Np Photonics, Inc.

William P Eaton

Michael J Little

Thomas S Tyrie

John Jeffrey Lyon

Ping Li

Harry Melkonian

The present invention provides a compliant mechanism that can be used to make a variety of devices, such as tunable optical devices, that are more reliable, more cost effective, and/or exhibit better performance than prior art devices. In one embodiment, the complaint mechanism includes an island that is suspended from a frame using a compliant member that is attached to the frame and the island. Individual actuators and/or sensor elements may be placed on the island, so that each island may be individually actuated or sensed.

Compliant mechanism and method of forming same

The present invention provides method of making mechanisms in which the relative locations of elements are maintained during manufacturing. The methods according to the present invention can be used to make a variety of devices, including tunable optical devices. The methods include displaceably attaching an island (support) to a frame with a non-rigid material.

Methods of making mechanisms in which relative locations of elements are maintained during manufacturing

The present invention provides a compliant mechanism that can be used to make a variety of devices, such as tunable optical devices that are more reliable, more cost effective and/or exhibit better performance than prior art devices.

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Thousand Oaks, CA, United States of America

William P Eaton