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    An mechatronics coupling design approach for aerostatic bearing spindles

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    In this paper, a new design approach for aerostatic bearing spindles (ABS) is firstly proposed which takes into account of the interactions between the mechanical and the servo subsystems, including the integration of electromagnetic effects, static pressure characteristics, servo control and mechanical characteristics. According to the air bearing design principle, the geometry of the spindle rotor is designed. The fluid software is used to analyze the influence of the bearing capacity and stiffness on the stability of the spindle. The simulation shows when the air film thickness is 12 μm, the bearing has good load carrying capacity and rigidity. In addition, the influence of motor harmonics on the spindle shaft modes is considered to avoid the resonance of ABS, and to ensure ABS anti-interference capability, proper inertia of ABS is calculated and analyzed. Finally, ABS has a good follow-up effect on the servo control and machining performance through the experimental prototype. The electromechanical coupling design approach for ABS proposed in this paper, can achieve a peak value better than 0.8 μm (surface size: 9 mm × 9 mm) and a surface roughness better than 8 nm in end face turning experiments

    Femtosecond Laser Writing of Optical-Lattice-Like Cladding Structures for Three-Dimensional Waveguide Beam Splitters in LiNbO3Crystal

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    The waveguide beam splitters with diverse configurations in LiNbO 3 crystal have been produced by direct femtosecond laser writing of a family of optical-lattice-like cladding structures. By on demand design of the lattice tracks with “defect” lines, the efficient beam guiding and tailoring have been implemented in the structures. With a family of three-element integration of structures, three-dimensional (3-D) 1 × 3 beam splitting at the telecommunication wavelength of 1550 nm was realized. Different from the Type I modification of LiNbO 3 waveguides, the guiding cores of the optical-lattice-like cladding waveguide structures we fabricated locate in regions that are surrounded by the laser-induced-tracks. This paper opens the alternative way to construct complex integrated platforms in LiNbO 3 crystal by using femtosecond laser writing.The work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant 11274203, and Ministerio de Econom´ıa y Competitividad (Project FIS2013-44174-P), Spai
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