AU2002248784A1 - Methods and apparatus for positioning optical prisms - Google Patents

Methods and apparatus for positioning optical prisms

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AU2002248784A1
AU2002248784A1 AU2002248784A AU2002248784A AU2002248784A1 AU 2002248784 A1 AU2002248784 A1 AU 2002248784A1 AU 2002248784 A AU2002248784 A AU 2002248784A AU 2002248784 A AU2002248784 A AU 2002248784A AU 2002248784 A1 AU2002248784 A1 AU 2002248784A1
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methods
positioning optical
optical prisms
prisms
positioning
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Simon Magarill
Blake E. Sansbury
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3M Precision Optics Inc
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Corning Precision Lens Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B21/00—Projectors or projection-type viewers; Accessories therefor
    • G03B21/14—Details
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B5/00—Optical elements other than lenses
    • G02B5/04—Prisms
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B27/00—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
    • G02B27/62—Optical apparatus specially adapted for adjusting optical elements during the assembly of optical systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B7/00—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements
    • G02B7/18—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for prisms; for mirrors
    • G02B7/1805—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for prisms; for mirrors for prisms

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Elements Other Than Lenses (AREA)
  • Mounting And Adjusting Of Optical Elements (AREA)
  • Optical Head (AREA)
AU2002248784A 2001-04-20 2002-04-15 Methods and apparatus for positioning optical prisms Abandoned AU2002248784A1 (en)

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US28534201P 2001-04-20 2001-04-20
US60/285,342 2001-04-20
PCT/US2002/011660 WO2002086549A2 (en) 2001-04-20 2002-04-15 Methods and apparatus for positioning optical prisms

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US (1) US6643077B2 (enExample)
EP (1) EP1379899A2 (enExample)
JP (1) JP2004527791A (enExample)
KR (1) KR20030088142A (enExample)
CN (1) CN1503915A (enExample)
AU (1) AU2002248784A1 (enExample)
WO (1) WO2002086549A2 (enExample)

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JP2004527791A (ja) 2004-09-09
US6643077B2 (en) 2003-11-04
US20020154420A1 (en) 2002-10-24
WO2002086549A2 (en) 2002-10-31
EP1379899A2 (en) 2004-01-14
CN1503915A (zh) 2004-06-09
WO2002086549A3 (en) 2003-01-03

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