High performance laser shutter using a hard disk drive voice-coll actuator

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 3077-3079

  Maguire, L P ^a   Szilagyi, S ^a   Scholten, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ELASTOMERS; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; HARD DISK STORAGE; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PHOTODIODES; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; SWITCHING; X RAYS;

LASER SHUTTERS; PHOTODIODE DETECTORS; ROTATING MAGNETIC MEDIA PLATTER; VOICE-COIL ACTUATORS (VCA);

OPTICAL SHUTTERS;

EID: 7544231056     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1786331     Document Type: Article

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5. Fujitsu 2.1 GB drive (model MPB3021AD). Note: certain commercial equipment, instruments, or materials are identified in this article in order to adequately specific the experimental procedure. Such identification does not imply recommendation or endorsement by the University of Melbourne, nor does it imply that the materials or equipment identified are necessarily the best available for the purpose.
6. A 40 OB Fujitsu drive (model MPG3409AT).