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Title: Flexture plate motion-transfer mechanism, beam-splitter assembly, and interferometer incorporating the same

Abstract

A multiplicity of one-piece flexure plates are assembled in pairs to provide a support system on which a retroreflector may be mounted for reciprocal motion. Combined with balance bodies, the flexure plates provide a support system having portions that are dynamically and statically balanced with one another, irrespective of orientation, so as to thereby immunize the unit against extraneous forces. The motion transfer assembly is especially adapted for use to support a moving retroreflector in a two-arm interferometer that may further include a beamsplitter assembly constructed from a one-piece, integrally formed body, the body having convergent, optically flat planar surfaces of specular reflectance, and means for adjustably mounting a beamsplitter therein. The spectrometer is of modular construction, and employs an integrated clocking sub-assembly as well as a light-weight voice-coil motor.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [5];  [6];  [7]
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  1. Glastonbury, CT
  2. Farmington, CT
  3. South Windsor, CT
  4. Winchester, MA
  5. West Hartford, CT
  6. Bolton, CT
  7. Vershire, VT
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Advanced Fuel Research, Inc., East Hartford, CT
OSTI Identifier:
870268
Patent Number(s):
5486917
Assignee:
On-Line Technologies Inc (East Hartford, CT)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01J - MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED, VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT
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DOE Contract Number:  
FG05-92ER81339
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
flexture; plate; motion-transfer; mechanism; beam-splitter; assembly; interferometer; incorporating; multiplicity; one-piece; flexure; plates; assembled; pairs; provide; support; retroreflector; mounted; reciprocal; motion; combined; balance; bodies; portions; dynamically; statically; balanced; irrespective; orientation; immunize; unit; extraneous; forces; transfer; especially; adapted; moving; two-arm; beamsplitter; constructed; integrally; formed; convergent; optically; flat; planar; surfaces; specular; reflectance; means; adjustably; mounting; therein; spectrometer; modular; construction; employs; integrated; clocking; sub-assembly; light-weight; voice-coil; motor; planar surfaces; especially adapted; integrally formed; planar surface; modular construction; transfer assembly; transfer mechanism; beamsplitter assembly; /356/359/

Citation Formats

Carangelo, Robert M, Dettori, Mark D, Grigely, Lawrence J, Murray, Terence C, Solomon, Peter R, Van Dine, C Peter, and Wright, David D. Flexture plate motion-transfer mechanism, beam-splitter assembly, and interferometer incorporating the same. United States: N. p., 1996. Web.
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Carangelo, Robert M, Dettori, Mark D, Grigely, Lawrence J, Murray, Terence C, Solomon, Peter R, Van Dine, C Peter, & Wright, David D. Flexture plate motion-transfer mechanism, beam-splitter assembly, and interferometer incorporating the same. United States.
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Carangelo, Robert M, Dettori, Mark D, Grigely, Lawrence J, Murray, Terence C, Solomon, Peter R, Van Dine, C Peter, and Wright, David D. Mon . "Flexture plate motion-transfer mechanism, beam-splitter assembly, and interferometer incorporating the same". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870268.
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@article{osti_870268,
title = {Flexture plate motion-transfer mechanism, beam-splitter assembly, and interferometer incorporating the same},
author = {Carangelo, Robert M and Dettori, Mark D and Grigely, Lawrence J and Murray, Terence C and Solomon, Peter R and Van Dine, C Peter and Wright, David D},
abstractNote = {A multiplicity of one-piece flexure plates are assembled in pairs to provide a support system on which a retroreflector may be mounted for reciprocal motion. Combined with balance bodies, the flexure plates provide a support system having portions that are dynamically and statically balanced with one another, irrespective of orientation, so as to thereby immunize the unit against extraneous forces. The motion transfer assembly is especially adapted for use to support a moving retroreflector in a two-arm interferometer that may further include a beamsplitter assembly constructed from a one-piece, integrally formed body, the body having convergent, optically flat planar surfaces of specular reflectance, and means for adjustably mounting a beamsplitter therein. The spectrometer is of modular construction, and employs an integrated clocking sub-assembly as well as a light-weight voice-coil motor.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996}
}
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Works referenced in this record:

Interferometer Design And Data Handling In A High-Vibration Environment Part I: Interferometer Design
conference, October 1979

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