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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
John H. Jerman, Palo Alto, CA (US);
John D. Grade, Mountain View, CA (US);
Albert L. Tervalon, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 7/00 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for finely adjusting an optical component is described. The apparatus may include an optic component, a substrate, and an adjuster. The adjuster may include a platform coupled to the optic component, and a linkage of notched springs coupled to both the platform and the substrate. The linkage of notched springs provides for motion of the platform relative to the substrate along primarily one axis. The apparatus may be used in a data storage system to adjust the position of the optic component in order to focus light propagated through the optic component.