LOW WAVEFRONT DISTORTION OPTICAL MOUNT FOR THIN OPTICAL COMPONENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20210124146A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-29

    申请号:US17070039

    申请日:2020-10-14

    IPC分类号: G02B7/182

    摘要: The present application discloses embodiments of a mount for optical components configured to secure thin optical components while minimizing wavefront distortion effects. The optical mount may include at least one mount body with at least one optical component receiving recess formed therein, the at least one optical component receiving recess configured to receive at least one optical component therein, the optical component having at least one edge. The mount may include one or more elastomeric retention members configured to exert at least one compliant retention force to the edge of the optical component, thereby securely retaining the optical component within the optical component receiving recess.

    Apparatus and method for measuring one or more characteristics of one or more photovoltaic cells

    公开(公告)号:US10965247B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-30

    申请号:US15738844

    申请日:2015-11-11

    IPC分类号: H02S50/10 G01R31/00

    摘要: An apparatus for facilitating a measurement of characteristics of a photovoltaic cell. The apparatus includes an input port for coupling to a photovoltaic cell and an output port for coupling to a measurement equipment. The apparatus is configured to couple a first resistor across positive and negative inputs of the input port and a second resistor between the negative input and ground when the input port is not selected or inactive, and decouple the first and second resistors from the input port when the input port is selected and active. The apparatus couples the positive input of the input port to the output port when the input port is selected but inactive or selected and active. The resistors protect the photovoltaic cell from adverse consequences due to incident ambient light. Examples of multiple port versions of the apparatus are also disclosed.

    System and method for mounting and aligning optical components with respect to junction optical component

    公开(公告)号:US10684439B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-16

    申请号:US15940920

    申请日:2018-03-29

    摘要: The disclosure relates to an apparatus for mounting optical components in a manner that self-aligns the optical axes of the optical components. The apparatus uses an optical component mount that includes a housing consisting of a single rail mount configured to mechanically couple to a portion of a rail for supporting the optical component mount on a rail. The housing also has an optical component dock configured to support an optical component in a manner that defines an optical axis. The rail mount and the optical component dock are configured to make the optical axis substantially parallel with a longitudinal axis of the rail. Using such optical component mounts secured to the rail would result in the self-alignment of the optical axes of optical components on the optical component mounts. Various embodiments of such apparatus are also provided in the disclosure.

    Multi-Junction Detector Device and Method of Manufacture

    公开(公告)号:US20190386043A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-19

    申请号:US16553921

    申请日:2019-08-28

    摘要: A novel multi-junction detector device and method of manufacture is disclosed, which includes providing a housing, at least one system mount body positioned within the housing, forming at least one beam dump region in the system mount body in optical communication with at least one first detector having a first wavelength responsivity range positioned on the system mount body and at least one second detector having a second wavelength responsivity range positioned on the system mount body in optical communication with the first detector. An arcuate shape, an arcuate shape of varying radius, a polygonal shape or a polyhedral shape may be formed on at least one mount body wall in the beam dump region. The method may also comprise depositing at least one reflectivity enhancing material onto the mount body wall. The method may further comprise depositing an energy dissipating material on the mount body wall.

    Optical post mount system and method of use

    公开(公告)号:US10241290B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-26

    申请号:US15601971

    申请日:2017-05-22

    摘要: An optical mount system that may be adjusted by a variety of devices and methods. In some cases, a post collar assembly may be configured to engage a collar coupling surface of a post holder body such that the post collar engages the collar coupling surface in indexed and predetermined angular positions. In some cases, a base of a post holder body may be configured to accept a secondary base element in the form of a mounting adapter which may be releasably secured the base to provide additional stiffness for the mounting of the base to a reference surface.