Patent ID: 6822251
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: B82Y,F24S,F28F,G03F,G21K

Abstract:
A collector optic assembly for collecting radiation, said assembly comprising:a heat exchanger fabricated from a plurality of sections fused together by a glass frit bonding process, said heat exchanger including a plurality of heat exchanger cooling channels; an elliptical meniscus machined from a single piece of silicon and being fused to the heat exchanger by a glass frit bonding process, said meniscus including a front reflective layer; an inlet manifold machined from a single piece of silicon and being fused to the heat exchanger by a glass frit bonding process, said inlet manifold including at least one inlet channel in fluid communication with the heat exchanger cooling channels; and an outlet manifold machined from a single piece of silicon and being mounted to the heat exchanger, said outlet manifold including at least one outlet channel in fluid communication with the heat exchanger cooling channels.