Patent ID: 7452431
Filing Date: 2008-11-18
Classification: F27B,F27D

Abstract:
1. A method for curing adhesive used in the joining together of one or more optical sub-components of an optical component, the method comprising the acts of: pressurizing a gas inside an oven chamber within which the optical sub-components are disposed; adjusting the temperature within the oven chamber to a target curing temperature; monitoring the gas pressure in the oven chamber; if the gas pressure inside the oven chamber is too low at the target temperature compared to an ideal gas pressure, increasing the gas pressure inside the oven chamber until the gas pressure in the oven chamber is substantially equal to the ideal gas pressure; and if the gas pressure inside the oven chamber is too high at the target temperature compared to the ideal gas pressure, reducing the gas pressure inside the oven chamber until the gas pressure in the oven chamber is substantially equal to the ideal gas pressure.