Large aperture, single axis, reactionless fast steering mirror
US11852803B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 2020 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B7/001
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method includes rotating a mirror assembly in a first direction using an actuator. The mirror assembly is rotationally coupled to a base and includes a mirror. A first end of the mirror is rotationally coupled to the base, and a second end of the mirror is not supported by or attached to another structure. The method also includes rotating a reaction inertia assembly in a second direction opposite the first direction using the actuator. The reaction inertia assembly is rotationally coupled to the base. The method further include restricting movement of the mirror assembly and the reaction inertia assembly in multiple degrees of freedom using multiple flexures.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.