this mount is used with the optional UPA-PA.5 adaptor it can be converted to a horizontal tip/tilt or tip/tilt and translation post-mounted platform for prisms, cube beamsplitters, and other components. When used with the optional Mirror Holder UPA.5 this mount provides a stable mounting platform for 0.5 inch (12.7 mm) diameter mirrors. It has integral, 80 TPI hex head adjustment screws with patented locking mechanisms. The optional KD.37 knobs have two slots for an Allen wrench to increase the adjustment sensitivity. Three actuators allows ±5° tip/tilt and translation. Translation of the optic is accomplished by turning all three actuators. Convenient clearance mounting holes on each of two sides are compatible with either 8-32 or M4 screws providing quicker, more precise, and more secure mounting.
ULTIMA<sup>®</sup> Platform Mounts
ULTIMA® Platform Mounts offer unsurpassed functionality. They feature thick front and rear plates and optimized, stiff springs to improve long-term stability and provide greater protection against vibrations. Hard carbide pads ensure smooth, repeatable motion. A large array of optical mounting accessories is available for these mounts making ULTIMA a basic building block for many optical systems.
Horizontal or Vertical Mounting
Both MM-HEX and P100-P series can be post mounted as a horizontal tip/tilt platform using the threaded hole in the center or a vertical mount using the threaded hole on the side.
U50-P ULTIMA platform mounts can also be mounted horizontally with adapter UPA-PA.5, which is already included in U50-P and U50-P1 models.
Allen-Key Adjustment
Allen-key adjustments screws are used in the miniature platform mounts to save space and prevent unintended adjustment. For long-term stability, U50-PL and U50-PL1 feature a flexure lock built into the mount body, which exerts a tangential force on the screw to prevent rotation.
Dedicated Mirror Adapters
Newport's Platform Mounts are complimented by a set of mirror cup adapters. The Mirror Cup Adapters are compatible with ULTIMA series and P100-P miniature platform mounts. They attach to the face of the platform mount through the 1/4-in. hole in the center of the platform and are locked in place by a set screw from the side. The Horizontal Adaptors attach to the mounting holes on an optical mount, providing a mechanism to convert the ULTIMA Platform Mounts to a post-mounted horizontal platform for mounting prisms, cube beamsplitters, or other components.
Resources & Downloads
3D Product Models
2D Product Drawings
ULTIMA_Platform(203.4 kB, PDF)
Other
U50-PL RoHS Certificate(284.4 kB, PDF)