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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Carlo La Fiandra, New Canaan, CT (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Lexington, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 2/600 ; G02B 2/608 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 2/600 ; G02B 2/608 ;
Abstract
An assembly used in a deformable mirror comprises a support having at least one opening therein. A thin optical substrate making up the mirror is provided and has a light reflective first surface and an opposite back surface. A coupling is provided for controllably movably coupling the back surface of the optical substrate and the support to one another. The coupling includes at least one shaped memory metal cylindrical part operatively connecting the optical substrate and the support.