Thermally stable mounting for a diffraction grating device
US6741408B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01J3/0286
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A wavelength division multiplexer (WDM) including a support structure that is coupled to at least one optical component. A diffraction grating is optically coupled to at least one optical component coupled to the at least one optical component. A frame is coupled to the diffraction grating. Pins may be coupled between the support structure and the frame to substantially thermally isolate the support structure from the frame. The pins may be substantially geometrically equally spaced and have approximately the same exposed length extending from the lens barrel. The pins may have the same coefficient of thermal expansion as the support structure.
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