SPHERICALLY MOUNTED RETROREFLECTOR THAT INCLUDES A REPLICATED CUBE CORNER

摘要

A spherically mounted retroreflector (SMR) includes a replicated optic, a substrate, and an adhesive. The replicated optic, which includes a cube-corner retroreflector, has a base area smaller than the retroreflector area. The substrate has a partially spherical outer surface and a cavity sized to accept the replicated optic. An adhesive attaches the optic to the substrate.

主权项

1. A spherically mounted retroreflector (SMR), comprising:
a replicated optic having a retroreflector end and a base end, the retroreflector end including a cube-corner retroreflector having a vertex and an axis of symmetry, the cube-corner retroreflector having a retroreflector area along a plane perpendicular to the axis of symmetry, the replicated optic having a base area at the base end, the base area being smaller than the retroreflector area; a substrate that includes a partially spherical outer surface and a cavity, the cavity sized to accept the replicated optic, the partially spherical outer surface having a sphere center coincident with the vertex; and an adhesive disposed between the replicated optic and the substrate that fixedly adheres the optic to the substrate.