Newport has released the V100-CP Centerpoint Mirror Mount, which holds the mirror directly above and inline with the mounting hole while maintaining a standard 1in (25.4mm) optical axis height.
Having the mirror's reflective surface sit on the rotation axis of the mounting post enables quick research setups without the need for additional adaptor plates.
If the optical path needs to change, a simple rotation can steer the reflected beam well over 270 degrees.
Rick Sebastian, product manager for optomechanics and manual positioning at Newport, said: 'Locating the mirror at the intersection of the optical and rotation axes provides many advantages to the user and saves valuable setup times and costs.
'For OEM engineers, the design process goes much faster, simply because the mounting hole is always directly below the optical axis.' The compact, clear-quadrant mirror mount can be easily integrated into a custom design and can be modified with hex screws for OEM applications.
In high-density layouts, the V100-CP can be conveniently positioned on adjacent table mounting holes only 1in apart.
Assemblies using this mirror mount will require fewer standard parts, cutting costs for optical tools such as periscopes, delay lines and polariser inverters.