Apparatus for finely adjusting optical components
US6625101B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B11/1058
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for finely adjusting an optical component is described. The apparatus may include an optic component, a substrate, and an adjuster. The adjuster may include a platform coupled to the optic component, and a linkage of notched springs coupled to both the platform and the substrate. The linkage of notched springs provides for motion of the platform relative to the substrate along primarily one axis. The apparatus may be used in a data storage system to adjust the position of the optic component in order to focus light propagated through the optic component.
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