Optical assembly and method for manufacture thereof
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1. A method for accurately mounting an optical element in an optical assembly comprising precisely positioning an optical element in a desired position with respect to a reference surface;
- employing a non-metallic adhesive for initially fixing said optical element in said desired position; and
thereafter employing a metallic adhesive for permanently fixing said optical element in said desired position.
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Abstract
A method for accurately mounting an optical element in an optical assembly including precisely positioning the optical element in a desired position with respect to a reference surface, employing a non-metallic adhesive for initially fixing the optical element in the desired position and thereafter employing a metallic adhesive for permanently fixing the optical element in the desired position.
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79 Claims
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1. A method for accurately mounting an optical element in an optical assembly comprising
precisely positioning an optical element in a desired position with respect to a reference surface; -
employing a non-metallic adhesive for initially fixing said optical element in said desired position; and
thereafter employing a metallic adhesive for permanently fixing said optical element in said desired position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for accurately mounting an optical element in an optical assembly comprising
precisely positioning said optical element in a desired position with respect to a reference surface, employing a relatively low temperature curing adhesive for initially fixing said optical element in said desired position; - and
thereafter employing a relatively high temperature curing adhesive for permanently fixing said optical element in said desired position. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A method for accurately mounting an optical element in an optical assembly comprising
precisely positioning said optical element in a desired position with respect to a reference surface, employing a first curable adhesive for initially fixing said optical element in said desired position and thereafter employing a second curable adhesive for fixing said optical element in said desired position.
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78. A method for accurately mounting an optical element in an optical assembly comprising
precisely positioning said optical element in a desired position with respect to a reference surface, employing an adhesive for fixing said optical element in said desired position including employing at least one side mounting element including at least one first surface which engages an edge of said optical element and at least one second surface which engages said reference surface, wherein said at least one second surface is fixed to said reference surface prior to fixing said at least one first surface to said edge of said optical element.
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