Patent ID: 11886031
Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 15:
16. A method for aligning components of an optical assembly, the method comprising:
placing a first lens comprising a first lens optical axis on a chuck of an alignment apparatus for aligning components of the optical assembly;
applying a liquid to a coupling surface of the first lens;
placing a second lens comprising a second lens optical axis on the coupling surface of the first lens such that the liquid is disposed between the first lens and the second lens;
contacting an edge of the second lens with a plurality of flexures, each of the plurality of flexures being configured to deflect in response to the contact with the second lens; and
adjusting a position of one or more flexures of the plurality of flexures in contact with the second lens thereby aligning the second lens optical axis of the second lens with the first lens optical axis of the first lens.