Claims
- 1. A bisected mounting for a light detector comprising:
a baseplate; an insulating member attached to said baseplate; and a detector side attached to said insulating member, wherein said insulating member thermally isolates said baseplate from said detector side.
- 2. The bisected mounting as recited in claim 1 further comprising thermal conductors on said baseplate.
- 3. The bisected mounting as recited in claim 1 further comprising a cooling device located on said detector side.
- 4. The bisected mounting as recited in claim 3 wherein said cooling device is a thermoelectric cooling device.
- 5. The bisected mounting as recited in claim 3 wherein said cooling device is a liquid cooling device.
- 6. The bisected mounting as recited in claim 1 wherein said baseplate is made of aluminum.
- 7. The bisected mounting as recited in claim 1 wherein said baseplate is coated in areas that are not in contact with said insulating member.
- 8. The bisected mounting as recited in claim 7 wherein said coating is a powder coating.
- 9. The bisected mounting as recited in claim 7 wherein said coating is an anodized coating.
- 10. The bisected mounting as recited in claim 1 further comprising fiber washers located between said insulating member and said baseplate, and between said insulating member and said detector side.
- 11. The bisected mounting as recited in claim 1 further comprising thermal grease located between said insulating member and said baseplate, and between said insulating member and said detector side.
- 12. A method for keeping a detector side of a bisected mount of a light detector cool comprising the steps of:
detecting a signal on the detector side of the light detector; transmitting said signal to a baseplate side of the light detector that is thermally isolated from the detector side by an insulating member.
- 13. The method as recited in claim 12 further comprising the step of cooling said baseplate using thermal conductors on said baseplate.
- 14. The method as recited in claim 12 further comprising cooling the detector side using a cooling device.
- 15. The method as recited in claim 12 further comprising the step of cooling the detector side using a thermoelectric cooler.
- 16. The method as recited in claim 12 further comprising the step of cooling the detector side using a liquid cooling device.
- 17. The method as recited in claim 12 wherein said signal is transmitted to an aluminum baseplate.
- 18. The method as recited in claim 12 wherein said signal is transmitted to said baseplate, said baseplate having a coating in areas that are not in contact with said insulating member.
- 19. The method as recited in claim 18 wherein said signal is transmitted to said baseplate having a powder coating.
- 20. The method as recited in claim 18 wherein said signal is transmitted to said baseplate having an anodized coating.
- 21. The method as recited in claim 12 wherein said signal is transmitted to said baseplate having fiber washers located between said insulating member and said baseplate, and between said insulating member and said detector side.
- 22. The method as recited in claim 12 wherein said signal is transmitted to said baseplate having thermal grease located between said insulating member and said baseplate, and between said insulating member and said detector side.
- 23. A system for keeping a detector side of a bisected mount of a light detector cool comprising:
a means for detecting a signal on the detector side of the light detector; a means for transmitting said signal to a baseplate side of the light detector that is thermally isolated from the detector side by an insulating member.
- 24. The system as recited in claim 23 further comprising a means for cooling said baseplate using thermal conductors on said baseplate.
- 25. The system as recited in claim 23 further comprising a means for cooling the detector side using a cooling device.
- 26. The system as recited in claim 23 further comprising a means for cooling the detector side using a thermoelectric cooler.
- 27. The system as recited in claim 23 further comprising a means for cooling the detector side using a liquid cooling device.
- 28. The system as recited in claim 23 wherein said transmitting means transmits said signal to said baseplate, said baseplate having being made of aluminum.
- 29. The system as recited in claim 23 wherein said transmitting means transmits said signal to said baseplate, said baseplate having a coating in areas that are not in contact with said insulating member.
- 30. The system as recited in claim 23 wherein said transmitting means transmits said signal said baseplate, said baseplate having a powder coating.
- 31. The system as recited in claim 23 wherein said transmitting means transmits said signal to said baseplate, said baseplate having an anodized coating.
- 32. The system as recited in claim 23 wherein said transmitting means transmits said signal to said baseplate, said baseplate having fiber washers located between said insulating member and said baseplate, and between said insulating member and said detector side.
- 33. The system as recited in claim 23 wherein said transmitting means transmits said signal to said baseplate, said baseplate having thermal grease located between said insulating member and said baseplate, and between said insulating member and said detector side.
PRIORITY
[0001] The present application is a continuation-in-part of pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/934,272, filed Aug. 21, 2001, entitled Optical Path Structure for Open Emissions Sensing, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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Number |
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Parent |
09934272 |
Aug 2001 |
US |
Child |
10298645 |
Nov 2002 |
US |