Method of controlling the curvature of an optical device
OwnerScott Blackstoneinventor
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Abstract
A method of controlling the curvature of an optical device applies a material that affects the molecular structure of the optical device. To that end, a material having at least one predetermined property is selected, and then applied into the optical device. Application of the material causes stress in the optical device. The curvature of the optical device thus changes after the material is applied. As noted above, the material affects the molecular structure of the optical device.
Claims20
A method of controlling the curvature of an optical device, the method comprising:
- selecting a material;
- and
- applying the material into the optical device, the material causing stress in the optical device, the curvature of the optical device changing after the material is applied, the material affecting the molecular structure of the optical device.
A method of setting the curvature of a light distorting portion of an optical device to a given curvature, the method comprising:
- selecting a material having at least one predetermined property;
- providing the light distorting portion;
- and
- applying the material to the light distorting portion based upon the at least one predetermined property of the material, the curvature of the light distorting portion changing to the given curvature after the material is applied, the material affecting the molecular structure of the light distorting portion.
A method of manufacturing a reflective mirror of an optical device, the reflective mirror having a given curvature, the method comprising:
- providing a substantially flat silicon mirror base;
- selecting a material having at least one predetermined property;
- applying the material to the mirror base as a function of the at least one predetermined property of the material, the curvature of the mirror base changing to the given curvature after the material is applied, the material affecting the molecular structure of the light distorting portion;
- and
- adding a reflective layer to one surface of the mirror base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.