Reduced error kinematic mount

A kinematic mount comprising:

• a connector having:
• a first surface configured to contact a second plate along an annular contact line;
• and
• a second surface coupled to said first surface, wherein said second surface configured to contact a first plate along substantially two parallel lines,
• wherein said connector includes a bore there through from said first surface to said second surface, where said bore has a first opening at said first surface and a second opening at said second surface, where said first opening is smaller than said second opening.

A kinematic mount comprising:

• a second plate having three indentations therein, where said indentations are each located at respective apexes of an equilateral triangle;
• a first plate having three grooves therein, where said grooves are spaced 120 degrees apart from one another;
• and
• three connectors, each comprising:
• a first surface configured to contact a second plate along an annular contact line;
• and
• a second surface coupled to said first surface, wherein said second surface configured to contact a first plate along substantially two parallel lines, wherein said connector includes a bore there through from said first surface to said second surface, where said bore has a first opening at said first surface and a second opening at said second surface, where said first opening is smaller than said second opening.