Structure for the dynamic support of a reflective element and interferometer comprising the same

Structure for the dynamic support of reflective elements, immunized against extraneous forces, comprising a multiplicity of rigid members including a pair of opposing side members and a pair of opposing end members, said members being flexibly interconnected so as to provide a frame and to permit conjoint displacement of said side members in opposite directions along parallel axes of shifting, with said end members rotating in the same direction about pivot points located on an intermedial axis lying between and parallel to said axes of shifting;

• and a plurality of reflective elements supported by said frame and defining a reflective channel therebetween, said intermedial axis effectively dividing said structure into two portions that are of such mass and configuration as to statically balance one another irrespective of the orientation of said intermedial axis.

Structure for the dynamic support of a reflective element, immunized against extraneous forces, comprising:

• a multiplicity of rigid members including a pair of opposing side members and a pair of opposing end members, said members being flexibly interconnected so as to provide a frame and to permit conjoint displacement of said side members in opposite directions along parallel axes of shifting, with said end members rotating in the same direction about pivot points located on an intermedial axis lying between and parallel to said axes of shifting, said intermedial axis effectively dividing said structure into two portions that are of such mass and configuration as to statically balance one another irrespective of the orientation of said intermedial axis;
• and at least one reflective element operatively supported by said rigid members.