Mount for flat optical surface

US10437009B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SEMROCK, INC. · US

Inventors

• Arthur R. Staley · Webster, US
• James R. Kircher · Mendon, US
• Craig W. Hodgson · Thousand Oaks, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 3, 2017
• Grant date: Oct 8, 2019
• Expiry date: Sep 2, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B27/141
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An optical apparatus has an optic having a first flat surface and a second surface opposite the first flat surface. A frame has a first fixed contact point, a second fixed contact point, and a third fixed contact point that extend from the frame. The first surface of the optic seats against the first, second, and third fixed contact points. A clamping plate applies a three-point nesting force by extending, against the second flat surface of the optic, a first opposing contact point aligned with the first fixed contact point, a second opposing contact point aligned with the second fixed contact point, and a third opposing contact point aligned with the third fixed contact point.