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Laser Autocollimator basics

What is Laser Autocollimator ?

The laser autocollimator is a non-contact real-time measuring instrument by a laser beam for measuring
small angles on a subject or relative angles over multiple subjects.
Measuring Principle

"レーザオートコリメータ測定原理

When a collimated beam passes through a condense lens,the incident
angle can be converted to position data of a targeted plane. The same
principal applied, it projects an collimated laser beam to reflect at a
measuring target and is condensed at CMOS, then, it measures the tilt
angle of an target.
 Do you manipulate a number of displacement sensors for "measuring angle"?
Displacement Sensor


変位センサによる傾き測定











The three displacement sensors measure angles of a lane.
Not suitable for micro-devices
Overheads for calculating angles
Demanding "cost" and "space" for three devices
SURUGASEIKI | Smart LAC


SmartLACによる傾き測定











The device is solely capable of measuring angles
Easy to measure of micro-devices
It returns angle data output, instantaneously
Low-cost and space-saving (one-in-all)



 Example(s) of Smart LAC measuring
Slope angle measurement on an image sensor

撮像素子の傾き測定

Oblique angle measurement on bonding
optical elements

光学素子の接着傾き測定

Axial oblique measurement along with
an external laser

外部レーザの光軸傾き測定

Smart LAC features

It is capable of contactless measurement.
・It causes no damage to a measuring subject
・Repeatability 0.0003deg. (Ave.)

It is capable of measuring regardless of working distance (W.D.)
・Highly customizable layout (e.g. W.D. of 100mm or 300mm result the same angle data)

Built-in light-source with wide-range wave length
Red 655nmBlue 450mmGreen 520nmInfrared 852nm ]
・Capable of measuring a coated device at a specific wavelength

You can choose the built-in light-source or an external light-source.
・Built-in light-source incident measurement: a reflection by object measuring method (e.g. tilt of work-piece)
・External light source incidence measurement : oblique of light source measurement
    (e.g. examine beam axes by silicon. laser or laser diode)
※For wave-length 450 to 940nm, incident intensity: 5mW or less light source



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