Patent ID: 7136214

Claim:
An active faceted mirror system, comprising: a plurality of active facet mirror devices, wherein each active facet mirror device comprises a mirror substrate that includes a mirror substrate bearing hole located on the backside of said mirror substrate; a reflective surface placed on the front side of said mirror substrate; at least two actuator targets located on the back side of said mirror substrate; and a base plate for mounting said plurality of active facet mirror devices, wherein said base plate comprises at least two actuators corresponding to said at least two actuator targets for each of said plurality of active facet mirror devices for positioning said mirror substrate; a plurality of base plate bearing holes; a means for supporting of said mirror substrate, wherein said support means is connected to said mirror substrate and said base plate; and a plurality of pins that mount each of said plurality of active facet mirror devices, wherein a pin within said plurality of pins is positioned within each of said plurality of base plate bearing holes and a corresponding mirror substrate bearing hole of said plurality of mirror substrate bearing holes, wherein each of said mirror substrate bearing holes includes a groove or each pin within said plurality of pins includes a groove, wherein the grooves prevent liquid or gas from being trapped.