Method of aligning an imaging device in an optical system

In an optical system including an optical bench and an imaging device that is configured to be mounted to the optical bench, a method of assembling the imaging device onto the optical bench comprises the steps of:

• inserting an alignment pin, which extends from a mounting surface of an alignment fixture, into a hole defined in the imaging device;
• aligning the imaging device with respect to a target image by translating and/or rotating the imaging device on the mounting surface of the alignment fixture while the pin is inserted in the hole to meet pre-defined center pixel, scan line and/or resolution requirements of the optical system;
• applying epoxy or other liquid adhesive to the pin and the hole to join the pin to the imaging device;
• removing the pin and the imaging device from the alignment fixture without shifting the position of the pin with respect to the hole of the imaging device;
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• inserting the pin of the imaging device into a hole defined in the optical bench to assemble the imaging device onto the optical bench.

In an optical system including an imaging device that is configured to be mounted to an optical bench, a method of aligning the imaging device with respect to a target image comprises the steps of:

• inserting an alignment pin, which extends from a mounting surface of an alignment fixture, into a hole defined in the imaging device;
• aligning the imaging device with respect to a target image by translating and/or rotating the imaging device on the mounting surface of the alignment fixture while the pin is inserted in the hole to meet pre-defined center pixel, scan line and/or resolution requirements of the optical system;
• and
• applying epoxy or other liquid adhesive to the pin and the hole to join the pin to the imaging device.