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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2003
Thomas A. Schaefer, Groveland, MA (US);
Gregory G. Cappiello, Windham, NH (US);
Ninghui Zhu, Winchester, MA (US);
Kurt E. Abdelmaseh, Worcester, MA (US);
Evgueni V. Babenko, Manchester, NH (US);
William J. Hubbard, Litchfield, NH (US);
Kevin J. Mcintyre, Derry, NH (US);
Brian J. Mckeen, Bow, NH (US);
Paul Ouellette, North Andover, MA (US);
Andrew Radl, Dunbarton, NH (US);
Dick Rolfe, Biddeford, ME (US);
Thomas A. Schaefer, Groveland, MA (US);
Gregory G. Cappiello, Windham, NH (US);
Ninghui Zhu, Winchester, MA (US);
Kurt E. Abdelmaseh, Worcester, MA (US);
Evgueni V. Babenko, Manchester, NH (US);
William J. Hubbard, Litchfield, NH (US);
Kevin J. McIntyre, Derry, NH (US);
Brian J. McKeen, Bow, NH (US);
Paul Ouellette, North Andover, MA (US);
Andrew Radl, Dunbarton, NH (US);
Dick Rolfe, Biddeford, ME (US);
Confluent Photonics Corporation, Salem, NH (US);
Abstract
An opto-mechanical platform for supporting truncated optical elements having at least one substantially flat side surface is disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the opto-mechanical platform may be realized as an apparatus for supporting truncated optical elements having at least one substantially flat side surface. Such an apparatus may comprise a platform having a substantially flat surface area for supporting the substantially flat side surface of the truncated optical elements. Such an apparatus may also comprise at least one substantially vertical wall formed on at least a portion of the platform for providing mechanical rigidity to the platform.