Method for assembling an optical array comprising coaxial shells
US6449826B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 14, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49771
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides a method of assembling an optical assembly having first and second longitudinal ends and comprising N coaxial shells forming individual mirrors, each of which extends between said first and second ends and presents a first diameter at said first end and a second diameter that is greater than the first at said opposite, second end, the method comprising:1) putting the first end of the first shell situated outermost in the optical assembly into place on a support;2) putting the first end of the second shell which is immediately adjacent thereto in the optical assembly into place on the support inside the first shell; . . . ; andN) putting the first end of the Nth shell which is situated innermost in the optical assembly into place on the support.
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