Patent ID: 8366298

Claim:
An optical system, the optical system comprising: a laser diode; a collimating lens; a housing assembly including first and second housing parts, the first housing part configured to retain the collimating lens therein, the second housing part being engageable with the first housing part to retain the laser diode therebetween, a position of the laser diode being selectively adjustable with respect to the collimating lens in an X direction, a Y direction, and a Z direction; at least one biasing member interdisposed between the first and second housing parts in at least one of the X direction, the Y direction, and the Z direction, the at least one biasing member configured to bias the laser diode relative to the collimating lens in at least one of the X direction, the Y direction, and the Z direction; and at least one securing member for fixedly engaging the first and second housing parts to one another, the at least one securing member providing a compression force on the first and second housing parts to maintain the relative position of the laser diode with respect to the collimating lens in the X direction, the Y direction and the Z direction.