API Break-Resistant SMR

Spherically Mounted Retroreflectors

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API offers a full line of advanced solutions for laser tracking systems.

 

API Spherically Mounted Retroreflectors (SMRs) are manufactured to the highest possible quality and provide several advantages over traditional mirror-mounted targets.

 

While other SMRs are built using highly sensitive alignment of fragile glass mirrors, API SMRs are manufactured to be much more robust without sacrificing accuracy.

 

Considering the cost of replacing a single SMR that has been mishandled or damaged, a break-resistant API SMR pays for itself the first time it is dropped or

misused.

 

In addition, API break-resistant SMRs can be used with any existing laser tracker, regardless of brand, model, or age. Whether it is an ADM or interferometer-based system, an API break-resistant SMR upgrade can improve both durability and measurement accuracy in your process.

API offers two types of break-resistant SMRs:

• • “Prismatic” (solid glass cube corner prism)
  • “Hollow” (hollow aluminum optical design with gold reflective surfaces)

 

Features of API Break-Resistant SMRs:

• • Solid construction providing durability without loss of accuracy
  • NIST Certificate of Conformance
  • Compatibility with any laser tracking system
  • Sphericity (All API RLGs): Grade 50 ± 0.00005 inches (± 1.3 μm) 

 

API break-resistant Spherically Mounted Retroreflectors (SMRs) are built with single-piece optics, eliminating risks associated with shifting, separation, or fracture of glass components. They can track at distances over 80 m with optical centering accuracy up to ± 2.5 microns, delivering high-precision line-of-sight measurement.

 

 

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  (Agrandar)

SMR significa "Spherically Mounted Retroreflector" (Retro-reflector Montado Esféricamente), y su característica "resistente a la ruptura" mejora su durabilidad en comparación con los objetivos tradicionales, seguimiento láser, para aplicaciones donde se requiere un objetivo para el seguimiento láser que sea más duradero y resistente a daños. Ofrece ventajas significativas sobre los objetivos de espejo montados convencionalmente, principalmente por su robustez y resistencia a la rotura.