Patent ID: 7510280

Claim:
A system for bonding lenses, the system comprising: a translation stage configured to hold a first lens having a complex curvature, wherein the translation stage is configured to provide a force towards a base with a second lens having a complex curvature such that a portion of the surface of the first lens initially contacts a portion of the surface of the second lens; an alignment fixture mounted on the base and configured to conform to the curvature of the second lens to hold the second lens; a dispenser for dispensing a solvent between the lenses; and a deformable sheet mounted on the base proximate to the alignment fixture, the deformable sheet configured to flex in response to the force so that either of the first or second lenses conforms to a curvature of the other, and so that the pressure of the first lens against the second lens presses the solvent radially outward to the perimeter of second lens to bond the first lens to the second lens, wherein the taut portion is substantially planar when the force is not being applied against the deformable sheet.