Lens mount integrated with a thermoelectrically cooled photodetector module
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H01J-040/14
H01J-040/00
H01J-005/02
출원번호
US-0872595
(2004-06-22)
발명자
/ 주소
Ispasoiu,Radu
Gockel,Thomas R.
Vickers,James S.
출원인 / 주소
Credence Systems Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Sughrue Mion, PLLC
인용정보
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10
초록▼
An integrated housing for a lens and a photodetector, which is being cooled to low temperatures to enable the detector to detect faint emission of photons. An enclosure is provided to which a lens is affixed from one side using a retaining ring, and a photodetector is affixed from the opposite side.
An integrated housing for a lens and a photodetector, which is being cooled to low temperatures to enable the detector to detect faint emission of photons. An enclosure is provided to which a lens is affixed from one side using a retaining ring, and a photodetector is affixed from the opposite side. The enclosure is affixed to a TE cooler. The enclosure and the retaining ring are made from materials having similar thermal expansion coefficients.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. An integrated detector and lens assembly, comprising: a housing made of a block of a first material having a defined thermal expansion coefficient, said housing having a front side and a back side opposite said front side; a first provision said back side of the housing enabl
What is claimed is: 1. An integrated detector and lens assembly, comprising: a housing made of a block of a first material having a defined thermal expansion coefficient, said housing having a front side and a back side opposite said front side; a first provision said back side of the housing enabling affixing of a photodetector on said housing; a second provision on said front side of the housing, opposing the first provision, enabling affixing of an optical lens therein; a retaining ring made of a second material having a thermal expansion coefficient similar to that of the housing, said retaining ring being attachable to the housing to thereby secure the lens in said second provision. 2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein said first and second materials are one of copper and brass. 3. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the lens is a focusing lens. 4. The assembly of claim 2, wherein the lens is a focusing lens. 5. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the retaining ring is affixed to the housing using bolts. 6. The assembly of claim 2, wherein the retaining ring is affixed to the housing using bolts. 7. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the housing is affixed to a thermo-electric cooler. 8. The assembly of claim 2, wherein the housing is affixed to a thermo-electric cooler. 9. The assembly of claim 5, wherein the housing is affixed to a thermo-electric cooler. 10. An integrated detector and lens assembly, comprising: a housing made of a solid block of a first material having a defined thermal expansion coefficient, said solid block having a bore provided therethrough; a first provision on one side of the bore enabling affixing of a photodetector therein; a second provision on a second side of the bore, opposing the first provision, enabling affixing of an optical lens therein; a lens holder made of a second material having a thermal expansion coefficient similar to that of the housing, said lens holder being attachable to the housing to thereby secure the lens in said second provision. 11. The assembly of claim 10, wherein said first and second materials are one of copper and brass. 12. The assembly of claim 10, wherein the lens is a focusing lens. 13. The assembly of claim 12, wherein the lens is a focusing lens. 14. The assembly of claim 10, wherein the lens holder is affixed to the housing using bolts. 15. The assembly of claim 12, wherein the lens holder is affixed to the housing using bolts. 16. The assembly of claim 10, wherein the housing is affixed to a thermo-electric cooler. 17. The assembly of claim 12, wherein the housing is affixed to a thermo-electric cooler. 18. The assembly of claim 15, wherein the housing is affixed to a thermo-electric cooler. 19. A method for housing a photodetector and a lens, while enabling cooling to a low temperature, comprising: drilling a bore through a block of a first material having a defined thermal expansion coefficient, to thereby provide a housing; making a first provision on one side of the bore to enable affixing the photodetector to the housing; making a second provision on the second side of the bore to enable affixing the lens to the housing; making a lens retaining ring of a material having a thermal coefficient of expansion similar to that of the first material, and using the retaining ring to affix the lens to the housing. 20. The method of claim 19, further comprising affixing the housing to the thermo-electrical cooler.
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