Patent ID: 8313608
Filing Date: 2012-11-20
Classification: G02B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. In an optical system including an optical bench and an imaging device that is configured to be mounted to the optical bench, a method of assembling the imaging device onto the optical bench comprises the steps of: inserting an alignment pin, which extends from a mounting surface of an alignment fixture, into a hole defined in the imaging device; aligning the imaging device with respect to a target image by translating and/or rotating the imaging device on the mounting surface of the alignment fixture while the pin is inserted in the hole to meet pre-defined center pixel, scan line and/or resolution requirements of the optical system; applying epoxy or other liquid adhesive to the pin and the hole to join the pin to the imaging device; removing the pin and the imaging device from the alignment fixture without shifting the position of the pin with respect to the hole of the imaging device; and inserting the pin of the imaging device into a hole defined in the optical bench to assemble the imaging device onto the optical bench.