Hermetically sealed atomic sensor package manufactured with expendable support structure

摘要

A method of forming a physics package for an atomic sensor comprises providing an expendable support structure having a three-dimensional configuration, providing a plurality of optical panels, and assembling the optical panels on the expendable support structure such that edges of adjacent panels are aligned with each other. The edges of adjacent panels are sealed together to form a physics block having a multifaced geometric configuration. The expendable support structure is then removed while leaving the physics block intact.