Flexible automated assembly of micro-optical elements (optical SMD)

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2906, Issue , 1996, Pages 162-170

  Andreasch, Wolfgang ^a   De Graffenried, Christian ^a   Kohler, Robert ^a   Clavel, Reymond ^a   Sidler, Thomas C ^a   Salathé, René Paul ^a   Müller, Ronald ^a   Bleuler, Hannes ^a   Gächter, Bernhard ^b   Ehbets, Hartmut ^b  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b Leica Ltd   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Assembly; Attachment; Flexibility; Laser welding; Optics; Precision positioning; Robotics

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; LASER BEAM WELDING; LASER WELDING MACHINES; LASERS; LENSES; LIGHT; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; MACHINE TOOLS; MAGNETIC BEARINGS; MIRRORS; OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; ROBOTIC ASSEMBLY; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS; SENSORS; WELDING;

ASSEMBLY TECHNIQUES; ATTACHMENT; AUTOMATED ASSEMBLIES; BEAM SPLITTERS; COLLIMATING LENSES; DIFFRACTIVE ELEMENTS; FLEXIBILITY; HIGH PRECISIONS; LASER DIODES; LASER POINTS; LASER WELDING; LIGHT BEAMS; LOW COSTS; MASS PRODUCTIONS; MECHANICAL STRUCTURES; ONE STEPS; OPTICAL COMPONENTS; OPTICAL ELEMENTS; OPTICAL-; PACKAGING DENSITIES; POSITION SENSING SYSTEMS; POSITION STABILITIES; PRECISION POSITIONING; PROTOTYPING; SPACE PROPAGATIONS; TEST VEHICLES;

OPTICS;

EID: 17944377121     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.260620     Document Type: Conference Paper

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