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GB2386436B - Platform with controlled thermal expansion coefficient - Google Patents

Platform with controlled thermal expansion coefficient

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Publication number
GB2386436B
GB2386436B GB0312996A GB0312996A GB2386436B GB 2386436 B GB2386436 B GB 2386436B GB 0312996 A GB0312996 A GB 0312996A GB 0312996 A GB0312996 A GB 0312996A GB 2386436 B GB2386436 B GB 2386436B
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Prior art keywords
platform
thermal expansion
expansion coefficient
controlled thermal
controlled
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB0312996A
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GB0312996D0 (en
GB2386436A (en
Inventor
William John Clegg
Anthony Kelly
Robert James Stearn
Luc Jean Marie Vandeperre
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Cambridge University Technical Services Ltd CUTS
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Cambridge University Technical Services Ltd CUTS
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Priority claimed from GB0027411A external-priority patent/GB0027411D0/en
Priority claimed from GB0103533A external-priority patent/GB0103533D0/en
Application filed by Cambridge University Technical Services Ltd CUTS filed Critical Cambridge University Technical Services Ltd CUTS
Publication of GB0312996D0 publication Critical patent/GB0312996D0/en
Publication of GB2386436A publication Critical patent/GB2386436A/en
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Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/02—Optical fibres with cladding with or without a coating
    • G02B6/02057—Optical fibres with cladding with or without a coating comprising gratings
    • G02B6/02076—Refractive index modulation gratings, e.g. Bragg gratings
    • G02B6/02171—Refractive index modulation gratings, e.g. Bragg gratings characterised by means for compensating environmentally induced changes
    • G02B6/02176—Refractive index modulation gratings, e.g. Bragg gratings characterised by means for compensating environmentally induced changes due to temperature fluctuations
    • G02B6/0218—Refractive index modulation gratings, e.g. Bragg gratings characterised by means for compensating environmentally induced changes due to temperature fluctuations using mounting means, e.g. by using a combination of materials having different thermal expansion coefficients
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B23/00—Telescopes, e.g. binoculars; Periscopes; Instruments for viewing the inside of hollow bodies; Viewfinders; Optical aiming or sighting devices
    • G02B23/16—Housings; Caps; Mountings; Supports, e.g. with counterweight
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B7/00—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements
    • G02B7/008—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements with means for compensating for changes in temperature or for controlling the temperature; thermal stabilisation

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Astronomy & Astrophysics (AREA)
  • Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
  • Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
GB0312996A 2000-11-09 2001-11-07 Platform with controlled thermal expansion coefficient Expired - Fee Related GB2386436B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0027411A GB0027411D0 (en) 2000-11-09 2000-11-09 Platform
GB0103533A GB0103533D0 (en) 2001-02-13 2001-02-13 PPlatform
PCT/GB2001/004955 WO2002039160A1 (en) 2000-11-09 2001-11-07 Platform with controlled thermal expansion coefficient

Publications (3)

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GB0312996D0 GB0312996D0 (en) 2003-07-09
GB2386436A GB2386436A (en) 2003-09-17
GB2386436B true GB2386436B (en) 2004-08-04

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GB0312996A Expired - Fee Related GB2386436B (en) 2000-11-09 2001-11-07 Platform with controlled thermal expansion coefficient

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AU (1) AU2002223790A1 (en)
GB (1) GB2386436B (en)
WO (1) WO2002039160A1 (en)

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US1325936A (en) * 1919-04-16 1919-12-23 Soc Optique Mec Haute Prec Apparatus for rendering the true or apparent focal length of objectives independent of changes of temperature.
US4116537A (en) * 1975-10-08 1978-09-26 Honeywell Inc. Thermal compensation apparatus
US5042898A (en) * 1989-12-26 1991-08-27 United Technologies Corporation Incorporated Bragg filter temperature compensated optical waveguide device
US5570238A (en) * 1995-03-31 1996-10-29 Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc. Thermally compensating lens mount
US6040950A (en) * 1998-01-05 2000-03-21 Intel Corporation Athermalized mounts for lenses
US6087280A (en) * 1996-01-16 2000-07-11 Corning Incorporated Athermal optical device
US6112553A (en) * 1997-12-16 2000-09-05 France Telecom Method of making a device for temperature stabilizing a Bragg grating

Patent Citations (7)

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US1325936A (en) * 1919-04-16 1919-12-23 Soc Optique Mec Haute Prec Apparatus for rendering the true or apparent focal length of objectives independent of changes of temperature.
US4116537A (en) * 1975-10-08 1978-09-26 Honeywell Inc. Thermal compensation apparatus
US5042898A (en) * 1989-12-26 1991-08-27 United Technologies Corporation Incorporated Bragg filter temperature compensated optical waveguide device
US5570238A (en) * 1995-03-31 1996-10-29 Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc. Thermally compensating lens mount
US6087280A (en) * 1996-01-16 2000-07-11 Corning Incorporated Athermal optical device
US6112553A (en) * 1997-12-16 2000-09-05 France Telecom Method of making a device for temperature stabilizing a Bragg grating
US6040950A (en) * 1998-01-05 2000-03-21 Intel Corporation Athermalized mounts for lenses

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
YOFFE G W ET AL: "PASSIVE TEMPERATURE-COMPENSATING PACKAGE FOR OPTICAL FIBER GRATINS" APPLIED OPTICS, OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, WASHINGTON, US, vol.34, no 30, 20 October 1995 (1995-10-20), pages 6859-6861, XP000534305 ISSN: 0003-6935 the whole document *

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AU2002223790A1 (en) 2002-05-21
GB0312996D0 (en) 2003-07-09
GB2386436A (en) 2003-09-17
WO2002039160A1 (en) 2002-05-16

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