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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
May. 14, 1999
Robert D. Stultz, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Daniel E. Maguire, Valencia, CA (US);
David R. Rockafellow, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Ashok B. Patel, Cerritos, CA (US);
Mario P. Palombo, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Raytheon Company, Lexington, MA (US);
Abstract
An unproved optical bench for use in an optical system, such as a miniaturized laser transmitter, or the like. The optical bench has a housing with a plurality of V-shaped grooves formed therein. Optical elements of the optical system in which the optical bench is used are secured, such as by bonding, in the plurality of V-shaped grooves. The optical bench thus rigidly mounts the optical elements of the optical system to produce a compact and lightweight structure that is relatively insensitive to environmental extremes.