Precision Optical Mount for Optical Devices

摘要

An optical mount and mounting system including an optical device, a housing, and a plurality of optical mounts that couple the optical device to the optical housing. Each mount includes a sleeve attached to the optical device and each sleeve includes a bore. Studs are attached to the optical housing and each stud includes an outer bonding surface extending through the bore of each sleeve. Once the optical device is aligned properly, a curable material is deposited into the sleeve and cured between the sleeve and the stud, such that the curable material couples the sleeve and the stud to each other to provide a robust structural joint that minimizes self-induced stresses into the optic. A series of annular conical portions and corresponding surfaces are provided to retain registration of the optical device against dynamic shearing and bending forces. A method of aligning and mounting an optical device is provided.

主权项

1. An optical device mount, comprising:
a sleeve having a bore defining an inner bonding surface and having an outer portion attached to an optical device; a stud at least partially extending through the bore of the sleeve and having an outer bonding surface, the stud having an optical housing interface that mates to an optical housing; and a curable material deposited within a volume of space defined by the outer bonding surface of the stud and the inner bonding surface of the sleeve.