Patent ID: 6382841
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An optical assembly, comprising:(a) a first optical component; (b) a second optical component; and (c) a bonding collar having at least a first socket and a second socket, said second socket being in communication with said first socket, said first optical component being received in said first socket and bonded to said first socket so as to form a first contact area, said second optical component being received in said second socket and bonded to said second socket so as to form a second contact area, said second optical component being in direct contact with said first optical component so as to form a third contact area, and said bonding collar being configured to ensure said third contact area is noncoterminous with respect to said first and second contact areas; wherein an expansion space is provided between said first, second, and third contact areas to prevent a bonding agent from traveling from the first or second contact areas to the third contact area.