Method of manufacturing an optical component

A method of manufacturing an optical system having plural optical components, wherein at least one optical component of the plural optical components comprises a substrate having an optical surface, and a mounting frame for mounting the substrate, the method comprising:

• assembling the at least one optical component by mounting the substrate on the mounting frame, the mounting frame comprising a support member and plural attachment members, the support member having a structure of a closed ring, the plural attachment members being connected to the support member at plural locations on the support member and separated from one another, the substrate being mounted to the mounting frame via the plural attachment members such that an optical axis of the substrate is positioned inside the closed ring;
• measuring a shape of the optical surface of the substrate;
• and
• physically processing the optical surface of the substrate such that the optical surface is modified by said processing;
• wherein the substrate is mounted on the mounting frame including the support member during the measuring of the shape of the optical surface and the processing of the optical surface;
• the method further comprising assembling the plural optical components to form the optical system.

A method of manufacturing an optical component, the optical component comprising a substrate and a mounting frame for mounting the substrate, the substrate having an optical surface, the method comprising:

• mounting the substrate on the mounting frame, the mounting frame comprising a support member and plural attachment members, the plural attachment members being connected to the support member at plural locations on the support member, the support member having a structure of a closed ring, the plural attachment members being separated from one another along a circumference associated with said ring shape, the substrate being mounted to the mounting frame via the plural attachment members such that an optical axis of the substrate is positioned inside the closed ring;
• measuring a shape of the optical surface of the substrate while the substrate is mounted on the mounting frame including the support member;
• and
• physically processing the optical surface of the substrate while the substrate is mounted on the mounting frame such that the optical surface is modified by said processing.

A method of manufacturing an optical component, the optical component comprising a substrate and a mounting frame for mounting the substrate, the substrate having an optical surface, the method comprising:

• mounting the substrate on the mounting frame, the mounting frame comprising a support member and plural attachment members, the support member having a structure of a closed ring, the plural attachment members being connected to the support member at plural locations on the support member and separated from one another, the substrate being mounted to the mounting frame via the plural attachment members such that an optical axis of the substrate is positioned inside the closed ring;
• measuring a property of the substrate while the substrate is mounted on the mounting frame;
• and
• physically processing the optical surface of the substrate while the substrate is mounted on the mounting frame such that the optical surface is modified by said processing.

A method of manufacturing an optical component, the optical component comprising a substrate and a mounting frame for mounting the substrate, the substrate having an optical surface, the method comprising:

• mounting the substrate on the mounting frame such that a contact between the substrate and the mounting frame extends over a substantially continuous peripheral region near a periphery of the substrate, the mounting frame having a structure of a closed ring;
• measuring a property of the substrate while the substrate is mounted on the mounting frame, the substrate being arranged such that an optical axis of the substrate is positioned inside the closed ring;
• and
• physically processing the optical surface of the substrate while the substrate is mounted on the mounting frame such that the optical surface is modified by said processing.